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2025 Winter Lecture Series: Tiny Forests for Bucks County with Jim Walter, Ph.D. (January 19, 2025)

Start
Sunday, January 19
End
Sunday, January 19
Time
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

$15.00

Learn more about Winter Lecture Series here.

A tiny forest is a dense, fast-growing native woodland the size of a tennis court. It is based on an established forest management method developing in the 1970s by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, Ph.D. The idea is for a tiny forest is to transform a small barren plot into one packed with dense vegetation, trees and complex ecosystems. Tiny forests brings the benefits of a forest— connecting people with nature, raising awareness of the environment, helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change and supporting urban wildlife—right into the heart of our cities and suburban spaces. Discover how tiny forests are being built in Bucks County.

Jim Walter, Ph.D., is certified as a master watershed steward, master gardener and master well owner by Penn State Extension and as a tree tender by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. He is co-chair of the Buckingham Township EAC and a member of the Bucks County Parks and Recreation board. He is a chemical engineer by training, earning his Ph. D., from U.C. Berkeley, and led research and development units for major chemical corporations during his career. Walter is an active volunteer with the Heritage Conservancy, Bucks County Audubon, the Bucks County Conservation District and Bucks County Parks and Recreation.

Program Fee: $15

Winter Lecture Series is brought to you, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Bucks County Foundation and BLBB Charitable.

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All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time. Zoom invitations will be sent out after this time to the email used to register for the event via education@bhwp.org.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

Additional Information: Online registration for this program closes at noon on the date of the program. This lecture is part of our Annual Winter Lecture Series. The series features presentations by regionally renowned experts who address a wide range of topics related to natural history, biodiversity, ecological gardening, native plants and native wildlife.

Winter Lecture Series is brought to you, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Bucks County Foundation and BLBB Charitable.

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