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Also, mark your calendar for this year's Open House and Trails Day, which will take place on Saturday, June 2. Details can be found on the Highstead Happenings page of the newsletter.
Springtime at Highstead
Highstead's Bill Labich to present at Aspetuck Land Trust Annual Meeting
Highstead Regional Conservationist Bill Labich will be the featured speaker at the Aspetuck Land Trust’s Annual Meeting.
Join Land Trust members on June 20, from 7 – 9 pm at the Pequot Library in Southport to hear Bill’s discussion on how the Aspetuck Land Trust fits into the larger regional conservation picture in Fairfield County and the Northeast, as laid out in the Wildlands and Woodlands Vision.
The Influence of Land Use and Climate Change on Forest Biomass
Highstead partners studied how Massachusetts forests offset climate change. Massachusetts forests capture approximately 2.3 million metric tons of carbon each year, equal to the amount emitted from the energy used by one million American homes annually. Moreover, if current trends in Massachusetts continue, development would reduce that storage by 18 percent over the next half century.
To read the full report, click here or read the Harvard Forest press release here.
A Policy Agenda for Conserving New England’s Forests
March 7—In a new report, eighty-five organizations across the region are urging lawmakers to help meet New England’s economic challenges by investing in the region’s forests during the next Congressional budget cycle.
The organizations, convened by Highstead, outline seven critical federal funding opportunities to conserve this vital resource and the green infrastructure it provides.
