WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Williams College's Wege Auditorium. 

 

The event, sponsored by the Williams College Environmental Studies Program and the Zilkha Center for the Environment, will include a review of HooRWA's 2024 activities and board elections.

 

Following the meeting, at 7:15 p.m., Vermont forester and author Ethan Tapper will deliver a talk titled "What Does It Mean to Love a Forest?" Drawing from his bestselling book, "How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World," Tapper will discuss how humans can play an active role in healing ecosystems. His presentation will explore the challenges of environmental stewardship and the need for pragmatic conservation efforts. A Q&A session will follow.

 

The event is free and open to the public.

 

Wege Auditorium is on the ground floor of the Williams College Chemistry building in the Unified Science Center and is most easily accessed by entering the Morley Scientific Laboratory through the atrium, going up the ramp or the stairs. turning right, and going straight along the corridor almost to the end. Wege Auditorium is TCL Room 123, on the right just before the end of that corridor.