NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Urban Forester Sarah Greenleaf of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Greening the Gateway Cities Program will present on tree planting challenges in cities and sustainable urban forest management on Feb. 5 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. 

 

Presentations occur every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121.   

 

During Greenleaf's talk she will examine the unique challenges to tree planting in cities and how sustainable urban forest management is consequently impacted, as well as the varying perspectives of using native and non-native tree species in the urban landscape.  

 

Greenleaf received a graduate degree in Urban Forestry at Oregon State University and later returned home to Massachusetts where she was thrilled to join the Greening the Gateway Cities Program, an initiative that promotes Urban Forest Equity and Environmental Justice through tree planting. 

 

Each presentation is free and open to the public. Podcasts will be posted online following each presentation.   

 

• Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.  
• Fridays at 4 p.m.  
• Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.  
• Sundays at 11:30 p.m.  
• Mondays at 5:30 p.m.