Have you noticed more and more dead trees in our state? What’s going on and how can you help? Explore answers on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. with forester David Irvin from the DEEP Forestry Division. His presentation on “Forest Health in an Era of Climate Change” is part of the Branford Land Trust Winter Speaker Series and will be held at the Blackstone Memorial Library.
This important presentation discusses the latest slew of forest health pests and pathogens and how climate change tends to exacerbate the impacts of insects, disease, and weather on the overall health of our forests. What’s going on and what can be done? Irvin will also explain how forests can be made more diverse and resilient to better withstand the onslaught of new environmental challenges.
David Irvin is a forester for the DEEP Forestry Division. He has been a professional forester for 34 years in several states. For most of his 28 years with DEEP, he has been responsible for the management of specific state forests in the northwest hills of Connecticut. He has actively participated in forest fire control both here in the state and nationally, as needed. From 2020 to 2024, he handled most social media outreach work for the Forestry Division. In 2024, David left the State Lands Management Program of the Forestry Division to cross over to the Private and Municipal Lands Program. He now provides advice and assistance to private landowners, municipalities, and land trusts in the Central one-third of Connecticut.
This event and the Winter Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. It will be held in-person at the Blackstone Library (758 Main St, Branford).
The Branford Land Trust Winter 2025 Speaker Series is made possible by a grant from the Branford Community Foundation and Guilford Savings Bank. Save the Date for our Annual Meeting presentation: “Insects and Water” with Julie Michaelson (May 12).
The Branford Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, established in 1967 to protect Branford’s open space and natural resources. Run by volunteers and supported by member families and businesses, the Land Trust maintains more than 30 miles of hiking trails, and manages and protects over 1,000 acres in more than 130 parcels and holds conservation easements on another 400 acres in Branford. For more information and to become a member visit www.branfordlandtrust.org.
