Earth Matters: Charlie Canham - Ecological History of Hudson Valley Forests

Dr. Canham will sketch the ecological processes that have shaped the forests of the Hudson Valley. The region’s forests contain legacies dating well before European settlement but were largely shaped by the history of agricultural clearing and abandonment in the valleys, and logging history in the highlands. Recovery from those periods reflects the remarkable resilience of the region’s forests, but they also face many current threats.

Dr. Charles Canham is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, where he joined the scientific staff in 1984. He has a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University, and Bachelors and Masters degrees in Botany from Montana State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively. His primary research interests have focused on the ecology and management of temperate forests, particularly in the eastern U.S., as well as in Canada and New Zealand. He is the author or co-author of more than 140 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, and, in 2020, of the book Forests Adrift: Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees (Yale University Press).

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