The Balance Between Wildlife Conservation and Making a Life in a Rural State will be the subject of a discussion led by Eric Hanson at the Jeudevine Memorial Library on Wed. August 2nd at 7 PM at the Jeudevine Memorial Library. What was Vermont’s wildlife and vegetation like 400 years ago? The state has undergone drastic changes in our landscape since then and wildlife populations have been affected along the way. As a follow-up discussion to the book discussion from July 19, When the Killings Done by T.C. Boyle, we will explore the impacts of human activity on Vermont’s wildlife populations and the tradeoffs we make in balancing the needs between people and wildlife.

Since 1998, Eric has been the biologist for the Vermont Loon Conservation Project, a joint effort between the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. He has conducted research on the Common Loon since 1992. Since 1998, Eric has been the biologist for the Vermont Loon Conservation Project, a joint effort between VCE and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Eric has a B.S. in Biology – Environmental Science from Colby College, Waterville, ME and an
M.S. in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota. He is adjunct faculty at Sterling College. You can find more about him at the VCE website: https://vtecostudies.org
This program is part of a series of book discussions and talks dealing with science which is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. To learn more about the series go to www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org or call the library at 472-5948. There will be desserts from the Magic Spoon Bakery with lemonade.

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