"Bark! Get to Know Your Trees" with Mark Wojtech
October 24, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
BMAC presents "Bark! Get to Know Your Trees," a tree-identification workshop led by Michael Wojtech, on Thursday, October 24, at 7 p.m. Admission is free for BMAC members and youth 18 and under, and $5 for all others.
Wojtech will teach workshop participants how to identify trees by their bark. The traits usually used to describe trees—leaves, twigs, and buds—are often hard to see or seasonally absent. According to Wojtech, bark is an ideal marker of tree species because it is always visible in every season. Wojtech will explain why such a wide variety of bark types exist, from smooth bark to bark that is thick, broken, or peeling.
A naturalist and educator, Wojtech holds a master's degree in conservation biology from Antioch University New England. He lives in western Massachusetts and travels widely to present programs and workshops. Wojtech is the author of "Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast" and the co-author with artist Julia Kuo of "Drawing Trees and Leaves: Observing and Sketching the Natural World." BMAC will have copies of both books available for purchase at the workshop, and Wojtech will conclude the workshop with a book-signing.
This event is presented in conjunction with "María Elena González: Tree Talk," on view at BMAC through February 9, 2020. "Tree Talk" is a multimedia installation that uses video, sound, drawing, sculpture, and collage to capture the spiritual essence of the birch tree.
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