Tom Evslin will discuss carbon sequestration by trees as a crucial way of reducing atmospheric CO2. Vermont can both reduce net emissions and repurpose dairy farmland which is no longer productive with a combination of restored forestland and housing. Repurposing can provide a voluntary out for owners of failing farms. However, more forests will change the appearance of Vermont just as the decline of hillside sheep farming did more than a century ago. The talk explores both the potential and the downside of farm to forest conversion.

Preregistration is advised by using a credit card at learn.UVM.edu/olli/lamoille or call 802-656-5817 during regular business hours. Payments can no longer be accepted at the door. The fee for all eight programs this spring is $45 or $8 for each individual program. Check in at Stowe Cinema, 464 Mountain Road. Check in begins at 12:30 pm and the presentations begin at 1:00 pm sharp.

Nov 28, 2024, 10 to 11 AM

Nov 30, 2024, 10 to 11 AM

Dec 1, 2024, 1:30 to 3 PM