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SUMMARY:Trees & Democracy: Forest Inspiration on Mount Desert Island
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Catherine Schmitt\, science 
 communication specialist at the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park 
 and author of the forthcoming Trees of Acadia (Spring 2026). This program 
 is based on her article\, On Western Mountain\, in the 2026 edition of the 
 history journal Chebacco.\n\nParts of Mount Desert Island have been 
 continually forested for thousands of years\, a reflection of unique 
 landscape setting and millennia of human relations. From Wabanaki 
 caretakers to the European explorers\, investors\, and colonists who sought 
 to make the forest their own\, the history of people here is intertwined 
 with the trees. The pursuit of white pine that inspired the American 
 Revolution reached the shores of Frenchman Bay\, while hills of oak and 
 pitch pine helped fuel the emerging economy of a nation. As the island’s 
 conifers filled sluiceways\, tanneries\, and sawmills\, concern for the 
 fate of the forest inspired another revolutionary idea\, of people coming 
 together and making decisions about the future of the landscape\, 
 preserving the forests that today remain vital to the pursuit of 
 democracy.\n\n---\n\nThis program is a collaboration between the Northeast 
 Harbor Library and the MDI Historical Society. It will be offered in person 
 and via Zoom\, and recorded for later viewing. If you do not receive a 
 confirmation email after registering\, please check your spam or junk 
 folder.
LOCATION:Mellon Room\, Northeast Harbor Library\, 1 Joy Road\, Northeast Harbor
ORGANIZER;CN="Zach Taibi":MAILTO:ztaibi@nehlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Public Event
CONTACT;CN="Zach Taibi":MAILTO:ztaibi@nehlibrary.org
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URL:https://nehlibrary.libcal.com/event/16495283
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