Knowing Your Peabody Park Trees

Do you want to know more about the trees in your local woods? The traits most often used to describe tree species -leaves, buds, and twigs- are high and out of sight on most trees or, in the case of leaves, absent for half the year. Join naturalist Michael Wojtech for his presentation and outdoor workshop exploring bark, the tree characteristic that is always visible on the trees of our stunning library grounds.

Michael Wojtech spent his childhood roaming the pine barrens of southern New Jersey. After a 15-year career in business he decided to pursue his love of natural history and writing.? He earned his Master's Degree in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England, where he edited the journal Whole Terrain. His thesis at Antioch on tree bark became the basis for his newly released book, Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast.

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