Submitted by San Juan County.

It is often said that “time heals all wounds.” But what if, for our second and third-growth Douglas-fir forests, time alone may not be enough? What does it actually take to “grow” a healthy old-growth forest?

Join Tal Engel of WolfTree Integrative Forest Rehabilitation as he shares methods he has developed to help dense young forests recover from over a century of land use impacts, and make the case for why the time for action is now.

The lecture will cover intermediate and advanced topics for anyone who has or loves forests. The meeting will also be available for streaming via Zoom. Visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87128454154#success to join virtually.

Lecture date: Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m.

Location: Marie Boe Building, located within the San Juan County Fairgrounds at 849 Argyle Avenue, Friday Harbor.

Field seminar date: Friday, Sept. 5, at 9 a.m.

Location: Beaverton Marsh Preserve. Register with Tanja Williamson at tanjaw@sjclandbank.org.

Engel is a forest restoration practitioner and regenerative farmer who lives in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. On his family’s farm, Honey Grove, he researches and develops forest restoration methods and models that his organization, WolfTree Integrative Forest Rehabilitation, applies throughout eastern Vancouver Island. The lecture and field seminar are hosted in partnership with the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Islands Conservation District.