Tree Talks Lecture Series at the Kump Education Center: “Stress, Strain and Trees: An Introduction to Tree Mechanics” by Ken Beezley
April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FREE MONTHLY TREE TALKS begin Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Kump Education Center. The lectures are sponsored by the Elkins Tree Board and the KEC. Topics are: 1/22, “Witness Trees of the Monongahela National Forest” by Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, USDA Forest Service; 2/26, “Under Pressure: A Tale of Two Salamanders” by Lacy Rucker, USDA Forest Service; 3/26, “Fungi and their Relationship with Plants” with Kristen Wickert, WV Mushroom Club; and 4/23, “Stress, Strain and Trees: An Introduction to Tree Mechanics” by Ken Beezley, D&E. All lectures begin at 7 p.m. Parking is available behind the historic Kump House, 401 Randolph Ave. (across from Kroger).
For more information visit kumpeducationcenter.org