Are We Losing Our Native Forests?

  • 26 Mar 2018
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Blount County Public Library, Sharon Lawson Room
“Southern Appalachian Studies Series: Are We Losing Our Native Forests? Impacts of Non-Native Invasive Species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,”


presented by Kristine Johnson, a supervisory forester at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Insects, diseases, exotic plants, and air quality all threaten the natural resources of our Southern Appalachian Mountains. An examination of past, present, and future infestations and preventative measures for the unique environment that we live in will be discussed. Johnson is responsible for forest insect and disease management, exotic plant control and ecological restoration.

This is one in the Appalachian series of lectures sponsored by the Blount County Library

educational event

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