Reading the Forested Landscape: Mineral Hills near Northampton, MA, with terrestrial ecologist Tom Wessels. July 28, 2018.
Tom is Professor Emeritus at Antioch University New England in the Department of Environmental Studies. This is a forty minute master class. Notice Tom's socratic teaching style, how he moves from close encounters with trees and boulders to large-scale an long-term descriptions of the evolving New England landscape. Stay with this experience to appreciate the magic of a biodiverse landscape and to feel awe and gratitude at Tom's wisdom and care for living things.
Walking along with a Sony A7II camera, Robert A. Jonas captures key moments of ecological drama. Jonas is ex-Board Chair of the sponsoring organization, the Kestrel Land Trust in Amherst, MA.
Find Kestrel's website at: kestrel trust.org
Find Dr. Jonas' eco-spiritual work at empty bell.org
Title music: Royal Forester (SS_12409) licensed to Robert A. Jonas by SmartSound.com