To Know Our Trees : A Vital Responsibility for Today and the Future
W . John Kress ,
Smithsonian ’ s National Museum of Natural History
In the last five years that Dr . Kress spent writing a book on the trees of North America , it was the warmest on record as the planet endured the highest temperatures it has experienced for thousand , if not millions , of years as a result of human activities . Why have so many humans altered their relationship to Nature and become destructive to the Earth ’ s environments , especially over the last three hundred years ? The lack of respect and disregard for the natural world by a significant segment of our society has never been greater . This book and this talk are aimed at helping us regain a relationship and respect for Nature through our connection to trees . Topics will include the value of trees , the ecology and evolution of trees , the diversity of trees , and the conservation of trees .
Tuesday , December 3 | 5:30-7 pm at the Southern Vermont Arts Center and via live stream Lecture fee : $ 22
The Cyber Revolution : How Real is the Threat ?
Galen E . Jackson , Williams College
Many analysts argue that the advent of digital technologies — and their weaponization — have fundamentally transformed international politics . Indeed , some experts have gone so far as to compare the impact of cyberweapons to the effects of the nuclear revolution . This talk will examine whether such claims are valid or , alternatively , whether the so-called ‘ cyber revolution ’ is overblown . To try to answer that question , it will focus on some of the most significant cyber operations to date , such as the Stuxnet worm and Russia ’ s 2017 NotPetya attack on Ukraine .
Tuesday , December 10 | 5:30-7 pm at The Arlington Common and via live stream Lecture fee : $ 22
WORKSHOPS in 2025 Making a Shaker Table – An Introduction to Woodworking Jon Mowry Mondays , January 6 , 13 , 20 , 27 and February 3 | 6-9 pm at Burr and Burton Academy $ 350
Collage Art Class Lynne Averill Sunday , January 12 | 1-4 pm Lynne ’ s Studio , Manchester $ 60
Pictures , Poems and Prose : An Ekphrastic Experience Writing Workshop Elayne Clift Wednesdays , January 15 , 22 , 29 , February 5 , 12 | 1-3 pm via Zoom $ 60
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