Join us for our monthly meeting on Zoom to hear from guest speaker Lauren Weller, who will talk about restoration in agricultural landscapes.

Agricultural landscapes, such as Essex County, produce a variety of ecosystem services, the value of which is often underappreciated, and can be important refuges for biodiversity.

Agriculture is also frequently the cause of numerous disservices to natural ecosystems, including habitat loss, soil degradation, and erosion leading to nutrient runoff and harmful algal blooms.

However, addressing these challenges may offer a clear opportunity to revitalize freshwater ecosystems, preserve soils, sequester carbon and increase biodiversity through improved functioning of agro-ecosystems.

Lauren will take a long view of managing soil for ecosystem health, past, present and future, including some research currently being carried out in Essex County that speaks to the sustainable management and restoration of these landscapes.

Tap here on Wednesday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m. to join us on Zoom and hear from Lauren about this important local topic.