The South Mountain Partnership has three special Speakers Series events left for this season in Southcentral Pennsylvania. They include--

-- September 17: Twilight of the Hemlocks and Beeches: Inspiring Photographs & Writings of Tim Palmer. Join award winning author and photographer, Tim Palmer, who will discuss the irreplaceable beauty of these magnificent trees, and how exotic insects and pathogens are tragically decimating one of the most beloved forest types in eastern America.  Orndorff Theater at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Cumberland County.

-- September 29: The Cradle of Conservation: Hike at Historic Pennsylvania State Forest Academy. Take a hike through the 2nd Forestry Academy in the United States and learn more about where American forestry began. 10:00 a.m. at Penn State Mont Alto Campus, Mont Alto, Franklin County.

-- October 2: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space: Cumberland County's Return on Environment Report. . Learn how Cumberland County has quantified the value of services provided by the natural environment. Allen Road Service Building, 310 Allen Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County.  Click Here to register for this free event.

The South Mountain Speakers Series is presented as a revival of the Michaux Lectures, a series of talks given by Joseph Rothrock to build a groundswell of public support for his work to preserve and restore Pennsylvania’s forested landscape.

The late 19th century Michaux Lectures were an educational mission that catalyzed real change in Pennsylvania’s environmental history.

As we face the challenges of the 21st century, the South Mountain Speakers Series is intended to encourage a new generation to find in the past a positive vision for the future of the South Mountain landscape.

Ideas For 2019

The South Mountain Partnership is still seeking a few events scheduled for next year to add to the 2019 South Mountain Speakers Series.

The Partnership can help support an organization’s workshop, hike, lecture, tour, or related event if it is related to the agriculture, history, recreation, natural resources, industry or similar topic related to the South Mountain region.

If you would like your scheduled event to be considered for the 2019 Speakers Series, please send the following information before October 30 by email to: jaiello@capitalrcd.org.  Include the :event name, a 1-3 sentence event description, date, and location.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the South Mountain Partnership website. 

To learn more about this and other landscape initiatives, visit DCNR’s Conservation Landscapes webpage.

(Photo: Mont Alto Woods “Men” team.)

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