Face to Face with Nature Itself: Forest Festivals and the 19th Century fight for climate justice

When:
Wednesday, Mar 01, 2023 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Nature, Social Good, Virtual

Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/63a34b039e00b42800cdba9f

One hundred years before the first Earth Day social reformers gathered at Bear Hill, near Stoneham Massachusetts, to challenge the destruction of the region’s climate and natural landscape. Led by mathematician and scientist Elizur Wright and Wilbur Flagg, Forest Festivals organized Boston’s urban citizens to preserve natural areas from destruction. The forest festivals combined essay writing, free nature tours, solicited aid from former abolitionists, and encouraged landowners to donate property for preservation. Their work reflected both the success and limitations of modern environmentalism in the fight against climate change.


This program presented by the Boston Public Library and the National Park Service will happen over Zoom webinar. To attend, please register here.

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