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Calendar Event Information for Debbie Merriam  Truro: How Land Use History Has Shaped Our Current Landscape

Debbie Merriam  Truro: How Land Use History Has Shaped Our Current Landscape
When: August 10, 2016
Where:Highland House Museum, North Truro, MA 02652
Time:7:00 PM
Cost:$FREE; donations encouraged
Email:director@trurohistoricalsociety.org
Contact Name:Jim Summers Phone:508-487-3397
WWW:http://trurohistoricalsociety.org
Description:
    What does our current landscape say about how the land on the Outer Cape was used in the past? Learn how the Native American use of fire, wood harvesting by European settlers, agricultural use and the current building boom have changed Cape Cod. Find out how a wide array of introduced species has impacted the Cape that we see today. Learn about the most common plant species and some of the most uncommon and unusual ones. Can conservation efforts preserve these species for future generations?

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