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30mar6:00 pmWinter Speaker SeriesForest Pests in a Changing Climate6:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Kettle Pond Visitor Center

Event Details

Join RI Department of Environmental Management Forest Health Program Coordinator Alana Russell for a presentation exploring how warming temperatures are influencing beetle populations and what this means for Rhode Island’s pitch pine forests. Participants will learn how forest stress, climate, and insect dynamics are connected, and what these changes may mean for the future of our forests.

📅 Monday, March 30th
🕒 6pm
🪲 Talk on Forest Pests
📍 Kettle Pond Visitor Center
🎟️ Free and open to all! No pre-registration required.

About Alana Russell: Alana serves as Forest Health Program Coordinator with the RI Department of Environmental Management, where she focuses on monitoring, researching, and protecting the health of Rhode Island’s forests. She has dedicated her career to understanding forest ecosystems and addressing emerging threats, including invasive pests and the impacts of a changing climate. In addition to her professional work, Alana serves as Vice Chair of the Hopkinton Land Trust, where she supports local land conservation.

Time

March 30, 2026 6:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

Location

Kettle Pond Visitor Center

50 Bend Road

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