Sugar Pine Presentation at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/17/2014 - 2:30pm
Event Date:
September 30, 2014 - 5:30pm Come learn about this spectacular trees at the Sugar Pine Foundation Presentation. Did you know that sugar pines are the largest pines in the world? And they have the longest cones? Come to a discussion of white pines and local forestry issues with the Executive Director of the Sugar Pine Foundation, Maria Mircheva. You will see a video of their work climbing trees to collect seeds and be able to examine their giant slingshot first hand.
The Sugar Pine Foundation is a local non-profit dedicated to restoring sugar pines and western white pines by involving the community in forest stewardship. Since 2008, they have planted over 70,000 seedlings with volunteer and school groups.
Free and open to all.
Event is at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Sept 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
United States
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