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Charlotte Screening of “America’s First Forest”
March 15, 2016, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us for the Charlotte screening of the PBS special “America’s First Forest,” presented by CROWN, in partnership with Earthkeepers at Myers Park Baptist Church, Clean Air Carolina, KeepingWatch.org and TreesCharlotte. Following the 1-hour documentary, there will be a panel discussion with our special guests:
- Dr. James Lewis, Forest History Society, Historian and Executive Producer of America’s First Forest
- Aaron Shapiro, Associate Professor and Director of Public History at UNCC. He started and directed the public history program at Auburn University and previously served as national historian for the US Forest Service in Washington, DC
- Chris Miller, RF, ALC AFM Land Sales, LLC – American Forest Management, Inc.
- Laura Parker, Forest Planning Manager, American Forest Management, Inc.
Panel Moderator will be Staci Clark, Director of Operations, TreesCharlotte.
Learn more about Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment story.