Gifford Pinchot's grandson Peter set to discuss conservation at luncheon in Milford

Grey Towers Heritage Association (GTHA) is hosting the next Lunch & Learn event at Forest Hall in downtown Milford on Saturday, Jan. 20. The guest speaker is Peter Pinchot, who will share about the social and economic values of forestry management.

The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grey Towers mansion. Tickets are required, and cost $13 for GHTA members and $18 for the general public.

How deeply are our forests rooted in their reach across locations and time? How is Ecuador connected to Grey Towers National Historic Site? And, what role has deforestation played in the history and legacy of both? These questions and more will be explored. Discuss long-term conservation management for our future.

Peter Pinchot is senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, which has offices at Grey Towers and in Washington, D.C. He is the director of the Institute's Ecomadera Project in Ecuador and president of Ecomadera Forest Conservation LLC, representing the non-profit and social venture sides of creating an economic alternative to rapid deforestation in Ecuador’s northern coastal plain.

This Lunch & Learn program includes a homemade hot lunch.

The lecture space is only accessible via a one-flight staircase. No elevator or ramp access is available.

Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), whose family home was Grey Towers, was the first head of the U.S. Forest Service and the 28th governor of Pennsylvania. Peter is one of his grandsons.

Forest Hall is located at the corner of Broad and Harford Streets, at 214 Broad St. Also known as Forester's Hall, the Yale School of Forestry opened here in 1900, endowed by the Pinchot family.

For more information, call GTHA President Eileen Smith at 570-296-9630, ext. 3.

Tickets need to be purchased online at greytowers.org through Friday night, Jan. 19.

Peter Becker has worked at the Tri-County Independent or its predecessor publications since 1994. Reach him at pbecker@tricountyindependent.com or 570-253-3055 ext. 1588.

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