I gave a PowerPoint presentation for Rocktown History’s Coffee Mill Talks, (Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Dayton, VA), which used photos I’ve taken over decades of observations to show how the forest remembers its past.  

What better place to talk about forest history than a Historical Society?   

Below is a small selection of photos from my PowerPoint presentation, “Forest Forensics:  Clues to the Past in our Woods Today.”  Most photos are from my own 112 acres. My presentation, which I’ve given in various short and long versions, explains what each of these and other clues mean.  Once you recognize what you are seeing in the woods, the consequences of history are everywhere.