Walnut Creek Speaker Series: Oak – The Tree of Civilization

Free. February 21, 10:30am, Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Oak – The Tree of Civilization.

Steve Pettis discusses the history and plant science of how oak trees and humans share from the end of the last ice age to the present. He also discusses the many ways oaks have influenced human civilization including acorns as a food source, oaken ships and ancient and modern industries based on oak.

RSVP is requested: https://conservingcarolina.org/