405 S. Main Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mon-Thu
Fri-Sat
Sun
9am – 8pm
9am – 5pm
Closed
405 S. Main Street
Bentonville, AR 72712
Mon-Thu
Fri-Sat
Sun
9am – 8pm
9am – 5pm
Closed
Adult Author Talk & Lecture Program
Bentonville Public Library and the COB Tree & Landscape Committee present an engaging discussion on the importance of what trees can tell us through the examination of their rings. Much information aside from the age of a tree can be gleaned from tree rings, including the tree's tilt, if the tree was ever scarred by fire or lightening, if the tree received sufficient water during the year and much more!
About the Presenter:
Dr. David W. Stahle is a Distinguished Professor with the Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas (UofA). He is also the Director of the Tree Ring Laboratory (TRL) through the UofA, which was established in 1979 and concentrates on the development of exactly-dated annual ring-width chronologies from ancient forests worldwide. The TRL is active in the conservation of ancient forests and has assisted the preservation of old growth remnants in the cypress-tupelo forests of the South, the oak-hickory forests of the central United States, the blue oak and conifer woodlands of California, and the conifer forests of Mexico. The TRL helped establish the Ancient Cross Timbers Consortium which unites universities, federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, and private landowners for research, education, and conservation efforts in these widespread ancient forest remnants still found on the margins of the southern Great Plains.
For more information on the TRL, please visit the site below:
Bentonville Public Library is a department of the City of Bentonville. Bentonville Public Library is located just 3 blocks south of the Downtown Square, at 405 S. Main Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Facility amenities include adult collection, children's and teen spaces, private study rooms, event spaces, makerspace and digital lab, genealogy research center, sensory and wellness room, business centers, book club lounge, and café.
