Slow Wood: Having Our Forest and Cutting it, Too

Drawing from Professor Brian Donahue’s acclaimed book Slow Wood and his personal experience building a timber frame home using trees from his own land, Professor Donahue will explore how we can address the modern housing crisis while protecting our region's diverse forests. Rather than relying on lumber from global extraction systems, he advocates for “worst first” forestry—a sustainable practice that allows us to have both healthy forests and the wood we need for building. Free for West Stockbridge Historical Society members. $10 suggested donation for nonmembers.