Deerfield Ecological Resilience Initiatives

Description

The town of Deerfield is truly blessed with an abundance of natural resources, which are as productive as they are beautifulÑfrom the cool, forested uplands of the Berkshire Foothills and fertile banks of the Deerfield River, to the rich, sun-lapped cliff s of the Pocumtuck Range and iconic, meandering river channel of the Connecticut. Like many towns in New England, Deerfi eld is a forested place: More than half of its land area is covered by a dense canopy of trees, which are finally beginning to stretch their mature limbs after being cut to stumps not two centuries ago. In the age of climate change, it is clear that protecting DeerfieldÕs trees is paramount for future generations of people and the ecosystems they inhabit. Trees purify air and water, support wildlife habitat, sequester and store carbon, provide fuel and construction materials, and beautify our built environments and communities. They are EarthÕs ultimate living infrastructure.

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