In the Company of Great Trees – Alan Peck of Wilcox Park & Arboretum

10 Redwood Street,Newport RI 02840

11 March, 2022

Description

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy for a special guest lecture with Alan Peck, Superintendent of Westerly’s Wilcox Park and Arboretum. Wilcox Park’s historic landscape architecture boasts an impressive collection of trees, including seven champion trees. Alan will share notable specimens and stories from 20 years of experience at Wilcox Park, as well as a promising treatment to slow fungus on Copper Beeches. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Working hand-in-hand with the City of Newport's Division of Forestry, the Newport Tree Conservancy is is dedicated to protecting, celebrating and replanting Newport's legendary urban forest.