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Tom Wessels is a professor of ecology in the Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch New England Graduate School. He has conducted workshops in Landscape Ecology throughout the United States for over 30 years. He is past chair of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, which fosters environmental leadership through fellowships and grants. He is also the author of two books on landscape ecology, Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England and Reading the Granite Landscape: A Natural History of America’s Mountain Domes from Acadia to Yosemite. Tom's latest book, The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future , displays how our present course toward progress, based on continual economic expansion and wasteful use of resources, runs opposite to three foundational scientific laws that govern all complex natural systems. It is a myth, Wessels challenges, that progress depends on a growing economy.
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Reading the Landscape July 28- August 2, 2008
This retreat will immerse participants in the process of reading the landscape as a means to forge a stronger connection to place. A variety of forest, wetland, and mountain communities will be explored in mid-coast Maine including the granite domes of Acadia National Park.
http://www.nps.gov/acad/home.htm.
Within each community we will discuss geological history, interprete cultural and disturbance histories from the evidence at hand, examine plant adaptations, and discuss evolutionary ecology.
Participants should be in reasonably good physical condition to fully participate in Tom's field studies. These studies involve moderate level hikes. Call us with any questions or concerns you might have.
For information on accommodations at Medomak click here
Our location, in the mid-coast region of Maine, offers a host of recreational activities. For more information click here
To view a suggested packing list click here
For more information call us toll free at 866-633-6625
Here's what our participant's are saying about Tom's 2007 & 2006 workshops:
"This workshop was worth every penny I paid and more."
"Tom is a truely great group leader - creating a enjoyable, lively learning community. My time here was definately worth it!"
"OUTSTANDING!"
" I will absolutely recommend this workshop to my family and friends."
"I loved the food, it was the best. Your staff is very professional and took good care of us."
"The food was STUPENDOUS. "
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Biologist Tom Wessels holds forth during a trek with a Brattleboro-area group, providing the expertise that brings the history of the landscape to life.
(Vermont Life Spring 2000 pp.58-59)
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