Sit by a warm fire while you learn from DCR’s experts about our work across the agency and how it relates to Breakheart. Each week there will be a different guest speaker highlighting the work they do.
February 7
Julie Martin- Director of Visitor Experience & Ryan Hutton- Digital Strategist
Julie and Ryan will be discussing stewardship of DCR’s nearly half million acres of public land and the state-wide program initiatives the public can enjoy on them.
February 14
Amelia Zani-State Lands Management Forestry Assistant
Love for our State forest lands is in the air! Come kick off Valentine’s Day by learning how DCR management foresters steward healthy, resilient forests at Breakheart and across the Commonwealth.
February 21
Sean Riley- Stewardship Research Biologist & Liz Kernan- Shorebird Protection Program Coordinator
Sean and Lis will present on five years of Northern Saw-whet Owl monitoring and banding conducted at Bradley Palmer State Forest. As contributors to Project Owlnet, a North American research collective, the team will highlight how consistent, long-term monitoring contributes to regional and continental understanding of this species and informs broader conservation and potential management needs. We will also cover other owl species of the Northeast region.
February 28
JP Patton- Archaeologist & Leah Hopkins- Indigenous People’s Partnership Coordinator
Join Jonathan Patton, Staff Archaeologist, and Leah Hopkins (Narragansett Tribe), Indigenous Peoples Partnership Coordinator as they discuss archaeological collaboration within DCR and at Breakheart Reservation.