Learn ‘wall’ about New England ecology

MARION — Professor Robert Thorson will join the Marion Museum of Natural History to discuss his work studying how dry stone walls contribute to an area’s ecology on Friday, Nov. 6.

The talk, to be held at the museum and online beginning at 6 p.m., will explain the impact of these walls on wildlife habitat and diversity. There are estimated to be 200,000 miles worth of these walls in about 50,000 square miles of New England. 

Thorson earned his doctorate in geology at the University of Washington, Seattle and now works as a professor at the University of Connecticut. He is also an author, journalist and Henry David Thoreau scholar. 

Registration for the event is required, and a donation of $10 per person is requested.