05/08/2026
Come to the Screening of “Views From A Woodlot” with Filmmaker Q&A on May 30 to watch an 18-minute film about the woodlot Leverett voted to accept as a future town forest.
Learn about forester Bruce Spencer and the low-impact forestry he has practiced on this Leverett woodlot for more than 40 years. The screening will be followed by a discussion about low-impact forestry and the challenges facing our forests today with Bruce, filmmaker Chris Hardee, and Leverett forester Eric Donnelly of Woodsmith Tree Services.
Following the library program, there will be a 3:00 p.m. guided forestry walk led by Spencer on the woodlot located at 353 North Leverett Road.
For 40 years, forester Bruce Spencer managed the state-owned, 100,000 acre Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts for water quality and timber. The results included repeated awards for the cleanest urban drinking water in the U.S. and a five-fold increase in standing timber. Since retiring 18 ye...