The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series with the Camden Public Library is set to continue at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a guided walk through Camden to the Mount Battie trailhead. Submitted photo

The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series with the Camden Public Library is set to continue at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a guided walk through Camden to the Mount Battie trailhead.

The program will be led by landscape ecologist Dr. Kathleen Dunckel, who will talk about the evolving forest ecosystem, and its hidden history and possible futures, according to a news release from the library.

The program is free and open to all ages. The walk will be held rain or shine; people should bring appropriate clothes and footwear. If there is interest, Dunckel is open to continuing the talk during a hike up the trail.

Registration is necessary to participate in this program. To sign up, email info@centerforwildlifetudies.org.

Participants should meet in the Children’s Garden at the 55 Main St. library.

Dunckel is an associate professor of landscape ecology with the center. She conducts research, education and outreach related to landscape ecology and forested ecosystems.

Dunckel is interested in changes to forests over time due to disturbance, particularly climate change and human intervention. Her research projects include forest ecosystem field studies, forest landscape modeling of species distribution and climate change effects, GIS and remote sensing applications, analysis of the effects of forest management practices and natural disturbance on ecosystems, the influence of landscape-scale factors on wildlife populations, and effects of land use on current landscape patterns and ecosystem processes.

The Center for Wildlife Studies aims to provide accessible environmental education worldwide and promote wildlife conservation through science. To learn more,

visit centerforwildlifestudies.org.

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