October 28, 2025 7:00 pm
Observer Editor, FreeFree
“Green Gold: Michigan’s White Pine Lumber Industry, 1840-1910”: Michigan Botanical Society

Environmental historian Rob Burg, a former Hartwick Pines Logging Museum manager, discusses the boom and bust of the industry that was to Michigan in the 19th century what the automotive industry became in the 20th century. Followed by refreshments. 7 p.m., U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens auditorium, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free; metered parking. michiganbotanicalsociety.org/huron-valley-chapter. (734) 718–6114.

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