Howard E. Woodin ES Colloquium Series

Thriving cities…trees are the answer!

Rich Cochran ‘91, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, President and CEO. Middlebury Parent, 2020.

Rene DuBos famously wrote: “Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.” In his talk Rich shows how communities reflect two fundamental laws of biology: all living things are a reflection of and are governed by their environment, and, all living things naturally move away from things perceived as toxic and towards things perceived as nutrients, if they can. He further discusses how trees are the essential natural asset for all healthy human communities, and how we can design enduring and prosperous urban areas by observing foundational laws of biology.