What a Year It Has Been
A successful year for GMF’s executive director By David Beers It has been almost a year since Mike Zarfos started his new position as executive director of Great Mountain Forest (GMF). He is now back working full time after recently taking some time off to care for his newborn daughter, Eila (meaning oak in Hebrew). […]
It’s Only Natural
Identifying Trees in Winter Can Be a Challenge By Jude Mead Identifying trees in winter can be a challenge, especially in places where snow covers the ground and deciduous trees stand bare. According to Dr. Mike Zarfos, the executive director of Great Mountain Forest (GMF), most people rely on looking at the leaves during the […]
Community News
Wayne Jenkins to Exhibit Paintings at Library A self-taught oil painter of landscape and wildlife, Wayne Jenkins returns to the Norfolk Library with an exhibition of paintings that reflect his love of the natural world. Beginning with hunting and fishing as a young man and later raising cattle, he became fascinated by forms and colors found […]
Community News
Volunteers Needed—Free Concert Tickets! The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is looking for community ushers for Friday and Saturday evenings, July 5 to Aug. 10 at the Music Shed. Ushers will take tickets, hand out programs and guide people to seats. In return, ushers receive free admission to concerts. Ushers must have proof of vaccination. Contact Tom […]
GMF Receives Grant for Oral History Project
Will include videos and podcasts By Marie G. O’Neill Housatonic Heritage recently awarded a 2024 Heritage Partnership grant to Great Mountain Forest Corporation (GMF) to document oral histories of five individuals who have worked in the forest, including foresters Matt Gallagher, Russell Russ, Jody Bronson and Wayne Jenkins. The project, entitled “Work in the Working Forest,” […]
GMF Partnering with Yale School of Architecture
New research program explores sustainable forestry and building design By John Perkins What does forestry have to do with architecture? A lot, says Alan Organschi, senior critic at the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, and director of Innovation Labs at Bauhaus Earth in Berlin, Germany. Organschi is also a design principal and partner […]
Victoria Nelson Joins Staff at Great Mountain Forest
By Patricia Platt After 36 years as a teacher and IT director at Cornwall School in Cornwall, Conn., Vicki Nelson serendipitously found a position this August as office manager at Great Mountain Forest (GMF). It has turned out to be a perfect fit. “I’m very excited that I can bring my expertise in technology and […]
