The Joan Hanchett Nature Series will present “Landscape Impacts in New Hampshire from Glaciation to the Present” Friday, Nov. 10, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the second floor of Francestown Town Hall.

The program will describe the factors that have influenced the landscape and ecology of New Hampshire over the past 10,000 years, beginning with the end of the last glaciation. Mike Gagnon, extension forester and field specialist in natural resources for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough County, will talk about how forests and wildlife communities are influenced by natural disturbances and physical factors such as climate, weather, topography and soil. 

Discussion will include how ecological communities change over time through the natural process of succession and how this is influenced by disturbance, both natural and manmade. 

The Joan Hanchett Nature Series is a free program for adults and children of all ages. It is sponsored by the Francestown Land Trust, George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library, Francestown News and the Francestown Conservation Commission.