Talk to focus on sugar pines

Maria Mircheva, executive director of the Sugar Pine Foundation, will be talking about the work her groups does on Sept. 30 at 5:30pm.

There will be video showing how volunteers climbing trees to collect seeds. Plus, there is the chance to examine their giant slingshot.

The Sugar Pine Foundation is a local nonprofit dedicated to restoring sugar pines and western white pines by involving the community in forest stewardship. Since 2008, they have planted more than 70,000 seedlings with volunteer and school groups.

The talk at South Lake Tahoe Library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.) is free.