History professor James B. Hunt will present a talk about the ecology of Appalachia at 2 p.m. March 13 at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega. Hunt, who is being hosted by UNG’s Georgia Center for Appalachian Studies, will talk about conservationist John Muir and the ecology of Appalachia in the Special Collections Room of the Library Technology Center. Hunt is professor emeritus of history at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., and co-founded the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship.