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Birding for Everyone: Paradise Pond Saturday, June 25, 7:45am Smith College Botanic Garden, 16 College Lane, Northampton, MA Event Details: We will meet at Paradise Pond (across the street from the botanic garden) for a short, accessible, walk. Herons, kingfishers and a number of other birds reside in this area. Keep your fingers crossed that …
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Birding for Everyone: Paradise Pond Saturday, June 25, 7:45am Smith College Botanic Garden, 16 College Lane, Northampton, MA Preregister at: dallard@hampshirebirdclub.org Event Detail: We will meet at Paradise Pond (across the street from the botanic garden) for a short, accessible, walk. Herons, kingfishers and a number of other birds reside in this area. Keep your …
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Flower Festival Sunday, May 15, 11am-1pm New England Peace Pagoda, 100 Cave Hill Rd, Leverett, MA Free and open to the public, donations accepted Event Details: Join us in our annual commemoration and celebration of the birth of the Buddha. Music and light lunch offered. Free to all. Volunteers and contributions always appreciated. As we …
Turtle Talk Tuesday, April 26, 6-7pm Hosted by Forbes Library Free, register to attend: https://forbeslibrary.libcal.com/event/9054426 Event Details: Join us for a Zoom presentation about the impact of environmental change on freshwater turtles, hosted by Ben Phillips. This presentation will introduce the freshwater turtle species found in New England and background information about freshwater turtle biology and ecology. …
Experts say you should immediately stop filling birdfeeders; Here’s why “Experts are issuing unusual advice – quit filling your bird feeders. The reason, according to Dr. Victoria Hall with the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, is an “unprecedented outbreak” of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, strain H5N1 in wild birds.” Get the details …
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A New Garden Ethic Wednesday, April 13, 7-8:30pm Hosted by Grow Native Massachusetts Free Online, Register at: https://www.grownativemass.org/Our-Programs/evenings-experts Event Details: In a time of mass extinction and climate change, how and for whom we garden matters more than ever. Our built landscapes reflect the dominant ethos of our society—they are too often made to meet …
Urban Landscape Inspirations from Native Plant Communities Wednesday, May 4, 7-8:30pm Hosted by Grow Native Massachusetts Online and Free, Register at: https://www.grownativemass.org/Our-Programs/evenings-experts Event Details: Whether at ground level or high above the city streets, growing plants in an urban setting imposes stress, both for the plants and the people maintaining them. We too often turn …
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Vernal Pool Plunge Saturday, April 16 & 23, 10am-1pm Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center 153 Pond Brook Road, Huntington MA Pre-register to attend: https://www.hilltownlandtrust.org/events/vernal-pool-plunge-day-1 Event Details: Hilltown Land Trust is partnering with the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee to offer our annual Vernal Pool Plunge! This two-day, in-person training event is open to anyone interested in learning about …
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Invasive Species Awareness “Everyone can help play a role in managing invasive species.” “Non-native plants, insects, and other species impact our lives every day from altering the biodiversity of our natural areas, to harming crops and soils. Even the most fastidious land managers – whether professional land stewards, private or agency landowners, or even the …