Volunteers are hard to find. Good ones are even harder to find. Co-President Jackie Blombach, below in the red, orange and pink dress, is also the Co-President of our Club, and Jane Gnazzo, in green, spends much of her time working in the great state of Texas, but both pulled together to produce a spectacular evening:
The Spicket River Greenway is a three-mile long “emerald bracelet†of green spaces and walking paths connecting parks and open space through multiple neighborhoods in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and encompasses riverfront restoration and neighborhood revitalization. Join us to learn more about this successful urban project. The Greenway has been a multi-year, collaborative effort involving municipal agencies, community organizations, and neighborhood stakeholders. Three anchor sites along the Greenway have recently been rehabilitated or built: Dr. Nina Scarito Park, William Kennedy Community Park, and Manchester Street Park. Tour the Greenway with Brad Buschur on Wednesday, June 26, from 1 – 3. $15 for Ecological Landscaping Association members, $20 for non-members. For more information visit www.ecolandscaping.org. Register on line at https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1010421.
This Landscape Institute of Boston Architectural College summer course, to be held Thursdays, July 11 – August 1 from 9:30 – 4, kicks off with an orientation at the Doyle Center (below) in Leominister, Massachusetts, and concentrates four full days on different landscape locations from Central Massachusetts to the North Shore. Classes will explore the relationship of geology and soils to plants and hydrology. Alluvial, glacial, and seacoast processes will be examined to analyze prevailing ecological factors such as site drainage, ecology, specific site soil potentials and restrictions. Techniques to observe microclimate factors and their effect on site design and maintenance will be discussed. Using the power of observation, you will infer soil development, site hydrology and nutrient flow. Students will be able to outline potential sustainable planting plans and maintenance recommendations using native plants and controlling invasive plants by the end of this hands-on course investigation. Individual transportation or ability to carpool will be necessary to complete the course. The instructor is Marty Michener, and the audit price is $730. Register at www.the-bac.edu/LI.
