Celebrate bees at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on August 27 and 28, Enjoy exhibits, demonstrations, honey tastings, hands-on activities, games, and much more. Free with admission. For directions visit www.towerhillbg.org. Image from www.esquire.com.
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Join the New England Wild Flower Society for a People-to-People Exploration of Cuba with a botanical slant. January 6-15, 2017, the Society will travel on a General License with the U.S. Treasury Department to take friends and members on a People-to-People exploration of Cuba. On this unique and fascinating program, we begin our tour in Old Havana and continue to the Jardin Botanico Soledad, the Escambray Mountains, and the Spanish colonial cities of Cienfuegos and Trinidad. Havana’s old town is rich with culture, music, museums, architecture, and more. We will explore Cuba’s diverse landscapes, including the plains or llanos, ideal for growing sugar cane, and the mountain regions. The complete brochure is available at www.newfs.org. Register at http://www.betchartexpeditions.com/cen-sa_cuba2017.htm. Fee is $4,495 per person twin share plus air fare from Miami to Havana (approximately $650) plus a $250 per person donation to NEWFS. This price is based on a minimum of 17 paying participants. Single supplement is $795.
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You have heard about the status of the European honey bee, and maybe even learned the fate of some of our 3,600 native bees. Fact of the matter is that bees are in trouble and in need of our attention. The good news is that there is much that you can do to help. Come join in this unique opportunity to learn from Rich Hatfield, Senior Conservation Biologist at the Xerces Society, about the status of our native bumble bees, the threats that they face, and what you can do to help. Included will be information on basic life-history and ecology, as well as learning which species are most imperiled throughout the eastern U.S. You will also learn about the threats they face, and what can be done in your yards to help protect them. A focus of the Arnold Arboretum workshop on Saturday, August 27 from 9 – 4 will be training participants how to identify the bumble bees in their backyard, and throughout New England. This day-long workshop will include classroom sessions in the morning, and a field trip to nearby habitat where we will practice bumble bee identification and survey techniques in more detail, while we sample the local area for foraging bumble bees. Participants will also be instructed in how to participate in a collaborative citizen science project called Bumble Bee Watch. This workshop is free and open to the public. Lunch will not be provided, so please bring a sack lunch. A recommended book for this workshop is Bumble Bees of North America by Williams, Thorp, Richardson, and Colla. Free, but registration required Register through the Xerces Society or call 503-232-6639.
The City of Boston will bring City Hall to all of Boston’s neighborhoods. From parking permits to dog licenses, we offer a selection of City services from across departments. Through our food-truck inspired mobile truck as well as our mobile cart, we bring City Hall to convenient locations all across the City. The truck will be parked at the main branch of The Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, from 12 – 2 on the fourth Thursday of each month through December 22. For more information, and for dates for other Boston neighborhoods, visit https://www.boston.gov/calendar/city-hall-go-truck-back-bay
