Daily Archives: January 19, 2017


Friday, February 3, 6:45 pm – Invasive Plant Risks and Advantages with Climate and Land Use Change

The New England Botanical Club will hold its February meeting on February 3 with Dr. Jenica Allen, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, discussing Invasive Plant Risks and Advantages with Climate and Land Use Chang.  Meeting will begin at 6:45 at Harvard University, in Haller Lecture Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138  (door to right of Harvard Museum of Natural History entrance).  Free and open to the public.  For more information visit www.rhodora.org.


Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Hot Spot for Cool Creatures

The Southern Connecticut Valley is the foremost reptile and amphibian biodiversity hot spot in Massachusetts.  Join State Herpetologist Michael T. Jones on Sunday, January 29 at 2 pm for a presentation on these fascinating creatures.  The free talk will take place at the Quabbin Visitor Center on Ware Road in Belchertown at the Quabbin Reservoir, and all ages are welcome.  Please call 413-323-7221 for more information.