Daily Archives: April 26, 2017

Thursday, May 11, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – CitySprouts – Dig It!

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CitySprouts introduces school gardens as a core element of children’s public education. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society partners with public schools to ensure that hands-on learning, environmental stewardship and the experience of growing and eating healthy food become part of every child’s life.
Join them for an evening of fun, food, and silent auction to celebrate garden-based learning in Boston and Cambridge Public Schools. Help pollinate garden-based learning! For more information visit www.citysprouts.org, or call Andrea at 617-876-2436.

Tuesday, May 9, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – On the Wing

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What do you get from a bird-lover who is a materials science engineer? A close look at feathers. In this talk, Lorna Gibson, PhD, Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak  at the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum about the microscopic structure of feathers and explain how their structure makes hummingbirds feathers iridescent, ducks feathers water repellent and owl ruff feathers collectors of sound.  Free, registration requested.  Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.