Elizabeth Farnsworth (aka “Fernsworth”), coauthor of the Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, will introduce you to the major groups of true ferns, moonworts, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses,and quillworts. We will learn how to identify these plants, discuss their lifestyles and ecology, view specimens under a microscope, and travel into the field to view a variety of these diverse plants. The class will take place at Garden in the Woods, Hemenway Road in Framingham, on Thursday, July 13 from 10 – 2:30.  Bring a bag lunch.  $60 for NEWFS members, $72 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newfs.org.

There is a second Fun with Ferns in Amherst, MA, on Thursday, July 20, 2017, 10 a.m. -2:30 p.m.