Daily Archives: September 22, 2018

Saturday, September 29, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Fall Wildflowers, Fruit, and Foliage

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Fall is a time of intense activity for plants. Asters and goldenrods provide a last burst of color and insect pollinators abound. Learn to identify seasonal wildflowers and spring- flowering plants in fruit. Through classroom instruction and a walk in the Garden in the Woods, you will learn the science behind what happens as plants prepare for winter. Bring a hand lens and Wildflowers of New England. The New England Wild Flower Society class, taught by Neela de Zoysa, takes place Saturday, September 29 from 10 – 2, and costs $53 for NEWFS members, $64 for nonmembers. Register at www.newenglandwild.org.

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Boston Groundwater Trust’s Award Winning Informational Videos

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The Boston Groundwater Trust is pleased to announce the debut of award winning informational videos.

Monitoring and managing groundwater levels is critical to preserving the thousands of wood pile-supported buildings in many of Boston’s historic filled land neighborhoods. The videos provide a brief overview of the how Boston became the City that it is today, an insight to the overall activities of the Trust, how groundwater levels are monitored and managed, and the process of identifying and (if required) repairing wood piles that have become compromised.

The three-part series of videos was awarded the prestigious Golden Telly Award in May, 2018. Since 1979, the Telly Awards have honored excellence in local, regional and cable television commercials, and digital video. The Telly Awards received over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents this year alone.

The videos and additional information can be found here on the homepage of http://www.bostongroundwater.org/. For further details, please contact Christian Simonelli, Executive Director, at csimonelli@bgwt.org.

Proposals for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Memorial on Boston Common

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MLK Boston is a privately funded non-profit working closely with the City of Boston to create a new memorial and programs about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King and their time and work together in Boston.  MLK Boston is now working on the creation of the memorial, to be located in the Boston Common. Public input is solicited, and renderings are on view now at the main branch of the Boston Public Library on Boylston Street until October 16, and at the Bolling Building in Dudley Square. WBUR has published a very good summary of the finalists at http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/09/18/mlk-memorial-boston-common-artist-proposals.  Vote at http://mlkboston.org/art/

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