Daily Archives: March 1, 2020

Sundays, March 8 – April 5, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Cannabis Lecture Series

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Learn more about the plant that has been making news and sparking change across the country. In each lecture, experts will cover a different topic related to cannabis, as well as its connection to people throughout history. Topics include ethnobotany, evolution, horticulture, taxonomy and genetics, and hemp. Join us for one lecture or all. 

March 8 will feature Peter Apicella, University of Connecticut, on Genetics and Taxonomy. March 15 lecture is on Horticulture with Maggie Kinsella of Coyote Cannabis Corporation. On March 29, John de la Parra of Harvard University’s Herbaria teams with Ernest Anemone of the Arnold Arboretum to talk about Ethnobotany, and finally, on April 5, Monique McHenry of University of Vermont speaks on Evolution. $20 per lecture for Tower Hill members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.


Thursday, March 5, 10:20 am – Tree Removal Hearing: South Station

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In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public hearing on a request to remove four public shade trees at South Station. The request is for the removal of four elm trees measuring 4 and 5 inches dbh (diameter at breast height) adjacent to the Michael J. Dukakis Transportation Center at 245 Summer Street due to the South Station Air Rights Project. The hearing will be held by the City of Boston’s Tree Warden (or designee) in the 3rd floor Conference Room of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Roxbury.  Public testimony will be taken at the hearing, or may be provided prior to the hearing in writing to the Tree Warden, Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Roxbury, MA 02118 or by emailing parks@boston.gov with “South Station Tree Hearing” in the subject line. A final decision regarding the request will be made within two weeks of the hearing.  For further information, please contact the Tree Warden at 617-635-7275.