Daily Archives: August 4, 2022

Wednesday, August 10, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – John Hay Estate Summer Speaker Series: Climate Change and How to Fix it

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Join Erich Osterberg, Associate Professor of Earth Science at Dartmouth College, at the John Hay Estate at The Fells, 456 Rt. 103A in Newbury, New Hampshire on August 10 beginning at 4:30 pm for a talk about the impacts of climate change on our New England communities. Erich’s research seeks to understand recent changes in extreme storms and flooding, melting glaciers and sea level rise, warming and wildfires, and climate drivers of Lyme Disease. 

In this presentation, he’ll clearly summarize the latest scientific understanding of climate change impacts and what they mean for you and your family now and into the future. We’ll also discuss recent progress on slowing climate change and making communities more resilient to its effects, and why he’s still optimistic about his kids’ (and their kids’) future.  Erich has a BA from Middlebury and a PhD from the University of Maine.  Please consider joining us for this timely and engaging presentation with Erich.  

Meets at the Pavilion.  Members: $10 a person; nonmembers: $15.  Advance registration is required. CLICK HERE to register, or call 603-763-4789 x3 for more information. The John Hay Estate at the Fells sits on 83.5 acres near Lake Sunapee and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a preservation project of The Garden Conservancy.

Rose Terrace Fountain at the John Hay Estate at The Fells

Sunday, August 14, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Mushrooming Beyond the Basics

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On August 14 from 9:30 – 12:30, go a little further and learn about some medicinal mushrooms, and more about mushroom features and methods of identification. Our talk, with visuals, will cover additional types of mushrooms to take you further on your mushrooming journey. Afterwards, we will go out on the New England Botanic Garden trails to find some wild mushrooms! 

Wear good walking footwear, insect repellant, and bring a cloth or paper bag or basket. Rachel will also have wild-foraged mushroom tincture, wild herbal salve for poison ivy and eczema, wildflower jelly, natural lotions and other wild-crafted goods for purchase before and after the lecture.

Rachel Goclawski is a Massachusetts Certified Educator and is State-Certified in Mushrooming, Programming Partner with the Museum of Natural History, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Girl Scouts of MA and is the Resident Naturalist at Waters Farm Preservation in Sutton. Rachel is a Contributing Writer for the Cook’s Magazine and for her “day job,” she is an IT Specialist for the Dept. of Defense.

$55 Member Adult; $70 Adult (Registration includes admission to the New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill) Register at www.nebg.org