Daily Archives: April 28, 2023


Wednesday, May 10, 7:00 pm Eastern – Oaks and Wasps: Shaping Novel Organs in the Seasonal Round, Online

Oak gall wasps take advantage of the annual flow of resources throughout an oak tree to produce beautiful and distinctive novel plant organs to feed and protect them. With an estimated 1000 species in North America, each producing two different galls per year, this symbiosis is one of the most engrossing puzzles in nature. On May 10, Adam Kranz, in conjunction with the Athol Bird & Nature Club, would like to equip you to help put it together. Adam Kranz is one of the co-founders of www.Gallformers.org an online database for amateur and academic naturalists studying plant galls in North America. He lives in Austin, TX. 

You are invited to his Zoom webinar. 

When: May 10, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Topic: Oaks and Wasps: Shaping Novel Organs in the Seasonal Round 

Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eHhPGrokR4mspgwFJ7-jcQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Thursday, May 11, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern- Edible Natives for City Landscapes: Live Webinar

If you’re lucky enough to have a sunny yard with rich soil, you may already have planted a vegetable garden. But what edibles can you plant in other spaces, such as the narrow strip of land along the chain link fence, the shady spot on the north side of the building, or the abandoned lot across the road from the community garden? Join Dan Jaffe Wilder online on Thursday, May 11 from 5 – 6 pm to learn about native edibles that will grow in these areas. $15 for NPT members, $18 for nonmembers.  Register online at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/edible-natives-city-landscapes/