Daily Archives: December 4, 2024

Sunday, December 8, 9:00 am – Winter Bird Walk

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On Sunday, December 8 at 9 am, join the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance, Brookline Bird Club, and the Emerald Necklace Bird Club (Friends of Jamaica Pond) for a free 90-minute walk led by area birding expert Bob Mayer. He will focus on waterfowl and other winter species in Leverett, Willow, Ward’s, and Jamaica Ponds, and adjacent woods of the Emerald Necklace. The walk is suitable for beginning as well as more experienced birders. Meet on Willow Pond Road between Pond Avenue and the Jamaicaway. For more information contact Bob Mayer at rgmayer38@gmail.com.

Sunday, December 8, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm Eastern – The Essential Tree Selection Guide by Henrik Sjöman, Online

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We know that trees are a key ally in the fight against climate change and urban heat islands, but not every tree works in every situation. Selecting the right tree for your yard or landscape is critical both for the health of the tree and for the strength of the ecosystem services they provide. Botanist and researcher Henrik Sjöman’s new book, The Essential Tree Selection Guide, is a valuable new tool for making these tree selection decisions: an A to Z guide of over 550 trees, the book comes complete with explanations of each tree’s ecosystem benefits, its resilience to drought and storms, and key considerations for site placement. Join us on December 8 at noon Eastern for a virtual book talk on this invaluable new guide.

Author Henrik Sjöman is Senior Researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden, and Honorary Research Associate at Kew Gardens. This Arnold Arboretum virtual talk on December 8 required advance registration at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/the-essential-tree-selection-guide-by-henrik-sjoman/?occurrence=2024-12-08