Boston Flora

Tag: bog

  • Saturday, September 7 or Sunday, September 8, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Bog Building Workshop

    Build a complete miniature bog with four temperate carnivorous plants in a 10 inch bowl. Learn about the plants, how to build a bog, and how to take care of it. 

    Instructor Lauren Sitterly is a member of the Carnivorous Plant Society. The class, which will be held twice, once on September 7 and once on September 8, runs from 3 – 4:30 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston. Register for either session ($45 THBG members, $59 nonmembers, includes materials) at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Sunday, October 8, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Pocket Peatlands

    Visit several pocket peatlands in the Groton Town Forest on Sunday, October 8 with ecologist Patricia Swain, the New England Wild Flower Society, and the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. Many characteristic peatland species are present, but this trip will focus on the natural communities and their differences as well as variations among and within the peatlands, which include a bog, an acidic graminoid fen, and a shrub fen. Be prepared to get wet or wear hip boots or chest waders. The cost is $28 for members of the sponsoring organizations, $35 for nonmembers. Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/pocket-peatlands

  • Sunday, August 9, 10:00 a.m. – Botanizing Killingworth Bog

    Field trips are a long standing tradition of the Connecticut Botanical Society.  They provide an opportunity to learn about plants and habitats from some the area’s most knowledgeable botanists, and an opportunity to share your own knowledge with others.  The trips also add to the bank of knowledge of New England flora.  On each field trip. a list is made of all plant species identified, and this list becomes part of the Society’s records.  The Connecticut Botanical Society encourages the gardening public to participate in the botanizing of Killingworth Bog in Killingworth, Connecticut, led by Penni Sharp, CBS botanist.  This bog is a unique habitat for orchids, sundews, pitcher plants, and other interesting species.  Expect wet feet – boots are recommended.  For field trips, wear sturdy footwear and bring a lunch.  Sunscreen and insect repellant are also recommended.  For plant identification, you may wish to bring a field guide(s), a hand lens, and a small notebook.  Familiarity with plant taxonomy is helpful, but not required.  No pre-registration is required.  Free to CBS members.  Non-members must pay a $15 fee, which includes a one-year membership in CBS, and entitles you to join future trips this season at no additional cost.  For more information and directions, call 203-484-0134, or log on to www.ct-botanical-society.org.