Boston Flora

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  • Saturday, September 15, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Blue Hills Ferns Walk

    This New England Wild Flower Society field study on September 15 from noon – 4 explores a particularly biodiverse area in Milton, near Blue Hills Reservation, inhabited by more than a third of the fern species native to Massachusetts. In addition to ferns, participants encounter and learn about several club-mosses, horsetails, and hybrids. This easy/moderate hike will be led by Don Lubin, and is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. $38 for members of sponsoring organizations, $46 for nonmembers. Register online at www.newenglandwild.org.

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  • Saturday, July 27, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Pteridophytes in Vermont

    The New England Wild Flower Society and the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont co-sponsor a program on Saturday, July 27, from 10 – 2, on Pteridophytes in Vermont.  The Montshire Museum, which abuts the Connecticut River, has extensive grounds with a limey geology that enhances plant biodiversity.  You will visit the extensive variety of ferns, club-mosses, and horsetails, and will hear how to identify each of them.  Class will begin with indoor instruction using slides of drawings and photographs.  Wear long pants and bring bug spray, a hand lens, and lunch.  Instructors are Don Lubin and Ray Abair, identified as “fern enthusiasts.”  $46 for NEWFS members, $56 for non members.  Visit www.newfs.org for complete information.

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