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Tag: Field Guide to the Ants of New England

  • Thursday, November 29, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The Ants of New England

    Ecologist Aaron Ellison (of the Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA) and co-authors have just completed the new Field Guide to the Ants of New England (Yale University  Press), the first user-friendly regional guide devoted to the diversity, ecology, natural history and beauty of the “little things that run the world.” Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 line drawings and 300 photographs, Ellison’s guide introduces amateur and professional naturalists alike to more than 140 ant species found in the northeast U.S. and eastern Canada. On Thursday, November 29, beginning at 6 pm at the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, hear a free lecture by the author followed by a book signing. Free event parking in the 52 Oxford Street garage.  For more information call 617-495-3045, or visit www.hmnh.harvard.edu.

  • Saturday, July 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Ants and Plants of Barton Woods

    Two authors of the new Field Guide to the Ants of New England (Aaron Ellison, Senior Ecologist, Harvard Forest; and Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist, New England Wild Flower Society) lead this day of discovering ants in a botanically rich forest in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Along this moderate, 1.7 mile walk with gentle hills, visit a variety of habitats, including floodplain, pond-shore, boulder fields, and diverse oak uplands with several unusual plant species. Aaron and Elizabeth are fun and it should prove a great day. Saturday, July 14, 10 am to 3 pm (Rain date, Sunday, July 15, 10 am to 3 pm). Call the New England Wild Flower Society registrar to pre-register at 508-877-7630, ext 3303. Spaces are still available.

  • Saturday, July 7, 11:00 am – The Ants of Athol

    Honestly, if someone sends us an announcement with great alliteration, nothing will keep us from posting!  The Ants of Athol is a program of the Athol Bird & Nature Club, featuring Aaron Ellison, Ph.D., who will introduce you to some of the local ants at the Allen E. Rich Environmental Park and Cass Meadow. Dr. Ellison is a senior research fellow at Harvard Forest, and is the lead author of the new book A Field Guide to the Ants of New England, copies of which may be available for purchase.  Meet on Saturday, July 7 at 11 am at the park, near 50 Main Street in Athol.  Rain date will be Sunday, July 8.  For more information, contact the speaker at aellison@fas.harvard.edu.