Tag: Imperial College

  • New Signs on the Emerald Necklace

    Our Parks have responded to the Covid-19 crisis with new signage. We hope you all will continue to keep apart from others in public spaces, wear masks – this is not a political statement, it’s good manners – and respect the rules. A recent study out of Imperial College, London, said that if only 20% more of the Massachusetts population begins to go out and about, the daily death toll could rise to 500 people a day. A 40% increase could increase the toll to 900 people a day. These numbers do not reflect variables such as face mask use, so they are not hard and fast. Nevertheless, please don’t be cavalier. and be vocal. If you see people without masks, especially people in a retail environment, say something. You can take your business elsewhere. Enjoy our parks in a responsible way, and if you can, support them financially. They are more important than ever these days.

  • Friday, February 7, 6:45 pm – The Role of Seed Banks in Plant Conservation

    The February lecture sponsored by the New England Botanical Club will take place Friday, February 7, beginning at 6:45 at Harvard University in the Haller Lecture Hall (Room 102), Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street (door to the right of the Harvard Museum of Natural History entrance,) and will feature Dr. Tristram Seidler, Herbarium Curator at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, speaking on The Role of Seed Banks in Plant Conservation. Dr. Seidler was a post doctoral fellow at Imperial College, England, and his work has been sponsored by the Food and Health Foundation, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and the William F. Milton Fund. For more information visit www.rhodora.org.

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