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  • Saturday, October 19, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm – Lichen Diversity

    This Native Plant Trust class on October 19 begins at 10:30 am, with a morning in which you compare lichen collections at Garden in the Woods in Framingham to study the features that distinguish species. An afternoon visit to a local site, the Sudbury Center cemeteries, offers an opportunity to study the diversity of lichens commonly found growing on rock walls and the factors that influence lichen colonization and growth.  Elizabeth Kneiper leads, and the class is $75 for NPT members, $90 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/lichen-diversity/

  • Saturday, October 27, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm – Lichen Diversity

    This New England Wild Flower class on October 27 from 9:30 – 2:30 at Garden in the Woods begins with a morning in which participants compare lichen collections to study the features that distinguish species. An afternoon visit to a local site offers an opportunity to study the diversity of lichens commonly found growing on rock walls and the factors that influence lichen colonization and growth. Lichenologist Elizabeth Kneiper leads the session. $66 for NEWFS members, $80 for nonmembers. Register at www.newenglandwild.org.

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  • Saturday, May 21 – Opening of New England Forests Exhibition

    On Saturday, May 21, 2011 the Harvard Museum of Natural History will debut the new Zofnass Family Gallery with the opening of New England Forests, a permanent multi-media exhibition that explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests, their responses to human activity, and their environmental significance.  Visitors are invited to explore the ecology of woodland caribou, wolves, and other wildlife of New England; learn about lichen cities that cling to rocks; and the circle of life within and around a forest pond from tiny aquatic insects to giant moose.

    To complement the exhibition, the museum will offer a fall 2011 series of public lectures and symposia featuring Harvard faculty and other experts.

    This new exhibition was made possible by a generous gift from Harvard alumnus Paul Zofnass [AB’69, MBA’73, HLS’73], an avid sailor and outdoorsman, who grew up in Belmont, MA and often visited the public galleries of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology as a child.  The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, and you may visit www.hmnh.harvard.edu, or call 617-495-3045 for hours and more information.