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  • Wednesday, August 19, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – The Fungal Lens: An Interactive Primer on Nature Writing & Science Communication

    Aspiring writers and naturalists will enjoy this Polly Hill Arboretum interactive workshop on August 19 hosted by author Maria Pinto. Participants will learn how their interactions with the ‘more than human’ world around them equip them to be effective science communicators and nature writers. Attendees will analyze the work of seasoned writers and do a series of exercises to draw out their own lyrical and scientific encounters with our planet.

    Maria Pinto is an author and educator living in the Boston area. Maria has led workshops and lectures for mycological societies around the country, and leads regular forays at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

    Pre-registration required. PHA Members: $20; Non-Members: $30. Click here to register.

  • Sunday, February 1, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless

    Join the Arnold Arboretum on February 1 at noon for a talk by popular Mushroom Hunt instructor Maria Pinto on her new book, Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival. Maria weaves together memoir, mycology, and cultural history to illuminate the deep and surprising ways fungi connect with human life. With vivid storytelling and a fiercely original voice, she explores fungi not just as biological wonders but as tools of survival, subversion, and spiritual sustenance – especially for thos living at the margins. The program takes place in Hunnewell Hall. For more information visit https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events-2/program-catalog/

  • Sunday, November 9, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm – Mushroom Hunt

    Hundreds of mushrooms hide beneath the Arboretum’s canopies, silently blossoming into unique forms then withering away again just as quickly. Join local mushroom enthusiast Maria Pinto on November 9 at noon at the Bussey Street Gate to search for these fascinating organisms on the Arboretum grounds, both edible and poisonous alike. Along the way you will learn what mushrooms to look for in different habitats and seasons, how they move through ecosystems, and what the Arboretum’s unique collections affect what mushrooms you might find here.

    Accessibility: Participants will need to navigate woodchip, gravel, and dirt paths, and climb moderate hills (Hemlock Hill, specifically).

    Audience: This program is geared towards adults.

    Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209. Register at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/

  • Saturday, January 27, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Mushroom Walk

    Hundreds of mushrooms hide beneath the Arnold Arboretum’s canopies, silently blossoming into unique forms then withering away again just as quickly. Join local mushroom enthusiast Maria Pinto on January 27 at 2 pm to search for these fascinating organisms on the Arboretum grounds, both edible and poisonous alike. Along the way you will learn what mushrooms to look for in different habitats and seasons, how they move through ecosystems, and what the Arboretum’s unique collections affect what mushrooms you might find here.  Meet at the Bussey Street Gate. Registration required at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=82552

    Accessibility: Participants will need to navigate woodchip, gravel, and dirt paths, and climb moderate hills. 

    In the event of inclement weather, registrants will be notified via email. If you have questions, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209.