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  • Sunday, November 16, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Franklin Park: From “A” to “Z”

    On Sunday, November 16 at 1 pm, explore the portion of Franklin Park that designer Frederick Law Olmsted called the Ante-Park (“A”), which today is largely defined by the Franklin Park Zoo (“Z”). The walk will include stops at the Valley Gates, the Playstead Overlook, White Stadium, and the old Bear Dens. This tour includes an OPTIONAL extension into Franklin Park Zoo to explore the early Zoo designed by one-time Olmsted firm apprentice Arthur Shurcliff.  Meets at “Giraffe” rear entrance to the Franklin Park Zoo, just off the Jewish War Veterans Drive (also known as Circuit Drive).  The National Park Service ranger led Walk and Talk is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 617-566-1689.

  • Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Invasive Plants: What Follows Success Webinar

    Many projects designed to control and eliminate invasive species meet with success only to find that an unintended consequence of success results in new infestations and unexpected problems. Invasive Plants: What Follows Success reviews the concepts and strategies that are used to deal with the successful removal of invasive species and the prevention of the establishment and spread of new species that arise when necessary actions that follow success are not taken into consideration prior to control efforts.  This free webinar, on Wednesday, February 19 from 7 – 8, is sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association, and you may register on line at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/944497270.

    About the Presenter:
    John Peter Thompson is a contractor and consultant working with USDA ARS, APHIS, Forest Service and the National Park Service, as well as the Africa Trade Office of Maryland (Parker & Associates), and Invasive Plant Control, Inc..
    Mr. Thompson is a nationally recognized speaker on horticulture, invasives, bioeconomics and history. he was born in California but has lived in Maryland for the last 52 years. He owned and operated a small business for ten years before returning to the family nursery and garden center business in 1988 starting as a warehouse janitor and finishing as CEO and Chairman of the Board in 2008. During this time, while managing the perennial production and sales department, he was awarded the Perennial Plant Association Retailer of the Year award in 2000.
    Mr. Thompson has been reappointed to the National Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee (NISC ISAC) having previously served as Vice Chair and Secretary. He is the Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association liaison to the Maryland Invasive Species Council and expert subject matter member of the State of Maryland’s Invasive Plant Council. He also is an active user of social media ‘Tweeting” daily @InvasiveNotes with over 6925 followers as well as a writer of essays about social, scientific and philosophic issues on his blog, Invasive Notes (www.ipetrus.blogspot.com). John Peter works as a volunteer advocate to politicians and policy makers as President of the National Agricultural Research Alliance.

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  • Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Garden Sculpture Workshop

    Create a unique marble sculpture for the garden, home or gallery in this 3 day Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop with award-winning sculptor and author DJ Garrity. Workshop participants will discover how to use basic hand tools to finesse an image from stone which carries their unique creative imprint, in a program designed for both the novice or those with experience. The format of the workshop will follow techniques established in the artist’s book titled The Rhythms of Stone, a basic guide to direct stone sculpture. $475 for Tower Hill Members, $525 for nonmembers.

    The award winning sculptor and author who currently divides his time between France and The Aran Islands in the West of Ireland is the former Sculptor-In-Residence of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Garrity developed the hands-on workshop at Mount Rushmore as an interpretive training program in collaboration with the National Park Service and has subsequently conducted the Garden Sculpture Workshop at botanic gardens, museums and art associations from coast-to-coast across America. This workshop will be his only appearance in New England in 2013. For more on the artist, visit www.djgarrity.com.

    Register online at https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXDONATE/AddDonor.asp?cguid=C7E2C131-AD0F-49AA-B073-5B92F8300A37&sid=EF28B975-E2B2-43D9-8410-CA2930595C41&sTarget=https%3A%2F%2Fdnbweb1.blackbaud.com%2FOPXDONATE%2FEventRegister.asp%3Fcguid%3DC7E2C131%252DAD0F%252D49AA%252DB073%252D5B92F8300A37%26eid%3D46556

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  • Thursday, March 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Brooklyn’s Resilient Edge: The Transformation of Industrial Waterfront into Brooklyn Bridge Park

    Brooklyn’s Resilient Edge: The Transformation of Industrial Waterfront into Brooklyn Bridge Park, is a lecture by Nate Trevethan, Senior Associate at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and senior design team member for Brooklyn Bridge Park, sponsored by the Friends of Fairsted, to take place March 14, 2013, with reception at 6:00 pm, lecture at 7:00 pm, at Wheelock College, 43 Hawes Street, Brookline. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Reservations are requested: e-mail friendsoffairsted@gmail.com or leave a message at 617-566-1689, ext. 265.

    Ambitious and visionary goals guide the creative team in their transformation of Brooklyn’s former industrial waterfront into a new public landscape of diverse recreational, economic, ecological and social possibilities: to preserve the historic urban context and the way it is experienced in this dramatic waterfront site. The award-winning design by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates gives voice to physical history, geography, industry, urbanity and evolving recreational needs as it transforms a challenging waterfront into a sustainable public park of monumental vistas and diverse landscape experiences.

    Friends of Fairsted gratefully acknowledges the support of the following co-sponsors: National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site; Wheelock College; Arnold Arboretum; Boston Society of Landscape Architects; Brookline GreenSpace Alliance; Brookline Historical Society; Charles River Conservancy; Emerald Necklace Conservancy; The Fenway Alliance; Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery; Friends of the Muddy River; Friends of the Public Garden; High Street Hill Association; Historic New England; The Landscape Institute of the Boston Architectural College; Library of American Landscape History; Massachusetts Historical Society; Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee; National Association for Olmsted Parks; New England Landscape Design and History Association; Society of Architectural Historians, New England Chapter; The Trustees of Reservations.

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  • Sunday, November 4, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Olmsted Park: The Lost Jewel

    Explore this sometimes-overlooked link in the middle of Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. With a guide from The National Park Service, you will stop at ponds, pastures, and even pass by a babbling brook. This distinctive landscape enhances the surrounding Boston and Brookline communities and offers a glimpse into the area’s topographical history.
    Meet at Daisy Field Parking Lot, Willow Pond Road, Jamaica Plain. Free.  For more information visit www.nps.gov.

  • Saturday, October 27, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Blue Hills Reservation: Charles Eliot’s Master Plan

    In his 1890 Waverly Oaks report, Charles Eliot suggested that Boston residents look beyond the city and into the suburbs for natural scenery to foster and preserve “an education in the love of beauty” and “a means of human enjoyment.” Contemplate Eliot’s efforts and ideas as the National Park Service guide traverses the Blue Hills. Offered in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Prepare for a moderate hike over rugged and rocky terrain. Meet at the Trailside Museum Parking Lot. For more information, visit www.nps.gov.

  • Sunday, October 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Franklin Park: Country in the City

    Join the National Park Service at Franklin Park, the last of Olmsted’s classic urban parks, one of his finest design achievements, and a prime example of his social ideals. Discover Olmsted’s vision for the park on our walk through the landscapes of Scarboro Pond, Schoolmaster Hill, and the Wilderness. Meet at the Resting Place Picnic Area, in front of Shattuck Hospital, Jewish War Veterans Highway. Free – no reservations required. For more information visit www.nps.gov.

  • Thursday, May 17, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – More Ticks in More Places

    Several local green space organizations have joined together to present the following educational program about tick awareness and tick bite prevention.  More Ticks in More Places: How the ever-changing ecology of tick-borne diseases in the Northeastern US affects you! will be presented by Thomas N. Mather, Ph.D, Director, The University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center, on Thursday, May 17, 6:30–8:00pm in the Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston.

    In New England, 2011 was an exceptionally “ticky” year, and there are predictions for a possible 20% increase in the tick population in 2012. Dr. Thomas Mather will discuss current trends in tick encounter risk as well as his efforts to help individuals and communities prevent tick bites and Lyme disease. Learn about tick life cycles, environmental factors contributing to Lyme disease, and what you can do to protect yourself so that you can continue to enjoy the green spaces in and around Boston. Reserve now. Space is limited.

    Free, but registration requested.

    Register online at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or by phone at 617-384-5277.

    Sponsored by Boston Natural Areas Network; Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center; Brookline Parks & Open Space; Emerald Necklace Conservancy; Franklin Park Coalition; Friends of the Blue Hills; New England Mountain Bike Association; Olmsted National Historic Site, NPS; and Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.

  • Thursday, June 2, 11:00 am – Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion Opening

    Join the Boston Harbor Alliance for an opening celebration on Thursday, June 2 at 11 am.  Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Ms. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and other dignitaries will join Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service staff on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway to open the new $5,000,000, 2,500 square foot Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion.  This pavilion is the first structure to be built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway and will be a new gateway for residents and tourists to the Boston Harbor Islands National Park area.  The structure is located in the Wharf District Parks (between State Street and Atlantic Avenue.) We have to admire the contractor who got away with charging the government $2,000 per square foot.  Come view our tax dollars at work.

  • Saturday, September 25 – Sunday, September 26,8:00 am – 5:30 pm – What’s Out There Weekend

    This September 25 and 26  in Washington, D.C., The Cultural Landscape Foundation will hold What’s Out There Weekend—the prototype for an annual, nationwide series of interpretive tours that focus attention on our country’s rich and diverse heritage of designed landscapes. The public will be able to visit any or all of 25 sites around Washington, D.C., to get free tours from expert guides.

    The goal of the weekend’s activities is to raise awareness about the importance of Washington, D.C.’s astonishing and diverse historic designed landscape heritage and to educate the public about the individuals who designed them and the unique narratives behind their creation, ongoing care, and management. The landscapes span over 200 years of design, from L’Enfant’s Plan for the city to Dan Kiley’s plaza at the National Gallery of Art. Throughout the weekend there will be public guided tours, including a unique event at the U.S. Capitol Grounds; an insider’s view of some of Northwest D.C.’s most prominent estate landscapes and an introduction to Congressional Cemetery, one of our nation’s oldest designed cemeteries. TCLF’s What’s Out There Weekend partners, the National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, will support sites all over the city, from the National Mall to Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

    The What’s Out There Weekend initiative dovetails with the web-based What’s Out There, the first searchable database of the nation’s designed landscapes. What’s Out There Weekend extends the focus of the What’s Out There database, by creating a rich series of inspiring and educational events.

    TCLF is proud to have the support of the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, Dumbarton Oaks, and the Washington, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation in hosting this first What’s Out There Weekend. TCLF also wishes to thank our Media Partner, Room & Board, and PNC Bank for their support.  For a complete list of sites, and registration information, log on to www.tclf.org.

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