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  • Thursday, October 22, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Living Off the Land: Native American Lessons

    Not too many years ago, our woods were home to Native Americans who lived their lives without visiting grocery stores, shopping malls, doctors’ offices, or video arcades. What did they eat? How did they stay healthy? What did they do for fun?

    Bonnie Drexler shows how to follow in their footsteps as we walk the Garden looking for food, shelter, medicines, and amusements.

    Back in the classroom, dye a headband with native plant dyes and make a birch-bark craft.

    Location:
    Garden in the Woods
    Framingham , MA

    Sponsor: New England Wild Flower Society
    Time(s): 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Cost: $12 Member / $14 Non-Member; pre-registration is necessary
    Phone: 508-877-7630, ext. 3303
    Email: registrar@newenglandWILD.org
    http://www.newfs.org/learn/adult/by-month/oct/

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  • Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Framework Trees of New England

    Trees are the dominant plant type of New England, with forests covering most of the land area.  Instructor Karen Sebastian addresses identification and natural history of individual species as well as forest ecology. Since understanding today’s forests requires familiarity with their history, she will review the changing landscape from the Ice Age through European settlement. Students learn to identify native New England trees and their habitats, to recognize different aged stands (pioneer, second growth, and other growth) and become familiar with forest communities of the northeastern temperate region.

    You will consider the natural conditions and human disturbance factors that produce the different forest associations. Weekend field trips take you to a variety of forest types off-site. Bring a bag lunch and water.

    Location:
    Garden in the Woods
    Framingham , MA

    Sponsor: New England Wildflower Society and Arnold Arboretum
    Time(s): Tues. Oct. 6,13, 20, 27 from 7-9 p.m.; Sat. Oct 17, noon-4 p.m.; Sat. Oct. 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Cost: $176 (Member) / $204 (Non-Member); pre-registration is necessary
    Phone: 508-877-7630, ext. 3303
    Email: registrar@newenglandWILD.org
    http://www.newfs.org/learn/adult/by-month/oct/