Boston Flora

Tag: Plum Island

  • Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Museum of Old Newbury’s 46th Annual Garden Tour

    Come join The Museum of Old Newbury’s 45th Annual Garden Tour, Beyond the Garden Gate, on June 7 and 8 from 10 – 4. This year’s theme is Revolutionary Gardens, an homage to innovative and original elements in our featured gardens. You’ll enjoy access to the best we have to offer, from urban pocket gardens to larger, more formal landscapes.

    The 46th Old Newbury Garden Tour occurs rain or shine. It is an inspiration for those ranging from professionals seriously interested in garden design and horticulture to enthusiasts who simply love beautiful gardens.

    Tickets are $25 members, $40 non-members; your ticket is good for one or both days. Purchase on Eventbrite HERE. Tickets can also be purchased in-person at 98 High St., Newburyport during the event.

    Start at 98 High Street to pick up your garden tour guide, or use the digital guide that you’ll receive by email a week before the event.

  • Saturday, May 18, 8:00 am – 11:00 am – BIPOC-Led Bird Watching Walk at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

    Join a guided walk/tour exploring Plum Island and all the spring birds there to see on Saturday, May 18 from 8 am – 11 am. This event is created to serve the BIPOC community.

    Free event and guided birding tour by black birders, Michealle and Kat for the BIPOC community. Transport/carpooling option is available, snacks and water will be available but you can also bring your own. This is a great opportunity to meet and be in community with like minded people from diverse backgrounds. Please bring your own binoculars, we will also have a few pairs to loan. The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is located on Refuge Road in Newbury, Massachusetts.

    Contact the organizer Jireh at jireh@outsidemind.org with any inquiries. You may register in advance on Eventbrite HERE.

  • Saturday, November 28, 8:00 am – Late Fall Migrants at Plum Island

    Joan and Larry Duprey will be leading this Athol Bird & Nature Club trip to one of the best birding spots in the Eastern United States, Plum Island. Migrating waterfowl and seabirds should be present in good numbers and anything can show up on the island. Meet at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol at 8:00 am on Saturday, November 28. Those members to our East who may wish to meet in Amesbury call Larry and Joan for details. Info: Joan or Larry Duprey, 978-249-4964. Image from www.brooklinebirdclub.org.

  • Friday, November 29, 7:30 am – Turkey Trot

    Join veteran trip leaders Larry and Joan Duprey for this look for late fall birds at one of the premier Massachusetts birding destinations, Plum Island. Warm up with a stop for some “chowda” before the end of the day. Carpool at 7:30 am from the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Athol Bird and Nature Club. For more information visit www.atholbirdclub.org.

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  • Saturday, November 17, 7:00 am – Plum Island Migrants

    Head out on Saturday, November 17 with bird conservation researcher Zeke Jakub on an all-day outing in search of late fall and early winter coastal migrants, ending with a warm-up local meal and camaraderie. Meet at the Miller’s River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street in Athol at 7 to carpool, or call ahead to meet the group at 8:30 at Burger King on Rt.110, Salisbury. Mid-day stop at Birdwatchers Store. Bring lunch and FRS’s. Optional second day South Shore trip. Overnight at your convenience. We will reconvene the next morning and slowly make our way from Boston south stopping at all the traditional birding spots in a leisurely fashion. Info: ezelieljakub@gmail.com. Photo by Chris West at www.chris-west.blogspot.com.

  • Sunday, November 6, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Birds of the Americas

    Boston-based photographer Eduardo del Solar will be showing his nature photography in an exhibit entitled Birds of the Americas at Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, Massachusetts from November 6 through December 31. The public is cordially invited to meet the artist at a free gallery reception on Sunday, November 6, 2:30-4:00 pm. A portion of all purchases made during the exhibit helps to support the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats.

    Eduardo del Solar finds that spending time inside as a technology teacher in Boston contrasts nicely with his extracurricular interest: to get outside in nature, find wildlife, wait for the best light, and take photographs. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, del Solar has been working since 2007 on a photographic series of American birds in such locations as his native country, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands, Canada, and, of course, New England. He is currently working with Goldenrod, an environmental agency at Plymouth Long Beach, where he is photographing birds through an entire year of seasonal changes. “As a photographer, providing artistic and technical renditions of species across the Americas is my primary goal. For this exhibit I have included a few endemic species from these places I have visited as well as some of my favorite images from the Goldenrod project,” says del Solar.

  • Sunday, September 19, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – Plum Island Flora

    Explore the different habitats of Plum Island with the New England Wild Flower Society and Instructor Frances Marsh on Sunday, September 19, from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, and learn what grows where and why. We will investigate the salt marsh, dune, and beach communities, concentrating on forty to fifty distinctive (to the botanist’s eye) plant species. And if we see a bird or two, we will look at them as well. Bring a 10x hand lens, Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, lunch, water, and if you have them, binoculars.  $36 for NEWFS members, $41 for non members.  Register at www.newfs.org – class limited to 15.

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  • Wednesday – Friday, January 13 – 15, and Monday – Tuesday, January 19-20 – NOFA Course in Organic Land Care

    The 9th annual NOFA Course in Organic Land Care will be held January 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20, 2010 at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, 6 Plum Island Tpke., Newburyport, MA. (pictured below).  This 5-day intensive course trains and accredits professionals to practice organic land care (caring for land without the use of synthetic pesticides or soil amendments). It is recommended for landscapers, designers, municipal and parks employees, horticulturists, master gardeners and entrepreneurs.

    $550 Course Course fee includes a delicious, catered lunch daily

    • $150 Exam & Accreditation (optional)

    Exam & Accreditation may be paid during the course

    • NOFA Membership Discounts

    Visit www.organiclandcare.net for more information or call Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or email: kathy@nofamass.org.

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