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  • Sunday, September 10, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern – Love Your Leaves

    Learn to love your leaves with Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton, New Jersey. Join them for a free interactive workshop focused on loving and managing leaves in a sustainable way at your home.

    Every fall, we welcome the beautiful colors and sights of Princeton’s foliage. Fallen leaves, however, can be a nuisance for homeowners who often remove them from lawns and backyards. Unfortunately, these practices lead to piles of leaves in municipal streets, creating safety hazards, blocking stormwater drains, and feeding unhealthy algae blooms in our waterways.

    What can you do to make a difference? Leave your leaves where they can do some good for your soil!

    This FREE workshop includes:

    • A hybrid talk (in-person and virtual) with Morven Horticulturist and Master Gardener, Louise Senior, on how to use your piles of leaves to care for your yard and garden this fall (starts at 2:00 p.m.)
    • A Leaf Corral DIY Workshop with Sustainable Princeton (starts at 3:00 p.m.)
    • Leaf-inspired crafts for the whole family
    • A raffle to win an all electric leaf blower / vacuum (must be present in-person to win)

    LOVES YOUR LEAVES TALK*: The hybrid talk with Louise Senior will be offered both virtually and in-person. If you’d like to participate in the program virtually, please select the virtual ticket option upon registration. You will receive a Zoom link in your email confirmation. The program will be recorded and a link shared publicly following the event.

    LEAF CORRAL DIY WORKSHOP: Join Sustainable Princeton in a Leaf Corral DIY Workshop at 3:00 p.m. A leaf corral can hold the leaves in your yard and allow them to mature into compost, providing a rich fertilizer for future application. All materials will be provided for free. Please indicate your interest in participating upon registration (pre-registration is required). We will close registration for the workshop one week prior to the event. Questions? Contact info@sustainableprinceton.org

    *A virtual ticket does not include the DIY Leaf Corral Workshop or door prize raffle. Register through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-your-leaves-tickets-680347556857

  • Saturday, August 21 (rain date August 22) – Wetland Wilderness Exploration

    Join the New England Botanical Club on August 21 for an exploration of the 1066-acre Savage Hill Wildlife Management Area, which abuts another 234-acre Savage Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement, in Princeton and Rutland, Massachusetts. The trip will traverse oak-pine dominated forest with pockets of hemlock and maple along wetlands associated with the East Branch Ware River. Narrow-leaved gentian (Gentiana linearis) is expected to be in full bloom along the wetlands, along with taxa yet to be documented in wetlands and the adjacent uplands. Those that are interested are encouraged to explore further into the wetland. Please come with a sense of adventure and bring attire that fits your wetness comfort level. Hiking boots will suffice for uplands and upper wetland edges, while knee boots are more appropriate for shallow marshy areas, and waders are recommended for deeper investigations. Matt Charpentier has graciously offered to host a potluck social time in Princeton nearby after the outing. Contact Brett Trowbridge (brettatrowbridge@gmail.com for more information and to register. Trip leaders include Bob Wernerehl and Matt Charpentier.

    We will follow COVID-19 Regulations & Guidance | Mass.gov as the minimum safety standard for our field trips. Attendees sharing a car with other participants as part of a field trip are expected to wear masks during the car ride, unless everyone is fully vaccinated. Anyone who is not vaccinated is requested to wear a mask, except while they are outdoors, and to maintain appropriate social distance from others on the trip.

    Summer day field trips are informal, small-group outings to explore interesting places and to see interesting plants, facilitated by knowledgeable and enthusiastic leaders. Bring your lunch, water, insect repellent, field guides, hand lens, and curiosity. Be prepared for the terrain and level of difficulty indicated for each trip. You should contact the trip leader at least 1 week in advance to register and to get time and directions. Trips will be limited to 10 participants.

  • Wednesday, May 31, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Hope in a New Ecology

    Anthropocence—the “Age of Humans”—is the scientific name for our new future, in which humankind is the dominant force of nature that stands to determine our ecology and therefore the fate of all life on Earth. To many, Anthropocence foreshadows widespread extinction of species and loss of global sustainability. But, this needn’t be. Scientist and author Oswald Schmitz, PhD, Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, will discuss how the science of ecology is evolving to provide new understanding about how humans can engage with the natural world to maintain and enhance our planet’s environmental performance and ensure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. His book, The New Ecology: Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene will be available for purchase and signing. This Arnold Arboretum event will take place on Wednesday, May 31 at 7 pm in the Hunnewell Building. Fee: Free for Arboretum members and students, $5 nonmembers. Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

  • Sunday, May 17, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Wachusett Mountain Spring Hike

    Join Amanda Weise and the New England Wild Flower Society on Sunday, May 17 from 10 – 2 on a spring hike to the summit of Mount Wachusett. The mountain rises more than 2,000 feet above the surrounding forest, and on a clear day, visitors to the summit can see Mount Monadnock to the north, the Berkshires to the west, and the Boston skyline to the east. We’ll explore the old-growth forest along the Semuhenna Trail ravine, a perched bog just south of the mountain’s summit, and rich mesic slopes along the Jack Frost Trail. The trails are fairly steep. Bring a bag lunch, water, and your favorite field guides. Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/wachusett-mountain-state-reservation. $36 for NEWFS members, $44 for nonmembers.  Picture from www.newenglandtrailreview.com.

  • Tuesday, June 29, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating

    Porter Square Books, 25 White Street in Cambridge, welcomes Leslie Brunetta, a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in the New York Times, Technology Review, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly, as well as on NPR, on Tuesday, June 29, beginning at 7 pm.  Her wonderful new book, co-authored with Catherine L. Craig, Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating “cures arachnophobia for any lucky reader…”, according to Simon Levin, author of Fragile Dominion.  For more information, log on to www.portersquarebooks.com.

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