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  • Saturday, July 2, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Summer Butterfly Count

    Saturday, July 2, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Summer Butterfly Count

    On Saturday, July 2 from 9 – noon, join The Trustees and the North American Butterfly Association for an annual summer butterfly count at Appleton Farms, in Hamilton and Ipswich, Massachusetts. Appleton’s wet meadows and farm fields provide important habitat for many common and uncommon butterfly species. Trustees Ecology Program Director Russ Hopping and Massachusetts Butterfly Club President Howard Hoople will orient the group with an Introduction to butterflies before setting out for the count. Participants should wear long pants, sunscreen and proper clothing to be walking through fields of tall grass. Bring a lunch. Free for Trustees members, $3 for nonmembers.  Pre-registration is required by emailing bzschau@thetrustees.org

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  • Saturday, August 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Attracting Native Pollinators to Your Garden

    Join The Trustees of Reservations ecologist Russ Hopping for a workshop on how to attract native pollinators to your vegetable and ornamental gardens. Learn how to create habitat that will support many of these essential species. The program will take place Saturday, August 27, from 10 – 12 at City Native in Mattapan. Registration required.For more information or to register for a program (unless otherwise noted) please call BNAN at 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org. Clethra alnifolia, below, provides nourishment for butterflies and other native pollinators.  Photo from Grow Native Massachusetts.

  • Wednesday, August 3, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Bird Park: Ecological Beauty

    Join Trustees of Reservations Ecologist Russ Hopping on Wednesday, August 3 at 10 in the morning for a unique walking tour of Francis William Bird Park, an 89-acre reservation in Walpole, designed by renowned landscape architect and town planner John Nolen.  Russ will discuss the park’s land use history and The Trustees’ current efforts to promote biodiversity and ecological resiliency.  His passion for the sustainable landscape management practices employed here is contagious.  Attendees will learn about lawn reduction to create meadows for native pollinators, birds, and bats, sustainable mowing practices, removal of invasive species, and monitoring waterways to plan pond restoration.  Registrations are limited.  $15 for Ecological Landscaping Association and Trustees of Reservations members, or $20 for nonmembers.  For more information call 617-436-5838, or email ela.info@comcast.net.  You may register online at www.ecolandscaping.org or www.thetrustees.org.  Meet at the park, on Washington Street in Walpole.

  • Wednesday, July 21, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – The Doyle Reservation: Conservation & Restoration

    Join Russ Hopping, Ecological Program Manager for the Trustees of Reservation (TTOR), for this walking tour through the three eco-types that make up the Doyle Reservation, 464 Abbott Avenue in Leominster, Massachusetts.

    The Doyle Reservation is a 170 acre conservation property that includes meandering trails, woodlands, meadows, fields and gardens, all part of two former early 1900’s estates.  Today the Reservation includes Pierce Park, the Doyle Center, and Doyle Estate. Pierce Park is made up of ten of the original landscaped grounds from the Pierce estate – most of the trees and shrubs are from the estate’s original design and plantings.  The Doyle Center (below), with a LEED Gold-Certified “green” building as its heart, is the hub of the Reservation, and is where the tour will begin.

    Discussion will include efforts made to remove and control invasive species, demonstrate site restoration, and highlight TTOR’s ecological management plan.  This event is co-sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association.  $20 for ELA or TTOR members, $25 for non-members.  For more information, or to register, email ela.info@comcast.net, or call 617-436-5838.

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