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  • Saturday, February 21, 10:30 am, 1:00 pm, & 3:30 pm – Eyes on Owls

    Join Mount Auburn Cemetery friends in Story Chapel for a special presentation by teacher naturalist Marcia Wilson and wildlife photographer Mark Wilson. Three sessions are being offered on Saturday, February 21 at 10:30am, 1:00pm, and 3:30pm. Space is limited, Registration required. Visit https://mountauburn.org/event/eyes-on-owls-4/

    Marcia and Mark will introduce visitors to the owls of New England and beyond. Learn the field marks, signs, and naturalist’s skills that you can use to find owls without disturbing them, then meet some live owls up close.

  • Thursday, May 24, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Asa Gray Garden: A Behind-The-Scenes Preview

    Members of The Garden Club of the Back Bay are invited to a private tour led by Dave Barnett, President & CEO of Mount Auburn Cemetery, on Thursday, May 24 from 1:30 – 3, beginning at the Story Chapel, 580 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge. In recognition of our Club’s role in saving the Boston Public Library’s Japanese Maples, now in the Asa Gray Garden, all members are cordially invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of the renovated garden.  Learn about the project, including details of the the native and exotic plants selected for the design, and see the final stages of the renovation up close, as planting work begins. RSVP by May 17 to Anna Moir at 617-607-1947 or amoir@mountauburn.org. If you are not a member of The Garden Club of the Back Bay, join now at https://bostonflora.com/shop.

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  • Wednesday, July 8, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Mount Auburn’s Beautiful Public Lots

    Mount Auburn, since its beginnings in 1831, has set aside modest burial spaces suitable for single grave interments. The first such space was called St. James’ Lot and it is on Cypress Avenue (1831). This Wednesday, July 8 walking tour led by Volunteer Docents Rosemarie Smurzynski and Bill McEvoy will begin at 5:30 in Story Chapel and then continue with a walk on the grounds to St James’ and St. John’s public lots preserved as a country cemetery. Note: this program is two hours. Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. $7 for Friends of Mount Auburn, $12 for nonmembers. Register online at http://mountauburn.org/2015/mount-auburns-beautiful-public-lots/  Image from www.promptguides.com.