Tag: The Living Earth

  • Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Environmental Studies School

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. will offer Series 5, Course 2: The Living Earth – Land & Related Issues, on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 & 24, at UTEC, Inc., 35 Warren Street in Lowell.  Subjects to be covered are Ecology, Plants, Environmental Science, Wildlife, Earth Stewardship, Source Reduction of Pollutants, Coastal Zone Management, and Field Study of the Land.  Recommended reading is Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy, and Living in the Environment by G. Tyler Miller, Jr., 7th Edition or later. For more information contact Leigh Cameron, ESS Chairman, at leighb.cameron@gmail.com.

  • Saturday, November 6 – Sunday, November 7, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm – GCFMA Environmental Studies School 2010

    Get ready for another exciting and informative weekend, this year in Hull, Massachusetts.  Welcome back some instructors you may have enjoyed before, and meet new ones.  Learn about weather and discuss global warming with a local meteorologist.  Trade in your toxic household products for healthy, non-toxic alternatives.  Explore pollution and develop a value system which respects the interdependence of all nature.  Explore the rain forest and discover new ways to protect endangered plants and wildlife.  Last, but not least, visit Hull’s wind turbines and learn about their development, construction, and how Hull benefits from clean, free energy.  This National Garden Clubs, Inc. program November 6 – 7 is entitled The Living Earth – Air and Related Issues.  The event will be held at the Nantasket Beach Hotel and Conference Center, 45 Hull Shore Drive in Hull, and the course fee is $110. Marc Fournier, Debbie Cook, Marie Stella, Rob Gilman, and Patrick Cannon will speak.  Required text: Living in the Environment by G. Tyler Miller, Jr., 7th Edition or later – Reference only.  For complete information, call Judy Dorner at 781-367-0626, or email her at Kayakflower@verizon.net.