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Tag: US Forest Service

  • Saturday, September 6, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Rattlesnake Mountain Walk

    The New England Botanical Society is leading a walk on September 6 to Rattlesnake Mountain in Rumney, New Hampshire. The leader is Scott Bailey, retired US Forest Service ecologist. Rattlesnake Mountain is part of the White Mountain National Forest. There are cliffs of multiple lithologies, talus, and rich northern woodlands. The site is likely the northernmost station for white oak in the Merrimack watershed and contains good diversity of ferns, including Dryopteris fragrans. The trip will cover a moderate distance. Some areas may be challenging with steep and rocky sections. Register HERE. Free.

  • Wednesday, October 14, 7:00 pm – Deer, Forests, and People: Understanding and Managing Socioecological Systems

    Wildlife comebacks in the last half century are to be celebrated. But, there have been unintended negative consequences. Deer populations, in particular, have risen to unprecedented levels in many areas, causing all kinds of problems. This Athol Bird & Nature Club presentation on Wednesday, October 14, beginning at 7 pm at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol, will explore the deer overabundance issue and its many challenges. We no longer manage wildlife, but rather, “socioecological systems.” Tom Rawinski Botanist US Forest Service Durham Field Office will speak. Free.

  • Wednesday, June 4, 7:00 pm – Scentless Spring: Ecosystems Under Siege by White-Tailed Deer

    The overabundance of white-tailed deer is a growing problem. As a keystone species of forest ecosystems, they have a disproportionate impact on other species – wildflowers, tree seedlings, songbirds, and insects. Learn about the extensive damage caused by deer overpopulation on the Blue Hills Reservation and in other forests throughout our region, on Wednesday, June 4 at 7 pm at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, at a free program sponsored by Grow Native Massachusetts. We can solve this by restoring the predation that once kept deer populations in check.

    Speaker Tom Rawinski is a US Forest Service botanist in Durham, NH. For more information visit www.grownativemassachusetts.org.

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  • Saturday, June 8, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm – Migratory Dragonfly Short Course

    Dragonfly migration occurs on every continent except Antarctica. In North America, huge numbers of dragonflies can be seen flying south in fall along both coasts and through the Midwest, but these migrations are still poorly understood. The Migratory Dragonfly Partnership (MDP), Xerces Society, and U.S. Forest Service International Programs are pleased to announce an upcoming Migratory Dragonfly Short Course in White River Junction, Vermont,  at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies on Saturday, June 8, from 10 – 4:30. This FREE full day training will provide an overview of dragonfly life history, ecology, conservation, and migratory behavior, and train participants to identify key migratory species and contribute data to ongoing MDP citizen science research projects. Morning refreshments will be provided, but lunch is not included.  For more information contact Michele Blackburn at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation at dragonfly@xerces.com. Register on line at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?utm_medium=email&oeidk=a07e7d4pqro10030708&llr=tnjebhdab&utm_campaign=MDSC+VT+2013&utm_source=VT+June+8%2C+2013+-+MDSC+event+Announce+1.

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  • Monday, May 13, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Written in the Genes: Forest Tree Evolution, Growth, and Reaction to Climate Change

    Recent advances in genomics research are providing insights into the fascinating biology of forest trees. Using information from paleobotany and genome sequencing of the model tree Populus, Andrew Groover, Geneticist and Director of the Institute of Forest Genetics of the US Forest Service, will explain the evolution of trees, including their origins and the processes underlying speciation. He will show how trees make wood at the molecular genetic level. Then he will use information from population genetics to infer migration of Populus species during past periods of climate change and what forest species’ migrations might look like in the future. The program takes place Monday, May 13 in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum, beginning at 7 pm. Free, but registration requested at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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  • Tuesday, November 8, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Flipside of Biological Invasions: The Positive Social Impact of Working with the Asian Longhorned Beetle

    On Tuesday, November 8, the Cambridge Entomological Club will present Michael Bohne, Forest Health Group Leader of the US Forest Service, Durham Field Office, who will, improbably, resuscitate the image of the Asian Longhorned Beetle with his lecture entitled The Flipside of Biological Invasions: The Positive Social Impact of Working with the Asian Longhorned Beetle. The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 6:15 PM) at the Harvard Law School cafeteria, on the second floor of Harkness Commons.

    CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (6:15 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM) in MCZ 101, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University. The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.  For more information, email CEC President Jessica Walden-Gray at jessisoutside@gmail.com.