Join Athol Bird & Nature Club member and photographer Jeff Blanchard as he takes us on a tour of some of the interesting birds that have appeared amid the 2020 pandemic.
When: Jan 13, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom webinar.
Join a Zoom discussion on Thursday, January 7 at 6 pm to discuss existing conditions at the Clarendon Street Playground, and give your input on the design, Participation is free. For more information email nathan.frazee@boston.gov. Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84853435325?pwd=NFQwOHNzUVJsdS9NR0pvZGFFbkdLZz09#success
Join Courtney Allen, Native Plant Trust’s Director of Public Programs, on January 21 from 1 – 3 for an engaging live group video discussion about the power and impact of trees on human history and culture. In Around the World in 80 Trees, author and former Kew Gardens trustee Jonathan Drori leads us on a wild plant journey across continents with tales of self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats, and radioactive nuts. This program is sure to keep up the fun and momentum started by Native Plant Trust’s 2019 Arbor Day featured speaker—Jonathan Drori!. $15 for NPT members, $18 for nonmembers.
Join the City of Boston Office of Arts and Culture, Age-Friendly, NorthEndWaterfront.com, The Greenway Conservancy, and the Friends of Armenian Heritage Park on Sunday, December 13 at 4 pm for this annual celebration, virtual this year, while enjoying the warmth and togetherness of hot chocolate and favorite cookies. Vicki Lee Diamant Cookies and Hot Chocolate are sharing their favorite recipes. Meet and greet, virtually walk the candlelit labyrinth, share wishes for the Park’s Wishing Tree, and enjoy the joys of music. Performances will include Arazn Antsa (Mher Mnatsakanyan on duduk and Hovo Epoioan on piano), and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough with the Boston Children’s Chorus, with Andrea Baker and choirs from around the world, for the Massachusetts General Hospital Staff, April 2020. RSVP for this Zoom presentation at hello@armenianheritagepark.org, or call 617-803-8785.
The Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition presents a virtual lecture series on the climate crisis, showcasing a diverse mix of perspectives from within the climate crisis movement. Speakers will include climate change researchers, activists, youth leaders, and social scientists covering a variety of issues related to climate change, community resilience, and grounds for action. The series will be held on Zoom; pre-registration is required to receive the link to join the video-conference.
On Thursday, December 3, at 6:30, hear about A Green New Deal for Boston. What could the Green New Deal look like at the municipal level? Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu will share her recently published 15-point plan to address climate change and the important role municipalities can play in the future of our planet. Register HERE
The Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition is comprised of organizations from the communities surrounding the Blue Hills committed to working together to address the challenges of climate change in our communities.
The Our Climate Crisis lecture series is co-sponsored by Blue Hill Observatory, Brookwood Community Farm, Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Friends of the Blue Hills, Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum, Mass Audubon, Milton Public Library, Neponset River Watershed Association, Quincy Climate Action Network, Sustainable Milton, The Trustees of Reservations.
No one celebrated Christmas quite like the Victorians. The festivities began with Thanksgiving and extended through New Year’s Day (and sometimes Twelfth Night). The Gibson House continues to embrace many customs the Victorians popularized–like the Christmas tree–although others, like the once-traditional gift of an orange, have fallen by the wayside.
Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick delves into the food, gifts, entertaining, and superstitions involved in Victorian celebrations.
This December 15 online event on Victorian Holiday Customs at 6 pm will take place via Zoom. Please be sure to download and acquaint yourself with the platform prior to the program. Access information will be sent to those who register. Registration is required and will close 15 minutes prior to the event. Tickets: $10. Register Here!
Peter Del Tredici, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus at the Arnold Arboretum and Rosetta Elkin, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at McGill University, converse about the nature of urban environments, on December 8 beginning at 6 pm.
Peter will begin the program with a brief overview of the plant observations he makes in his book, Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast. Following this, Peter and Rosetta will discuss both ecological and design elements that come into play in the cities and suburbs that we call home. Up for discussion are the environments that humans intentionally and unintentionally create as we turn over more land to infrastructure and buildings while also increasing designed green spaces for human use. They will consider how nature is realized and imagined in the city and who it supports. Offered in collaboration with Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
This virtual program will take place live in Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. Register HERE.
Join Athol Bird & Nature Club’s “Citizen Science” project, the longest continuously running bird data in the area. Contact Dave Small for additional information and to participate in this nationwide annual event: 978-413-1772 or Dave@dhsmall.net Covid-19 rules are in effect National Audubon has issued guidelines which ABNC will use. In preparation zone leaders will need to think about how we can safely work our respective areas. Carpooling will not be allowed and only family members or social pod groups may count together. Social distancing and masking are required. All activities must meet local and state guidelines. With all this in mind feeder watching will be a huge part of this year’s count. Encourage your neighbors to begin feeding the week before the count (if bear activity is low) and consider other ways to safely count our area birds. Unfortunately our morning breakfast and compilation party will not be happening. We will have a virtual compilation via Zoom so people can log on and relate the days sightings and events.
On Thursday, December 3, at 6:30 pm, UMass Biology Professor Rick Kesseli will discuss the habitat and biodiversity changes that have occurred in the Blue Hills over the last couple hundred years as well as current trends and impacts that are affecting the region. We will glimpse into the future and look at where these current climate changes might be taking us.
This presentation is just one in a virtual lecture series by the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition being held via Zoom on the climate crisis. Visit the website for more information, including all co-sponsors, and for a listing of all the dates and all the lectures being offered. The Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition is comprised of organizations from the communities surrounding the Blue Hills committed to working together to address the challenges of climate change in our communities.
Pre-registration on https://friendsofthebluehills.org/climate2020/ is required to receive the link to join the video-conference(s) chosen. Free online event
Experience the Gibson House’s unique architecture from the comfort of your own home on November 17 at 6 pm. Join The Gibson House’s Building Committee members Jackie Blombach and Lorie Komlyn for an in-depth exploration of the museum’s structural features and innovative mechanical systems, reflecting nineteenth-century tastes and technology. If you want to admire the ventilation shaft, or think more about how the two separate staircases were designed and used, this is the tour for you. Jackie is Past President of The Garden Club of the Back Bay, and a knowledgeable restoration carpenter. Time will be allowed for audience questions following the presentation. This event will take place on Zoom. Pre-registration is required HERE. $10 fee.
