2013

May

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May 19, 2:00 pm

At Home with Native Plants, Rain Gardens, and Cape Cod’s Natural Landscape

This lecture is part of the Gardening for Life: Cape Cod Native Plant series sponsored by the Friends of Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (CCMNH).

Location: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

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May 22 & 29

UMass Extension’s Identifying Freshwater Wetlands in the Landscape

Keep yourself out of trouble! Fines for working in a wetland area in Massachusetts can be costly. These workshops are useful to anyone who needs to be able to identify the presence of freshwater wetlands in the landscape, such as landscapers, arborists, foresters, etc.

INLAND WETLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION – May 22
IDENTIFYING INLAND WETLAND SOILS – May 29

Location: French Hall, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Registration options at http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/

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June

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June 5

The Restoration of Consecration Dell, 7:00pm

At the heart of Mount Auburn Cemetery, Consecration Dell is a landscape of great beauty and a hot spot for birding. Yet not long ago, it was overrun by invasive species and worn from erosion. Come hear Dr. Dave Barnett, President of Mount Auburn, describe the Dell’s restoration— requiring decades of work to establish a thriving community of native plants and vital habitat for wildlife. It is complex and intriguing tale, full of lessons about the challenges and rewards of ecological restoration.

Location: Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA

Contact: Grow Native Massachusetts. Free lecture. Info at http://www.grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts

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June 25 & 26

Wetland Restoration Workshop

This  workshop is designed for individuals interested in learning how to use practical, low cost techniques for restoring natural-appearing and functioning wetlands. Participants will see how wetland projects can be planned in land trust properties and other private conserved lands, public land, and even on school grounds to benefit plants, animals, and people. Through direct participation in an actual wetland restoration project at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, attendees will discover how to identify degraded wetlands suitable for restoration, test soils, choose construction techniques, work with heavy equipment operators, and establish native plants. Also, through a series of presentations, participants will learn about active management projects involving rare wetland species including Mass Audubon’s Eastern Spadefoot Toad Restoration Project on Cape Cod. Field trips to proposed and existing wetland restoration project sites are included.

Location: Long Pasture Wildlife  Sanctuary

Contact: Arlene Sliwoski at 508-362-7475 Ext 9353 or go to:

www.massaudubon.org/PDF/sanctuaries/longpasture/WetlandCreationWorkshopAnnouncement.pdf

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October 6-11

5th SER World Conference on Ecological Restoration: Reflections on the Past, Directions for the Future

Location: Madison, WI

Website: http://www.ser2013.org/about/ser-25th-anniversary/

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“Outdoors This Week” is a weekly listing of outdoor-oriented activities west of Boston sponsored by a variety of local organizations and posted by the Sudbury Valley Trustees.

For more information visit: www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org.

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