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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
General Calendar
Events, Field Trips and Seminars for Adults
Events, field trips, seminars, courses, and fun for adults at Garden in the Woods and beyond as announced by New England Wild Flower Society.
March 05, 2008CONTACT:
Debra Strick, Marketing and PR Director
508.877.7630 x3501
dstrick@newenglandWILD.org
Steven Ziglar, Corporate and PR Associate
508-877-7630 x3503
szglar@newenglandWILD.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
2008 Calendar Selections of New England Wild Flower Society
FRAMINGHAM, MA ▬ New England Wild Flower Society announces the 2008 Calendar including the return of David Rogers’ BIG BUGS exhibit and web-of-life extravaganza July 12-October 31, 2008 to Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. Join us for an exciting roster of programs and events throughout the year and festivals during the exhibit, all supporting the Society’s efforts to protect New England’s native plants and their habitats-our natural heritage. All programs are fee-based unless otherwise noted. Please also note changes in Garden in the Woods hours and fee schedule: The trails and nursery are open 9-7 from April 15 through September 1, and 9-5 September 2 - October 31, 2008. WEEKDAY tours daily at 10:00 a.m.; WEEKEND tours at 2:00 pm, no reservations needed. Admission: $8 adults; $6 senior (65+) and students with ID; $4 youths 3-18; Children under three and members FREE. Informal tours included with admission, no reservations required. Reserve group and cart tours with Bonnie Drexler at bdrexler@newenglandwild.org. The Society’s Nasami Farm Nursery & Sanctuary in Whately, MA is open 10-5 Thursday-Sunday from April 17-June 8, 2008, reopening for fall September 4 through Sunday October 5, 2008. Check our full Spring and Summer course list-the largest native plant education program in America- available beginning March 24-Check now for already scheduled programs.
2008 Selected Events
Held at Garden in the Woods with pre-registration required for classes at registrar@newenglandwild.org (unless noted)
Apr 15 GRAND OPENING DAY Garden in the Woods Trails & Nursery for the season
Apr 17 GRAND OPENING DAY Nasami Farm & Sanctuary, Whately, MA
Apr 26 FREE EARTH DAY FESTIVAL animal shows, festivities 10-4. Get a breath of spring
Apr 29 Connecting Your Children to Nature, A program for adults
May 1 FREE Sunday gardening seminars at 1 pm begin at Nasami Farm-Sundays through June
May 1-30 Spring Woodland Wildflowers on Exhibit at Garden in the Woods
May 10 Taking Better Pictures with your Digital Camera – Beginners workshop; light, camera, action
May 18 Plant and Wildflower Photography – Composition, lighting, techniques
May 23 Gardening with Native Plants to Support the Web of Life – Field Seminar in the Garden
June 1 Ferns of the Blue Hills, Milton, MA – Visit and study this biodiversity hotspot – Field Trip
June 5 & 8 Wildflower Propagation I: Transplanting Seedlings and Root Cuttings – Lecture and Field
June 5 Go WILD! Party: plant shopping, auctions, speakers, and reception.
June 7 GARDENERS DAY at Garden in the Woods, Demos + Gardening Fair
June 14 Sears and Forbes Conservations Lands, Weston, MA – Field Trip exploring 90 diverse acres
June 29 Botany and Ecology of Quarry Hill, North Pownal, VT – Field Trip - Diverse limestone flora
July 6 Barton Cove, Gill, MA – Two-mile excursion through Dinosaur Track Quarry
July 9 Wetland Plant Identification – Intro lecture and field study
July 10,17,24 Responding to the Natural Landscape – 3 sessions with oil pastels, Learn and do.
July 10 BIG BUGS PREVIEW PARTY, Members Only. Join the Society and be the first to see this exciting new installation of the BIG BUGS.
July 12 BIG BUGS GRAND OPENING Meet the BEETLES FESTIVAL - Live Beatles Music with HELP!
July 12 Connecticut Valley Wild Edibles, Nasami Farm, Whately, MA – 3-hour ramble and foraging
July 19-20 BIG BUGS LADYBUG WEEKEND Meet “Dottie” and 13 giant bugs
July 21 ANIMAL AMBASSADORS live Animal Show with Curious Creatures. Pay at the door.
July 26-27 BIG BUGS DRAGONFLY WEEKEND Explore the Lily Pond and 13 giant bugs.
Aug 2-3 BIG BUGS BEE WEEKEND Meet beekeepers, watch a working hive of honeybees, and try some wildflower honey. On Sunday, August 3, Don Adams presents "Native Nectar Sources for Bees," a slide presentation on native wildflowers, trees and shrubs that support both honey bees and our native bees, at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.
Aug 7-8 Basic Wetland Identification and Delineation – Foundation in wetland identification, field work.
Aug 8 WILD NIGHTS (6 p.m.) Bill Staines in concert, Woodland Stage Tickets $20/$17 includes exhibit; picnics available. Advance tickets WICN.org or 5098-752-0700. Co-sponsored by WICN, "New England's Jazz and Folk Station", 90.5 FM.
Aug 9-10 BIG BUGS ANT WEEKEND Meet Ant Mini and see 13 giant bugs-bring your Aunt
Aug 11 ANIMAL AMBASSADORS Live Animal Show with Curious Creatures
Aug 16-17 BIG BUGS DAMSELFLY WEEKEND and 13 giant bugs
Aug 23-24 BIG BUGS BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL-Tour the meadow and 13 giant bugs
Sept 4 FALL OPENING DAY at Nasami Farm, Whately, MA
Sept 6-7 BIG BUGS MANTIS WEEKEND –Over the bend with 13 giant bugs
Sept 7 Ferns of East Mountain, West Springfield, MA – Hike and seek fern species
Sept 13-14 BIG BUGS DADDY LONGLEGS WEEKEND Make your own longlegs sculpture. Bring your dad
Sept 14 Cape Cod Treasures, Brewster, MA – Explore coastal ponds and shores
Sept 20-21 BIG BUGS MONARCH MIGRATION WEEKEND Celebrate the Monarch's beauty and endurance.
Sept 21 Southern New Hampshire Astereaceae, Auburn, NH, Observe and identify asters and more.
Sept 26 Intermediate Wetland Delineation Workshop – Lecture and field work
Sept 27-28 BIG BUGS GRASSHOPPER WEEKEND-Celebrate our jumping favorites
Oct 4-5 ASSASSIN BUG WEEKEND Learn why this sneaky insect is the one "true bug" of the BIG BUGS exhibit.
Oct 5 BIG BUGS STUDENT ART SHOW Paintings and drawings by students in grades K-12.
Oct 18-19 BIG BUGS SPIDER WEEKEND Make your own spider and web. Enjoy an “unscary” Halloween.
Oct 25-26 BYE BYE BUGS WEEKEND Vote for your favorite bug and make a goodbye card.
Oct 31 BIG BUGS FINAL DAY
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