Red-twig dogwoods
Horticulture Highlight: Red-twig dogwoods, Cornus sericea, Cornus alba …Everyone longs for love’s tense joy and red delights… -Jane Kenyon A sampling of red delights from past Horticulture Highlights could include blossoms of rufous-tinted hellebores, redbud, tree peony, azalea, rose, … Continue reading
Citizen Science Training 2021
The mission of the Citizen Science Naturalist Program is to create a community of well-trained volunteers to support biodiversity research at Mount Auburn, as well as at other sites. The volunteers will receive training from a diverse group of local … Continue reading
Local Climate Change Preparedness
View of a recording of this Climate Speaker Series event. Panelists Kara Runsten, John Bolduc, and Laurel Schwab join Mount Auburn for an overview of the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program and the efforts of Watertown and Cambridge to conduct vulnerability assessments and implement climate change preparedness and resiliency plans. The role of the urban forest and green infrastructure in addressing heat and flood risks are a focus of the panel discussion. Continue reading
Beyond the Gates: A Cemetery Explorer’s Guide to the Old Town Cemetery in Mansfield, MA
Possibly the burial ground of Mansfield’s first parish, settled in 1658, many graves in the Old Town Cemetery predate the town’s 1775 incorporation. Continue reading