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It is true that Mount Auburn is first and foremost a cemetery, but it is also a National Historic Landmark, a botanical garden, an outdoor museum of art and architecture, and an important habitat for urban wildlife. Attend one of our many events and discover for yourself what makes this place so special!

 



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Members Week: Early Fall Nature Walk – Reflections on Change Within Us and Around Us

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Early Fall Nature Walk -Reflections on Change Within Us and Around Us with Clare Walker Leslie Naturalist, artist, educator, and author Clare Walker Leslie will lead a walk noting specific autumnal changes as participants tour Mount Auburn Cemetery's evolving landscape. Participants are encouraged to write their reflections on this season of change. Paper and pencils […]

Members Week: Indian Ridge Horticulture Walk

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Indian Ridge Horticulture Walk with Rie Macchiarolo  In 2019, Mount Auburn began a three-phase project to restore the landscape along Indian Ridge Path, one of our oldest and most significant areas. With more than 15,000 recently installed plants, the newly-restored area promotes biological diversity while enhancing the site’s natural beauty. Join Mount Auburn's Director of […]

Indian Ridge Habitat Restoration Walk

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a tour of Indian Ridge Path and learn about this multi-year project designed to promote wildlife habitat and biological diversity while enhancing the site’s natural beauty. Between 2019-2024, Mount Auburn's Horticulture staff removed many invasive and unwanted plants across the area and installed 26 trees, 2300 shrubs, and 31,000 perennials. The tour […]

Awash in Color: A Fall Foliage Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during this fall walking tour led by Visitors Services Assistant, Jim Gorman. We will visit some of the more colorful trees in our landscape in addition to looking for plant and shrubs putting out their fall fruits and nuts. REGISTER HERE>> Check-in will be at Story Chapel. […]

Laurel Circle Lecture Series: Horticulture and Climate Change

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

For the final 2024 installment of our Laurel Circle Lecture Series, our very own Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape Ronnit Bendavid-Val will provide an in-depth look at the current effects of the changing climate on our landscape and what to anticipate in the future. Among a host of relevant topics, Ronnit's discussion will focus on […]

Awash in Color: A Fall Foliage Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during this fall walking tour led by Visitors Services Assistant, Jim Gorman. We will visit some of the more colorful trees in our landscape in addition to looking for plant and shrubs putting out their fall fruits and nuts. REGISTER HERE>> Check-in will be at Story Chapel. […]

Fall Bulb Planting

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Get your hands in the soil alongside our horticulture staff during our annual fall bulb planting. Bulbs planted in the Cemetery each fall add blooms to Mount Auburn’s early spring season. Bring your enthusiasm and your favorite planting tool and gloves if you have them. We’ll have plenty on hand to share. Dress for garden […]