Friday,
May 9, 2008 -
Evening Owl Prowl
8:30 pm
Location TBD
Ted Watt, naturalist and educator at the
Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst
Bring the family out to the spring woods to
listen for and call owls. We will learn
about the species of owls found in the
hilltowns and see some mounted specimens.
Then we will hike into the woods and try to
lure one in by imitating its call. The
spring woods will be beautiful and we might
even hear an owl. Bring your binoculars and
get ready to be as quiet as a mouse. Yikes!
Pre-registration required. Call 413-625-9152 x 8
or
by email
to
Lalvord@franklinlandtrust.org.
FREE to
Franklin Land Trust members.
If you are not yet a member, the cost is $25
for an annual household membership, which
includes all workshops for the year.
Limit:
25 participants, all ages welcome.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Wild Edibles Workshop
Early Evening
Time and
Location TBD
Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of
"Wild Plants I Have Known and Eaten"
Franklin County is home to over one hundred
species of edible wild plants, many of which are
more nutritious and/or flavorful than their
cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen on a
walk to learn about at least two dozen edible
species. Keys to the identification of each
species will be provided along with information
on edible portions, season of availability and
preparation method, as well as general
guidelines for safe and
environmentally-responsible foraging.
Participants may want to bring a pen and paper
to take notes and several small bags to collect
samples.
Other Russ Cohen courses:
http://users.rcn.com/eatwild/sched.htm
Pre-registration required. Call 413-625-9152 x 8
or by email
to
Lalvord@franklinlandtrust.org.
FREE to
Franklin Land Trust members.
If you are not yet a member, the cost is $25
for an annual household membership, which
includes all workshops for the year.
Limit: 30 participants, children 8+ welcome with
participating parent.
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Saturday, July 12, 2008 Learning Our Native
Ferns*
9:00 am to noon
Location TBD
Ted Watt, Naturalist and educator at the
Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst
Join us for a
field walk to learn about our native ferns. Ted
will explain terminology and what to look for in
the field as we try making sense out of the
diversity of ferns in our area. Although the
different species often look the same initially,
when you train your eye to pick out a few of the
simple differences they begin to sort themselves
out. Really! We will walk leisurely staying on
trail. Ted will also discuss native fern
conservation and those species that make good
garden subjects and those that are best to
avoid. Bring a notebook and a hand lens. The
new (2005) edition of the 'Field Guide to Ferns'
in the Peterson series has been revised by two
Massachusetts authors to include updated
classification and excellent photographs!
Pre-registration required. Call 413-625-9152 x 8
or by email
to
Lalvord@franklinlandtrust.org.
FREE to
Franklin Land Trust members.
If you are not yet a member, the cost is $25
for an annual household membership, which
includes all workshops for the year.
Limit:
25 participants
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2008 EVENTS
-- June 7, 2008 -
Golf Tournament - Edge Hill Golf Course,
Ashfield
-- June 28 & 29, 2008 - 20th Annual
Farm and Garden Tour
-- August 23, 2008 - D2R3 -
Deerfield Dirt Road Randonee
and Deerfield
Farm Festival
