Week of Events
Lecture: Bird Bills
Lecture: Bird Bills
Bird bills come in all sorts of sizes and shapes, from the needle-like bills of swallows for picking insects out of the air, to hummingbirds' long and curved bills for probing into the base of a flower, to the robust bill of the evening grosbeak for cracking into seeds. Some even have special features, like pressure sensors that allow shorebirds to detect food without touching it. The Arnold Arboretum invites you to join Dr. Lorna…
Tree Mob: Sweet Birch
Tree Mob: Sweet Birch
It looks like a cherry tree, it smells like root beer, but it is, in fact, the beautiful and aromatic sweet birch. Join Horticulturist Brendan Keegan to learn about this fascinating tree and its role in ecological succession, its use by wildlife, and its importance to indigenous communities. You may even get a chance to smell the wintergreen scent yourself. Getting to this Tree Mob on Hemlock Hill will involve walking up a moderately sloped…
Family Hike: Evergreens!
Family Hike: Evergreens!
Spruces and hemlocks and pines, oh my! Take a walk and use a hand lens to see the intricacies of evergreen needles and cones. You will be surprised at something you’ve never noticed before. The walking portion of this program will be a mile on moderately sloped woodchips, gravel, and paved paths. In the event of inclement weather, registrants will be notified. For more information, please call (617) 384-5209. To sign up, click here.
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