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Spring Tree Identification Walk |
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Sunday, 5/5/2024, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2 hours
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Sunday, 5/5/2024 11:00 AM
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Spring is a special time
to get to know your local trees -- when you can see the remarkable ways in
which each different species comes back to life. On this walk, you will take a
close look at trees' emerging buds, leaves, and flowers, as well as the
succession of awakenings that happen from one species to another. You will also
discover year-round characteristics like bark, silhouette and branching
patterns, and habitat. Along the way, Alex will include plenty of tidbits on
natural history of the Eastern Massachusetts forest and local people's
relationships to trees, from Native Massachusetts nations and European settlers
to modern industrialists, herbalists and foragers.
Please wear appropriate
attire for walking around the gardens and trails.
Instructor: Alex Klein
Alex Klein describes himself as an
intermediary between people and plants. After beginning his work as a
landscaper in Boston and New York, his desire to connect to nature more
meaningfully changed his perspective on plants from something mostly aesthetic
to something directly useful to him and the people around him. Alex has since
botanized and wildcrafted up and down the East Coast, getting to know well the
flora of the region, as well as the historical and modern uses of hundreds of
food and medicine plants. Along the way, he trained as a clinical herbalist at
the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine and the Ithaca Free Clinic. His
passion for herbal medicine led him to do herbal First Aid, volunteering his
time at Asheville Street Feet, a free Foot Clinic for those in need, and at
various wilderness gatherings. Alex currently practices as an herbalist in
Boston, striving to use only plants he has gathered himself or grown in his
garden. For his day job, Alex is an Arborist at Mount Auburn Cemetery in
Watertown.
$40 Member Adult; $55 Adult (includes admission to the Garden)
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