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Note that most of our Monthly Meetings are recorded. Links to recordings hosted by SudburyTV can be found on the Archive page. Saturday, February, 13, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMNature Walk: A Sense of Place, Exploring the Landscape at Great Meadows NWR in ConcordA continuing series of monthly walks exploring the plants, landscape, and seasonal wonders of Great Meadows in Concord. The interplay of snow, ice, wind, sunlight, and wild ramblers continuously reshape the winter landscape. We'll explore the ephemeral beauty of frozen forms and changing light along the trail. Bundle up and wear footgear for prevailing conditions. Led by Cherrie Corey, local naturalist and botanist. Cherrie has been communing with the flora and fauna of Great Meadows for much of her life. As the N.E. Wild Flower Society’s first education director, a board member for the Mass. Environmental Education Society, and former Executive Director of the Harvard Museums of Cultural and Natural History, she has long dedicated herself to inspiring a deeper connection to the natural world. The walk will begin at the Great Meadows NWR parking lot. Take Rte. 62 in Concord, to Monsen Road, then turn left into the GMNWR driveway where Monsen Rd. curves to the right. No pre-registration required. A $5/person voluntary donation will be gratefully accepted. For questions, email cherrie.corey@verizon.net or call 978-760-1933. For more information about these walks, see sense-of-place-concord.blogspot This year’s walks are cosponsored by Friends of the Assabet River NWR and Musketaquid, the arts and environment program of the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in Concord. Wednesday, February 24, 7:00 PMMonthly Meeting with talk Flowers that Fly: Habitat Gardening for Butterflies and Hummingbirds in New EnglandSharon Stichter will describe how to create and maintain small habitats for some common and not-so-common butterflies in our area, and what to plant for hummingbirds. Handouts will be provided. This talk is jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Butterfly Club. Sharon Stichter is a longtime member of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, editor of the club's journal, Massachusetts Butterflies, and of the MBC Guide to Good Butterfly Sites. In the summer she maintains a large butterfly and hummingbird garden in Newbury, Massachusetts. For information on the Massachuetts Butterfly Club see www.naba.org. The Friends' monthly meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, 73 Weir Hill Road in Sudbury (Google Map). Each meeting starts with a brief discussion of the Refuge status, followed by our featured presentation. Starts Thursday, March 18, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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