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Tree Mob™! From Solar Power to Flower Power

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Danny Schissler, Project Coordinator, Arnold Arboretum, and Brendan Keegan, Arboretum Gardener II, Arnold Arboretum

Location: Weld Hill Solar Array, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street, Roslindale
With a projected completion date in fall 2019, the Weld Hill Solar Project represents the Arnold Arboretum’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date. Comprising nearly 1300 solar panels, the system is capable of producing an estimated 566,409 kWh annually (approximately 30% of the Weld Hill Research Building's total energy load). Working in tandem with the panels, a unique battery storage array reduces peak demand charges, adding additional energy savings. Join Danny Schissler to learn about the photovoltaic system and Brendan Keegan to hear about the initial stages of development of a native plant pollinator meadow within the area of the solar panels. Meet at the solar array behind the Weld Hill Building at 1300 Centre Street, Roslindale.

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It’s Your Climate: Act Toward Change

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Join us at the Arnold Arboretum for events aimed at encouraging thoughtful consideration of the climate crisis and ways that individuals and organizations can take action. Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) and the Arnold Arboretum are partnering with community members and organizations across Massachusetts to bring you a variety of events, both formal and informal, for the second annual Climate Preparedness Week. Learn about earth-centered ethics initiatives around the globe, collaborate with others in an art and design workshop to create a three-dimensional talisman that will spur people to change their behavior vis-à-vis the climate crisis, or strike up a climate conversation on one of our Dia-Logs. Registration is requested or required for certain events. For a full list of events and to register, please see: https://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/news-events/whats-new/special-events/

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The Caterpillar Lab visits the Arnold Arboretum!

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[Arnold Arboretum,Hunnewell Building] August 22 through August 26, 10:00am-5:00pm every day
The Caterpillar Lab, from Keene, NH, comes to the Arnold Arboretum for 5 days of astonishing exhibits. Explore the captivating world of caterpillars on a whole new level.There will be live caterpillars, cocoons, hatched eggs, shed skins and much more. Visitors of all ages will be amazed. For more information and to contact us email arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu or call 617.384.5209.

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Family Hike: The Forest is Calling

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Families need nature at all times of the year! Meet inside the main gate at the Visitor Center. We’ll visit a nearby forest inside the Arboretum and learn what plants and animals live there. Play with forest puppets, get a tattoo, and read a StoryWalk ®. Free and open to all, most suitable for children ages four through ten.

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Art Workshop: Cyanotype Printing for Families

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Sarah Cross, Artist and Art Instructor 

Saturday, July 28 10:00am–12:00pm     [Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building]

Sarah Cross, the Arnold Arboretum's exhibiting artist of Between the Leaves, will hold a cyanotype printing workshop for families. Join Sarah to make beautiful blue prints of leaves and blooms found at the Arboretum, while you learn about this alternative printing technique. After making your own unique cyanotype photogram, you will be able to take it home. All materials will be provided. This free drop in is appropriate for ages 7 and up.

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Art Reception – Between the Leaves: The Unique Prints of Sarah Cross

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July 26 – October 13, 2019       [Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building]

Opening Reception, Saturday, July 27, 1:00-3:00pm, Free, public invited

Cyanotype Workshop: Sunday, July 28, 10:00am-Noon;  Free, drop-in

Between the Leaves focuses on the ephemeral quality of light.  Behind each photograph is Cross's hand in the physical construction of what is set up in front of the camera, or through a cathartic printing process. The artist works with a range of photographic media, including 4" x 5" color negatives, and gum bichromate printing to create photographs. After a strong degree of photoshop manipulation, the prints are made through the historic gum bichromate process. With this lengthy process, each color is printed as a single layer, resulting in fragile, painterly, and unique prints. Although large in physical presence, these prints are meant to express small invitations to reverie. Sarah Cross is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Photography at Cazenovia College in New York. She taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Photography & New Media at Beloit College in Wisconsin from 2009 to 2013.

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Info Session: Volunteer as an Arboretum Field Study Guide

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE!  

Volunteer as an Arnold Arboretum Field Study Guide. Share nature with children in our life science studies with Boston Public School students.  

Info Sessions:

July 17 OR August 7, 10am - 11am    Arnold Arboretum Visitor Center

Training begins August 29.  

For more info, visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu/support/volunteer, call 617-384-5239 or email childrensed@arnarb.harvard.edu.

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Morning Yoga at the Arboretum

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Sundays July 14, 21, 28, and August 4,   10am - 11:30am

Improve your health and well-being with yoga. We will practice poses, breathing and meditation in the tranquil setting of the Arnold Arboretum. Free, registration is limited and required at my.arboretum.harvard.edu

Join us for one or all 4 sessions! This event is cosponsored by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Visit the Emerald Necklace Conservancy website to learn more about the Summer on the Emerald Necklace series of events.

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Guided Tour – Peters Hill: Discover the Other End of the Arboretum

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Kevin Schofield, Arboretum Docent
Thursday, June 20, 5:00-6:30pm [Arnold Arboretum,Peters Hill Gate]

Join our docent for a tour of the other end of the Arnold Arboretum, the southern end. Peters Hill became part of the Arboretum in 1894 and continues to charm with its special character, collections, and history. In summer, the amazing view from the summit takes in the Boston skyline and a rich and textured landscape spreading out below you. Learn the history of the land, along with information on the woody plants located here. In case of inclement weather, contact 617.384.5209.

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Gardening for Butterflies and Moths

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Colin McCallum-Cook, Horticultural Technologist

Learn how to attract butterflies and moths to your garden and cater to their unique lifecycle requirements in this program focused exclusively on lepidopteran-friendly gardening techniques. Lepidopteran conservation in New England is more important than ever, as many formerly common species are now threatened with extirpation. Colin McCallum-Cook will also show you how to use citizen science applications to monitor species in your garden and contribute valuable data to the cause of lepidopteran conservation. Fee $32

Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.