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SUMMARY:Collecting Forays at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary\, Wales\, MA
DESCRIPTION:Leaders: Sarah Taylor\, Scientific Collections Manager\, University of Connecticut\, G.S. Torrey Herbarium; Elizabeth Kneiper\, NEBS Curator of Cryptogams.\nThis trip will focus on early spring herbaceous vascular plants\, bryophytes and lichens. We’ll carpool to a variety of sites on the vast property and hike/scramble to collect. Be prepared for black flies!\nRegister here
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/collecting-forays-norcross-wildlife-sanctuary-wales-ma/
LOCATION:Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary\, Wales\, MA\, Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary\, Wales\, ME\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T233000
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SUMMARY:Flower Visitors to the Plants of Newton and the Arnold Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Richard Primack\, Professor of Biology at Boston University\, Boston\, Mass.\nHybrid at 6:30pm at Native Plant Trust’s Garden in the Woods\, Framingham\, Mass.\n“Flower Visitors to the Plants of Newton and the Arnold Arboretum: Can Honeybees and Native Insects Coexist?”\nAbstract: A major question in insect ecology is whether non-native honeybees outcompete native insects\, such as bumblebees and butterflies\, or if they can coexist. Most studies on flower visitors focus on herbaceous plants; in this study we focus on woody plants at the Arnold Arboretum. For two years\, our team of scientists\, students\, and volunteers observed flower visitors at over 600 plant species at the Arboretum\, recording if insects were collecting pollen or nectar. In this talk\, I will report on the ecological and evolutionary factors affecting insect visitation patterns and what this suggests in terms of the conservation and management of native insects and plants in New England.\n\nSpecial Arrangements for May Meeting:\n\nNEBS members and guests are welcome to come early and bring a picnic supper to enjoy before the meeting\nAdmission for Garden in the Woods on Friday\, May 1\, will be free for NEBS members and guests starting at the 10 AM opening. If arriving before 5 PM\, please check in at the Visitors Center/Garden Shop. If arriving after 5 PM\, the garden gate will be closed\, but there is a call button.\nParking is available on site. If the lot is full\, you can exit the Garden and park on the odd-numbered side of any of the side streets. Please be considerate of the neighbors and don’t park on anyone’s lawn or property.\nEducation Building facilities: The presentation will begin here at 6:30 PM\, so please finish your garden tour and picnic supper before then. Members and guests may use the outdoor picnic tables on the patio before 5 PM and the indoor space after 5 PM. Restrooms are in this building and the Visitor Center.
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/flower-visitors-to-the-plants-of-newton-and-the-arnold-arboretum/
LOCATION:Hybrid at Harvard University\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T130000
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SUMMARY:Spring Ephemerals at Surry Mountain\, Surry\, New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:Leaders: Karro Frost\, Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Conservation Planning Biologist; Wendy Ward\, retired USDA-NRCS District Conservationist; Nate Marchessault\, Ecologist\nJoin for a leisurely walk along the base of Surry Mountain in search of the showy blooms of spring ephemeral wildflowers. Our exploration will take us through a diverse array of habitats—from fields and floodplain edges to upland forests\, ranging from dark hemlock stands to bright\, enriched forests teeming with ephemerals. The trip will be an out-and-back with a slight amount of elevation gain and up to four miles of walking\, with optional off-trail excursions.\nTerrain: Easy to moderate\nCapacity: 12 participants\nRegister here
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/spring-ephemerals-at-surry-mountain-surry-new-hampshire/
LOCATION:Surry\, New Hampshire\, NH\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260420
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SUMMARY:Northeast Natural History Conference
DESCRIPTION:NEBS will have an exhibitor table at the Northeast Natural History Conference. Stop by and visit us!
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/northeast-natural-history-conference/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T173000
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SUMMARY:Jumping Worms and the Challenge of Multiple Forest Stressors
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Annise Dobson\, Director of Research Programs and Associate Research Scientist at Yale University\, New Haven\, CT\nHybrid at Harvard University at 5:30pm\n“Jumping Worms and the Challenge of Multiple Forest Stressors“\nAbstract: Across the Northeast\, invasive jumping worms are rapidly altering forest ecosystems by consuming the leaf litter layer and transforming soil. This talk explores the impact of jumping worms and co-occurring stressors in the forest understory\, where the below ground stress caused by worms combines with competition from invasive plants and overabundant deer that browse native seedlings. In addition\, we will discuss the drivers of jumping worm invasion and outline strategies to limit their impact\, providing a pathway to achieve our native plant gardening\, conservation\, and management goals.
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/jumping-worms-and-the-challenge-of-multiple-forest-stressors/
LOCATION:Hybrid at Harvard University\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network Conference
DESCRIPTION:NEBS will have an exhibitor table at Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network Conference. Stop by and visit us!
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/rhode-island-plant-insect-community-network-conference/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:Phylogenomic Methods Reveal Ancient Hybridization in North American Royal Ferns
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Weston Testo\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Vermont and Director of the Pringle Herbarium\, Burlington\, VT\nHybrid at Harvard University at 5:30pm\n“Phylogenomic Methods Reveal Ancient Hybridization in North American Royal Ferns”\nAbstract: Hybridization has been shown to drive speciation in many evolutionary lineages\, especially amongst certain groups of plants\, such as ferns. While most hybrids are derived from mating events between closely related species\, some exceptional cases of hybridization between deeply divergent lineages (up to ~60 MY) are known. Using samples obtained from herbarium specimens\, we provide genomic evidence for natural hybridization between two genera of royal ferns (Osmundaceae) from eastern North America. As the deepest hybridization event known in plants or animals\, this finding provides a new upper bound for the amount of time that can pass before reproductive barriers develop and poses questions about reproductive isolation in ferns and other seed-free plants. This work also highlights the role that herbaria play in supporting evolutionary studies in the genomics age.\nNon-members register here
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/phylogenomic-methods-reveal-ancient-hybridization-in-north-american-royal-ferns/
LOCATION:Hybrid at Harvard University\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260206T173000
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SUMMARY:The Wonderful Diversity of Plant Photosynthesis
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Karolina Heyduk\, Director of the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN); Assistant Professor and Rosalind Endowed Chair in Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology\, University of Connecticut\, Storrs\, CT\nHybrid at the University of Connecticut at 5:30pm.\nThis program will feature an optional tour of the herbarium and greenhouse before the presentation from 3:30-5pm. Space is limited; registration is required.\n“The Wonderful Diversity of Plant Photosynthesis”\nAbstract: Despite appreciating the importance of photosynthesis to both plant life and the planet more broadly\, many of us may never spare a second thought to how photosynthesis has evolved. Over millions of years\, plants have expanded into novel habitats\, some of which are stressful—stressful enough that they can inhibit efficient photosynthesis. In turn\, plants have evolved adaptations via changes to their photosynthetic machinery to cope with those stresses. This talk will introduce some of the marvelous variety of plant photosynthesis\, how we think it evolved\, and discuss what photosynthetic variation means for people\, plants\, and the planet.\n\nRegistration Forms\n\nNon-members register for the lecture only here.\nMembers and non-members register for the tour here.\n\nLocation and Parking Information\n\nMap with Detailed Instructions (PDF)(map oriented North)\nParking is in North Garage $2/hour (magenta star on map). Enter the right side where it says ‘public parking’\nTour (registration required): meet at the Uconn Botanical Conservancy (blue star on map)\nLecture: Biology/Physics Building Rm 130 (green star on map). From North Garage you can walk up the stairs and across the street and across the pavers. Enter through any door of the Bio/Physics Building and the lecture hall is to the left.
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/the-wonderful-diversity-of-plant-photosynthesis/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:26th Seasonal Splurge on Sharing Storytelling Slideshows\, Snacking on Scrumptious Sustenance\, and Scooping up Society Supporting Swag
DESCRIPTION:NEBS Membership\n26th Seasonal Splurge on Sharing Storytelling Slideshows\, Snacking on Scrumptious Sustenance\, and Scooping up Society Supporting Swag\nMember’s “show & tell\,” raffle\, and potluck\n2:30pm – 6:30pm\nHeld at the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s Cronin Building\, 1 Rabbit Hill Road\, Westborough\, MA (room 108 – Southeast Conference Room)\nIN PERSON ONLY\n\nMeeting Notice
URL:https://staging-v2.rhodora.org/event/26th-seasonal-splurge-on-sharing-storytelling-slideshows-snacking-on-scrumptious-sustenance-and-scooping-up-society-supporting-swag/
LOCATION:MassWildlife\, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s Cronin Building\, 1 Rabbit Hill Road\, Westborough\, MA\, Westborough\, MA\, United States
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