For Immediate Release
Contact: John Walkey
September 29, 2008
Boston Urban Forest Coalition
617-552-0873
walkey@bc.edu
Cultivate Diversity: Mix It Up for Healthy NeighborWoods
Arboretum Course Series Part of NeighborWoods Month Celebrations
Trees are the dominant plant type of New England, with forests covering much of the land area.
This series of courses will address identification, natural history of individual species, forest
ecology, the best trees and shrubs for fall color, check out the big trucks and specialized
equipment used to care for our trees, and take a guided tour of our landscape,ablaze with color,
and seed propagation . Since understanding today's forests requires familiarity with their history,
you will review the changing landscape from the Ice Age through European settlement. You will
learn to identify native New England trees and their habitats; recognize different aged stands
including pioneer, second growth, and other growth; and become familiar with the forest
communities of the northeastern temperate region, considering the natural and human
disturbances that produce the different forest associations. You will visit a variety of forest types
during the two Saturday field trips. The fee for all six sessions is $204 for members and $240 for
nonmembers. Offered in collaboration with the New England Wild Flower Society.
Date: October 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Date: October 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Date: October 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Date : October 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Date: October 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Date: October 25, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Date: October 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Arnold Arboretum.
Purpose: To celebrate the benefits of trees in the places people live. During National
NeighborWoods Month, we want to share the message that planting and caring for trees adds
value to our communities. Trees are not just a local concern but a national one as well. Your
participation in National NeighborWoods Month not only enhances your community's health, but
also furthers our collective efforts to ensure that everyone gets to live in neighborhoods with
trees.
Note: National NeighborWoods Month is part of the National NeighborWoods program, an
initiative to re-green North American cities from coast to coast. The National NeighborWoods
initiative is a program of the national Alliance for Community Trees in partnership with The
Home Depot Foundation.
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