ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

Exquisite and fragile, yet strong enough to migrate thousands of miles, monarch butterflies have captured our imaginations with their beauty and complexity.  Elke and her husband Garth have gotten to know these magical creatures well while raising and releasing over a hundred butterflies.  What makes these butterflies so special?  How can we help them?  In this zoom webinar, Elke will discuss facts and myths about monarchs and share stories and photos from their experiences.

Elke Jahns-Harms teaches Music and Social Change at the New England Conservatory and International Development Aid at The Fletcher School. She and her husband began raising monarch butterflies a few years ago and have coached friends and neighbors to raise them as well.  They continue to be moved and amazed at how people react to these exquisite creatures. Elke holds a PhD in International Relations, a Master’s in Music, a Master of Public Affairs, and a B.A. in Geology and Environmental Science.  

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

Join plant ecologist Ted Elliman to learn about the spring wildflowers you may encounter in the forests, woodlands, and meadows of New England. Ted worked for many years for Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society) and is the author of "Wildflowers of New England."

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

Plant ecologist Ted Elliman returns to highlight the wildflowers of two special local habitats; one common, one rare. Learn about the wildflowers that flourish in our wetlands and those that are at home in the more unique pitch pine/scrub oak barrens habitat. Ted worked for many years for Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society) and is the author of "Wildflowers of New England."

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

In this zoom webinar, you will learn the basics of foraging by expert forager Rachel Goclawski. Foraging is a great way to incorporate nutrition-packed foods into your diet and have fun outdoors with friends and family. Sustainable foraging also has a positive impact on native plants. 

Rachel is a Massachusetts Certified Educator and Wild Foods Foraging Guide. For her "day job," she is a US Army Information Technology Specialist assigned to a Green Energy Testing camp at Ft. Devens. Visit Rachel's Facebook page for Forage to Table tips and other sustainable skills posts: www.facebook.com/cookingwithmrsg

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

Join haiku poet Brad Bennett for a Zoom webinar haiku workshop. Following an introduction to haiku, a short history, and a discussion of the main elements of the form, we’ll try our hand at writing a few using a prompt. 

Haiku focus on commemorating the extraordinary in the ordinary. They help us celebrate the natural world: they focus on our immediate experience, our presence in the world, and our relationship with natural beings. An antidote to our 21st century rushed lifestyle, haiku help us slow down, breathe, and stay mindful!

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) recordings of our spring and summer webinars are available until Sept.1.

Register below and and you will immediately receive a link to the recording of the webinar to view and enjoy at your leisure!

SVT member and avid nature photographer Chris Errington will share his tips and techniques for capturing photos of wildlife in your backyard or on the trails. Chris even has success taking photos right from his car! In this Zoom webinar, Chris will share many of his stunning photographs and explain the techniques used to achieve the results. 

SVT iwill be re-introducing limited, socially-distant, in-person programming in the fall. We are also preparing a lineup of fantastic new online webinars, with topics ranging from Forest Bathing with Your Dog to Watercolor Painting for Teens.