Photo by Craig Smith
Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) is offering a number of programs and guided walks to highlight the botany of the region.
- On Sunday, April 29, SVT Director of Land Protection Christa Collins is leading a Spring Botany Walk at Horse Meadows Knoll, a current land protection project in Harvard. This site hosts diverse plant species over woodlands, wetlands, a reservoir, and the elevated knoll.
- On Saturday, May 12, botanist Neela de Zoysa is leading a Spring Wildflower Walk at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury. See what is blooming and learn about their habitats and pollinators.
- On Friday, June 8, Christa Collins will be leading a new program at Wolbach, Nature Observation through Sketching. This program will help participants hone their plant ID skills by focusing closely on a plantâs distinguishing characteristics.
Early spring is also the season that invasive plant species renew and spread. Garlic mustard is a particularly noxious invasive that needs continual control to keep in check.
- On Wednesday, May 2, SVT is holding its Annual Garlic Mustard Pull at Wolbach Farm. This is satisfying work that helps keep the garlic mustard from displacing native plants and taking over.
- On Tuesday, May 8, participants can view garlic mustard through a new lens by foraging for it and then transforming it into tasty, healthy recipes. Garlic Mustard Foraging and Tasting, co-sponsored by the One Earth Collaborative in Framingham, will explore the spirituality of eating invasive plants.
Registration is required for all programs and space is limited. For more information and to register, please visit www.svtweb.org/calendar or call 978-443-5588 X123. SVT and nearly 3000 members protect and care for land and wildlife habitat in 36 communities surrounding the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury Rivers.
