Nature walk this Sunday

[redknot.livejournal.com]

I'm a local field naturalist, and I'm running a short nature hike on Sunday, Sept 15 from 1-2:30 pm. The theme is Bike Path Botany! Have you ever wondered what's growing in your neighborhood? We'll wander the bike path and hear some interesting and peculiar facts about local plants. Beginners & non-botanists are welcome - you won't have any trouble keeping up. Meet in Davis Square at the Holland St. T entrance.

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[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

How neat! Is this a kid-friendly activity?

[redknot.livejournal.com]

I think it'll depend on the kid! None of the material is inappropriate for kiddos, but my walks tend to be geared towards an adult's attention span and interests. If you've got a particularly nature-keen kid who likes hearing facts, I think it'd be fine :)

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

This sounds like fun! Thanks for announcing it here.

One of my kids is the same age as surrealestate's and I'd guess that they might have more fun poking sticks at the dirt and picking up rocks than actually learning biology, but if the talk leader doesn't mind that, it sounds like fun to me. :)

[redknot.livejournal.com]

I don't mind at all, so long as they don't mind sitting through my anecdotes! ;)

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

My whole family is so excited for this. (My daughter def. qualifies for nature-lover and good attention span.)

[redknot.livejournal.com]

Great!! Looking forward to seeing y'all!

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

Aug! There are so many fun things this weekend and I'll be out of town! I hope you have a great time, and that you do it again sometime since this sounds rad.

[whowehavetofear.livejournal.com]

I'm busy on Sunday, but I really hope you do something like this again. I'm very new to nature-y things and something easily accessible like this seems like a good way to dip my feet in the water.

[ron_newman]

for future events, visit http://CambervilleNatureClub.com

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say thank you very much, it was a delightful walk and we had a great time!

[redknot.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed it!!

[aliothsan.livejournal.com]

Agreed, thank you so much for this walk!

We had a book-recommending discussion at the end, and I don't remember all the names that were brought up, but I thought I'd post a few:

Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide -- Peter del Tredici
The Nature of Massachusetts -- published by Massachusetts Audubon Society
Deerland: America's Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness -- Al Cambronne

[redknot.livejournal.com]

Thanks for coming!!

Those are all terrific books :)