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When:
April 1, 2021 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
2021-04-01T18:30:00-04:00
2021-04-01T19:30:00-04:00
Where:
on Zoom
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4Vgr63YR_GMvaPQv7fE_g
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4Vgr63YR_GMvaPQv7fE_g
The Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum is a 25-acre property that lies within the much larger Blue Hills and Neponset River ecosystem. As an arboretum, our plant collection includes a very broad range of both native and non-native species. This allows us a unique opportunity to study the impacts of a changing climate on a variety of species. This presentation will highlight some of our observations of the cascading impacts of a changing climate on plant species and how we are focusing our management strategy to adapt to these changes.
This program is part of the ‘Climate Change in the Blue Hills Reservation’ series, sponsored by the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition.
Photo credit: Lisa Tringali (Plainville)
What would you recommend in terms of increasing public access and education to woodlands without increasing negative climate impacts due to transportation? In particular, are there ways to increase public transit and bike/multimodal access to nature? (or also increase EV use?)
Such good questions. Thanks for your comment. We completely agree that public transportation to parks, such as to the Blue Hills, would increase access – and decrease the negative environmental impacts. We asked a regional planning agency to consider studying the issue, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation has said that they would look at the issue as well. We have talked to the Department of Conservation and Recreation about the possibility of installing EV charging stations at the Blue Hills. The agency is working to determine where charging stations make the most sense from a statewide perspective. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to talk! Our email is: info@friendsofthebluehills.org.