Archive of Past Events

Weird and Wonderful Skunk Cabbage

Weird and Wonderful Skunk Cabbage

03/24/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Spring's First Wildflower: The Engine that CanWith Judy Barr Skunk cabbages are the earliest wildflowers in the spring. But the flowers don’t look like flowers, [...]
Super Frogs! - Early Spring Wildlife of Vernal Pools: Part 1

Super Frogs! - Early Spring Wildlife of Vernal Pools: Part 1

03/10/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
WHAT is a vernal pool? WHO are the “super frogs” that live in the vernal pool early in the spring? HOW do these special frogs [...]
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Problems with Invasive Shrubs: Identify, Remove, Replace with Cricket Vlass

02/23/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
View Recording of this Presentation Downloadable reference handout of native alternatives Downloadable handout of the slides Invasive plants are not only a threat to conservation [...]
Winter Furry and Fuzzy Critters in Wellesley Backyards with Joy Marzolf

Winter Furry and Fuzzy Critters in Wellesley Backyards with Joy Marzolf

01/13/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Do you wonder what animals may be living in or visiting your backyard this winter? Or how you can identify mammals by the tracks they [...]
Eco Youth Summer Program

Eco Youth Summer Program

06/25/2018 - 11/29/2018    
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Eco Summer Program is a week-long exploration for 12 youth with the Wellesley Youth Commission the week June 25 - June 29, 2018, from 9:30 [...]
Open Gardens at Cronk's Rocky Woodland

Open Gardens at Cronk's Rocky Woodland

05/27/2018    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Wellesley Conservation Council invites you to join your neighbors to enjoy Open Gardens at Cronk’s Rocky Woodland See marked native plants and flowers and [...]
Spring 2018: Monarch Butterflies – Beauty on the Wing

Spring 2018: Monarch Butterflies – Beauty on the Wing

04/24/2018    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
​Wellesley Conservation Council and Wellesley Free Library present: Monarch Butterflies - Beauty on the Wing Kim Smith, Naturalist and Award-winning Photographer ​How can Wellesley help [...]
Fall 2014: The Changing Massachusetts Landscape: Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future

Fall 2014: The Changing Massachusetts Landscape: Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future

11/01/2014    
All Day
Presented by Henry Tepper President, Massachusetts Audubon Society Since the arrival of the Pilgrims, the Massachusetts landscape has been subjected to cycles of dramatic change, [...]
Spring 2014: Living with Coyotes: The most misunderstood and remarkable animal in North America

Spring 2014: Living with Coyotes: The most misunderstood and remarkable animal in North America

04/02/2014    
All Day
Presented by John Maguranis Massachusetts Representative for Project Coyote and Belmont Animal Control Officer John Maguranis presented a PowerPoint program on Eastern Coyotes. His program [...]
Fall 2013: Mount Washington: Home of the World's Worst Weather

Fall 2013: Mount Washington: Home of the World's Worst Weather

11/01/2013    
All Day
Presented by Will Broussard Outreach Coordinator, Mount Washington Observatory With bitter cold, dense fog, heavy snow, and record winds, 6288-foot Mount Washington is New England’s [...]
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