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MASS AUDUBON’S IPSWICH RIVER WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OFFERS ADULT PROGRAMS FOR SEPTEMBER
Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield is offering a variety of natural history walks, workshops, and birding trips for adults this fall. For a program catalog, call 978-887-9264, or visit the website for a complete listing of programs: massaudubon.org/ipswichriver. You can register for most programs online. Adult programs for September include:
LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS: Saturday, September 17, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
In this workshop led by Catherine Carney-Feldman, Accredited Organic Land Care Professional, Master Gardener, and Owner of Shamrock Acres Landscape Design in Ipswich, learn the importance of landscaping with native plants to provide food and shelter for wildlife. We’ll discuss basic techniques of planting trees and shrubs, and how to select deer-resistant plants. We’ll provide take-home lists of native trees and shrubs that help sustain native insects, bees, butterflies, and birds, as well as a list of deer-resistant plants. FEE: $24 ($20/Mass Audubon members). To register, call 978-887-9264 or go to massaudubon.org/ipswichriver.
ENVIRONMENTAL GARDENING: Five Thursdays, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, & 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Learn how to transform your landscape into an ecologically friendly environment using native plants to support wildlife in this five-session comprehensive course taught by Catherine Carney-Feldman, Accredited Organic Land Care Professional, Master Gardener, and Owner of Shamrock Acres Landscape Design in Ipswich. Topics include everything a beginner to advanced gardener needs to know about selecting plants and designing and implementing a beautiful and environmentally sound garden landscape.
The course is appropriate for landscape professionals, home gardeners, students of environmental studies or landscape design, municipal employees, and anyone interested in learning how to apply an environmental perspective to their landscape work. The class is limited to 12 participants, and everyone who completes the class will be awarded a Certificate of Environmental Gardening.
FEE: $162 ($135/Mass Audubon members). Visit our website for more information and to register: massaudubon.org/ipswichriver, or call 978-887-9264.
WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN HAWK WATCH: Friday, September 30, 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Join Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary teacher-naturalist Scott Santino for a day trip to Mount Wachusett, the premier fall hawk-watching location in Massachusetts. After spending time on the summit observing migrating hawks, we’ll hike the trails of the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation search for migrating songbirds. Round-trip van transportation provided from Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield. Limited to 10. FEE: $48 ($40/Mass Audubon members). To register, call 978-887-9264 or go to massaudubon.org/ipswichriver.
