In the Spring of 2001, the Newton Conservators instituted a twice-yearly lecture series featuring experts in areas related to the open space mission of the Conservators. Peter Alden, well known naturalist and author, was the inaugural speaker on March 21, 2001.
Lectures are co-sponsored with the Newton Free Libary and normally will take place in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street). Thanks to the Newton Free Library for its cosponsorship of our lecture series.
Upcoming Lectures
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Past Lectures
Darwin Lecture
Ned Friedman Director, Arnold Arboretum Professor Friedman will speak on Darwin and the origin of flowering plants. As he noted on the Arnold Arboretum's Web [...]
The Birds of Rhode Island: A Lecture and Photographic Presentation
Brooks Mathewson Harvard University Master of Forest Science 2006 Rhode Island provides critical wintering, migratory, and breeding habitat for a great diversity of bird species [...]
Winter Moth: A New Invasion of New England
Joseph S. Elkinton Professor of Entomology, UMass Amherst With the winter moth now invading New England's trees, attention is being given to long-term monitoring of [...]
Tree Pests and Tree Health: Woody Plant Pests and Diseases
Julie Coop Manager of Plant Health, The Arnold Arboretum To a packed house of tree lovers in the Library's Druker Auditorium, the Arnold Arboretum's Julie [...]
North of Quabbin - Lessons in Land Protection
Allen Young Land Protection Advocate Newton's pure water originates in the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts, yet the area around Quabbin is unfamiliar to most [...]