Ecological Landscape Crew Assistant Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, Wales, MA Position and Pay · Full-time, seasonal position starting on or around June 16, ending on or around October 17, 2020. 720 …

Job Opening: Ecological Landscape Crew Assistant

Wild Edibles
There is a new horticulturist and plant propagator at the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary. Dan Jaffe started in late April and will be taking care of the gardens of Norcross into …

Gardening for All
A statement like “gardening for all” can have several meanings. Gardening can be a challenging activity for people who face issues of vision, hearing or mobility. Gardening can also be …

Seed Collection
On the eve of the start of fall I am thinking about next years’ garden. I know it is time to pull out the dead and dying annuals, cut back …

Garden Time
We have had a crazy spring. Of course the weather varies from year to year – sometimes we go straight from winter into summer, sometimes it is cold and wet …

Foresters for the Birds
Foresters for the Birds is the topic for our talk presented on Saturday, March 17 here at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary. The name may be a little mis-leading and may make …

Climate change?
There is an ongoing debate among some people on climate change. We used to call it “global warming” and people would say to me “That’s great! I can’t wait for …

Trees and Tornadoes
The June 1, 2011 tornado had a huge impact on the people and the landscape of this region. On Saturday February 10th Jennifer Santoro and Danelle Laflower will present their …

Purple Love Grass
When I am out and about, periodically a plant will catch my eye while driving down the road. Not that I would advocate looking at plants while you drive – …

Summer Flowers
Spring is an exciting time in the woodlands, there are so many spring or ephemeral wildflowers blooming that it is it is hard to keep track of them all – …