Events

Join us for our annual online auction, taking place March 1–31, 2026, and bid on an exciting array of fun, unique, and one-of-a-kind items—all while supporting two mission-driven organizations. Each […]

Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  March 19: A Natural History of Massachusetts  Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Moon […]

After traveling to more than 100 countries in pursuit of rare birds, Peter Alden has accumulated a lifetime of remarkable stories. Beginning in the 1960s—long before nature travel and birding […]

THIS EVENT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 15 Register Mycologist and author of Fascinating Fungi of New England, Fungipedia, Lawrence Millman, will be the foray leader on a mushroom identification walk in Hapgood-Wright […]

Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  April 16: Moon and Moonlight Register Other Reading Group sessions: March 19: A Natural History […]

Register to Attend Join us for an inspiring evening exploring the entrepreneurial spirit of one of America’s most original minds: Henry David Thoreau.** Best known for his reflections on simple […]

Register to Attend Before 1910, the American chestnut was one of the most common—and cherished—trees in the eastern United States. Its rot-resistant wood framed barns and fences; its abundant nuts fed wildlife, […]

Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  May 21: A Walk to Wachusett Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Moon and […]

Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  June 18: Slavery in Massachusetts Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Moon and Moonlight […]