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Summer Teaching and Learning Institute for grades three through eight educators. Mount Greylock State Reservation, Hopkins Memorial Forest, Bear Swamp and Bartholomew’s Cobble Reservations in the Berkshires. July 10 through 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hands-on investigations and field work link the four earth systems and support STEM, inquiry and citizen science practices in your classroom. Half-day introduction session on June 17. Registration required by visiting: www.mits.org
This year, the Montague Tree Advisory Committee is teaming up with a number of community institutions and organizations to bring a wide variety of educational and fun activities to celebrate Arbor Day.
Families are encouraged to visit the Carnegie, Millers Falls and Montague Center libraries through April 29 to pick up children’s book about trees.
On Friday, April 28, the committee will partner with RiverCulture to sponsor an event at Spinner Park on Avenue A and Fourth Street in Turners Falls. Plans for the re-construction of the park will be unveiled at 4:30pm, followed by the electro-pop musical duo HOME BODY at 5 p.m. La Mariposa will host a screening of a documentary about Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize, at 111 Avenue A at 6 p.m. All activities are free and refreshments will be serve.
Retired Smith Botanical Garden Director Michael Marcotrigiano will give a public talk at the Gill-Montague Senior Center, 62 Fifth Street, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29. “How to Not to Kill a Tree” is free and refreshments will be served.
For more information, visit:
www.turnersfallsriverculture.org