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Friends of Mount Auburn June Calendar 
Join us for one of these programs:
Or visit our online calendar for more listings!
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Book Club: The Dawn of Innovation
Thursday, June 13th at 10AM
Join us this month to discuss The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution (2012) by Charles R. Morris which includes a chapter about Mount Auburn resident Thomas Blanchard and his inventions. For more information on this book, as well as past and future books of the Mount Auburn Book Club, visit us on GoodReads.
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Re-scheduled from May 23rd due to weather conditions:
The Art of Memory: Contemporary Commemoration at Mount Auburn
Thursday, June 20th at 5:30PM - Join Curator of Historical Collections Meg L. Winslow for an evening walking tour focusing on contemporary design.
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Horticultural Highlight:
Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia has long been regarded as one of our finest, flowering, native shrubs. This is a broad-leaf evergreen par excellence. In June, its ribbed flower buds are a deep-pink, opening to pale pink, or white, cup-shaped flowers. Take a close look at these flowers, which have an artful, pollinating mechanism. The five fused petals...read more
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Horticultural Programming in June
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Baltimore Oriole
photo by Sandy Selesky
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The Baltimore Oriole
The Baltimore Oriole, one of the most colorful songbirds in our area can be found at Mount Auburn from late April through September.
A preference for open spaces with tall trees makes the Cemetery a perfect destination for an Oriole - as many as 12 pair have been noted to reside at the Cemetery during the breeding season.
The male Baltimore Oriole is flame orange and black - the colors of Lord Baltimore's coat-of-arms from where the name is derived. The female is similar to the male, but more subdued in color and it lacks the solid black head...read more
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Dendroica Warblers Evergreen
by Wenfei Tong
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Person of the Month:
Ludlow Griscom (1890-1958)
Ludlow Griscom, an ornithologist known as "Dean of the Birdwatchers," was born on June 1890 in New York City.
Prior to Griscom's methods of field identification, birds were typically shot from their perches and skinned for proper identification. Griscom advocated for education and 'flash' identification, wherein the observer used a set of field identification skills that relied on visual cues to identify birds.
His methods gained him a devoted fan base and generations of birders still reference his work. He was a frequent visitor to Mount Auburn in 1939-1940 and contributed to a list of 158 species found at the Cemetery.
Learn more about Ludlow Griscom.
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History Highlight: Harvard Hill
In 1833, one of Mount Auburn's seven hills became known as "Harvard Hill" when physician and philanthropist George Shattuck purchased land at Mount Auburn and then donated it to Harvard College. Though at the time Harvard already had designated burial space elsewhere in Cambridge, it was becoming over crowded, as were other burial grounds of the day. And so, on April 5, 1833, Harvard Hill received its first burial, Harvard Law School Professor John Hooker Ashmun, aged 33. Learn more
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Eternally Green:
Preserving our Tree Collection
In 1996, Mount Auburn instituted a computerized plant records database. Since that year, database records show that the Cemetery averages 57 tree removals per year because of disease, environmental stress (such as drought), natural disaster and insect pests.
What can be done to help mitigate these issues? Reducing carbon footprints, through programs like recycling, using energy efficient lights, and managing water usage, is a major step in the right direction to help mitigate climate change. Still, our staff will need continuing education in the latest pest and disease trends that are likely to strike the collection. Proper arboricultural practices are necessary to alleviate soil compaction, improve soil health, remove competing turfgrass around highly valued trees, and... learn more
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Save the Date:
Wine Tasting at Washington Tower
Thursday, August 15th at 5:30 PM
Savor a hand-picked selection of wines provided by The Magnolia Wine Company and a panoramic view of Boston and Cambridge provided by Mount Auburn at our third annual Wine Tasting at Washington Tower. Preregistration required.
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Poems that Grew from a "Spreading Chestnut Tree"
Tuesday, June 4th at 6PM
Cambridge Historical Society, 159 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
Grow Native Cambridge:Evenings with Experts
Wednesday, June 5th 7PM
Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Happy 100th Birthday to The Brookline Bird Club
The Brookline Bird Club, commonly known as the BBC, is the largest and one of the oldest of the many bird clubs in Massachusetts. Membership is opened to all who are interested in birds and nature. The BBC was founded in 1913 and currently has over 1,100 members! The Club sponsors an active program of year-round field trips, covering the entire state of Massachusetts from the Berkshires to Stellwagen Bank. During the peak of spring migration, walks are scheduled for every day of the week.
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Think green.
Do not print this email and you will help to conserve valuable resources. Thank you!
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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friends@mountauburn.org
tel: 617-547-7105
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