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SUMMARY:Loyalists and Revolutionaries at the Heart of a Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Historic New England invites you walk Lincoln’s trails and visit two of its properties in Lincoln\, Massachusetts: The Codman Estate\, home to five generations of the Chambers/Russell/Codman family and The Walter Gropius House\, home to a revolutionary architect. \nBegin your visit at the 18th century Codman Estate that\, at the time of the Revolutionary War\, was owned by Loyalists\, Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Russell\, who fled to Antigua when the war began. Then walk Lincoln’s two mile historic conservation trails with wayfinding signs from the Codman Estate to the Gropius House to explore another revolution! Walter Gropius\, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus\, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Modest in scale and planned for maximum efficiency and simplicity of design\, the 1938 Gropius family home was revolutionary in impact. \n\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		 \n		\n			This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/loyalists-and-revolutionaries-at-the-heart-of-a-changing-world/
LOCATION:Codman Estate\, 34 Codman Road\, Lincoln\, MA\, 01773\, United States
CATEGORIES:Revolutionary Stories,Tours,Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:Why Do Birds Matter?
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED—NEW DATE & TIME TO BE DETERMINED\nWhy do birds matter? Join the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Trevor Lloyd-Evans as we explore this question. \nBirds have always captured people’s imagination and envy – they are beautiful\, they sing\, they can fly and we can’t. Because there are more than 10\,000 species found in most habitats all over the globe\, they have long been recognized as indicators of environmental change\, the malign effects of pollution and habitat degradation\, or used to assess the beneficial effectiveness of conservation and habitat restoration. \nTrevor Lloyd-Evans was born in Oxford\, England and educated at the University of Wales and Boston University\, recruited to Manomet Bird Observatory in 1972\, retired as a Vice President and continues today as a Senior Fellow. Over the years he has worked at conservation research and education in avian biology\, ecology\, evolution and habitat analysis. He has enjoyed teaching at school\, college and adult levels\, traveled extensively on bird research projects\, and published extensively in bird and conservation publications. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED: Register for this webinar online at lincolnconservation.org \nTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED—NEW DATE & TIME TO BE DETERMINED\nThis program is offered by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n  \n 
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/why-do-birds-matter/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lincoln Land Conservation Trust":MAILTO:llct@lincolnconservation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230329T190000
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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: José G. González
DESCRIPTION:Wayfinding and Belonging in the Outdoors\nMarch 29\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\nWe move as stories through narratives spaces as much as physical and cultural spaces. The outdoors\, as a construct grounded on the land\, is one we co-create\, and as the nation’s demographics continue to be more diverse\, we have the opportunity\, and responsibility\, to co-create an outdoors reflective of 2050\, rather than preserve one from 1950. And we can take learnings from nature to help us on this path. \nJosé G. González is the Founder of Latino Outdoors and Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath. He is a professional educator with training in the fields of education and conservation while engaging in different artistic endeavors with art and messaging—often exploring the intersection of the environment and culture. As a Partner in the Avarna Group and through his own consulting\, his work focuses on Equity & Inclusion frameworks and practices in the environmental\, outdoor\, and conservation fields. He is also an illustrator and science communicator. He received his B.A at the University of California\, Davis\, and his M.S at the University of\nMichigan School of Natural Resources & Environment. His teaching coursework was at the Bilingual\, Multicultural\, Education Department at Sacramento State. He serves as a Trustee for the National Outdoor Leadership School\, a Trustee for the National Recreation Foundation\, and Outdoor Industry Association Board Director\, among other such leadership volunteer roles. \nYou can connect with him on social media @JoseBilingue. Puns welcomed. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/on-belonging-in-outdoor-spaces-jose-g-gonzalez/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: Leah Penniman
DESCRIPTION:Black Earth Wisdom: Afro-Ecological Survival Strategies\nMarch 8\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\n“I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations\, through which God speaks to us every day\, every hour.” ~Dr. George Washington Carver\, Tuskegee University\, 1887\nThe Queen Mothers of Kroboland\, Ghana admonished their Black American students in disbelief\, “Is it true that in the United States\, a farmer will put the seed into the ground and not pour any libations\, offer any prayers\, sing\, or dance\, and expect that seed to grow?” Met with ashamed silence\, they continued\, “That is why you are all sick! Because you see the earth as a thing and not a being.”\nEcological humility is part of the cultural heritage of Black people. While our 400+ years immersion in racial capitalism has attempted to squash that connection to the sacred earth\, there are those who persist in believing that the land and waters are family members\, and who act accordingly. In Black Earth Wisdom\, Leah Penniman weaves together the lessons from today’s most respected Black environmentalists\, those who have cultivated the skill of listening to the lessons that Earth has whispered to them. Together\, we embark on a sensory journey through Black ecological thought.\nIn this time\, we are acutely aware of the fractures in our system of runaway consumption and corporate insatiability. We feel the hot winds of wildfire\, the disruptions of pandemic\, and the choked breath of the victims of state violence. We know there is no going back to “normal.” The path forward demands that we take our rightful places as the younger siblings in creation\, deferring to the oceans\, forests\, and mountains as our teachers.\nThose whose skin is the color of soil are reviving their ancestral and ancient practice of listening to the Earth to know which way to go. As Dr. Carver explained\, “How do I talk to a little flower? Through it I talk to the Infinite. And what is the Infinite? It is that silent\, small force… that still small voice.” \nLeah Penniman (all pronouns) is a Black Kreyol farmer\, mother\, soil nerd\, author\, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton\, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As Co-ED and Farm Director\, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs – including farmer training for Black & Brown people\, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid\, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Leah has been farming since 1996\, holds an MA in Science Education and a BA in Environmental Science and International Development from Clark University\, and is a member of clergy in West African Indigenous Orisa tradition. Leah trained at Many Hands Organic Farm\, Farm School MA\, and internationally with farmers in Ghana\, Haiti\, and Mexico. She also served as a high school biology and environmental science teacher for 17 years. The work of Leah and Soul Fire Farm has been recognized by the Soros Racial Justice Fellowship\, Fulbright Program\, Pritzker Environmental Genius Award\, Grist 50\, and James Beard Leadership Award\, among others. Her books\, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018) and Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023) are love songs for the land and her people. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/on-belonging-in-outdoor-spaces-leah-penniman/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: Claudia Fox Tree
DESCRIPTION:Decolonizing Contributions by Indigenous People\nFebruary 22\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\nHow do we decolonize what we have learned about Native American achievements? We add important missing information and change the dominant narrative. This presentation will help connect the dots from understanding the land to understanding Indigenous People. We will move from the past to the present in learning how Indigenous ingenuity impacted language\, history\, industrialization\, and cultures around the world. \nClaudia Fox Tree is a professional educator and social justice activist who facilitates courses and workshops on having challenging conversations about diversity\, equity\, and social justice. In decolonizing equity conversations\, she centers Indigenous culture\, resistance\, and contributions\, while dismantling stereotypes and historical inaccuracies in what is now known as North and South America. She asks allies and co-conspirators to come on the journey with her. Claudia A. Fox Tree (she\, her) has been a middle school special education teacher for over 35 years. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Northeastern University and is currently a doctoral student at Lesley University. Since 2000\, Claudia has been a board member on the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness. Since 1998\, she has been a Massachusetts liaison for the United Confederation of Taino People. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/on-belonging-in-outdoor-spaces-claudia-fox-tree/
CATEGORIES:Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lincoln Land Conservation Trust":MAILTO:llct@lincolnconservation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T203000
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SUMMARY:Nature's Best Hope with Doug Tallamy
DESCRIPTION:Join Lincoln Land Conservation Trust for a virtual evening with Doug Tallamy. \nRecent headlines about global insect declines\, the impending extinction of one million species worldwide\, and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity and will explain why we\, ourselves\, are nature’s best hope. \nThe night’s focus will be on how to create backyard biodiversity in Lincoln and the greater Boston Metro-West area\, connect habitats\, and increase resilience against climate change. All are welcome at this free\, virtual program.  A zoom meeting link will be sent to all registered participants. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/natures-best-hope-with-doug-tallamy-tickets-458452893947 \nDoug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware\, where he has authored 111 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 41 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His books include Bringing Nature Home\, The Living Landscape\, co-authored with Rick Darke\, Nature’s Best Hope\, a New York Times Best Seller\, The Nature of Oaks\, winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award.    In 2021 he cofounded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/natures-best-hope-with-doug-tallamy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Fall 2022 Noticing Walks
DESCRIPTION:Join the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust as Noticing Walks return in Fall 2022! Since 2017\, John Calabria has been leading walks on Lincoln conservation land to people of all ages who want to enjoy a gently paced\, observation-focused exploration of nature. \nFREE. All are welcome. Registration is encouraged but not required. Registered participants will receive an email reminder a week before each walk and on the day of the walk with detailed parking directions and weather updates. Any updates will also be posted to this page. Interested parties who prefer a phone call/text reminder can request this service from the COAHS by calling 781-259-8811. \nPlease fill out THIS FORM to register. \nThese walks are gently paced but do cover rough terrain and may have some elevation change.  Participants are encouraged to wear sturdy footwear and/or bring walking poles. Co-sponsored by Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Lincoln’s Council on Aging and Human Services.  \nWalks are Tuesdays from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM \nSeptember 6th at Twin Pond/Stony Brook: Meet at the dirt parking lot along Rte 117 on the Weston/Lincoln town line. Use “Twin Pond Lincoln Conservation Land” in Google Maps. \nOctober 4th at Pine Hill/Flint’s Pond: Meet along Sandy Pond Road at the Trailhead to the Flint Pond Trails/”Black Gum Trail” on Google Maps. \nNovember 1st at Mt. Misery Overflow Lot: Meet at the dirt parking lot along Rte 117 just east of the Sudbury River. We will meet at this overflow lot because the main lot tends to be full on Tuesday afternoons. Use “Lincoln Canoe Landing parking lot” in Google Maps. \nDecember 6th at Hartwell Tavern/Battle Road Trail: Meet at the Hartwell Tavern Parking Lot. Use “112 N Great Rd\, Lincoln\, MA 01773” in Google Maps.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/fall-2022-noticing-walks/2022-09-06/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations
CATEGORIES:Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:Diversity Is More Than Color
DESCRIPTION:Join us for On Belonging In Outdoor Spaces\, a free series featuring speakers whose work is advancing efforts to strengthen belonging and connection between communities of color and the outdoors. \nAs a cancer survivor\, paraclimber\, outdoor enthusiast\, and a diversity\, equity\, and inclusion professional\, Kareemah Batts pulls from her lived experience and education to co-create a world where diversity is intersectional and accessible. Kareemah will walk us through her journey\, and demonstrate what happens when the narrative shifts from: “you don’t belong here” to “you belong here\, you exist\, and you matter.” \nSupport for the Spring 2022 series is provided by The Ogden Codman Trust. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/diversity-is-more-than-color/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talks
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