Gray Treefrogs are now “at home” at Mount Auburn Cemetery
This is the final year of the Gray Treefrog Re-introduction Project at Mount Auburn Cemetery. In 2014 and 2015 more than two thousand Gray Treefrog tadpoles were collected locally and released at the Dell Pond. In 2015 calling male Gray … Continue reading
Discovering the Effects of Drought on Soil: An afternoon with the Vacation Garden School
The Vacation Garden School is a summer camp for elementary school students that promotes stewardship of the earth and its resources. It is based at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Watertown, MA. The campers have visited Mount Auburn each … Continue reading
Drought is about More than Brown Lawns
During a moderate or severe drought at Mount Auburn, we try to irrigate the new plantings that are zero (0) to five (5) years old, newly seeded lawn areas, and any trees that may have been stressed even before the … Continue reading
Mount Auburn’s IT Director Goes Solar
As an electronics hobbyist and an engineer, I have been interested in alternative energy since it began to get press attention during the Carter administration (1977 – 1981) and what was called “the oil crisis”. Solar radiation is a “free” … Continue reading