Classes & Field Studies
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| Title | Start Date | Location | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Introduction to the Liverworts of New England | September 4, 2025 | Zoom/Online | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Mushrooms for Beginners | September 7, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Plant Families | September 8, 2025 | Online, Self-paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| Plants 101: An Introduction to the Green World | September 8, 2025 | Online, Self-paced | |
| Designing with Native Plants | September 8, 2025 | Online, Self-paced | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Gardening for Pollinators | September 8, 2025 | Online, Self-paced | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Plant Form and Function | September 8, 2025 | Online, self-paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| Plant Ecology | September 8, 2025 | Online, Self-paced | Basic Certificate Core |
| How Insects Use Plants | September 13, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Finding Your Ecological Address | September 14, 2025 | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture | |
| Botanical Inventory Methods and Techniques | September 18, 2025 | Zoom/Online & Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| Invasive Plants: Identification, Documentation, and Control | September 20, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA & Barber Reservation, Sherborn, MA | Advanced Botany & Conservation Certificate Core |
| Designing a Four-Season Garden | September 20, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Asters and Goldenrods | September 27, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA & Barber Reservation, Sherborn, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Botany of the Connecticut Coast | September 27, 2025 | Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Native New England Shrubs | October 1, 2025 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Landscape & Interpretation Study at Connecticut College Arboretum | October 4, 2025 | Connecticut College Arboretum, New London, CT | Landscape: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Framework Trees of New England | October 4, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| Fire Ecology 101 | October 7, 2025 | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany | |
| Wildflowers of New England | October 9, 2025 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Chapin Field Study | October 11, 2025 | Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, Wales, MA | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Native New England Shrubs | October 11, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Basic Certificate Core |
| Memorial Forest | October 18, 2025 | Memorial Forest, Sudbury, MA (Sudbury Valley Trustees property) | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Orange Sallow Moth Survey at Horn Pond Mountain | October 19, 2025 | Horn Mountain Pond, Woburn, MA | Field: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Framework Trees of New England | October 28, 2025 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| Residential Fall Landscape | November 1, 2025 | West Roxbury, MA | Landscape: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems | November 3, 2025 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Predatory Plants | November 13, 2025 | Zoom | Elective, Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Winter Botany | December 13, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Winter Botany | December 14, 2025 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Green in the Winterscape | January 5, 2026 | Zoom | Elective, Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Intro: Stormwater Management | January 7, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Introduction to Native Plants Package | January 7, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Intro: Native Plants for Gardeners | January 8, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Intro: Ecological Gardening for Birds | January 13, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Intro: Understanding and Managing Soils | January 15, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Our Future with Water: Managing Stormwater for Professionals | January 21, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Restoration Ecology 101 | January 27, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Native Plants for Professionals | January 29, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Native Seed Sowing | January 29, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Winter Pruning | January 31, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| So You Want Less Lawn… | February 3, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Native Plant Garden Design | February 5, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Understanding and Managing Soils | February 11, 2026 | Zoom | Basic Certificate Core |
| New England's Oaks | February 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Ecological Gardening for Birds: Plant Choice | February 17, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Flora in Flux | February 24, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Designing a Four-Season Garden | February 26, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Winter Pruning | February 28, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Orchids of New England | March 3, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Close to Home: Foundation Gardens For a Changing World | March 9, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Getting Green Done | March 11, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Ecological Garden Care | March 12, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Introduction to Buckthorns | March 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Botany |
| Winter Pruning | March 14, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy | March 17, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Intro: Native Northeast Wildflowers | March 24, 2026 | Zoom | |
| Urban Gardening | March 26, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Powerful Plants in the Garden | March 31, 2026 | Zoom | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |
| Designing a Four-Season Garden | April 11, 2026 | Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA | Elective: Basic or Advanced, Horticulture |