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Program Updates

Program listings below are for the next several weeks. For a complete schedule of all BNAN programs check our newsletter posted online or check listings by date using the calendar. To receive BNAN's free, biweekly eNews with program, event and news updates, please scroll the the end of this page and subscribe. For more information or to register for a program (unless otherwise noted) email info@bostonnatural.org or phone 617-542-7696. BNAN programs and events are free, all are welcome.

First Dot Grows Garden Council meeting of 2012!
February Dot Grows Garden Council Meeting
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Washington Bank Conference Rooom
305 Talbot Avenue, Dorchester 02124

DOT Grows, Dorchester's Garden Council meets the first Tuesday of each month at rotating locations in Dorchester. Gardeners, residents, and anyone else interested in creating a healthier Dorchester nieghborhood are weclome! For more information please call Grantley Payne at 617-524-7696 or email grantley@bostonnatural.org.

Boston Gardeners Council Event
Community Garden Leadership 101
Thursday, February 9
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
BNAN Office, 62 Summer Street
Downtown Boston

Come learn from long-time community garden coordinators about how to develop an effective leadership structure for your garden. Whether you are a veteran coordinator or new to the role, you'll discover tools to build a collective sense of responsibility and action in your garden. All gardeners welcome! For more information contact Karen Chaffee at karen@bostonnatural.org or 617-542-7696. Registration required.

Download flyer here.

Gladeside Urban Wild
Winter Wildlife Tracking and Snowshoe
Saturday, February 11
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Gladeside Urban Wild, end of Lorna Rd., Mattapan

Join as we follow evidence of winter wildlife through the woods on snowshoes in this special Mattapan forest. We will snowshoe if there is a good layer of snow on the ground, otherwise, we’ll walk. Dress warmly. Snowshoes to borrow are limited, registration required. Contact BNAN at 617-542-7696 or info@bostonnatural.org.

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Grow Boston Greener Spring Grant Round
Funds Available to Plant Trees in Boston!
Grow Boston Greener
Grant Briefing Session
Thursday, February 16, 2012
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Boston Natural Areas Network Office
62 Summer Street, near Downtown Crossing, Boston

Grow Boston Greener (GBG) is a competitive mini-grant program administered by Boston Natural Areas Network in partnership with the City of Boston that provides funding of up to $2,500 for tree plantings in neighborhoods throughout the City of Boston. Funding for the GBG program is provided by the support of corporate and philanthropic donors through the Fund for Parks and Recreation in Boston. Join us February 16 for this informational session. Please RSVP to reserve your spot at 617-542-7696 ext 20 or email Mathew Cahill at mathew@bostonnatural.org

Boston Urban Forest Council Presents
Tree Pruning Demonstration
Saturday, February 25
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Minton Stable Community Garden
110 - 112 Williams Street, Jamaica Plain

Join ISA Certified Arborist Mathew Cahill as he demonstrates proper pruning techniques for ornamental shade and flowering trees. Please register for this event by calling 617-542-7696 ext. 20 or emailing mathew@bostonnatural.org.

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Grow Boston Greener (GBG)

Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) is partnering with the City of Boston to administer the Grow Boston Greener (GBG) program to plant trees. Grow Boston Greener is a competitive mini-grant program that provides funding of $500 - $2,500 for tree plantings in neighborhoods throughout the City. Funding for the GBG program is provided by the support of corporate and philanthropic donors through the Fund for Parks and Recreation in Boston.

GBG grants are available to non profit organizations with 501(c)3 status and their partners, such as community gardeners, friends of parks, schools and library groups, civic and neighborhood associations, etc. Organizations without tax-exempt status can apply with a 501(c) 3 organization serving as the fiscal agent. The new Spring 2012 grant applications and guidelines are now available! Application deadline March 19, 2012.

For more information and complete application guidelines, visit www.growbostongreener.org or contact Mathew Cahill, Program Coordinator, Boston Urban Forest Program, mathew@bostonnatural.org

Have Your Tree Count!
Increase Boston's Urban Forest Canopy
www.growbostongreener.org

Have you planted a tree recently in the city of Boston? If so make sure it gets counted towards the Grow Boston Greener program goal of 100,000 trees by 2020. All you have to do is go to: www.growbostongreener.org/gbg/report_planting.html and fill out the online form. It's that easy to become part of the re-greening effort spreading across the city! For more information contact Mathew Cahill, Program Coordinator at 617-542-7696 ext 20 or email mathew@bostonnatural.org.

Dorchester Winter Farmers Market
Sundays, January through March, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Great Hall, Codman Square
6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester

Support local agriculture at the Dorchester Winter Farmers Market that will feature farm-fresh produce, local meat and food, bread and cheese, and entertainment. For more information contact the Dorchester Community Food Coop at dotcommcoop@gmail.com.

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Urban & Green Newsletter..

The winter 2012 issue of BNAN's Urban & Green Newsletter is available online. Included in the newsletter are the BNAN calendar of winter events and programs. Read it to find out what's happening in Boston's Community Gardens, Urban Wilds and along the Neponset and East Boston Greenways. Click here for current and past newsletters