The Owl is crazy about trees. When no one is looking, she will occasionally hug a couple in Ogilvie Town Forest (the ones not forested by Land’s Sake–hard to hug firewood though I do mourn those trees, sigh, no one cares) and my favorite tree in Jericho which is a trident white pine near French’s Field. I also quite love
Read moreUpdate: Due to the weather, this event has been re-scheduled to Friday, April 5 at 1 pm. On Wednesday, April 3 at 1 pm, the Tree Advisory Group invites you to join Peter Del Tredici, retired Harvard botanist and urban ecologist, on a walk around the Town Green. Mr. Del Tredici will talk about the trees: how they fit into
Read moreDo you sometimes think about how many of these carbon emissions offsets it would take to make up for private jet use by Taylor Swift or Elon Musk alone? No? Yeah, me neither. Because I love trees and here’s a wonderful way to support the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) Club at Weston High School AND plant some trees in
Read moreGood morning, Weston, from Logan International Airport where the Owl awaits a southern routing that will take her closer to palm trees and besties. Yes, it’s escape from January time featuring Florida which does not actually seem to be thaaaaaat much warmer than here but again: friends and fronds (palm trees not other greenery). So do expect the Owl to
Read moreDid you know that Weston is celebrating 20 years as a Tree City USA? Do you even know what that is? And do you wonder why it’s only 20 years when we have one of the best tree canopies in the metrowest region? Come along for a little explanation which I am writing from a non-tree city in the non-USA
Read more. Happy Arbor Day, Weston! Find some time today to plant a tree, prune a tree, hug a tree, or just appreciate trees. We are so fortunate to have so many here in Weston–and fortunate to get a few more this afternoon at 3 pm (ceremony–they are already planted) at King’s Grant Champs-Elysée-Ouest. See more information here. In addition, the
Read more. As you all know, the Owl is a fan of trees (if you missed the Arbor Day announcement earlier today, you can find it at http://www.westonowl.com). She is such a fan of trees that in 2018, she started a tradition of the Fifth Grade Tree which is planted in honor of the Field School fifth grade class which is
Read more. Other holidays repose upon the past;Arbor Day proposes for the future.” –J. Sterling Morton. Here we are, Weston, on the cusp of the Owl’s most favoritest [sic] day of the year: Arbor Day, which will be celebrated this year on Friday, April 28 at 3 pm in the King’s Grant neighborhood, or as I like to say, the greater
Read moreFor those of you who have never spent time with author Doug Tallamy either by zoom or in person, here is your next chance. This Wednesday, February 1, from 7-8:30 pm by zoom, you can hear about why oaks are the best trees on the planet and how the willful cutting down of any oak has been expressed by Mr.
Read moreThe Owl spent part of her five-hour layover (!!!) at JFK watching the Traffic & Sidewalk Committee meeting from December 14, 2022. Also eating croissants and bagels, and a fairly good gnocchi. The T&S video is on Weston Media Center’s site here. While the meeting addressed a range of traffic-y things, the principal focus of Owl interest was on the
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