Mon, Mar 04
|First Congregational Church
Falmouth Garden Club March 2024 Meeting
Experience a photographic journey through Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary in Falmouth, home to one of the largest holly plantations in New England, with Ian Ives. For more information see "About the Event."
Time & Location
Mar 04, 2024, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
First Congregational Church, 68 Main St, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
Guests
About the Event
Doors open at 12 pm; a brief meeting will begin at 12:45 followed by the presentation.
February Flower of the Month Suggestions: Andromeda, Bulbs, Camellia, Forced Branches, Hellebore, Heath.
Ian Ives is the Director at Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture, Ashumet Holly, Barnstable Great Marsh and Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuaries on Cape Cod. His job responsibilities include overall management of the sanctuaries and staff, community outreach, advocacy, environmental stewardship and education. One of his primary goals is to engage the community in Mass Audubon’s mission work and expand activities at the wildlife sanctuaries he oversees. He holds a Master's degree in conservation biology from Antioch University – New Hampshire.
Ian has a strong background in wetland restoration and endangered species management and is leading environmental advocacy and conservation projects across the Cape to help protect rare wildlife and threatened natural resources they depend on. Formerly, Ian was a Field Biologist for Hyla Ecological Services in Concord, MA and was a zookeeper at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston.