Join Goldenrod Foundation and a live audience on February 20 at 7:00 p.m. from the comfort of your own computer for a stunning and inspiring performance. On the Wing: A Celebration of Birds in Music and Spoken Word is a collaborative performance piece that incorporates music, song, poetry, imagery, and expert commentary on birds. On The […]
Watch “Whales in Your Backyard”
January 20, 2015 By
Lindsay Hirt’s live presentation of Whales in Your Backyard: How Learning about the Great Whales Help Us Protect Them and Our Oceans is now available on video. How do technologies like the SnotBot, WhaleSpotter and listening buoys help us protect whales? Find out from marine scientist Lindsay Hirt of Plymouth, MA, who explains why the […]
Whales in Your Backyard – A Live-streamed Presentation
December 23, 2014 By
How do technologies like the SnotBot, WhaleSpotter and listening buoys help us protect whales? Find out from marine scientist Lindsay Hirt in her upcoming live-streamed presentation on January 12th: Whales in Your Backyard: How Learning the Secrets of the Great Whales Helps Us to Protect Them (and Our Oceans). Tune in at 7 p.m. to 8 […]
Traditional Fiber Arts Workshops by Melissa Kurkoski
December 20, 2014 By
Goldenrod Foundation is pleased to present a series of three workshops on Traditional Fiber Arts – using natural materials and time-honored techniques to create beautiful and functional items. Melissa Kurkoski will be our guest instructor and the location is our lovely field station on Plymouth Long Beach. Learn a new skill or increase your expertise in […]
Plymouth Educates Kids Who Care About #Biodiversity
September 21, 2014 By
In Plymouth, Massachusetts conservation professionals are supporting a group of conservation-minded high school students from Elgin, Illinois. The students’ ambitious project to educate other kids about the importance of supporting a diversity of plants and animals culminates this week in a nationwide webinar: the National Biodiversity Teachin. Along with prominent authors, scientists, and activists, two […]
Hunting the Giant Surf Clam
August 5, 2014 By
Gently settling the flat tines of my garden fork into the mud, I probed through the soft sand for an unyielding surface. Barefoot and wearing a sweatshirt to protect me from the morning breeze, a group of beach enthusiasts and I were learning to find the king of clams: the surf clam, Spisula solidissima. Our […]
Burning it Down to Bring it Back Better
July 13, 2014 By
Fire in the forest! For many people, this is cause for alarm, but not for Fire Management Specialist, Alex Belote, of Wildland Restoration International. With eleven years of professional experience both fighting fire and promoting it, Alex is calm and collected when the woods are ablaze. He has fought fire in western states and Alaska […]
Something to Crow About: How Researchers are Tracking Bird Movements on Cape Cod and Beyond
June 14, 2014 By
Our guest blogger is Michelle Avis, currently an M.S. candidate at the State University of New York – College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) with a focus in Fish & Wildlife Biology and Management. She is our next speaker in the series: Making Waves in Coastal Conservation. Join us on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 […]
Pee-cycling for Our Coasts and Crops: What reclaiming urine as a fertilizer could do for you and your town
May 22, 2014 By
Our guest blogger today is Catherine Bryars, a pee-cycling professional and graduate student in the Regional Planning Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She will present a free talk on Wednesday, May 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 204 Long Pond Road in Plymouth, MA as the fourth in our speaker series, Making Waves […]
