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Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith Offers Community-Based Learning

Smith College’s Lyman Conservatory is in bloom this month for the annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show! Visitors to the greenhouses can learn about genetic diversity amongst plants and plant hybridization while viewing the beautiful flowers, which can be up to eight inches across. Even the most amateur botanists will love the wide variety of color, pattern, shape, and size seen amongst the blooms.

Category: Hilltown Families Tags: botanist, Botany, Chrysanthemum, flower show, flowers, lyman conservatory, mums, Plant Studies, Smith College

Invasive Species an Unlikely Catalyst for Community-Based Learning

Despite the damage that invasive flora and fauna do to our local landscape, invasive species can serve as a community-based resource for citizen science, community service, and studies of environmental science. From identification to eradication, invasive species present unique educational opportunities!

Category: Community Based Education, Hilltown Families, Nature Based Education, Suggested Activity Tags: Botany, Citizen Science, Ecology, environmental science, Fauna, Flora, habitat, invasive species, Plant Studies, Service Based Learning

Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith Offers Community-Based Learning

Category: Community Based Education, Hampshire County, Hilltown Families Tags: botanist, Botany, Chrysanthemum, flower show, flowers, lyman conservatory, mums, Plant Studies, Smith College

Calling All Budding Botanists: Audio Tour at Lyman Conservatory

Calling all budding botanists… Smith College’s Lyman Conservatory has an audio tour for kids & adults! With ten different indoor exhibits to explore, the learning possibilities offered by the conservatory are endless….