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February 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT HYBRID MEETING: Riley Black, When The Earth Was Green, February 21, Oasis, RB And Zoom
Riley Black is the bestselling and award-winning author of When the Earth Was Green , The Last Days of the Dinosaurs , and more. A regular contributor to National Geographic , Smithsonian , and Slate , as well as a repeat guest on NOVA and Science Friday , Riley has spent more than fifteen years bringing the public the latest about the deep past. When not enthusing over fossils in articles and books, Riley regularly volunteers with museum field teams to uncover new
Feb 1
Articles
TREES, PLEASE: A Tale of Firs—From Farms, Not Factories
By Robin Rivet. In the winter of 1953, an inner-city husband arrived home on Christmas Eve. He carried a three-foot balsam fir tree into...
Dec 1, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: Chaotic Trees Set Sail
By Tim Clancy. I have worked for a few tree "care" companies. One thing I noticed is that as fall and winter approach, the business of...
Oct 31, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: X, Y, Z: Distinctive Trees With Odd Names
By Robin Rivet. Does your surname fall at the end of the alphabet? Were you often called last at school? It seems that even with plants,...
Sep 30, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: Space Invaders: Keep an Eye Out for Tree Tobacco
By Tim Clancy. Not all trees are created equal, and not all trees are benign. All over the country, there are trees that are classified...
Aug 31, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: When it's Hot, Go Nuts!
By Robin Rivet. Imagine a hot summer day... This year, you don’t need too much imagination. As average summer temperatures continue to...
Jul 31, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: Arboreal Caveat Emptor
By Tim Clancy. Pot-Bellied Pig Syndrome 'Right tree, right place,' is an often-repeated mantra when it comes to choosing and siting trees...
Jun 30, 2018
TREES, PLEASE: Do Birds Need Your Trees?
By Robin Rivet. Have you completed “spring cleaning” your trees? Best practice timing for mature tree pruning is vague, and our bird...
Jun 1, 2018
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