Sunday November 15, 2:30 pm, Raytheon Room, Wayland Free Public Library and co-sponsored by the Wayland Historical Society

In recent years, much academic attention and press has been given to Concord’s historic botanical record. Thoreau’s descriptive and detailed accounts of his town’s flora and landscapes inspired generations of lay botanists, naturalists, and scholars to revisit, expand, document, and analyze this dynamic and changing landscape for more than 170 years since. How have the landscape and flora changed and what has and is influencing these changes? Who are some of the principal explorers, record-keepers, and scientists – past and present – who have played a role in creating and maintaining this venerable botanical legacy. How can this unusually deep botanical record inform us today? Naturalist and photographer, Cherrie Corey, has been working at the heart of this story for the past several years. She will share with us her field explorations and observations, collaborations, and intimate photographs that reveal an at once historic and living landscape that is rapidly changing, and relies on our deeper understanding and careful stewardship. Refreshments will be served after the program.