Do you ever notice interesting plants, animals, insects, or birds, and wish you knew what they were?

Field guide books are still a great way to identify native creatures, but phone apps are becoming increasingly popular.

On this walk, led byWCLT’s Sharon Dankwardt, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of using apps, and learn how to use some of the most popular apps to identify practically any native creature you can find!

Before coming to the walk, please download at least one of the following apps to your phone: SEEK, INaturalist, Merlin (for bird ID), and Plantnet (for plant ID). If you don’t know how, come early and you can do it with assistance at the start of the walk.

Free, open to the public, no reservation needed.

The hike will be held at the Libbey-Wile Forest. Park along one side of Carroll Drive in Westborough and meet at the trail entrance at the end of the road, near 5 Carroll Drive.

Check https://westboroughlandtrust.org/ for weather cancellations.

Trail Map:
https://westboroughlandtrust.org/maps/LW

Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org

Learn all about birdsong in this fascinating presentation by Martha Gach, PhD, Conservation Coordinator and Regional Education Manager at Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.

Why do birds sing, and when is the best time to hear them? How can we identify birds by their song?

You’ll come away with an increased appreciation for the sounds of the season!

Free and open to the public.

Presentation will start at 7 pm; WCLT Annual Business Meeting will follow the presentation at about 8 pm. Non-members are welcome to leave after the presentation.

Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org