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JAMAICA PLAIN, MA Happy weekend, Jamaica Plain! As more local businesses and venues reopen and it becomes safer to gather in small groups, don t miss what s new on your Jamaica Plain Patch community calendar. Here are some events taking place in town this weekend.
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EASTON – When the Blanche A. Ames Elementary School opens in January 2023, a large ramp will curve from the spacious cafeteria to the second floor, and along it will be a colorful, interactive timeline of Ames’ life geared to young learners, thanks to a group of Oliver Ames High School students.
The timeline, designed like a children’s museum exhibit with hands-on activities, questions and pictures, was created by the project architect Perkins Eastman, working with six past and present OAHS students.
The firm reached out to the school district last year to see if students were interested in providing input to the project, especially because the new $94.8 million early elementary school will be on the same campus as the other schools, said Dawn Guarriello, designer and project architect for Perkins Eastman.
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Unless otherwise noted, registration for events can be done by visiting the events tab at http://arboretum.harvard.edu.
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Wild Collection and Propagation of Rare and Endangered Plants: 10:30 a.m. May 20. For information: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events. In Massachusetts alone, plants make up more than half of the total native species that are officially considered endangered, threatened and rare. In this talk, the group will focus on how ex-situ plant conservation, coordinated plant collection efforts, and plant propagation play vital roles in preserving biodiversity and slowing the deleterious effects of climate change. The group will discuss how collection trips are planned and how citizen science now plays a role in these efforts while providing a behind-the-scenes look at the planning process. A large focus will be plant propagation techniques such as seeds, cuttings and grafting, and how these fit into various str