Linden Street Gallery at Summer Star Wildlife Presents:
Into The Woods
An Art Show by Teri Malo
August 1st, 2020 – January 31st, 2021
Boylston, MA— The Linden Street Gallery at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary announces the opening of its latest art exhibit—Into the Woods, a collection of paintings by Teri Malo. The exhibit opens on August 1, 2020 and will be on view until January 31, 2021.
Teri Malo thinks of painting as discovery and summary. All of her impressions from time spent in the woods – the sounds, the scents, the air and temperature, the patterns of light, the shapes of leaves and gestures of trees are reassembled two-dimensionally to form multiple perspectives on a sense of place across time.
Ms. Malo graduated from Emmanuel College and received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, where her passions centered on printmaking. Ms. Malo’s most recent work focuses on elemental themes from nature – water, air, granite, and forests. Using photography to record her daily walks, Malo pieces together composite views of her favorite places, capturing the essence of each location. Sometimes the result is a “view” in its entirety, while at other times the paintings are more like a pieced quilt of close-up details recomposed into a more abstract memory painting. The paintings utilize techniques borrowed from her studies in printmaking, watercolor and oil painting. Ms. Malo’s works are in a number of collections, including the DeCordova Museum, Newport Art Museum, The Blackstone Group, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Baystate Medical Center, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Parmenter Hospice, Bryant College, Otis Elevator, and numerous private collections.
The mission of the Linden Street Gallery is to instill an appreciation for the reflective and contemplative experiences of nature by engaging its visitors through gallery exhibits. The Gallery nourishes the spirit by celebrating the interdependencies between humans and the natural environment. Nestled in forty-five acres of forest, the Linden Street Gallery is located within the LEED Gold Trailhead House of Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary at 690 Linden Street, Boylston, Massachusetts. The wildlife sanctuary protects wetland and woodland habitats that provide homes for all wildlife, and there is a 1.5-mile trail loop for outdoor exploration. The sanctuary honors nature through wildlife protection, art exhibitions focusing on nature, outdoor tours, educational programs, and wildlife releases in collaboration with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. The Linden Street Gallery within the Trailhead House is open Saturday through Tuesday 11:00 am–3:00 pm. The sanctuary’s trails are open Saturday through Tuesday from dawn to 3:00 pm during the winter and from dawn to dusk the rest of the year for human guests. Limited parking is available at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary during the hours trails are open. Admission to Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is free.
Artist Bio: Teri Malo
Teri Malo grew up around dairy farms and woodlands in Central Massachusetts. Her interest in nature reflects her childhood playing outside both in the woods and on the farms, and helping with the family’s part-time business raising chrysanthemums and lettuce. A sense of wonder and delight permeates all her responses to nature, as seen in her paintings.
Ms. Malo graduated from Emmanuel College and received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, where her passions centered on printmaking.
Ms. Malo’s works are in a number of collections, including the DeCordova Museum, Newport Art Museum, The Blackstone Group, Ritz Carlton Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Baystate Medical Center, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Parmenter Hospice, Bryant College, Otis Elevator, and numerous private collections.
Winter – Spring Wildlife Tracking at Summer Star
The brief snow cover that easily reveals the passage of animals is gone, but the thaw has softened the earth and created mud, both of which record tracks. In addition animal droppings hidden beneath the snow are now revealed along with other ‘sign’ such as scrapes, chews, scent marks and burrows that can tell us not only that certain species were present but also what they were doing. This is ‘eco-tracking,’ relating the animal sign that is found and identified with its habitat: why was it here and what was it doing?
An indoor slide and cast presentation of about an hour will acquaint you with some of this sign. Following a lunch break, we will walk the trails of Summer Star for another hour or so looking for, identifying and interpreting wildlife sign while discussing the ecology of the Summer Star landscape.
Tracker-naturalist David Brown has been studying wildlife evidence for 30 years and is the author of two books on animal tracking as well as a set of portable identification cards.
March 29, 2020 Sunday, 11am to 1:30pm
Trailhead House, Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street, Boylston MA 01505
Phone Number: 508-869-3434
Register by emailing to info@summerstarwildlife.org
Summer Star Wildlife®
Presents
“Wild Nature: The Source of All Life and the Cradle for Its Survival”
Photograph by: Tom Murphy from Yellowstone National Park
JANUARY 25TH, 2020 TO JULY 25TH 2020
LINDEN STREET GALLERY
LINDEN STREET, MASSACHUSETTS
“The silence is so clear I can hear my own heart beating. The stars are so bright and thick that I can travel with only their light. The shadows cast by a full moon pull my curiosity. Wildlife seems surprised to encounter me out in their winter world, and I wish to reassure them that all I want is an understanding of their lives, not a disruption of their own journey.”
-Tom Murphy
Summer Star Music Presents: Music in the Woods
Music by: The Merz Trio
Sunday Sept. 13th @ 2:00pm – Located in the Tree Room of the Trailhead House
The Trio has gained recognition as Winners of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Competition and Gold Medalists of the Fischoff and Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competitions. They are currently the Graduate Piano Trio in residence at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Click Here to learn more about the Merz Trio
Program
Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91. No 1
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op. 63
Stars
La Plus Que Lente
Traumgekront
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Johannes Brahams
Robert Schumann
Pauline Viardot
Claude Debussy
Alban Berg
Maurice Ravel
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
Cynthia Frost
Sanctuaries
Opening August 3rd, 2019
Ending December 21st, 2019
Linden street gallery
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Sanctuaries
by Cynthia Frost
The fragrance of oil paint as I open the studio door/ The smell of pine upon entering the woods
Crunch of pine needles under foot/ Scratching of my stipple brush on canvas
The brilliance of cadmium yellow and orange / leaves of a sugar maple in Fall
Images come to life in paint then vanish with a stroke/ squirrels and birds playing in branches traveling through
A mushroom appears out of nowhere
Fog settles in/ glazes of transparent pigment
Cerulean blue/a peek of sky over treetops
Rich smell of the earth in early Spring
Muted colors of fallen leaves/natural pigments of oxides and minerals
Occasional thud of snow falling from a branch as I walk in the quiet snowfall/enveloped in the solitude of the studio on a holiday; my tube of cadmium red light hits the floor
Taste of new snow/ keep paint away from mouth!
Plants and fungi under the surface waiting to burst out in rain and sun
Imagery from my experience of senses in nature closes the circle
Peacefulness and joy through all the senses
Artist Bio
Cynthia Frost’s formal study of visual art began at the Rhode Island School of Design with an intensive focus on portraiture and figuration with Anthony Janello. In 2002 she received her MFA from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.
Frost’s work has been exhibited throughout New England, on the West Coast and internationally. She is the recipient of the Fitchburg Art Museum’s Saara Parker painting prize. Her work is held in numerous private and corporate collections and she has taught painting and drawing at Montserrat College of Art, DeCordova Museum School and SMFA at Tufts University.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents
The Mark Pokras Lecture Series
Saturday, November 9th, 2018
2 – 4 PM
THe Cave
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
** Seating is limited. Please register by emailing info@summerstarwildlife.org **
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents Two Lectures:
Common Loons:
Past, Present and Future
with Dr. Mark Pokras
Associate Professor Emeritus
Wildlife Clinic & Center for Conservation Medicine
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
A Veterinary Student’s
Loony Odyssey
with Olivia Pea
Third-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Lecture Descriptions:
Common Loons: Past, Present and Future
Today we consider that common loons (Gavia immer) embody everything in nature that is wild, free, mysterious and beautiful. Tiffany Grade of the Loon Preservation Committee in New Hampshire said, “When you encounter a loon, you’re in another world. You’re sucked out of the humdrum of the daily human routine and taken to a wild place.”
But people did not always feel this way about loons. In this presentation we’ll discuss the history of human/loon interactions, scientific research, the origins of the modern loon conservation movement, what’s going on today, and challenges for the future. The origins of today’s conservation efforts can be traced to the work of Drs. Judy McIntyre in Minnesota, Jack Barr in Ontario, and the interests of local residents and “summer people” around Squam Lake in New Hampshire in the 1970’s.
A Veterinary Student’s Loony Odyssey
Join me as I discuss my summer project with the Loon Preservation Committee of New Hampshire. In addition to getting very involved with field studies, I worked on developing a comprehensive necropsy atlas and I’ll discuss why pathology is essential to monitoring the populations of loons (and other species).
Speaker Biographies:
Mark A. Pokras, B.S., D.V.M.
I was one of those kids who was always happiest outdoors. Born in upstate New York, I spent my early years catching bugs, snakes and frogs, and learning to fish. I was in junior high when my dad’s job took us overseas. Wandered widely in Mexico and Venezuela, I learned about new plants and animals, explored caves and snorkeled around coral reefs. My love of the outdoors continued back in upstate New York as an undergraduate at Cornell University. There I was inspired by many environmental luminaries, joined in the first Earth Day, developed an interest in teaching, and began to dedicate my energies to environmental conservation.
My path after college has been circuitous but consistent. I worked studying pollutant effects on osprey and honed my field ecology skills in environmental consulting. My wife and I co-taught ornithology and marine biology at Richard Stockton State College in NJ. But in 1971, a life-changing event took place when I found an injured hawk on the side of the road. The hawk didn’t make it, but this led our getting involved in wildlife rehabilitation and my discovering the connections between environmental conservation and animal health. I’d been thinking of graduate school in the environmental sciences and hadn’t been considering veterinary school. But somehow the experiences in rehabilitation caused everything to gel in my mind. I became convinced that medical training might allow me to make unique contributions to conservation.
After earning my degree in veterinary medicine from Tufts University in 1984, I worked for Massachusetts Audubon Society for a year. Then I returned to the Tufts’ Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in for a three-year residency in zoo and wildlife medicine. I never left. I succeeded Dr. Charles Sedgwick as Director of the Wildlife Clinic in 1994 and went on to co-found Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine in 1996. Having retired from Tufts in 2015, I’m busier than ever. I’m collaborating on studies on common loons and environmental health with several organizations, continuing research and educational efforts on the effects of lead poisoning, and consulting for several environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation programs in the U.S. and abroad.
My wife and I have two wonderful daughters in their 30’s and three energetic grandchildren. When I’m not taking care of wild animals, I enjoy music, birding, kayaking and a variety of outdoor activities.
Olivia Pea, B.S., third-year D.V.M. student
I was always one of those kids who said they wanted to help animals. During recess I spent my time with my friends writing down notes about birds and the plants in a scrap paper nature journal assembled from sticks and tape. Since then I’ve spent 4 years at Wagner College earning my BS in biology while concurrently involved in community engagement and service. Currently, I am midway into my 3rd year at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine pursuing a DVM degree. I hope to focus on companion animal medicine and exotics, integrative medicine and wildlife rehabilitation.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
Music from Summer Star Forest Series
with the Julius Quartet
Hyun Jeong Lee, violin
David Do, violin
John Batchelder, viola
Brooke Scholl, cello
** This event has reached capacity **
** This event is for ages 16 and older **
Sunday, October 27, 2019
2:00 – 4:30 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Program
Heitor Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 1, W099
I. Cantilena – Andante
II. Brincadeira – Allegretto Scherzando
III. Canto Lirico – Moderato
IV. Canconeta – Andantino quasi Allegretto
V. Melancolia – Lento
VI. Saltando como um Saci – Allegro
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
INTERMISSION (15 minutes)
Robert Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3
I. Andante espressivo — Allegro molto moderato
II. Assai agitato
III. Adagio molto
IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
The Music in the Woods Series
with
Noah Stone, clarinet
Mai Nguyen, flute
Andrew Lee, piano
** Seating is limited. To register, please email info@summerstarwildlife.org **
** This event is for ages 16 and older **
SAturday, September 14, 2019
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Program
Duos, Op. 24 Robert Muczynski (1929 – 2010)
Zoom Tube Ian Clarke (b. 1964)
Three Pieces for Clarinet Alone Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Three Pieces for Piano George Gershwin (1898 – 1937)
Portraits of Langston Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Sudbury Valley Trustees and
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
jointly present
Summer Star Nature Walk
with Dan Stimson
Assistant Director of Stewardship at Sudbury Valley Trustees
Sunday, July 28th, 2019
11 AM – 1 PM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Join Dan Stimson, SVT Assistant Director of Stewardship, for a walk along the 1.5 miles of trails at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dan helped to design the trails at Summer Star when it was founded in 2014. Learn about the habitats found at the Sanctuary, as well as the wildlife that call it home.
Registration information:
Register online at:
www.svtweb.org/programs
Or call 978-443-5588 x123
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
Wild by Nature
The Black and White Worlds
of Erik Hoffner
Opening February 2, 2019
Ending July 2, 2019
Linden street gallery
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Nature is unpredictable: one minute serene and beckoning, the next wild and chaotic, its forms sculpted by elemental forces over incredible spans of time and its creatures driven by impulses and ways of knowing that remain largely mysterious.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Music in the Woods
with Leslie Amper and
Randall Hodgkinson
The Four Hand Piano Concert
Leslie Amper, piano
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Program
Program
** There will be an 8-minute talk before the concert **
Schubert Fantasy in f minor D940
Debussy Six épigraphes antiques
1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été (To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind)
2. Pour un tombeau sans nom (For a nameless tomb)
3. Pour que la nuit soit propice (In order that the night be propitious)
4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales (For the dancer with crotales)
5. Pour l’égyptienne (For the Egyptian woman)
6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin (To thank the morning rain)
Mozart Sonata in F major KV 497
Adagio-Allegro di molto
Andante
Allegro
** This event has reached capacity **
** This event is for ages 16 and older **
Sunday, may 5, 2019
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents
Suburban Howls
at Wolf Hollow conservation center
Lupe, Cane, and Trans teaching Jon to sit and stay (Jon Way 2004)
** Wolf Hollow Field Trip rescheduled to 4/27, a few spots remain.
Transportation departs Summer Star on Saturday 4/27 at 2pm.
Email info@summerstarwildlife.org to attend. **
Saturday, april 27, 2019
We will leave Summer Star at 2 PM and travel together to Wolf Hollow.
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
690 LINDEN STREET
BOYLSTON, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary asks you to join us for a day of learning about wolves! The Boston metropolitan area is extraordinarily fortunate to have Wolf Hollow, a conservation and education center devoted to North American wolves.
We will travel with Dr. Bill Lynn to Wolf Hollow midmorning and return mid-afternoon. While there we will meet and observe Wolf Hollow’s ambassador wolves, and hear a presentation by Zee Soffron and Kevin Kenny of Wolf Hollow on the ecology and social dynamics of wolves. After a break and box lunch together, we will reconvene in the visitor center to hear a special presentation from Dr. Jon Way on the ecology, behavior, and management of the “coywolf”.
Lecture Descriptions:
The Wolves of North America
with Zee Soffron and Kevin Kenny from Wolf Hollow
Despite what you may hear, North American gray wolves are still very much a threatened species. To help the public understand the importance of wolves and why we need to protect them. Through the course of this presentation we seek to:
- raise awareness about the important role the wolf plays as a keystone species in promoting a healthy ecosystem.
- provide examples of how the pack co-exists as a family group, very similar to humans.
- display the dynamics and hierarchy amongst the pack through observable behavior cues.
- discuss the biology of the wolf, as well as the evolution/domestication of modern dogs.
- provide a glimpse into the history of man’s interaction with wolves and the challenges we face at present to protect the wolf as a species.
Suburban Howls: Living with the Coywolves of the Northeast
with Dr. Jon Way from Eastern Coyote Research
Eastern Coyotes/coywolves are an emerging species out of wolf-coyote hybrids. They are especially well-adapted to humanized landscapes like cities, suburbs, and farmlands in the northeastern portions of the United States and Canada. So when you see a “coyote” in the greater Boston area, you are likely seeing a creature who represents the dawn of a new species that is part wolf! Dr. Way will help us understand the ecology, behavior, and management of these remarkable creatures, and how can learn to coexist with them.
Speaker Biographies:
Zee Soffron, Programs Manager at Wolf Hollow
Zee with Arrow
Zee was 14 when the first pack moved into his back yard. Zee admits it’s quite a surreal environment in which to come of age. At the age of 13, Zee became the youngest graduate of Wolf Parks Behavior seminar. Environmental conservation became the foundation of Zee’s identity and he often expresses it through his other passion, art. Zee graduated from Montserrat College of Art in 1998 and has been teaching middle school art since 2005.
In addition to his full-time career, Zee took on the role of Assistant Director in 2008. His responsibilities include the coordination of volunteers and public relations. While most humans within the enclosure are viewed as graciously permitted guests, Zee is most certainly recognized as a permanent member of the pack.
Kevin Kenny, Operations Manager at Wolf Hollow
Kevin with Bear (Stephen Canino)
Kevin began working at Wolf Hollow as a volunteer in 2013. During that first year he helped in leading a group of fellow volunteers to DC to protest the 2012 delisting of grey wolves. This trip along with his time at Wolf Hollow reignited his passion for working with animals, and graduating from Salem State University in 2018 with a degree in environmental biology. During his time as a volunteer Kevin was involved in many areas of Wolf Hollow. It’s was not uncommon to see him tucked behind a desk answering emails or out in an enclosure doing routine maintenance under the watchful eyes of some wolfy supervisors.
In early 2018 Kevin was officially hired as the Operations Manager, and now assists with the daily work of Wolf Hollow along with leading presentations for school/private groups. Kevin says, “I think my favorite part of working at Wolf Hollow, other than the wolves of course, is seeing the reactions and expressions from visitors upon seeing their first in-person wolf. I’ve watched the 5th-grade class clown go silent in awe and I’ve seen adults grinning like kids on Christmas morning.”
John Way, Ph.D. Eastern Coyote Research
Jon Way with Cane and Trans (Jon Way 2004)
Jonathan (Jon) Way has a B.S. (UMass Amherst), M.S. (UConn Storrs), and doctorate (Boston College) related to the study of eastern coyotes/coywolves. He is the author of 2 books: Suburban Howls, an account of his experiences studying eastern coyotes in Massachusetts, and My Yellowstone Experience, which details – in full color – the spectacular wildlife, scenery, and hydrothermal features that can be found in the world’s first national park. Jon founded and runs his organization, Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research, where he is continuing his goal of long-term ecological and behavioral research on coywolves. He also supplements his research with regular trips to Yellowstone National Park.
https://www.easterncoyoteresearch.com
easterncoyoteresearch@yahoo.com
William S. Lynn, Ph.D. Clark University
Bill Lynn with Atka (Henry Fair 2004)
Bill is a research scientist in the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University, and a research fellow at New Knowledge Organization Ltd. He edits the “Political Animals: Ethics, Policy and Practice” section of the journal Society and Animals, and serves as an ethics consultant and board member to non-profits helping civil society and governments make better policy decisions.
Bill’s lifelong work has focused on the ethics and politics of sustainability with a special emphasis on wildlife, compassionate conservation and rewilding. Trained in ethics, geography and political theory, Bill draws out the ethical dimensions of sustainability with an eye to improving the well-being of people, animals, and nature.
Some of the specific ethical issues he addresses include wolf recovery, outdoor cats and biodiversity, barred and northern spotted owls, urban wildlife management, the Canadian seal hunt, the role of ethics in sustainability science, intergenerational equity, the precautionary principle, and the Earth Charter.
Prior to Clark, he was a professor at Green Mountain College, Tufts University, and Williams College, where he taught courses in animal studies, environmental studies, ethics, human geography, qualitative research, and public policy.
For more on his work, see www.williamlynn.net.
About the Location:
Wolf Hollow
Wolf Hollow, also known as the North American Wolf Foundation, is a 501(c)3 non-profit wolf sanctuary and educational facility.
Founded in 1988, Wolf Hollow’s mission is the preservation of the wolf in the wild through education and exposure. Our visitors are given a unique opportunity to meet our resident gray wolves while enjoying an enlightening one-hour educational presentation. During this time visitors observe the wolves interacting with their pack-mates at close range, learn about wolf biology, ecology, and behavior, and discover how they can help create a sustainable world where wolves may thrive.
114 Essex Road
Ipswich, MA 01938
Tel: (978) 356-0216
http://www.wolfhollowipswich.org
whvisitorcenter@gmail.com
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
Joyce McJilton Dwyer
in the Outdoors
Opening Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Ending January 15, 2019
Linden street gallery
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary®
presents
Winter Tracking at Summer Star
with David Brown
SUNday, january 13th, 2019
1 PM to 4 PM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
** This event has reached capacity **
** Tracking Program for Ages 16 and Above **
Program description:
Wild animals are active all around us but hide in foliage and the night. A little snow on the ground, however, reveals their presence as they leave a record of their nightly activities in their tracks and trails. This two-part series will show how to identify some of the wild animals that prowl Summer Star by the evidence they leave behind. We will also try to interpret this evidence for insight into the animals’ activities and interaction with their habitat. The first hour will be devoted to an indoor slide program followed by an excursion into the sanctuary to look for some of this sign of secret life.
Presenter’s Bio:
Tracker-naturalist David Brown has over thirty years’ experience finding, identifying and interpreting wildlife sign in New England and the Southwest. He is the author of Trackards and Companion Guide to Trackards for North American Mammals as well as The Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign, published by McDonald & Woodward.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
and Stewardship at Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT)
present
Our Winter Birds
with Ron McAdow and Dan Stimson
SUNday, December 9th, 2018
1 PM to 3 PM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
** The event has reached capacity **
“Our Winter Birds” is a slide lecture covering birds that visit feeders, and birds that find all their own food. We will use data from the Concord Christmas Bird Count to discuss changes to our winter bird populations over the decades. Learn more about the birds who visit your backyard feeders and seasonal changes you can expect.
The one hour presentation will be followed by an optional one hour walk along the trails. On the walk, we’ll discuss how different birds make use of the habitats at Summer Star, and how our winter birds are adapted to survive here. This program will be led by Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary’s Ron McAdow and SVT’s Dan Stimson.
Ron learned photography white making children’s animated films in the 1970s. He became interested in birds in that same decade, while on the staff of a summer camp in the Texas Hill Country. Since then he has been a writer, teacher, and, for a decade, executive director of Sudbury Valley Trustees. At present he has resumed creative work for children and serves as a naturalist and educator on the staff of Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dan is the Assistant Director of Stewardship at Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT), where he has helped to care for conservation land since 2002. As part of his role at SVT, he maintains and promotes their more than 63 miles of trails. Dan helped Summer Star to design their trail and has partnered to care for it since it was built in 2014.
This forty-five acres of natural land is home to plants, streams, glacial boulders, and wild animals large and small. It is our mission to protect and care for wildlife habitats, trails, forests, streams, and wetlands.
http://www.summerstarwildlife.org – 508-869-3434
690 Linden Street Boylston, MA 01505
Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust, protecting and caring for land and wildlife habitat in 36 communities surrounding the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury Rivers.
http://www.SVTweb.org – 978-443-5588
18 Wolbach Road Sudbury, MA 01776
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Music in the Woods
with the Verona Quartet
Jonathan Ong, violin
Dorothy Ro, violin
Abigail Rojansky, viola
Jonathan Dormand, cello
“An outstanding ensemble” – The New York Times
String Quartet Op. 135 Ludwig van Beethoven
Star-Crossed Signals -Delta X-Ray -Kilo Kilo Julia Adolphe
2018 World Premiere, commissioned by Caramoor
String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” Janacek
As of 10/19, we have reached capacity inside the Tree Room for this Event.
Additional guests are welcome to walk the trails, or listen to the music from our South Deck, if weather allows!
Sunday, November 4th, 2018
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA
**Attendees must be sixteen or older**
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents
The Mark Pokras Lecture Series
Sunday, October 21, 2018
2:00 PM
Trailhead House, Linden Street Gallery
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
** Seating is limited. Please register by emailing info@summerstarwildlife.org **
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents Two Lectures:
Helping Wild Horses Stay Wild on a Human-Dominated Landscape
with Allen Rutberg, PhD
Director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) at Tufts University
Making the Journey from Wild to Tame: What Makes Some Wild Horses More Adoptable?
with Aubrey Specht
Senior at Tufts University studying Biochemistry and Architectural Studies
Lecture Descriptions:
Helping Wild Horses Stay Wild on a Human-Dominated Landscape
Free-roaming horses occupy a gray zone between the wild and the domestic, and we struggle to categorize them. Free of the conditions of domestication, their behavior and life history follow their ancestors’ ancient patterns of life and death. Yet their history of association with and service to humanity leaves us with a compelling sense of responsibility for their well being, colored in some by a sense that the needs of horses must remain subservient to those of humans. From these underlying contradictions arises a complex set of cultural and political conflicts that pit ranchers and conservationists against horse advocates, and horse advocates against each other. Dr. Rutberg will discuss how thoughtful application of non-invasive fertility control technologies can create a middle ground that allows wild horses to live out (almost) natural lives on the range while easing the concerns of ranchers and others who perceive wild horses as threats to their livelihoods and the landscape.
Making the Journey from Wild to Tame: What Makes Some Wild Horses More Adoptable?
This summer Aubrey and Dr. Rutberg conducted a study on wild horses being trained and adopted in the Northeast, focusing on what variables make a wild horse more accepting of domestication. Is it the time they spent in the wild? Is it the particular herd they came for? Or is it even more individualized, with each horse learning differently?
Speaker Biographies:
Allen Rutberg, PhD
Dr. Allen Rutberg is Director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy (CAPP) and research associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Trained as a behavioral ecologist, he earned his Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1984, and carried out a series of field studies on behavior and reproduction in American bison and wild horses. After seven years of teaching undergraduate biology at Vassar College and elsewhere, Dr. Rutberg joined The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) as senior scientist for wildlife and habitat protection, where he served from 1991 to 2000. While at The HSUS, he acted as a public advocate for the protection of wild horses, endangered species, and urban wildlife, especially white-tailed deer, and served a two-year term on the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (1998-2000). At HSUS he also initiated field studies of immunocontraceptive vaccines for the non-lethal control of deer and wild horse populations, which he has continued at since joining the Cummings School faculty in 2000. He is the author or co-author of two dozen papers and book chapters on the use of immunocontraception in deer and wild horse populations, and edited the 2005 book, Humane Wildlife Solutions: the role of immunocontraception, published by HSUS Press.
As director of CAPP’s M.S. degree program in Animals and Public Policy, Dr. Rutberg nurtures and guides student research projects related to human-wildlife relationships. One such student effort has broadened into a research collaboration focusing on how wild horses removed from the range successfully transition from their wild state and establish mutually rewarding partnerships with their adopters.
Aubrey Specht
Aubrey Specht is a senior at Tufts University studying Biochemistry and Architectural Studies. After college she is attending Tufts Veterinary School and has a special interest in American wild horse welfare and policies.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
presents
Exploring New England Landscapes: Seasonal Pathways Across Time
From the Rockport Art Association & Museum
Exhibition Description:
Linden Street Gallery’s mission is to instill an appreciation for the reflective and contemplative experiences of nature by engaging its visitors through gallery exhibition. The Gallery nourishes the spirit by celebrating the interdependencies between humans and the natural environment. The exhibition entitled “Exploring New England Landscape: Seasonal Pathways Across Time,” honors the Gallery’s mission by offering visitors the grand feeling of walking along pathways, through the tall trees, past the diverse plant species toward the impressive display of paintings by long past Cape Ann artists to celebrate the connection of people and the natural environment as a remarkable experience. With doors open, collections out and interpretation provided the selected artworks from the Rockport Art Association & Museum’s permanent collection invites visitors to encounter, engage and contemplate New England landscapes of spring, summer, winter and fall. Well-known artists such as Aldro T. Hibbard, William Lester Stevens and Marguerite S. Pearson are a few Cape Ann masters from the early twentieth century represented in this exhibition. They dedicated their lives to the pursuit of painting and exploring natural landscapes and many other themes. More than one hundred years later, some of these masterpieces depicting iconic landscapes are as relevant today as they were back then. The familiarity with nature represented in this collection of artworks can still be experienced when driving through New England mountains in winter, when walking along rivers and streams during the fall, when crossing open fields in the spring and when climbing rolling hills in the summer. This exhibition is about the interconnection of art and nature, and the importance of bringing the outside inside invoking a multitude of individual meanings and experiences during the rotation of seasons.
Artist Descriptions:
Donald Blagge Barton (1903-1990), born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, painted colorful Impressionist landscapes and seascapes. In 1931, Barton exhibited for the first and only time at the National Academy of Design, where the piece he showed, entitled “Rockport,” won the Academy’s J. Francis Murphy Award for landscape painting.
Alfred Vance Churchill (1864-1949), born in Oberlin, Ohio, was a distinguished art critic, lecturer, teacher and painter. He influenced the standards of art teaching, especially as vice-president of the College Art Association.
Antonio Cirino (1888-1983), born in Serino, Italy, came to the United States at the age of two. He later studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and when the First World War broke out he served with the State Department deciphering enemy coded messages. Cirino’s first trip to Rockport was in 1921, when he helped fellow artists form the Rockport Art Association.
Bernard Corey (1914-2000), born in Grafton, Massachusetts, was a New England plein air landscape painter. His artwork deals mainly with New England scenes, painted in all seasons on location.
Thomas R. Curtin (1899-1977), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, studied the effect of sunlight and shadows on the various New England landscapes. He devoted time to painting and living on Cape Ann and in Vermont to capture the beauty of the hills, streams and valleys in fall, winter, spring and summer.
Ken Gore (1911-1990), born in Illinois, moved to Gloucester in the 1950s, and was the President of the Rockport Art Association from 1971-75. He was a teacher and participated in many art workshops in the Cape Ann area.
Jacob Greenleaf (1887-1968), born in Reval, Estonia, became an active painter in Rockport, Massachusetts. His compositions are sincere interpretations of the Cape Ann region.
Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), born in Picton, Canada, ventured to Europe where he spent over twenty years living and painting in Holland to master his techniques as an impressive landscape painter. After the First World War, Gruppé relocated his family to the United States, spending several years painting in New York before settling in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1925.
Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972), born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, started the Rockport Art Association in his studio with fellow artists in 1921, and he was the Association’s President from 1927-40. Author John L. Cooley, friend of Hibbard, describes him as having a “soft spot in his heart for mountains and the effects of light on them. Painting their many moods in winter, spring, and fall when contrasts are sharper than in summer.”
Thaddeus S. Klodnicki (1904-1982), born in Cracov, Poland, studied art, architecture and civil engineering, and then entered the Polish Underground Army in 1940. He was taken prisoner of war in Germany in 1944. After being released, Klodnicki supported himself as an artist and moved to the United States in 1951, and became a member of the Rockport Art Association.
Marguerite S. Pearson (1899-1978), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was a prominent Cape Ann artist, teacher, member of the Guild of Boston Artists and Rockport Art Association. She studied at the Boston Museum School under the instruction of Frederick Bosley.
Marion Parkhurst Sloane (1876-1954), born in Salem, Massachusetts, studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School. She became a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, the Copley Society and Rockport Art Association, and she was also an art critic for the Boston Journal.
William Lester Stevens (1888-1969), born in Rockport, Massachusetts, helped form the Rockport Art Association with Aldro T. Hibbard and friends. Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Curator, Judith Curits articulates that, “Stevens knew the only way he could paint the inherent timelessness of the natural world, was to live, breathe and experience nature in the raw.
Paul Strisik (1918-1998), born in Brooklyn, New York, was primarily a landscape painter, equally at ease in both oil and watercolor. He was the past President of the Rockport Art Association from 1967-71.
Harry Aiken Vincent (1864-1931), born in Chicago, Illinois, was a self-taught oil and watercolor painter. He was one of the founders of the Rockport Art Association in 1921, and was voted in as the first acting President from 1921-22.
Stanley W. Woodward (1890-1970), born in Malden, Massachusetts, studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He lived for many years in Rockport, Massachusetts, and the distinctive natural beauty of the New England landscape inspired his passion for painting.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
and the Berlin Public Library
present
Creature Teachers
*Please register for this all ages event with the Berlin Public Library by either calling (978) 838-2812 or emailing sfoster@cwmars.org*
Wednesday, august 1, 2018
10:30 AM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is a place of tranquility and self-reflection. It loves rocks, trees, and birds. In that loving, we find nourishment for our spirits and our souls. These forty-five acres of natural land are home to plants, streams, glacial boulders, and wild animals large and small.
The Berlin Public Library provides materials and services to support community residents in pursuit of their personal, recreational, educational and occupational interests. Special emphasis is placed on current popular materials in a variety of formats. The Library serves residents of all ages, recognizing that each group has its own distinct needs and interests: preschoolers, school-age children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. All staff are trained to assist you with reference questions, and to help you locate the materials you need.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Music in the Woods
with the Parker Quartet
Photo Credit: Luke Ratray Photography
Daniel Chong, violin
Ken Hamao, violin
Jessica Bodner, viola
Kee-Hyun Kim, cello
“Fiercely committed performances” – Boston Globe
Program
Borodin Quartet No.2 in D Major
Tchaikovsky Quartet No.1 in D Major, Op. 11
** Announcement: This event has reached capacity. **
Sunday, August 5, 2018
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Summer Tracks with David Brown
** Announcement: The 7/22 David Brown Event is on as schedule, although the Trail Walk portion will be weather dependent. **
SUNDAY, July 22, 2018
1 PM – 4 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
This is a free event, but registration is required. Please email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org to register
Finding, identifying and interpreting wildlife evidence is not just a winter activity. Much animal ‘sign’ is available during the other seasons as well. Not only tracks in mud but also feeding sign, scat, chews, scrapes, burrows and much other evidence can be found, often hiding in plain sight. All it takes is a little practice to train your brain to see what others miss.
This program will begin indoors with a slide presentation showing the variety of wildlife sign that can be found at natural areas like Summer Star. Then we will take a walk through the sanctuary to find some evidence of our own, identifying it and then interpreting it for insight into the secret lives of animals whose invisible presence is all around us.
For the outdoor walk wear long pants and sleeves. Since some movement will be off-trail, rugged, water-resistant footwear is recommended. Also bring insect repellent and water to drink.
David Brown has presented several wildlife programs at Summer Star over the past several years. He is a lifelong naturalist and a professional animal tracker of over 30 years’ experience. Two of his books on tracking as well as a set of identification cards will be available at the program.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Music in the Woods
with the Julius Quartet
Hyun Jeong Lee, violin
David Do, violin
John Batchelder, viola
Byron Hogan, cello
and Marc Ryser
Sunday, MAY 20, 2018
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
3 Novelletten for String Quartet (10-12 minutes) Frank Bridge
I. Andante moderato
II. Presto – Allegretto
III. Presto – Allegretto
Preludes/Book 1, L.117 (11 minutes) Claude Debussy
I. No 5 – Les collines d’Anacapri
II. No. 10. La Cathédrale engloutie
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 (15 minutes) Ludwig van Beethoven
Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart
I. Molto adagio: Neue Kraft Fühlend
II. Andante
III. Molto adagio
IV. Andante
V. Molto adagio: Mit innigster Empfindung
INTERMISSION
Piano Quintet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 89 (28-30 minutes) Gabriel Faure
I. Molto moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto moderato
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents
The Mark Pokras Lecture Series
William Lynn with Atka – Photo by J. Henry Fair
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® Presents Two Lectures:
Parable of the Wolf: Deep Compassion, Deep Rewilding
with William Lynn, PhD
Research Scientist, George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University
Wildlife Trafficking: A Student’s Exposure to an International Threat
with Chelsea M. Van Thof
2019 DVM Candidate, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Saturday, APRIL 21, 2018
2:00 PM
Trailhead House, Linden Street Gallery
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Lecture Descriptions:
Parable of the Wolf: Deep Compassion, Deep Rewilding
The parable of the wolf is rooted in the legend of St. Francis of Assisi and the Wolf of Gubbio.
The parable relates how the people of the medieval town of Gubbio, felt terrorized by a wolf and pleaded with St. Francis to intercede on their behalf. After hearing the people’s story, St. Francis paid a visit to the wolf. The wolf told St. Francis that the town had eliminated all its food sources, and he was thereby compelled to prey on humans and their livestock. Instead of smiting the wolf, St. Francis resolved the conflict by convincing the town to make food available to him. Thereafter, the wolf became a favored visitor and protector of the town, and was greatly mourned upon his death.
St. Francis’ negotiation of an agreement of mutual respect between the people of Gubbio and the wolf is a moral vision of coexistence between people, animals, and nature. What the legend of St. Francis and the wolf helps us understand is that living with wildlife is primarily a matter of ethics and spirituality. It is about a felt sense of connection with the broader community of life, a deep respect for animals as individuals, the companion moral obligation to do right by the other creatures, and the will to act on those obligations.
The survival of wolves, wildlife, and wildlands into the 21st century will depend on such an ethic becoming core to our culture, politics, and public policies.
Wildlife Trafficking: A Student’s Exposure to an International Threat
An outline and exploration into the complicated illegal trade trafficking based on the experiences of a traveling veterinary student.
Chelsea goes for a walk with the captive cheetah, Sylvester, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Sylvester was rescued as a kid after his mother and siblings were killed by poachers.
Speaker Biographies:
William S. Lynn, PhD
Bill is a research scientist at George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, a research fellow at New Knowledge Organization Ltd, and serves as an ethics consultant helping civil society and governments make better policy decisions.
Bill’s lifelong work has focused on the ethics and politics of sustainability with an emphasis on compassionate conservation and rewilding. Trained in ethics, geography, and political theory, Bill has a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to his over 60 publications that address how we make sustainability both scientifically and ethically sound. Some of the ethical issues he has addressed include intergenerational equity, precaution, global sustainability, urban wildlife management, wolf recovery, outdoor cats and biodiversity, barred and northern spotted owls, and the Canadian seal hunt.
As an ethics consultant, Bill explores the moral obligations of sustainability, not only by advising on policy decisions, but by providing expert opinions, research briefs, meeting design/facilitation, ethics messaging and marketing, and keynotes on ethics with respect to organizational leadership, mission, and programming.
Prior to Clark he was a professor at Green Mountain College, Tufts University, and Williams College, where he taught courses in animal studies, environmental studies, ethics, human geography, qualitative research, and public policy.
For more on his work, see www.williamlynn.net.
Chelsea M. Van Thof
Chelsea examines a puppy at Tufts @ Tech, a community veterinary clinic run by students and veterinarians at Worcester Technical High School.
Chelsea Van Thof is entering her clinical year at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She has spent her summer vacations traveling internationally to conduct research in various countries in Asia, with projects ranging from investigating Simian retrovirus in Formosan macaques to the prevalence of subclinical mastitis in chevon goats. She is also active within IVSA and is a member of the organization’s Working Group on Policies. Chelsea hopes to work internationally in wildlife conservation and global health as a veterinarian. In her spare time, she is forever attempting to finish her manuscript, build her website, and explore the world.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® presents
Eco-Tracking at Summer Star® – Winter 2018 with David Brown
Bear Tracks by David Brown
*** Announcement ***
This event has reached capacity. The date has also changed. We looking forward to seeing all registered attendees on February 17th.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Although wild animals hide from us in foliage and the night, they leave behind sign of their presence and passage. Ecological animal tracking seeks not only to discover and identify this wildlife evidence, but also to interpret it for insight into an animal’s secret life. What was it doing? Why was it here? In this way we can put the still picture of the animal in motion and learn something about its relationship with its habitat.
This two-part program will meet in the Linden Street Gallery inside the Trailhead House for a slide presentation to introduce some of the basics of track and sign identification. Then we will head out into the sanctuary to look for wildlife evidence and practice our skills.
Dress for about two hours in the woods with warm clothes and snow-proof boots. Some travel will be off-trail so bring snowshoes if needed. In case of deep snow those who have them can break trail for those who don’t.
This program is suitable for reasonably fit adults and teens. Afterward we will offer light refreshment and beverages in the Studio Room.
David Brown
Tracker/naturalist David Brown has conducted hundreds of wildlife interpretive programs in New England for over 25 years. He is the author of several publications including his latest book: The Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign. His website is http://www.dbwildlife.com.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Incidental Mo(nu)ments
By George Herman
August 26th through December 26th
George Herman attended the Museum School in Boston in the late 1970’s, and has been painting ever since then. He has exhibited throughout New England, in New York City, and in London. His work has been selected for the Ninth Triennial at the Fuller Museum of Art, the 8th Biennial at the Fitchburg Art Museum, the AAF Art Fair in London, and, in 2015, his work was selected for the exhibit Variations in Paint at the Painting Center in New York City. His work is in the collections of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and MEDITECH of New England.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ® presents
The Mark Pokras Lecture Series
with Norman Smith
Director of the Blue Hills Trailside Museum
and the Norman Smith Environmental Education Center
Snowy Owls to Saw-whet Owls
Saturday, December 2, 2017
2:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Since 1981, Norman Smith has spent countless days and nights, in every imaginable weather condition, observing, capturing, banding and relocating Snowy Owls at Logan International Airport. Data has been collected on roosting, hunting and behavior while on their wintering grounds. Since 2000 satellite transmitters have been attached to owls to learn more about their movements. Find out what has been learned to date, what questions remain and how this project developed to include research on Saw-whet Owls.
Norman Smith is a self-taught naturalist who has worked for the Massachusetts Audubon Society since 1974. His current position is Director of Blue Hills Trailside Museum and Norman Smith Environmental Education Center in Milton, Massachusetts.
Norman has studied birds of prey for over 35 years, including rehabilitating the injured and successfully fostering over 1,000 orphaned hawk and owl chicks into adoptive nests. His ongoing long-term projects include trapping and banding migrating hawks and owls in the Blue Hills Reservation, banding nestling hawks and owls, and doing research on snowy owls and other raptors wintering at Boston’s Logan International Airport. He has also traveled to Alaska to study snowy owls in their native tundra habitat. His research work has been published in National Geographic, National Wildlife, Ranger Rick, Yankee, Massachusetts Wildlife, Bird Observer, Birding, Sanctuary, Geo, Nature, Grolier Encyclopedia, Owls of the Northern Hemisphere and Owls of the World.
His mission is to use the information gathered from his research to stimulate a passion in everyone he meets to help us better understand, appreciate and care for this world in which we live.
Photo Ron McAdow
Quiet contemplation under the trees
On Saturday, November 18th, starting from 11am to 1pm, Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary will hold a quiet event in the Tree Room.
This event is designed for people who wish to set the world aside for an hour or two to be mindful in a quiet natural setting. This is an opportunity for people to reconnect with nature and reconnect with personal inner peace and wisdom. Registration is required.
All are welcome to take a space in the Tree Room for a period with no talking, and no cell phone or other electronics.
You are free to bring your own favorite book to read;
To open your notebook to write;
To do your own drawing;
To compose a poem of yours;
To meditate;
To embrace self-reflection;
To be acquainted with your own independence;
To acknowledge existence, self-awareness, and mindfulness;
To honor the healing force and the kindness on earth and in the wilderness;
To give peace a chance;
To allow your heart open to your prayers and to allow yourself to give thanks;
Or, to just sit quietly in front of the forest relax and breathe.
Afterward we will offer light refreshment and beverages in the Studio Room.
*** Announcement ***
As of Wednesday 10/4, this event has reached capacity
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
presents
Music in the Woods
with the Argus Quartet
Clara Kim, violin
Jason Issokson, violin
Dana Kelley, viola
Joann Whang, cello
Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op. 76, No 5, Hob.No. lll:79 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegretto
II. Largo. Cantabile e mesto
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Finale. Presto
Peculiar Strokes (2011) Andrew Norman (b. 1979)
Quartet No.57 in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1, Hob. lll:72 Joseph Haydn
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andantino grazioso
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegretto
Sunday, October 15, 2017
3:00 PM
Tree Room, Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
About the Quartet:
Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles, the Argus Quartet is dedicated to reinvigorating the audience-performer relationship through innovative concerts and diverse repertoire – connecting with and building up a community of engaged listeners is at the core of the quartet’s mission. The quartet also believes that today’s ensembles can honor the storied chamber music traditions of our past while forging a new path forward. In that spirit, their repertoire includes not just staples of the chamber music canon but also a large number of pieces by living composers.
From 2015-17 the quartet served as the Fellowship Quartet in Residence at the Yale School of Music and was the first ensemble to be mentored by the Brentano String Quartet in that capacity. In the fall of 2017, the Argus Quartet began an appointment as the Graduate Quartet in Residence at the Juilliard School, where they work closely with the Juilliard String Quartet – Argus will make their Lincoln Center recital debut with a performance at Alice Tully Hall in May of 2018.
About Peculiar Strokes:
“Writing a string quartet is a daunting task. To write a quartet is to willingly put oneself in the ring with the big boys, and thus I have avoided it for as long as possible. But I figured it was about time I gave the medium a try.
And what I tried to do was to write the most “un-quartety” quartet I could imagine. Where so many quartets think big, with sprawling, formally complex movements and large-scale rhetorical arcs, mine aims small, with seven bite-size morsels of the blink-and-you-miss-them variety. So many composers, from Haydn and Mozart forward, conceive of the medium as four equal voices asserting their independence through witty and learned dialogue; I tried to erase the individuality of the voices as much as I could, creating a “meta-instrument” out of the four musicians that thinks and plays as one. And while so many quartets foreground the lyrical, linear, singing qualities of string instruments, I focused on their percussive possibilities.
I am an amateur violist, and while I’m not very good at making beautiful sounds on my instrument, I do love exploring wacky ways that the bow can make contact with the strings. For me there is something magical about the wide range of sonic possibilities available through the manipulation of the smallest physical variables–the balance of weight in the fingers of the right hand, the placement of the bow a fraction of an inch closer or farther from the bridge. Each of these small changes opens up a whole world of unique sounds, and each of the movements of this piece explores one of those worlds using a different, slightly peculiar, off-the-beaten-path bow stroke.”
– Andrew Norman
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary ®
and the Berlin Public Library
present
Wingmasters: North American Birds of Prey
Saturday, September 30, 2017
12:30 PM
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
* Seating is limited. Please register by calling the Berlin Public Library at 978-838-2812 *
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is a place of tranquility and self-reflection. It loves rocks, trees, and birds. In that loving, we find nourishment for our spirits and our souls. These forty-five acres of natural land are home to plants, streams, glacial boulders, and wild animals large and small.
The Berlin Public Library provides materials and services to support community residents in pursuit of their personal, recreational, educational and occupational interests. Special emphasis is placed on current popular materials in a variety of formats. The Library serves residents of all ages, recognizing that each group has its own distinct needs and interests: preschoolers, school-age children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. All staff are trained to assist you with reference questions, and to help you locate the materials you need.
The Thoreau Bicentennial Read
at Summer Star
*** Announcement ***
This event has been booked to full capacity
This year is the 200th anniversary of one of the most important and influential American writers: Henry David Thoreau. Berlin Public Library and Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary jointly present a unique event —the Thoreau Bicentennial Read at Summer Star.
Attendees will have the opportunity to choose and read a favorite passage of Thoreau’s writing. Writer John Hanson Mitchell, co-host of the event, will give a talk about Thoreau’s influence on his life and his books, which include Living at the End of Time, John’s account of the two years he spent in a replica of Thoreau’s Walden Pond cabin. Honored Readers including Writer, Tracker, and Naturalist David Brown, MASS Audubon’s Naturalist Joe Choiniere, Berlin Library Director Bob Hodge, Writer and co-host Ron McAdow, and Summer Star Founder and Manager Shalin Liu will lead off the readings, followed by other participants. After listening together to Thoreau’s words we will discuss thoughts and feelings related to Thoreau, his work, and this celebration of his birthday.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
4:00PM
Trailhead House
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is a place of tranquility and self-reflection. It loves rocks, trees, and birds. In that loving, we find nourishment for our spirits and our souls. These forty-five acres of natural land are home to plants, streams, glacial boulders, and wild animals large and small.
The Berlin Public Library provides materials and services to support community residents in pursuit of their personal, recreational, educational and occupational interests. Special emphasis is placed on current popular materials in a variety of formats. The Library serves residents of all ages, recognizing that each group has its own distinct needs and interests: preschoolers, school-age children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. All staff are trained to assist you with reference questions, and to help you locate the materials you need.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary Presents:
Exploring Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary and the Lives of Beavers
With
Assistant Director of Stewardship at Sudbury Valley Trustees,
Dan Stimson
July 9, 10am-12:30pm
Join us for a walk along the 1.5 miles of trails at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary. We will discuss the habitats found at the Sanctuary, as well as the wildlife that call it home! We’ll take time to explore the beaver ponds found along Wrack Meadow Brook and talk about the ways in which beavers shape their environment, and how the changes they cause affect other wildlife species.
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org Space is limited.
Summer Star™ Linden Street Gallery presents:
“Bricolage”
\bre-ko-lazh, bri-\
Noun
Construction (as of art or literature) achieved by using whatever comes to hand
by Brenda Cirioni
Artist statement: My art stems from growing up on a dead end dirt road surrounded by woods. There I experienced a deep connection with the natural world. Through mixed media painting I explore the tension between nature and the elements, destruction and regeneration, exuberance and impermanence. My art speaks about power, grace and transformation in a world of uncertainty.
The found materials in my paintings are a way to feed into this cycle of renewal. These bits of paper, wrappers, fabric, and various oddments allow me to give new life to trash that would otherwise be in a landfill. As in life, with each scrap I use – when it’s gone it’s gone.
My method of layering and juxtaposing disparate materials draws attention to the multiplicities and mysteries of nature and life.
Biography: Brenda Cirioni’s childhood shaped her worldview and her art. She came to understand the world by exploring the woods surrounding her home which was located at the end of a dirt road. Landscape is her subject matter, not to represent it but rather explore the feelings and emotions that come from being part of the natural world.
In 2012 an event triggered a memory of her home being destroyed by fire. A structure emerged in her paintings, sometimes licked by flames others engulfed in a raging fire.Viewing Cirioni’s barn paintings leaves one with a tug of incertitude–how can something so tragic also be seen as beautiful and breathtaking? Perhaps this is the exact emotion she is trying to convey. Cirioni wants us to see both the destruction and the regeneration, a celebration of nature’s insurmountable capabilities that will forever trump those of our own.
Cirioni has exhibited throughout the US. She currently has work in a traveling BYU exhibition Beyond Structure: Representations of the American Barn. She’s exhibited in Boston and Metro West galleries, Attleboro Arts Museum, Danforth Museum, deCordova Museum, Fitchburg Museum and the Berkshire Museum. Her work can be seen at Renjeau Gallery, Natick, MA, Three Stones Gallery in Concord, MA, Fountain Street Fine Art, Framingham, MA Gallery North Star in Grafton, Vermont and Portland Art Gallery, Portland ME.
Her work is in corporate collections at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Fidelity Investments and Carroon and Black Insurance Co. in Boston, as well as other institutions and private collections across the country, including the Wrigley family collection. Cirioni’s painting Dickinson’s Hope hung in the office of Governor Deval Patrick. And now resides in his collection.
Cirioni graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary presents
Music in the Woods
With
Parker Quartet
Tree Room at Summer Star
Sunday, April 30th, 2017, 4pm
Quartet No. 1 in E flat Major, Op. 12, Felix Mendelssohn
Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Benjamin Britten
Daniel Chong, violin
Ying Xue, violin
Jessica Bodner, viola
Kee-Hyun Kim, Cello
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org Space is limited.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary Presents
Mark Pokras Lecture Series
Creature Conserve: Art, Science, and Saving Species
Dr. Lucy Spelman
And
Conservation Medicine in Ecuador
Nikki Becich, V’18
Saturday, April 29th, 2017 11am
Program:
Art, Science, and Saving Species: Bringing artists and scientists together to foster sustained and informed support for animal conservation
The world of animals as we know it is disappearing. Science tells us the animal kingdom cannot survive our massive presence on earth—unless we intervene. It also predicts a ripple effect on human health and society: we rely on animals for food, trade, shelter, sport, companionship, medicine, and spirituality. Art deepens our understanding of this interdependency; it helps us explore how we feel about animals and our relationships with them. Yet our response to the problem of species loss has fallen short. Scientific data and artistic expression, presented separately, have not had their intended impact. One solution is to combine these age-old practices. Together, art and science reach a wider audience. Science provides the road map; art motivates people to follow it. In this presentation, Dr. Spelman shares examples of artwork made by her RISD students and describes projects currently supported by Creature Conserve, including a traveling exhibition on the global wildlife trade. She shows us that artists have always been interpreters of our time. Through their eyes, the science of saving species and the importance of taking a one-health approach to conservation becomes accessible, meaningful, and relevant— and, the source of positive change.
Conservation Medicine in Ecuador: Protecting Species in One of the Most Diverse Countries on Earth
Through the National Aviary, Nikki has been afforded several unique job opportunities in zoo medicine and wildlife rehabilitation across Latin America. She will be speaking about efforts to protect native species in Ecuador, such as the Andean Condor, endangered amphibian and reptile conservation, as well as international species protection laws and the impact and scope of habitat destruction and wildlife trafficking abroad.
Speaker Biographies: Lucy H. Spelman, DVM, Dipl ACZM
Dr. Lucy Spelman is a board-certified zoo and wildlife veterinarian working to bring artists and scientists together to save species. Animals have always been part of her life. Her patients have included giant pandas in China, giant otters in Guyana, and mountain gorillas in central Africa. She has been exploring the interface between art, science, and one-health medicine since 2010 when she began teaching biology to students at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 2015, she founded the non-profit, Creature Conserve and gave a TEDx Talk “Art Can Save a Panda” in which she makes a case for greater public engagement in conservation through visual art. She is the author of various scientific articles and two popular books: the National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia and The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes. Dr. Spelman currently practices at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists and teaches at RISD. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from Brown University and a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine from the University of California at Davis. In 1994, she became the 43rd member of the American College of Zoological Medicine, the first to achieve this milestone right out of residency training. Her work experience includes zoo, wildlife, and small animal medicine; public speaking; writing; teaching; zoo administration—she served as the first female Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo from 2000-2005; and, conservation—she was the Field Manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project from 2006-2009.
In addition to her work with Creature Conserve, she serves on the boards of three other non-profits, Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island, Foster Parrots, and Karanambu Trust.
Nikki Becich, V’18
Nikki Becich is a third year vet student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, CA, where she first began studying tropical ecology and conservation biology. Nikki, who loves birds, has been fortunate enough to work closely with the Association of Zoos and Aquarium accredited National Aviary in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. They have ongoing efforts to find, partner with, and support organizations doing in-situ habitat conservation in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador, among other countries.
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org Space is limited.
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Trail Walk Series presents
ECO-TRACKING AT SUMMER STAR with DAVID BROWN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017, 12 to 3 pm
UPDATE: This program has reached full capacity.
Summer Star is extremely fortunate to enlist the services of David Brown to provide a three hour combined indoor/outdoor eco-tracking program at the sanctuary. With his guidance, participants will see that many of our resident animals remain busy through the winter months. Participants are encouraged to check the temperature forecast. Dressing in layers is usually a safe bet.
Bio: David Brown
Tracker-naturalist David Brown has offered interpretive programs for over 20 years to many public and private groups in New England. He practices “quiet activism” believing that a people don’t need to be convinced to protect what they love. His task is to help them love nature by helping them to see some of the life hidden from direct view by foliage and the night. He is the author of several publications on the art of animal tracking, including The Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign, recently released by McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company.
Eco-tracking at Summer Star
We will take a roughly two-hour walk at Summer Star Sanctuary practicing the arts of finding and identifying the tracks, trails and other sign of wild animals that make the pine-oak forest their home. Some of this sign, such as tracks in the snow, is obvious; other evidence hides in plain sight and needs to be pulled out of the background to be identified. Along the way we will try to answer the questions: why was the detected animal here and what was it doing? That is, what was its relationship with the habitat in which it was found? This is “eco-tracking” or ecological animal tracking. The indoor component of the program will include a slide show and track casts.
David Brown points out bobcat tracks in porcupine trail.
Trail Walk at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017 Time: 12- 3 pm
Make up date (in event of poor weather): Sunday, January 29. 12-3pm.
UPDATE: This program has reached full capacity.
Summer Star™ Linden Street Gallery presents:
“Memory of Nature”
By Terry Gips
BIOGRAPHY
For Terry Gips, subject matter and concept are more important than choice of media, although she often uses photography in one way or another. Landscapes of intersections between land and water and those that compare nature’s organic chaos with human imposed order are common themes in her work.
Gips has had strong connections to nature throughout her life. She was raised on
a dairy farm and spent a decade living off the grid in Vermont where she and her husband grew most of their food and raised sheep and chickens. She is no stranger to science and technology, however. Her primary art medium—photography—relies on light, camera mechanics and chemistry or digital processing. Her graduate work at Yale in architecture and with photographers Walker Evans and Paul Caponigro kindled her interest in the ways humankind has interacted with nature for shelter, sustenance and pleasure. Her computer uency originated in the late 1960’s, and blossomed when she embraced digital technology for art-making while teaching and serving as director of the museum at the University of Maryland College Park in the 1980’s and 90’s. Previous to moving to Maryland, Gips taught at Colgate University, Goddard College and the University of Vermont.
Gips has exhibited throughout the US and in China, Germany, and Poland. Her work is in collections at the National Museum of American Art and the National Women’s Museum in Washington as well as in public and private collections. Gips has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Fine Arts Sea Grant program at the University of Rhode Island. She was awarded residencies at Light Work Gallery in Syracuse, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and C-Scape Dune Shack on Cape Cod. Gips lived on the Cape from 2000 to 2016 and made the adjacent waters the focus of her art and volunteer work. She and her husband relocated to New Bedford in 2016.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Memory and nature have repeatedly appeared in my work over the years. Nature’s tangled and branching forms in the Memory of Nature project mirror the highly complex webs of memories as well as the physical brain itself. I’m interested in
how the brain enables us to “see,” establish memories, retrieve them or not, and understand our worlds. Being in touch (both literally and metaphorically) with our environment and expressing that encounter visually, enriches our knowledge and connections. Making images reinforces the mental imprint called memory which,
in turn, is an integral part of knowledge. This integrative process of seeing, touching, making, and remembering is not unlike the ancient Greek and Roman mnemonic process of constructing “memory palaces” of speci c things and locations in order to facilitate remembering. Now in the 21st century, as technology disturbs and usurps much of this human work, I nd it is more important than ever to explore the relationship between nature and memory.
An important part of my work is the process of searching for and collecting of natural materials. I look for items that are more or less familiar but dif cult to parse due to their complexity and small scale, and because they are hidden underground, under water, or in a jumbled mess. The original specimens–roots, seaweed, a wad of wool eece from a sheep, a bird’s nest–are usually smaller than my hand: when highly enlarged, every tiny root, stem, leaf, grain of sand, or strand of entangled shing line becomes vividly clear–so “real” as to seem unreal at times. Sometimes I create an overlying grid by framing segments of the large image, helping my eye come to terms with the chaos and elegant wildness of nature.
“Memory Of Nature” will be on display from July 30th until November 29th, 2016.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Presents
Music in the Woods
The Julius Quartet
Hyun Jeong Lee, violin
David Do, violin
John Batchelder, viola
Byron Hogan, cello
and
Marc Ryser, piano
Sunday, October 30, 2016
2:00 pm
Tree Room
The Trailhead House
PROGRAM
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor D.810 “Death and the Maiden”
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
The Julius Quartet was formed in the fall of 2012 at the Boston Conservatory, and has served as the Conservatory’s Honors Quartet. Participating in BOCO’s annual Contemporary Music Festival, the Quartet also concertizes and does outreach throughout the United States and Canada. In the fall of 2015 the Quartet became the Graduate Quartet in Residence at Montclair State University, and gave its Carnegie Hall debut in March 2016.
Concerts at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary are curated by Stephanie Woolf.
690 Linden Street
Boylston MA 01505
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or call 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, Saturday – Tuesday. Space is limited.
Mark Pokras Lecture Series
The Sea Turtles of New England with Dr. Charlie Innis
Threats to Aquatic Ecosystems with Eric Littman
11am-1:30pm, Saturday October 22, 2016.
Speaker Biographies:
Dr. Charlie Innis
Dr. Innis received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University in 1990, and his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. He was in private practice working with small animals and exotic animals from 1995-2005, and has been working full time at New England Aquarium since 2005, where he is currently the Director of Animal Health. He holds adjunct teaching positions at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Connecticut, and Mount Ida College. Dr. Innis is a member of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, and is Past President of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians. He has published numerous scientific articles and several textbook chapters on the medical and surgical management of reptiles, and has been an invited speaker at national and international veterinary conferences. He is regularly solicited to provide peer review for scientific publications involving veterinary management and conservation of reptiles. In 2011, Dr. Innis became one of the first veterinarians in the United States to be recognized as a reptile and amphibian specialist by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.
Eric Littman
Eric is a fourth year veterinary student at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. While pursuing his undergraduate degree at University of Hawaii, Eric assisted in a graduate marine mammal research lab (on projects such as Humpback whale social sound investigation and auditory research in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and False Killer whales) and completed his thesis on interactions between native and invasive mantis shrimp. Prior to veterinary school, he worked in the marine animal training and husbandry field, working with dolphins, seals, sea lions and penguins. Last summer, Eric was awarded a research fellowship, which he used to conduct research on sea stars of the Pacific northwest undergoing wasting disease. He recently contributed to a summit discussing the future of sea star wasting disease, in which he presented his research on the use of a few diagnostic imaging modalities in sea stars to leading scientists studying the Pacific coast mortality event. Eric is married to his wife, Kacey, and has a dog, a hedgehog, and two sugar gliders. In his free time, he enjoys photography, hiking, rock climbing, playing the ukulele and snorkeling.
More info available here.
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or call 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, Saturday – Tuesday. Space is limited.
Summer Birds at Summer Star
Sunday, July 17, 8-11am.
For songbirds the antics of spring are over as is the quiet period of incubation. As the nestlings fledge, a new period of intense activity begins as parents actively search for insects and caterpillars to feed their young. Join naturalist David Brown for a two-hour walk in the Summer Star sanctuary looking for birds and listening for their songs. Bring binoculars and bug repellent, and wear rugged shoes for trail walking. The walk will be followed by a slide/video presentation on summer birds.
Bio: David Brown
Tracker-naturalist David Brown has offered interpretive programs for over 20 years to many public and private groups in New England. He practices “quiet activism” believing that a people don’t need to be convinced to protect what they love. His task is to help them love nature by helping them to see some of the life hidden from direct view by foliage and the night. He is the author of several publications on the art of animal tracking, including The Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign, recently released by McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company.
Date: Sunday, July 17, 2016 Time: 8am- 11 am
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or call 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, Saturday – Tuesday. Space is limited.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary’s Linden Street Gallery Presents:
“Charged”
By Robin Remick
On display from March 26 until July 10.
Artist statement
Growth of form weaves through my paintings. Characteristics of the environment, such as patterns created through natural shadows, reflections of light on water, or rock formations all inspire me. I listen closely to my intuition to guide my decision making. Paired with randomness and chance, my gut is the best barometer to keep my work fresh. Although I take a multitude of photographs when I spend time in nature I seldom look at them for direction. Somehow the act of focusing in on a subject is enough to file in my memory to be reinterpreted later at my easel. The pull of gravity is present in all of my paintings. It gives a movement to my work, and an indicator of passage of time.
Thin layers of transparent oil are built up, much like working with watercolor. The paintings selected for Charged have been created through a process of masking, similar to a silk screen technique. This style creates a defined edge and allows me to blend colors. The overlapping forms that develop give my work a charged energy, while keeping the repose of a restful visual arrangement.
Biography
I am a transplanted Midwesterner, raised in northern Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior. In 2005 I received my masters of fine arts degree in painting from Eastern Michigan University. I studied under Professor Barry Avedon, a legendary painting instructor of 43 years. Upon graduation I set up a nonprofit art gallery run by volunteers in an art center near the university. The gallery offered rotating exhibits for local artists and schools. My husband and I raised our three children in Ann Arbor Michigan and moved to Wellesley in 2007. I paint in my studio in Framingham daily and I am represented by Powers Gallery in Acton Massachusetts as well as art consultants in the Boston area and in Naples Florida.
My earliest memories are time spent in nature, making mud pies sandwiched between large green leaves, or picking wild flower bouquets for my mother. As a young adult I enjoyed canoe trips in Minnesota, portaging into wilderness lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Now my husband and I spend our free time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, hiking or kayaking on the quiet waters of the area. Nature’s beauty inspires my paintings.
Update: Concert has reached full capacity.
Nature Walk at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Led by Dan Stimson of Sudbury Valley Trustees
Date: Sunday April 10, 2016, 10am-12 noon
In the heart of Sudbury Valley Trustees’ Tri-Town Landscape Protection Project lies the Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary, 45 acres of forest, streams and wetlands. Join us for a tour of these habitats along Summer Star’s trails. We’ll highlight historic land use features and talk about the species that call Summer Star home. We’ll also take a special detour off trail to see newly formed beaver dams, lodges, and ponds. Learn about the lives of beavers and other local wildlife that they benefit. You’ll also hear how you can help SVT to ensure the protection of wildlife habitat in this special area.
This event is free to the public, but registration is required. Register by emailing us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or by calling us at 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, from Saturday to Tuesday.
Growing Up Wild
Professional Development Workshop
At Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Come check out our latest exhibit, “Potters In The Woods,” on display from October 17th until February 16th.
About the artists:
Chiyoko Lee
Ever since I touched my first clay, I was amused by its versatile nature I was captivated by its texture, pliability, and the magic of earth and fire All I wished was to see how much I can contribute to that process Each clay body has its own language Learning the language gives me a tool to examine, explore, and express my voice in my clay work.
The majority of my work is functional ware As different food chooses different kind of dishes, I work with different clay and different methods I like the delicious smooth touch of porcelain and its delicate clean result Yet, I also love the earthy grounded look of stoneware I hand build my pieces as well as throw them on the wheel Both are equally part of everyday living.
I approach my work with harmony in mind I like to make spontaneous fluid lines in my forms and decorations After I throw or hand build my piece, I decorate the surface with slip work, texture, carving, stamping or roping In the result, I would like to convey harmony, calmness, relaxation, and also a playful whimsical aspect in my work.
Japanese influence is an obvious element in my work in both the conscious level and subconscious level Working in clay expands my interest in nature I learn to see landscapes, plants, rocks, flowers, water and old architecture with a new curiosity and reflect it in my work.
Food and food presentation is a way of life Flowers and vases should complement each other Garden ornaments create harmony, tranquility and curiosity in the viewer’s soul In functional ware, you have a very intimate relationship It should function well, be pleasing to your eyes and to your touch, as well as being supportive to its function Such a piece will be a companion to you for a long time and every time you touch the pottery, you remember conversation shared with your family and friends over that plate of meal or cup of tea That is a treasure you have I hope my work gets one step closer to that goal
-Chiyoko Lee
Andrea Brown
Somewhere in my memory an image of a poster lives, perhaps on my junior high or high school art room wall. Or in a studio at my community college in Bellevue, WA. There I studied with my early mentor, Ray Jensen, Pacific Northwest steel and bronze sculptor. The image on the poster was of a white stoneware bottle, simple, minimal—deeply carved into upright ridges and furrows around the body. I must have gazed on that image repeatedly, for it has bubbled up now from my subconscious, perhaps even visiting, unbeknownst, while welding. When I moved to Boston to study sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, I left behind a love for clay vessels and seven years practice on the potters’ wheel. I took classes in life drawing and sculpting, welding, photography, and art history.
For 20 years I pursued nature-under-the-microscope and figure inspired forms in my Rugg Road studio in Allston, MA. A main thread in my studies developed into using thin, square rods of mild steel. I built forms the way one builds marks up on paper, to define volume, to draw linear forms in space. The ultimate example of this style is the hanging piece here in the Linden Street Gallery.
My art making was interrupted in 2006. On Dec. 29th, at three o’clock in the morning I woke to shouts, feet pounding in the halls and flashing lights. A fire had broken out on an upper floor. With a cat under each arm I exited the building. In one night we all lost our homes and studios and gained a more personal sense of the individual losses and disruption.
The following were years of disruption. In an effort to get back on track, all the while moving around for work, I lay the ground for a new venture. I resettled in Boston in 2010. “Grad school” was a start-up vegan-with-organic cookie business.
Perhaps doomed to failure, as my main interest was educating about the positive environmental impact of organic agriculture and vegan/vegetarian diets, I closed the business as 2014 opened. I took a pottery course as an antidote to my despair. It was something I knew how to do.
As soon as I got my hands in the clay, I felt like I had come home. As my first mugs came out of the kiln last March, I realized I was a potter. There is something so gratifying about making vessels for eating and drinking, for showing off some garden flowers or for any other reason. Soon after, Fire Garden Pottery was born. The work you see here represents the best of the past two years and my return to create via handmade objects. Reconnecting with pottery and the potters wheel has also given me a new perspective on my past work, as I look again on the steel sculptures. In more ways than one my life seems to have “come full circle.” I am grateful for second and third chances and thankful to Summer Star for this opportunity to share with you my work.
-Andrea Brown
Photos courtesy of the artists.
UPDATE: The January 3rd eco-tracking program is at full capacity.
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Trail Walk Series presents
ECO-TRACKING AT SUMMER STAR with DAVID BROWN
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2016, 1 to 3 pm
Summer Star is extremely fortunate to enlist the services of David Brown to provide a two hour eco-tracking program at the sanctuary. With his guidance, participants will see that many of our resident animals remain busy through the winter months. Participants are encouraged to check the temperature forecast. Dressing in layers is usually a safe bet.
Bio: David Brown
Tracker-naturalist David Brown has offered interpretive programs for over 20 years to many public and private groups in New England. He practices “quiet activism” believing that a people don’t need to be convinced to protect what they love. His task is to help them love nature by helping them to see some of the life hidden from direct view by foliage and the night. He is the author of several publications on the art of animal tracking, including The Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign, recently released by McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company.
Eco-tracking at Summer Star
We will take a two-hour walk at Summer Star Sanctuary practicing the arts of finding and identifying the tracks, trails and other sign of wild animals that make the pine-oak forest their home. Some of this sign, such as tracks in the snow, is obvious; other evidence hides in plain sight and needs to be pulled out of the background to be identified. Along the way we will try to answer the questions: why was the detected animal here and what was it doing? That is, what was its relationship with the habitat in which it was found? This is “eco-tracking” or ecological animal tracking.
Trail Walk at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Date: Sunday, January 3, 2016 Time: 1- 3 pm
Free event, but registration is required. Email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or call 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, Saturday – Tuesday. Space is limited.
Make up date (in the case of zero snow cover): Sunday, January 31. 1-3pm.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary’s Nature Talk Series presents:
Healing Wildlife
A lecture by Maureen Murray and Mariah Lancaster
Sunday, Dec 6, 2015, 11 am.
Abstract: Wildlife encounters numerous challenges in the human-dominated landscape of the modern world. The Wildlife Clinic at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University treats over 2,000 injured wild animals each year. Most of these injuries result from interactions between wildlife and humans. This talk will discuss the process of treating and releasing injured animals back into their native habitats and the importance of maintaining the health of the environments in which these animals live. Learn how you can help to protect wildlife by developing an awareness of the threats facing these animals.
Bio: Maureen Murray, DVM, DABVP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Wildlife Medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She is a board certified specialist in avian medicine and her research interest is in investigating the effects of rodent poisons on birds of prey.
Bio: Mariah Lancaster is a third year student in the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine class of 2017. She received her B.S. in Pre-Veterinary Medicine from University of Massachusetts Amherst and circumnavigated the globe on the fall 2010 voyage of Semester at Sea. She combines her passion for endangered species preservation and love of travel into intensive care of wildlife in crisis, with a special interest in animals rescued from the international wildlife trade. She has volunteered in wildlife rehabilitation in Central America and most recently was sponsored by the Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary to aid in the efforts of the Philippine Forest Turtle crisis. During the school year, she works in the Tufts Wildlife Clinic and is a president emerita of the Veterinarians for Global Solutions club.
Abstract: A Turtle Disaster. A firsthand account of reptile rehabilitation, this talk will focus on the Philippine Forest Turtle crisis that arose this past summer on their native island of Palawan. We will also touch on the history of the Southeast Asian turtle market, while discussing the scope and contributing factors to the illegal trade driving these species toward extinction.
This event will be free to the public upon registration. Refreshments will be provided.
To register for this event, email us at info@SummerStarWildlife.org or call 508-869-3434 between the hours of 11am and 3pm, Saturday – Tuesday.
LINDEN STREET GALLERY
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PRESENTS:
WILSON ANDRES ACUÑA
Connections: Paper Sculpture Arthropods
August 29 – October 13, 2015
690 LINDEN STREET
BOYLSTON, MA 01505
info@summerstarwildlife.org
508-869-3434
GALLERY OPEN HOURS: SATURDAY- TUESDAY, 11AM-3PM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is a place of tranquility and self-reflection. It loves rocks, trees, and birds. In that loving, we find nourishment for our spirits and our souls. These forty-five acres of natural land are home to plants, streams, glacial boulders, and wild animals large and small.
About the Artist:
Wilson Andres Acuña was born and raised in Colombia, where he lived until the age of seventeen. His artistic inclination emerged early on, and by the time he was five years old, his favorite activity was making miniature sculptures out of modeling clay. The inspiration of Wilson’s creations has always been his undying passion and love of nature, as reflected by his choice of subjects, which are almost invariably animals. In 2006 he moved to the United States to live with his father. For five years he resided in New York City, where he worked as a professional pet groomer and obtained his Associate degree in Science from the Borough of Manhattan Community College. During the summer of 2010, while working as a research intern at Tufts University’s Biology Department, Wilson started experimenting with paper tissue as a medium for artistic expression. In the fall of 2012, while Wilson was pursuing an undergraduate degree at Tufts in Biology and Environmental Studies, the Tower Gallery, at Tufts’ Tisch Library, showcased “A living world out of paper tissue,” Wilson’s first art show displaying his paper creations. In the spring of 2014 he began work as a Natural History Guide with the Massachusetts Audubon Society. In late summer of 2014, he opened his second art show as part of the annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival at Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. Later that year, Wilson became a member of the Visitor Services staff at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary in Boylston, Massachusetts, where he continues to work today.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary “Music In The Woods” presents Premiere of The Julius Quartet from Boston Conservatory
Above photos taken by Liam Hart, Summer Star Wildlife staffer.
LINDEN STREET GALLERY
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PRESENTS:
ELEMENTS, Paintings by George Herman
Boylston, MA— The Linden Street Gallery at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary presents the exhibit Elements, paintings by George Herman. This exhibit will open on June 6, 2015 and will be on view until August 25, 2015.
Herman’s paintings represent the elements seen and experienced in one’s everyday life….a walk in the woods, the home, the dog, the sky, the passing view from a speeding train, but presented through Herman’s unique painting process: multiple layers of painting and pouring, scraping and sanding, replicating the process of growth, destruction, decay and rebirth that exists in the natural world. With depth of feeling and vision, the image gradually emerges, and is seen as if for the first time.
The mission of the Linden Street Gallery is to instill an appreciation for the reflective and contemplative experiences of nature by engaging its visitors through gallery exhibitions, talks by artists, and other dynamic programming. The gallery nourishes the spirit by celebrating the interdependencies between humans and the natural environment.
Nestled in forty-five acres of forest, the Linden Street Gallery is located within the LEED Gold Trailhead House of the recently
opened Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary at 690 Linden Street, Boylston, Massachusetts. The wildlife sanctuary features wetland and woodland habitats that provide homes for wildlife and includes a 1.5-mile trail loop for outdoor exploration. The sanctuary honors nature through wildlife protection, art exhibitions focusing on nature, outdoor tours, educational programs, and wildlife releases in collaboration with the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. The Linden Street Gallery within the Trailhead House at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is open Saturday through Tuesday 11:00 am–3:00 pm. The sanctuary’s trails are open dawn to dusk Saturday through Tuesday for humans and 24/7 for wildlife. Limited parking is available at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary during the hours trails are open. Admission to Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary is free.
UPDATE: This gallery was recently featured in the Worcester Telegram, available here: http://www.telegram.com/article/20150613/NEWS/150619814
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Nature Walk Series: Nature Walk with Dan Stimson of SVT
JUNE 20, 2015, Saturday, 10 am to 12 noon
And tour of Trailhead House after the nature walk
Please click the link below for more information
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Nature Walk Series: Native Herbalism Workshop with Tommy Priester
May 30th 2015
Saturday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Tommy Priester, a practicing herbalist since 1998, combines extensive knowledge of Western herbalism, nutrition and diet with ancient wisdom traditions from Native American and other cultures. Tommy has a clinical practice, leads workshops and seminars and is a faculty member at The Boston School of Herbal Studies.
The workshop will begin with a Native based ceremony and will continue with a live plant walk on the grounds of Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary. The workshop is 3 hours long, with a break for lunch.
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SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PRESENTS TRAIL WALK SERIES
READING THE FOREST with Mike Crowley
Saturday, May 9th 2015
9:30am to 12:30pm
Reading the Forest
Join us for a hike around the Summer Star Wildlife sanctuary. Learn how to read the forest using patterns in the trees and the landscape. We will discuss the history of the land from a Native American hunting ground to the agricultural landscape of the 1800 to present day. This three hour hike will take us around the sanctuary trails through multiple types of forests in the peak wildflower season.
Call to register while space is available.
Call 508-869-3434 or email info@summerstarwildlife.org
SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
690 Linden Street, Boylston, MA 01505
508-869-3434
The Linden Street Gallery at Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary presents “Malcolm Wells: Earth-Sheltered Architecture.” March 1–May 26, 2015
Please see the Malcolm Wells Press Release
The Summer Star Nature Talk Series presents, “Tending and Mending the Wild” with Dr. Mark Pokras
DATE: Saturday, December 6th at 5pm
PLACE: Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary
Tree Room in the Trailhead House
690 Linden Street
Boylston, MA 01505
SPEAKER: Mark A. Pokras, DVM, Wildlife Clinic and Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
In 1983 the Cummings School of Veterinarian Medicine at Tufts University opened its Wildlife Clinic. Since then our students and faculty have been involved caring for sick and injured wildlife from all around New England and have been actively involved in regional conservation efforts.
In this presentation, Dr. Pokras will discuss some of the fascinating wildlife cases that the Wildlife Clinic has cared for, talk about the roles that Veterinarian can play in conservation, and emphasize the important roles that all of us can play in helping our native wildlife and conserving natural resources.
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary® 
I would like to extend a thank you for allowing me to share my spirit flute music with you. I look forward to my next visit. Thank you again. Jim