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While you may view our full program on the Events Page of our website, we are pleased to highlight these upcoming programs.

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2021 VIRTUAL TREE SYMPOSIUM

One program remaining: Tuesday, November 23 - 7:00 PM

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAM

The fee for each program is $10 for Members of the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and $15 each for non-Members.

• November 23: Ted Hildebrant: A Double Feature: Conifer Propagation Overview and What to Look for When Buying Conifers

Please note that you can still register to receive recordings of the November 2 and November 9 programs. The November 16 program was NOT recorded.

More detailed program descriptions can be found on our website.

Click on the tree icon for more information and registration.

WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED CEU CREDITS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE (ISA) FOR EACH OF THE TREE SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMS.

TOP MISTAKES OF BACKYARD BIRD FEEDING

Thursday, December 9 - 7:00 PM

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAM

Jim Walker, owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Denville presents guidance on the do's and don'ts of the backyard bird feeding hobby. He will review common mistakes, ways to prevent them and suggestions to help make the hobby more productive, safe and enjoyable.

Jim is a Retail Partner of the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum; his store is located at 3130 Route 10 West in Denville, New Jersey.

This program is FREE, but registration is required.

Please click on the Wild Birds Unlimited logo for more information and to register.

INTRO COURSE: TECHNIQUES FOR DRAWING FLOWERS
with Katy Lyness

Four consecutive Saturdays: January 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAMS

What better way to learn about and enjoy our natural world than to draw it? And what subject is more capt

ivating than a flower? This intro course teaches you techniques for drawing using flowers as the primary focus. The class will include instruction in the use of drawing tools (graphite, pen and colored pencil), techniques for shading, elements of perspective, visualization of light on form, color theory and basic understanding of plant structure.

Katy Lyness is a passionate home gardener whose interests brought her to NYBG's Botanical Illustration Program. She has been represented in the American Society of Botanical Artists' Annual International Exhibition and is active in the Tri-State Botanical Artists Group. She has an MA in Art Education from Columbia University, Teacher's College.

A Materials List is available on our website under the program description.

Enrollment is limited to 16 students.

Please click on the Peony for more information and to register.

COOKING DEMONSTRATION: GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN

Anytime in December

A RECORDED PROGRAM

Holiday gift giving will be upon us very soon and what better way to show your love than by making gifts in your own kitchen! Join Chef Cynthia Triolo as she demonstrates how to make delicious Spiced Pecans, a pancake mix and a hot chocolate mix to package and give to family and friends.

Click on the photo for more information and registration.

MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION PROGRAMS

Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide

Sunday, November 21 - 9:30 AM-Noon at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Saturday, November 20 - 9:30 AM-Noon at Willowwood Arboretum

Click on the flyer for more information and to register,

THE TREES AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM ARE DRESSED IN THEIR BEST

It was a beautiful, crisp fall day to stroll through the gardens and admire the brilliant autumnal colors on the trees: a sunny, clear yellow Ginkgo, a brilliant, bright red Bloodleaf Japanese Maple and a striking reddish orange Kousa Dogwood next to the gazebo. Visit soon before this gorgeous fall display is just a memory.

Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

YOU CAN STILL REGISTER FOR PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONS

We are pleased to make several of our previously recorded events available in case you missed one or another of them.

Go to our new prerecorded-events Events page for more information and to register and pay online.

Retail Partners

When shopping at our fine Retail Partners, please remember to present your Membership card at the beginning of your check out transaction. Our Retail Partners need to enter the discount at the beginning of that process.

If you have not yet used this wonderful Member Benefit, you can view our full list of Retail Partners by clicking here.

Amazon Smile

Don't forget to "SMILE!"Amazon Smile, that is!

Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charitable organization you select. Please consider selecting The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum as your designated recipient from this wonderful program.

Click here and log in to your amazon account to designate the Friends as your charity.

That's it for this time. Hope you enjoyed this edition of the newsletter. Tell your friends about this handy way to keep up with activities at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum (click here for complete directions for subscribing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Friends Staff will be out of the office until Fall 2021, however we will continue working remotely. Please note our new Post Office Box number and staff emails.

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTS

PANDEMIC SCHEDULE

Morris County Park Commission has reopened the Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta 7 days a week, from 8am to dusk.

• Parking is limited. Buildings remain closed. Portajohns are available.
• HUNTING IN THE PARKS - Be aware that deer hunting is permitted in many of the MCPC facilities, including the arboreta, during the fall and winter. The schedule and type (bow or firearm) is listed on the MCPC website here.

We will keep you posted as further updates become available.

Visit our website: https://www.arboretumfriends.org.
Email your comments or suggestions to webmaster@arboretumfriends.org.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission