Join ECCN and former Mount Auburn Cemetery President/Director of Horticulture Dave Barnett for a walking tour of the cemetery. The walk will last 1-1.5 hours and will follow paved roads with moderate hills--participants should be comfortable walking 2-3 miles. The tour will cover some of the history of the cemetery and its horticultural management practices. Come learn how the team at Mount Auburn balances aesthetic value and ecologically-minded property stewardship.
Meet at the Story Chapel Visitor Center, located at 580 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA. Easily accessible via busses 71 and 73 from Harvard Square. If driving, park along any road in the cemetery without a green line down the center. Please do not park in the designated spaces by the visitor center unless you need a handicap accessible space, these are for people with office appointments. More parking information and public transit/bike directions can be found here: https://mountauburn.org/directions-parking/
Optional social meetup after the walk at Intelligentsia Coffee (810 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA, about a 7 minute walk from the cemetery visitor center).