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Medicinal Plants at the Arboretum

Join local Jamaica Plain herbalist Alex Klein for a medicinal plant walk at the Arboretum. The walk will cover medicinal plants in the Arboretum’s collection as well as the medicine of common local species growing spontaneously throughout the grounds. Attendees will learn some basic techniques to identify local species, safely and ethically gather these plants, and process them for use as medicine. In doing so, we will consider the role we can make for ourselves in our local ecology: not only what the plants can do for us, but what we can do for them.

Alex Klein runs his own clinical practice using primarily herbs he has gathered or grown himself. He also teaches classes throughout the year in the Boston area on plant related topics and runs a monthly herbalism program called the Puddingstone School.

Accessibility: This program will involve walking over mulch paths, dirt trails, and grassy areas.

Audience: This program is geared towards adults.

Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least 24 hours in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209.

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Date

Sep 22 2024

Time

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Location

in front of the Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA
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in front of the Hunnewell Building

Directions

Learn about accessibility at the Arboretum.

in front of the Hunnewell Building

By subway

Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum,” cross Washington Street, and walk up Arborway to the Arboretum’s Forest Hills Gate on your left. To reach the Arboretum’s Arborway Gate and the Hunnewell Building, continue along the sidewalk on the Arborway to the Arborway Gate (about 12 minutes), or go through the gate, bear right at the pond, and continue to the Hunnewell Building, which will be on your left.

By bus

Take the #39 bus to the South Street @ Bardwell Street stop in Jamaica Plain. Walk down South Street away from Bardwell Street, take a right on Custer Street, and walk down Custer Street until it ends. Turn right and walk about 300 feet down Arborway to the Arboretum’s Arborway Gate, which will be across the street. The Hunnewell Building is just inside the gate on your right.

By car

There is public parking available on Arborway, including six designated accessible spots on either side of Arborway gate.