Sponsored by the, the Franklin Park Coalition, Friends of Jamaica Pond, the Emerald Necklace Bird Club, and Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center, the Birds and Bards Festival is a weekend-long celebration of birds, poetry, and nature. Events today include:
- 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Morning Bird Walk at Arnold Arboretum
- 9 a.m. - 12 noon Work for Wildlife at Boston Nature Center
- 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Family Drop in Activities at Arnold Arboretum
- 12 noon Emerald Necklace Conservancy Gatehouse Opening
- 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m Lyrical Landscape Poetry Walk at Arnold Arboretum
- 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Weeds as Feed: Edible Plant Walk in Franklin Park
- 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Family Bird Walk and Storytelling at Franklin Park