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Chapter Workshop
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Combined Venue: Amy Wagenfeld’s Home and Mass Audubon Sanctuary-“Habitat”
Belmont, MA

Agenda
9:00-11:00 Business meeting
11:00-12:00 HT activity (Tea for all Thymes)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 Guided Walk at Habitat

We will begin our day at Amy’s home in Belmont, MA with a business meeting and horticultural therapy activity. Amy is a relatively new member of NEHTA and comes to the organization with a background in OT and developmental psychology. She was recently certified as an HTR and runs an HT program at Franciscan’s Hospital for Children. She also teaches at Lasell College and is a consultant at the Institute for Human Centered Design in Boston. She is currently on the Board of Directors of AHTA and is really interested in anything that combines HT and research. As an avid tea drinker, Amy will facilitate a discussion on the timeline of tea, its purported therapeutic values, and best of all, we will create our own special blends to take home and enjoy. Lunch will follow. PLEASE advise Amy of any food allergies or dietary needs.

Habitat is only a 10 minute drive from Amy’s so after lunch, we will caravan up to the sanctuary and enjoy a 1.5 hour guided docent walk specifically focused on plants of interest to hort therapy folks- herbs, plants for dyeing, and the likes. As the trails vary in incline, please wear sturdy walking shoes. If anyone has any mobility concerns, please let Lorraine or Amy know in advance so our guide, Barbara can plan the walk to meet our entire group’s needs.

A Description of Habitat

On Belmont Hill, just 6 miles northwest of downtown Boston, lies Habitat, an 88-acre urban oasis that has been devoted to environmental education since 1970. Over 2.5 miles of gentle trails wind through deciduous and evergreen forests, across meadows, around 2 ponds, and along a wetland containing a vernal pool. The visitor center is a brick Georgian-style mansion where monthly art exhibits can be viewed. Outside, there’s a pleasing and calming formal garden. The building and gardens can be reserved on weekends for weddings and other events.

Address:
Habitat
10 Juniper Road
Belmont, MA 02478
617-489-5050
habitat@massaudubon.org

This sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Nature Center, Restrooms, Garden Terrace.

Nature Center/Trail Hours:
Visitor Center: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Trails: Open every day, dawn to dusk.

Additional Information:
• Do not feed any animals
• Stay on trails to avoid ticks and poison ivy
• Do not smoke anywhere on the sanctuary
• Do not pick or collect plants or crops without permission
• Prepare for the weather! This may include: sturdy walking shoes, rainwear, boots, hats/mittens,
sunscreen, bug spray or water bottles

Directions to Amy’s home
174 Lewis Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
617-489-4531 (we are unlisted!)

From the West
Take Rte. 90 East. Get off at Exit 17 (Newton/Watertown). Move to the left as you exit the ramp. Curve around rotary (about 200 feet worth) and merge to the right. This can be tight. You will come to a traffic light right away. Stay in the right lane and proceed down what is Galen St. As you come to the bottom of a long hill, a bus depot will be on your right. Stay in the right lane. As the road curves, proceed through this intersection. DO NOT TURN RIGHT AT THE BUS DEPOT! Stay right and once you cross the next intersection (you are in Watertown Sq), you will be on Mt Auburn St. Stay on it for 1.1 miles. Turn left at School St and stay on it for .4 miles. You will then be at Belmont St. Turn left and immediately turn right onto Lewis Rd. We are a few blocks down, on the right. Our house is white with blue shutters. Take caution, as people do not stop at stop signs in our neighborhood.

From the East
Take Rte. 90 West. Get off at Exit 17 (Newton/Watertown). Stay to the right as you exit. You will come to a traffic light right away. Stay in the right lane and proceed down what is Galen St. As you come to the bottom of a long hill, a bus depot will be on your right. Stay in the right lane. As the road curves, proceed through this intersection. DO NOT TURN RIGHT AT THE BUS DEPOT! Stay right and once you cross the next intersection (you are in Watertown Sq), you will be on Mt Auburn St. Stay on it for 1.1 miles. Turn left at School St and stay on it for .4 miles. You will then be at Belmont St. Turn left and immediately turn right onto Lewis Rd. We are a few blocks down, on the left. Our house is white with blue shutters. Take caution, as people do not stop at stop signs in our neighborhood.

From the North and South
Take Rte. 95/128 heading North or South. Get off at Exit 28 heading towards Waltham/Belmont. You will be on Trapelo Rd for a total of about 5 miles. You are getting close when you have gone about 3 miles and see Waverley Oaks Park on the left and shortly after, Star Market on the right. Stay on Trapelo Rd, going through one business district and then another. Once you have gotten to a light at Trapelo and Common St (Starbucks is on the right), you are really close. The next light is Pine St (Brigham’s ice cream is on the right). Trapelo Rd. becomes Belmont Street at this point. Counting Pine St, Lewis Rd is the 6th street on the left. We are a few blocks down, on the left. Our house is white with blue shutters. Take caution, as people do not stop at stop signs in our neighborhood.

Feel free to park on the street.

Directions from Habitat to Rte 2, which connects to Rte 95/128, and on to Rte. 90 and/or Rte 93.

Go right out of parking lot. Follow road (unpaved) to the end. Take a right onto Concord Ave. Take a right onto Pleasant Street. Immediately after the underpass you will see a sign to make a left turn onto the on-ramp for Rte 2. Take the left turn and merge onto Rte. 2. If heading towards 95/128, 90, or 93 you will be on Rte 2 for about 2 miles and will see an exit sign for 95/128. If you want to take 93, you will take Rte 95/128 north. If you want to pick up the Pike you will head south.

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