KLT is postponing the Lyceum lecture series.
We have been thinking about the Lyceum programs and the potential public health risks associated with the coronavirus. On March 11th, after consultation with the KLT Executive Committee, we decided to err on the side of caution and postpone our Medicinal Plant lecture series until later this fall or next year.
Instead of attending the Lyceum, we hope you will visit one of KLT’s beautiful conservation properties or take a hike in your own woods or neighborhood. We will keep you posted about the new dates. Please pass this information along to your friends and family.
Please visit the CDC’s website for the most up to date information about coronavirus.
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Maine Medicinal Plants - Cultural Uses, Ecology, and Botany
Ladd Recreation Center, Wayne, Maine
Thursdays, March 19, 26, & April 2. All talks start at 7 p.m.
Past, Present, and Future: Cultural Uses of Native Plants in Maine
Jennifer Neptune, Artist, anthropologist, educator, and member of the Penobscot Nation
Thursday, March 19, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Jennifer Neptune, will speak about, relationship, respect, and reciprocity with plants and the natural world; food and medicine, beyond corn and tobacco; and benevolence and beauty of the trees: ash, birch, cedar, and maple.
Please consider carpooling. Use this link to find a carpool. We will update this for the following lectures after March 19.
Growing, Gathering, Preparing, and Using Medicinal Plants
Deb Soule, Herbalist and founder of Avena Botanicals
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Deb Soule, will provide an overview of ten important medicinal plants; introduction to using medicinal plans; and common preparations
Botany of Medicinal Plants
Eric Doucette, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Thursday, April 2, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Eric Doucette will speak about the correct identification of medicinal plants; non-toxic or non-medicinal look-alikes; and conserving rare species while collecting medicinals.
The Lyceum lecture series is generously supported by Gloria and Lincoln Ladd with additional gifts made in memory of Robert Ladd and the Josselyn Botanical Society.