Champion Tree Challenge for Families

Spring is finally here and vacation is around the corner! If you are looking for a fun outdoor activity for your family over break, the Elizabeth Taber Library and the Sippican Lands Trust have the perfect challenge for you. How about trying to locate some “Champion Tree” species found in Marion’s open spaces?!

The Elizabeth Taber Library, through federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, is offering a program called “My Own Backyard” or “MOBY.” This is an outdoor science program for children and their families. The challenge to locate “Champion Tree” species is one offering within this program.

You simply head to the library, grab a pre-stocked loaner backpack and head out into the woods with your Sippican Lands Trust property map and the form explaining how to measure trees in order to nominate them as “Champions.” Please send all results to the Sippican Lands Trust office at 354 Front Street Marion, MA 02738. The data will be recorded and over time we will see how many champion trees of different species can be found and identified. Good luck hunting!

For more information, please contact Rosemary Grey, the Children’s Librarian at the Elizabeth Taber Library, at 508-748-1252 or Robin Shields, the Executive Director of the Sippican Lands Trust, at 508-748-3080 or info@sippicanlandstrust.org.

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