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A Walk through Garden in the Woods

August 27, 2009

 
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Class of 1956, community service, ecology, volunteerism

In this video, Al Levin ’56, M.D. ’60, shows off his passion for “doll’s eyes,” “Indian soap,” and other botanical treasures of New England. Levin, a semiretired cardiologist, is featured in an article in the current issue of Harvard Magazine on alumni who volunteer as a kind of second career. For this Web Extra, he agreed to give readers a tour of Garden in the Woods, in Framingham, Massachusetts, where he volunteers as a guide, happily providing colloquial and Latin plant names, information on species native and invasive, and more.

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Ed Petcavage wrote:

Wow!
Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA, the official headquarters of the New England Wild Flower Society, is a wonderful place! This video makes me want to explore, even more, all 45 acres of this natural wonderland to learn more. Thanks for showing a small sliver of excitement that awaits those who pay Garden in the Woods a visit.

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