Saturday, September 23th, 10:30 am – 4:30pm. Arlington Town Day – Save Arlington Wildlife will be partnering again with Raptors Are the Solution to table at Arlington Town Day. If you’re in the area, stop by!
Sunday, October 15, 11 am – 3pm. Friends of the Fells 30th Anniversary Celebration, Greenwood Park, 176 Pond Street, the Fells, Stoneham, MA. Save Arlington Wildlife will be in attendance and have a table at the festival! Stop by and say hello if you’re there.
Wednesday, November 15th, 7pm – 8:30pm – Wright-Locke Farm, All Seasons Barn. 82 Ridge Street, Winchester, MA. “The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides Are Harming Wildlife, Pets, and People.”
A Presentation by Save Arlington Wildlife founder, naturalist and environmental reporter Laura Kiesel. Please note due to the expected COVID surge masks are strongly encouraged at this event!PAST EVENTS
Sunday, September 17th, 2:00 -4 p.m. Belmont Town Day – Save Arlington Wildlife founder Laura Kiesel and other SAW volunteers will be joining the Save Belmont Wildlife initiative at their table at Belmont Town Day!
Saturday, May 6, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, The Rat Poison Problem: How Rodenticides Harm People, Pets, and the Planet A Presentation by Save Arlington Wildlife founder, naturalist and environmental reporter Laura Kiesel. Please note this is a masked event. This is also a hybrid event, people can attend online by registering here.
Wednesday, May 10, 12 noon – 1pm. Rally for MK/For Local Controlof Rodenticides at Beacon Hill, Location: Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston. The day of the Committee hearing of the pesticide bills, we will be gathering in front of the MA State House to rally for MK and our lost wildlife and pets. Bring signs! At 1pm, some of us will stay outside, while others will go to the hearing room to testify, and yet others will visit their lawmakers to drop off postcards and letters in support of the local control bill & Arlington’s Home Rule petition. Please visit our Facebook event page for more information. To learn more details about the Committee hearing and how to contribute, either by offering testimony in person or virtually on May 10th, or submitting written testimony before or after the hearing, please visit this page.
Sunday, May 21, 12 noon – 5pm. New England VegFest, Worcester State University, Worcester, MA. Save Arlington Wildlife (SAW), in partnership with Raptors are the Solution (RATS), will be tabling at the festival, which is FREE. At 2pm, SAW founder Laura Kiesel will be presenting on the impacts of rodenticides on wildlife, companion animals and public health and exploring cruelty-free and non-lethal alternatives for managing rodents. More information about the event available here.
Saturday, June 10, 2pm – 5pm. Arlington Heights Spring Fling Festival, Business District of Arlington Heights, Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington. Save Arlington Wildlife will be tabling at the festival, and offering giveaways of handouts, brochures and other educational materials.