Edible Plants

Join Russ Cohen, author of Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten, for a discussion of foraging and wild edibles. This Thursday evening talk will be followed by a guided walk on Saturday (details forthcoming). This two-part series is co-sponsored by the Howe Library and the Hanover Conservancy. The talk may be attended in person in the Mayer Room at the Howe Library, or you may register for the Zoom invitation here. Russ Cohen, naturalist and wild foods enthusiast, grew up in Weston, Mass, where he spent much of his free time in the woods, thereby cultivating a strong spiritual connection to nature. He received his bachelor's degree in land use planning from Vassar College in 1978, and received a masters in Natural Resources and a law degree from The Ohio State University in 1982. Until retiring from state service, Russ was employed by the Riverways Program (now part of the Division of Ecological Restoration) of the Mass. Department of Fish and Game since 1988, and served as its Rivers Advocate from 1992 until June of 2015. Other past employers have included the Nature Conservancy, the Land Trust Alliance, The Hillside Trust, a land trust in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society.