The Nashua Garden Club invites the public to attend its February program, “Discovering the fascinating World of LICHENS – They’re All Around Us!” to be presented by botanist-biologist Bruce Lund. This educational and intriguing session will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 1, at the First Baptist Church, 121 Manchester St., Nashua. Attendees will gain entry into the wild world of lichens that surrounds us as we step out of our own doors. Lichens come in many colors, sizes, and forms. While they are sometimes plant-like, lichens are not plants.

As a botanist-biologist, guest speaker Bruce Lund will walk attendees through the local world of lichen including species that exist in our own Nashua area. During his work at the Cape Cod National Seashore and as the director of nature centers in Massachusetts, Georgia, Nebraska, Long Island, and Nevada, Mr. Lund studied and photographed many types of plants including flowering plants, mosses, and liverworts, along with insects (especially dragonflies and damselflies), birds, and other various mammals. Now “retired,” he and his wife reside in Nashua NH. His current project is to conduct a survey of the lichens at the Beaver Brook Association in Hollis.

Attendees of this session will learn what lichens are, how they vary from other plants and plant-like organisms and will get introduced to many local varieties. All are welcome. Light refreshment will be served.

The Nashua Garden Club is an independent non-denominational club that devotes itself to the diverse needs and interests of its many-faceted member gardeners. Founded in 1961, the Club’s uniqueness lies in its accommodation to its members by holding meetings in the evening. The Club’s mission is to encourage its members to fully involve themselves in learning about and participating in the many and varied aspects of gardening, landscape design, floral design, and the civic beautification of our community. To learn more, please visit our website www.nashuanhgardenclub.org and to inquire about membership, please see the membership page on our site. Further questions can be sent to NashuaGardenClub@Gmail.com.