May Festival

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Yesterday, the center of North Brookfield was a happening place! Tents on the church lawn, people wandering through the library and everyone supporting local businesses. We were there too! Talking about land trust activities, especially things of interest to folks … Continued

Railings up!

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Thanks to Mark, Bud, Linda, Rod, Trevor, John, Rick, Kianna and Cynthia for their work on Saturday.  The first layer of railings is up! Each piece is custom cut, matching the distance between each post. There is at least one … Continued

Do-si-do and promenade

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About fifty people (it was hard to tell as people came and went at different times) congregated at the West Brookfield Town Hall to go barn dancing Saturday night. Thanks to Mark LeDoux for teaching the many steps and calling … Continued

Tracking along…

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Saturday afternoon was a beautiful sunny time along the rail trail and Ware River. Overnight it was cold so there weren’t any new tracks to find. But the group still identified tracks of skunk, fox, and mink. After debating one … Continued

Looking for Bald Eagles

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About twenty people congregated at Quabbin Gate 35 on Saturday morning. The snow flurries held off for the morning, so there was a clear view over the Quabbin Reservoir. Chris Buelow lead the group on our annual hike to look … Continued

Winter Species Sampled

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The morning was cold and there weren’t many birds moving, but that didn’t stop the small, but hearty crew from walking around the 43 acre Pynchon’s Grist Mill Preserve today. All told we registered 65 species of vascular plants, 7 … Continued

Frohloff Farm history revealed

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Nearly fifty people packed into EQLT’s meeting space yesterday afternoon to learn about the history of the Frohloff Farm. Over the past year, Susan Gainley spent significant time working through the registry of deeds searching the ownership transfers since the … Continued