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2024 started out with a great walk on the Mass Central Rail Trail in New Braintree and Wheelwright on a beautiful, crisp day. Blue sky and wispy clouds. The crowd of 60+ people explored the newest section of the rail … Continued

We gathered at EQLT’s offices at 120 Ridge Road Hardwick in early December to celebrate the holidays together. It’s a fun time to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones, especially people from other communities in the region. Santa … Continued

This fall has been full of many volunteer work-mornings as we replace the bridge timbers at the lattice truss and started work at the pony truss. Many of the timbers had reached the end of their lifespan and for safety … Continued

Eighty supporters gathered on Magi’s Lawn on September 16th to celebrate our local and regional farms, have a delicious meal made from their labors, and support the mission of the East Quabbin Land Trust. It was a great time to … Continued

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2023 Summer Raffle. We greatly appreciate everyone that purchased tickets. We also are grateful to all the prize donors. Here are the winners: John Dieckmann: Two Season Passes to the Cultural … Continued

Corey and Marissa O’Connor hosted a farm tour with EQLT, the Rutland Agricultural Commission and Oakham Open Space Committee at their beautiful vineyard and tap room on Ware Corner Road in Oakham. We got to sample two of their wines, … Continued

As part of the larger tree planting effort to “green” the urban neighborhoods of Ware and it’s public spaces, sixteen more trees were planted in Grenville Park. The awesome volunteers and seasoned tree planting staff combined efforts with John P. … Continued

Today several volunteers spent a few hours with the state ornithologist, Drew Vitz, and his colleague Josh, checking out six successful kestrel nesting boxes. We managed to catch five females, who were weighed, measured and give a leg band. Four … Continued

Wild strawberries in bloom with a temporary label. Lee Dougan and Caren Caljouw led a spring wildflower walk at Eva’s Woods. More than a dozen participants learned a lot about the plants growing along the one-mile loop trail in Oakham. … Continued