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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

JEEZ checks in at 20 points using regular Scrabble rules, which is what we did for this year’s Geocache Scavenger Hunt. Various combinations of Bottomley family went and found the five geocache stations posted at EQLT preserves during this school … Continued

Happy Earth Day 2023! Thanks to the dedicated volunteers and helpers, a dozen trees are now planted throughout the Ware dog park. The trees will bring re-leaf this summer when it’s hot outside – for people, dogs and all the … Continued

Halley and Curt Stillman shared useful tips and pointers on how to improve farm marketing based on their 10+ years of running Still Life Farm, on Petersham Road in Hardwick. Over 25 farmers and consumers attended the talk, held at … Continued

Saturday was a beautiful late winter day! The sun was shining, snow melting and very little wind. The group of intrepid hikers and snowshoers traversed the main woods trail as it winds through Henry’s Grove and eventually reaches the east … Continued

We had a wonderful trek around the trails at Moos Brook Preserve, on Brook Road in Hardwick. The sky alternated between bright sunlight and overcast, but that didn’t stop the intrepid hikers from walking the trails. You can really feel … Continued

The mild winter day encouraged many people to be out at the Mass Central Rail Trail off Church Street in Ware on January 1st, 2023. Over fifty people and dogs joined the group walk to welcome the new year together. … Continued

A big thank you to Kelly, Kristin, John, Andy, Ron, Jesse, Dick, Anne-Marie, Louise, Jeff, Dee and Cynthia for their hard work finishing up a few projects before winter at Little Marshy Meadow. That included transplanting several dogwoods that were … Continued

The 11th annual Station Loop Ramble went off without a hitch. Runners, their families and a large cadre of volunteers celebrated fall at the Mass Central Rail Trail in New Braintree and Hardwick. The women’s 5-mile course record was set … Continued