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Today we headed out to the site for the new Pocket Park on 5 Foster Hill Road in West Brookfield to cleanup the area. What an awesome crew of folks who hopped right in to clear out under the trees … Continued

Jess and Louisa had a blast planting a pollinator garden with families at the Ware Library yesterday! Thanks to funding from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, this space is full of 8 species of (soon to be) colorful native plants. There was … Continued

We saw 38 species during our birding walk at Frohloff Farm yesterday! Here’s a peek at some of the species, which include a juvenile bale eagle. Join us at our next birding walk on Friday, May 13th, at 8am at … Continued

Intrepid trekkers gathered on Magi’s Lawn at the EQLT office, 120 Ridge Road in Hardwick, on Sunday April 24th to reveal their cards! Participants spent the week checking out various EQLT preserves using the given coordinates to find the hidden … Continued

The students at North Brookfield Elementary were buzzing during their Earth Day activities today! Louisa and Jess had a blast teaching the kids about native pollinators with a pollinator simulation game and pollinator bingo. We look forward to educating more … Continued

EQLT staff and volunteers have been busy installing eight new kestrel boxes around our region. This season’s new boxes include a special screened in side panel that can be lifted to safely view any kestrel chicks without opening the main … Continued

Thanks to all the volunteers that helped clear the trail edges along what will be the Mass Central Rail Trail off Church Street in Ware on Saturday. Great progress was made, and we’ll likely have another volunteer opportunity this Saturday … Continued

For this year’s New Year’s Day hike, we explored the next section of Mass Central Rail Trail that is soon-to-be-built between Church Street in Ware and Gilbertville. The trail runs alongside the river and heads all the way to the … Continued

The rain didn’t stop our hearty volunteers from expanding the trail at Eva’s Woods on Saturday! The next step is posting more trail markers and installing interpretive signage. Thanks so much to Brian, Lee, Gary, Cynthia, and Jess for all … Continued

As winter quickly approaches, take some time to reflect upon the beautiful season of fall we had this year! Louisa, our AmeriCorps Youth Education Coordinator, wrote and illustrated a virtual children’s book called “Thank You, Fall.” We hope you enjoy … Continued