Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8E6G8P1fQThe outpouring of support more than met the $20k challenge! Many sincere thanks to all of you who participated.With your support, EQLT is that much better able to carry out its mission.
