Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
We celebrated the completion of construction on the Mass Central Rail Trail portion off Church Street in Ware with a ribbon cutting on September 8th. Trail advocates and users, conservationists, neighbors and legislators all shared in the excitement of this … Continued
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Summer Raffle: Winter CSA share from Still Life Farm in Hardwick – Eleanor Downey Season Passes for Two at the Cultural Center at Eagle Hill in Hardwick – Eleanor Werle … Continued
Eleven awesome prizes are available for lucky winners this summer. Tickets are $10 each or $45 for five. Prizes will be drawn on August 20th at 3pm. To get your tickets contact Cynthia at [email protected]. We thank the following businesses … Continued
Wildlife Tracking Station installed at Mandell Hill Scientists across the northeast that are exploring the migration patterns of all sorts of critters are collaborating to get the real-time data on where their study creatures are traveling too and from. A … Continued
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
