Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
Last night the face masks kept us warm, as many gathered on Magi’s Lawn to celebrate the holidays and greet friends. All outdoors, with plenty of social-distance and a breeze blowing. Several deer were spotted on the hay ride at … Continued
Yesterday we started clearing a new trail at the Prince River Preserve in Barre on Flaherty Road. The ~1.25 mile out-and-back trail winds through mixed hardwood and hemlock trees, ending at the shore of the beautiful Old Reservoir. The parking … Continued
We had a great day prepping the pollinator Meadow at Seven Acre Preserve in Petersham on Saturday! We spent the afternoon raking out grass and weeds from the meadow bed, removing rocks, and spreading native wildflowers seeds. We’re learning a … Continued
We had a wonderful pizza party with land trust volunteers last night, outdoors, distanced, and masked when possible. Doris revealed her new book of Wendemuth Meadow Haiku…dedicated to Harrison. Thank you to everyone who makes caring for the land a … Continued
Caitlin McCarthy from the Iron Goat lead a terrific morning of Salvage Art projects at the Wheelwright section of the Mass Central Rail Trail. Thanks Cait and all who created parts of the art installation! Get out there and check … Continued
It was a great day to paddle on the Swift Rive! We went downstream to the Bondsville dam from the parking area on Cold Spring Road in Belchertown. Some of the group went upstream for a ways where the stream … Continued
The walk at Gate 30 in the Quabbin Reservoir Sunday morning was terrific! Thanks to Jeff, we found the top of Rattlesnake Hill without bushwhacking (the path is marked by a cairn along the road under the power lines) and … Continued
We had a great morning birding at Wendemuth Meadow and Mandell Hill. Here’s our list: bobolinks | Red-winged blackbirds | Barn swallows | Crow | Common yellow-throat | Tree swallow | House sparrow | Robin, Bluebird | Starling | Cardinal … Continued
We had an excellent (socially distant) birding walk this morning at Frohloff Farm! Here’s a list of birds we saw, plus some photos from the morning! Catbird | Black and white warbler | Yellow warbler | Chestnut sided warbler | Brown … Continued
We originally planned to assemble bluebird houses as a part of our April 19th National Volunteer Week event (this event has been rescheduled to June 21st, FYI!). Instead, Cynthia and Ken Abair prepared over 100 bluebird house kits that anyone … Continued
