Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
The Eleventh Annual Dinner and Silent Auction last Saturday night was a great success! With over 200 people in attendance, it was the biggest crowd to date. People came from throughout the East Quabbin region, representing all eight towns plus … Continued
The weather on Saturday was terrific for the scheduled Full Moon Snowshoe Walk and Bonfire, only no snow! A crowd of over fifty people descended on the Frohloff Farm after dark to explore the land, swap stories and meet others … Continued
The Barre Library’s weekly story time was a little more wild than usual this past Wednesday, February 1st. Kelly Wheeler, our Service Learning Coordinator from Americorps brought a treasure trove of native animal skins and skulls to share with the … Continued
Today was a really beautiful day for burning brush; sunny, cool and a slight breeze. It took some effort to get the fires started but once they got going all the brush piles got burned. Check out the cleaned … Continued
Over forty people, and several dogs, welcomed 2012 by walking the Hardwick and New Braintree section of the Mass Central Rail Trail on January 1st. After building up an appetite walking the full two miles and back, many walkers shared … Continued
Did your new year’s resolution include more exercise and eating healthy? Add in good conversation and we’ll get your year started off right! Come to the ‘Ski and Soup’ (though we’ll most likely be walking!) at the Mass Central Rail … Continued
In late October a snow storm rolled through the low lying areas of the East Quabbin region depositing trees and branches across the area, including many of our walking trails. The Mass Central Rail Trail, Frohloff Farm and Moose Brook … Continued
Earlier this week Quabbin Regional High School students created an herb spiral outside the school’s greenhouse with training from Kelly Wheeler, EQLT’s Americorps Service Learning Coordinator. The students are part of Mrs. Bottomley’s greenhouse class. The lesson started with an … Continued
The weather this Columbus Day weekend was beautiful and the volunteers fantastic! So much work was accomplished that the decking on the lattice truss bridge is 2/3 finished. Thanks go out to everyone that helped, including Samantha Bertrand, Evan Bonenfant, … Continued
Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, the hearty crew of volunteers successfully raised the platform for the Chris Ellison Memorial Birding Platform. The platform is a post and beam structure twelve feet off the ground. The view will be incredible! … Continued
