Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
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
Students from Quabbin Regional High School spent their Saturday morning at the Hardwick/New Braintree section of the Mass Central Rail Trail. The students were participating in Moving Planet, a day of events across the world intended to get people out … Continued
This past Saturday was a beautiful day in Ware. Bright and sunny. Perfect weather for a morning workday and afternoon of visitors to the Frohloff Farm. During the morning, the hardworking crew continued clearing brush along Church Street, cleaned … Continued
Sarah Mildren and eighteen other AmeriCorps volunteers have successfully finished their year of service through MassLIFT. Congratulations to them all for their wonderful service to communities across the Commonwealth. The number of events and projects they completed was truly impressive … Continued
Yesterday the new metal bridge was lowered into place on the cement abutment, thanks to Dan Hanson and his mighty tractor. The front wheels got squished as the tractor lifted the heavy metal, but it worked perfectly and saved us … Continued
