Storm damaged cleaned up

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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

Herb spiral created outside QRHS greenhouse

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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

Two days, 105 timbers down!

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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

Birding platform rises!

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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

Decking down, more to come!

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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

AmeriCorps Graduation

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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

Metal beam bridge in place

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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

Stable tour a success!

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  Last Friday evening over 150 people ventured over to Greenwich Road, despite the threat of rain and possible thundershowers. We were fortunate that the rain held off until after the event. Visitors got the chance to wander through the … Continued

Stable Tour at Morningfield Farm

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  Join us for a benefit stable tour at Morningfield Farm with Torrance Watkins and Erik Fleming. This is your chance to explore the state-of-the-art eighteen stall stable and learn about Event Competition from Torrance Watkins, a U.S. Gold Olympian … Continued