Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
Over 165 people gathered at the 10th Annual Dinner and Silent Auction to honor the men and women that founded the East Quabbin Land Trust. We honored nine individuals that were instrumental in founding the organization, including Don Boothman, Lucinda … Continued
The weather forecast was iffy and everyone I spoke to needed to deal with all the snow in their driveways or ice dams threatening to invade. The snowshoe up to Indian Rock was beautiful. The snow layers are especially interesting … Continued
The land trust lost a long-time board member, supporter and cheerleader on January 13th, Magi Durham Ziff. We miss her dearly. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held in her honor at the New Braintree Congregational Church … Continued
On January 22, 2011 at 10am, we will be show-casing the Quest to End Hunger event at Mandell Hill in Hardwick. Service Learning Coordinator Sarah Mildren is working with Quabbin Regional High School senior Chrisoula Duros to create this exciting … Continued
The beautiful fields along the main road from New Braintree to West Brookfield are now permanently protected!! That is thanks to the Walker family and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources for their interest and investment in conserving … Continued
Service Learning Coordinator Sarah Mildren recently met with a Tiger Cub Den from Hardwick, and started a three part service learning project focused on birds. The first part of this series included the boys sitting quietly as they watched a … Continued
Last Saturday dedicated volunteers made tremendous progress at both the I-Beam bridge and trestle bridge along the Hardwick section of the Mass Central Rail Trail. Drainage around the eastern trestle abutment was improved by adding a layer of crushed stone … Continued
There are a few remaining volunteer projects needed to finish up work this fall at the two bridges along the Mass Central Rail Trail. Please join us Saturday, November 6th starting at 9am. There are opportunities to shovel dirt, cut … Continued
Split rail fence now guides users of the Mass Central Rail Trail safely onto one of the bridges. Many thanks to Quabbin Regional High Schoool seniors, Evan White, Zach Mann, Morgan Hubbard and Dylan Routhier, along with their teacher Becky … Continued
Nearly 100 friends, neighbors and the curious came to explore the fields, the Ware River and the barn at the Frohloff Farm last Sunday. If you missed it, feel free to stop by and explore the fields and river on … Continued
