Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
We had excellent weather on Saturday and a fabulous crew for our work day at the Frohloff Farm. Much work was accomplished. Most of the trees near Church Street were removed, making way for the growing season. Breaking ground for … Continued
The wind was blowing this morning, making it a bit chilly. Once we got going it was a fabulous walk along the Dougal ridge. We started out at the northeastern corner by crossing Danforth Brook and heading up hill. On … Continued
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
