Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
Join us for the Forever Farm Tour on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21 from noon to 4pm each day. You are welcome to visit all six farms or just your favorites. Our volunteers are there to welcome you … Continued
At our July potluck we shared a wonderful meal and then celebrated the 70 photographs submitted for our photo contest. Many thanks to Rosalynn, Bob, Chris, Ansley, Anne, Barbara, Brian, Claudia, Jennifer, Becky, Mark, Sky, Joanie, and Sharon! It’s great … Continued
The temperature was pretty perfect for working outside last Saturday. And mostly the bugs left us alone! Thanks to Dick, Becky, Reed, Ken, Gary, Jochen and Cynthia we got our project list completed. That includes: improving access at the dam … Continued
Here are a few questions that stumped the teams during the nature trivia challenge at our June potluck last evening. How many eyes does a grasshopper have? What bird has feet so small that they can’t walk? What is the … Continued
Saturday afternoon was an extra special event at the East Quabbin Land Trust offices, thanks to Sofie Vanilla Cookie and her companion Steve. They hosted a Wine Tasting event, which was great fun and raised money for the land trust. … Continued
Last Saturday was a beautiful morning to be out watching and listening for birds at Wendemuth Meadow and Mandell Hill. These two preserves have large grassland areas, 20 acres or more, that are cut after the first week in July. … Continued
The 18th Annual Dinner and Silent Auction was another great affair. It’s always a good sign when the noise volume in the room gets loud with conversation and laughter! The musicians – Haley Hewitt, Bill Zinni, Bill Cole, Ken Levine, … Continued
Michelle Wronski, of Barre, brought many of her finished carved birds to the April potluck supper on Sunday. But there were also birds in various states of completion so we could really see how a block of wood is transformed … Continued
Thanks to funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Massachusetts Service Alliance, we had a terrific work day advancing projects to beautify and enhance the visitor experience at the Mass Central Rail Trail. Over twenty people … Continued
Forty town representatives from all over the East Quabbin region got together on Thursday evening to talk and share ideas about their local bylaws and how to handle to onslaught of proposals for commercial solar developments. The state incentives, currently … Continued
