Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
Today the fire crew from Northeast Fire and Forest Management, with assistance from the Town of North Brookfield and Mass. Dept. Conservation and Recreation, turned their attention to the wet meadow at Wendemuth Meadow. The goal was to burn as … Continued
Big orange signs along Church Street warned passers-by that a Prescribed Fire was in progress, but plenty of people slowed right down this afternoon as smoke wafted up over the Frohloff Farm. The easterly wind helped disperse the smoke, including … Continued
Over twenty landowners and others joined Byron and Nancy Stutzman to walk their woods and learn about some of their stewardship practices on the woodland in Ware and Hardwick. They’ve been working on improving the forest health, diversifying the species … Continued
The dedicated volunteer crew didn’t give up despite the periodic rain showers on Saturday. Thanks to Becky, Paul, Owen, Jason, Denis, Josh, Bill, Darrell and Cynthia so much work was done in four short hours. Everyone who passes by the … Continued
This summer we will install more interpretive features at Wendemuth Meadow. The first step happened yesterday with the installation of a kiosk on the old grain silo site next to the barn, at 25 Bates Street, North Brookfield. Harrison and … Continued
A dozen students from Eagle Hill School spent yesterday exploring the Coxhall Kitchen Garden and Deer Park Preserve as part of their year-long exploration of Thoreau’s writings. The group did a variety of things, including building a human-sized bird nest … Continued
This week, while the schools were out of session, many students were busy helping the East Quabbin Land Trust with a variety of stewardship projects. We continued working on the loop trail along the Ware River in Wheelwright, We pulled … Continued
Because of the great volunteer efforts yesterday we got a lot more walls cleaned up – both inside and outside. One group hauled trash from the barn – broken bricks, old wood, empty used bags, and various odds and ends. … Continued
Native pollinators come in many shapes and sizes. Sunday afternoon we spent some time building structures for the tube dependent kind. Species like the Blue Orchard Mason, Grass Carrying Wasp, Metallic Green Bee, or Leaf-cutter Bee. We created wood structures … Continued
The woodcocks are back and searching for mates. Listen to this one as he’s calling. You can listen for woodcocks at the Frohloff Farm, down by the river near dusk.
