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The rain didn’t stop our hearty volunteers from expanding the trail at Eva’s Woods on Saturday! The next step is posting more trail markers and installing interpretive signage. Thanks so much to Brian, Lee, Gary, Cynthia, and Jess for all … Continued

As winter quickly approaches, take some time to reflect upon the beautiful season of fall we had this year! Louisa, our AmeriCorps Youth Education Coordinator, wrote and illustrated a virtual children’s book called “Thank You, Fall.” We hope you enjoy … Continued

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8E6G8P1fQThe outpouring of support more than met the $20k challenge! Many sincere thanks to all of you who participated.With your support, EQLT is that much better able to carry out its mission.

Sunday, October 10th was an excellent day for a run or walk. All the participants used a portion of the Mass Central Rail Trail in New Braintree and Hardwick as they started and finished at the site of the former … Continued

It was a beautiful day to plant trees, cut brush, and measure pitch pine trees at the Frohloff farm on Saturday! Thanks so all who came out!

This past Saturday, Larry Spotted Crow Mann led a storytelling and drumming program at Petersham Common. We are grateful for the laughter, joy, and learning that took place from start to finish of this event. When attendees were asked to … Continued

We had a fabulous work day at the pollinator meadow at Seven Acre Preserve in Petersham today! We trimmed back some of the desireable native grasses to prevent them from going to seed in order to keep competition down for … Continued

Excellent news – we’re excited to announce that EQLT was awarded funding from DCR’s MassTrails Grant Program to expand the Mass Central Rail Trail in Ware! This grant is expected to cover 80% of project cost and the matching 20% … Continued

Check out these great photos from last weekend’s garden tour in New Braintree! There was a fabulous turnout as folks enjoyed in-person greetings and catching up with friends and neighbors in the beautiful garden and farm stops along the tour. … Continued

We had some great sightings at our annual bird monitoring at Wendemuth Meadow and Mandell Hill this morning! We got a great view of a scarlet tanager as well as a kestrel. Here’s our complete list from the day: song … Continued