Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, JUST OUT!!! Acton Conservation Trust LAND TRUST NEWSLETTER!!Read the ACT 2022 Newsletter here. The following news and events may be of interest: Thursday, February 24 7th Annual Mass Open Space Conference; Webinar 1: The Ecological Context of Your Community12-1:30 PM Webinars; 1:35-2:20 PM Networking Information and registration are available here.This … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: Thursday, February 17 Capturing Creatures: Wildlife Camera and Illustration Webinar 6-8 PM Zoom Conservation Restriction Program Manager for The Trustees, Sally Naser will share some of her wonderful images from cameras across the state. In addition, she’ll offer advice for the aspiring wildlife … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: Thursday, Feb. 10Birds, the Epic Adventures of a Mass Bird Photographer by Peter Christoph 7-8 PM via Zoom Join East Quabbin Land Trust for a zoom webinar from wildlife photographer, speaker, and author, Peter Christoph. He will share his favorite bird … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: Friday/Saturday, February 4 and 5Winter Tree and Shrub ID Walk, Winter Carnival with Lincoln Conservation DepartmentCodman Estate, LincolnJoin Lincoln Conservation Department staff for a rousing winter walk through the woods as they discuss how to identify wood plants-no … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: CPA News! (from Communitypreservation.org) There was a distribution of $10 million in state budget surplus funds that adds to what had already been a record-breaking year for the CPA Trust Fund. With the budget surplus funds now added in, all CPA … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: Friday, January 21-23 Reverse Global Warming@The 2022 (Virtual) Drawdown Festival – Tools for RegenerationExplore the schedule here. Saturday, January 22Waltham: Duck Walk along the Charles River with Waltham Land Trust10-11:30 AM 130 River Street, Waltham, Meet in the parking … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: The Beacon Hill Weekly Round up – Mass Audubon Advocacy, January 10, 2022 The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans – change that can drive wildlife to cooler waters, and force coastal communities to … Read more
We had a great group make it to Winter Island and into Stow last weekend! The ice skating was fantastic, so traction gear was the footwear fashion of the day. The white trail in Stow has an impressive beaver dam and lodge. On the return trip we found part of a spinal column, probably deer.
It was a blue bird day for our tracking walk with Tracker Paul Wanta and a great group of ACT members and friends at Nashoba Brook. The snow was perfect and captured and preserved the tracks of so many animals, beginning at the parking lot! Paul has so many interesting stories about tracking adventures and … Read more
Dear Acton Conservation Trust Members and Other Friends, The following news and events may be of interest: Saturday, January 8 Emmet Land January Hike10-11:30 AM Emmet Conservation Land – meet at Trailside Way, off Powers Road in the town parking area of the cul-de-sac, WestfordWith over 500 acres of protected open space, the Emmet Conservation Land and … Read more