Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, 4/17/2023 1775 The Famous Robbins Ride starting at 108 Concord Road, Robbins Homestead. 5:20 PM Isaac Davis Homestead, 39 Hayward Road On that fateful early morning in April of 1775, calling out “The Regulars are out of Boston – gather your units and head to Concord!” … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, Q: Which bird digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants? A. The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half. The feeding excavations of a … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, ACT’s first official spring Woodcock Walk of 2023 at Rolling Meadows in Boxborough. We were treated to the peenting of 3 woodcocks. One flew over our heads – captured on video. For more pictures, video, and narrative, visit https://actonconservationtrust.org/woodcock-watch-2023/ Acton birder Al Sgroi provided us with fascinating facts about … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, Sudbury Valley Trustees Spring Program Calendar now available online at www.svtweb.org/calendar Saturday, April 1Plant ID and Natural History Walk10-12:30Nobscot Scout Reservation and Tippling RockJoin Boot Boutwell for an informative nature walk in search of early spring wildflowers and other cool plants focused on plant ID as well as fun … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, Happy Spring! Saturday, March 25Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference8 AM-4 PM 8:45 AM-10:10 Concurrent Sessions10:30 AM-11:45 AM Welcome Topic: Affordable Housing and Land Conservation – Not an Either/Or Worcester Technical High School, 1 Officer Manny Familia Way, Worcester, MA 01605 (some online sessions)The annual conference of the Massachusetts Land Trust … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, We have a lot to report on this week…our most successful ACT Annual Meeting ever, thanks to “Eyes on Owls” and the presentation of our Carol Holley Conservation Volunteer Award to Tom Tidman, who served as Town Natural Resources Director for nearly 30 years! If you want to … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, This Barred Owl is to remind us that Marcia Wilson will be bringing her 6 live owls to the Acton Town Hall at 1 PM this Sunday, March 12, for our ACT Annual Meeting. Prior to the owls, Tom Tidman, Acton Natural Resources Director for almost 30 years, … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, Last night’s “Tick Talk” – ACT’s Jody Harris introduced presenters, Susan Rask, retired Public Health Director of Concord and Michelle Grzenda, Conservation Director and environmental educator, Town of Lincoln for a very informative talk about ticks and preventing tick borne diseases. We had 60 online participants and several … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, Read to the end if interested in a conservation job opening in the Acton Land Use Department. The following news and events may be of interest: If you prefer, you may read “Events of Interest” on our website, ActonConservationTrust.org Wednesday, February 22On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces 7 PM … Read more
Dear Friends and Acton Conservation Trust Members, There’s so little snow on our conservation lands, it caused me to look up our drought status. Good news from OARS on 2/13/23! The drought in the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord River watershed has ended!Feb. 13, 2023: Following five months of normal to above-normal precipitation and record-breaking warmth in January, all seven … Read more