To show appreciation for our wonderful members, we partnered with Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston for an Evening of Astronomy. The night was a big success, although initial cloud cover suggested otherwise. Luckily, we were able to see some celestial objects through “sucker holes” before the clouds thinned and then completely cleared out at 6:30! … Read more
Our Fall Community Service Day was held on October 23, 2022 at Spring Hill Conservation Land. 28 people volunteered, including 20 students from ABRHS fulfilling service hours for National Honor Society and AP Environmental Science. The yellow loop trail at Spring Hill had a perennially wet section which we re-routed to follow an old cart … Read more
Jonathan Kranz, a member of Boston Mycological Club, led our walk through Great Hill, including newly protected land at 4 Piper Lane. Jonathan has been foraging for several seasons, and just started leading walks in the past year, teaching people how to observe and learn about fascinating funghi. Jonathan was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Instead … Read more
If you missed the presentation “Garden as if the Earth Matters” by Anna Fialkoff, of the Wild Seed Project, and co-sponsored by EnergizeActon, Acton Conservation Trust, and the Garden Club of Acton, here are a few photos to enjoy. Acton TV has posted the event on YouTube. See the recording HERE. Thank you so much to … Read more
We had a nice group who joined us for Sunday’s Nature Walk at Grassy Pond West! The walk of this beautiful and biodiverse land just off Newtown Road was led by Boot Boutwell, a freelance itinerant naturalist who teaches and leads nature walks for Mass. Audubon and the New England Wild Flower Society among others. … Read more
The Native Pollinator Task Force (NPTF) of the Metrowest Conservation Alliance (MCA) is hosting Native Pollinator Preservation Tours in Lincoln, Chelmsford, Littleton, Southborough, Marlborough, Northborough and Sudbury during June. The Littleton/Chelmsford date is June 23rd. The tours are designed to demonstrate how MCA members, NPTF Ambassadors and others can design and install their own Pollination … Read more
What a lovely morning we had for our bird walk led by Al Sgroi at NARA Park. Here is the list of the birds and number of each species that we saw or heard. 41 species in all! 5/17/227:00 – 9:00 am1.6 miles Turkey vulture 1 Canada goose 2 Mallard 1 Red tailed hawk 1 Great … Read more
Many thanks again to our volunteers for helping to remove invasives at our beautiful Wright Hill Conservation Area. We were lucky to have the best weather of the week for working. And work we did, judging by the piles of plants and root material which collected on the tarp! The beds we prepared on either side … Read more
ACT celebrated Earth Day on April 22, 2022 with a beautiful walk of Pratt’s Brook Conservation Land. Dogs were invited! We were treated to this stately stand of old white pines, blueberry “barrens”, two brooks, skunk cabbages, two big ant hills, and more – see the ACT Instagram page
Acton Conservation Trust member and local birder, Al Sgroi, guided us in viewing the fascinating courtship ritual of the American Woodcock. The males displayed a series of peents, twitters, and chirps as they pranced on the ground, then spiraled rapidly upward, circled and drifted down while whistling. This was a “crepuscular” or twilight-active bird, so … Read more