Westborough Community Land Trust
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Monday Morning Bird Walk #3
Monday, November 10
7:00 - 9:00 AM
MassWildlife
Join us at the Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area. We will look for waterfowl, late-migrating land birds, and early winter arrivals along the north shore of Lake Chauncy.
Co-sponsored with the Forbush Bird Club.
Directions: Take Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Way (formerly Hospital Road) off Lyman Street in Westborough. Go straight past the soccer fields. Turn left just before the parking lot for the condo building. Park and meet at the yellow gate at the end of the road, near the water.
Leader: Nick Paulson.
Required pre-registration runs from Friday, November 7 through 5 pm, Sunday, November 9. Contact Nick--email grendelpgill@yahoo.com, or text 508-330-4401.
Trail Map:
https://westboroughlandtrust.org/maps/WMA
Tour Westborough’s Newest Open Space
Sunday, November 16
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Did you know that at Westborough’s Spring 2024 Town Meeting we voted to protect the Ellis-Walker property off Bowman Street?
Come tour Westborough’s most recently protected open space with Mark Silverberg, Chair of Westborough’s Open Space Preservation Committee.
Familiarize yourself with the public trails there, and learn about what makes this property special and the process by which it has been protected.
About 2 miles on uneven woodland terrain.
The walk is free, open to the public, no reservation needed.
Location: Drop off any passengers at the garage between 89 and 93 Bowman Street, where the walk will begin. Then park at the Bowman Conservation area, 72 Bowman Street. We will run shuttles to bring drivers to the trailhead. Do not park along Bowman Street.
Trail map not yet available.
Before leaving check WestboroughLandTrust.org/ for cancellations.
Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org
Westborough Community Land Trust
The Westborough Community Land Trust (WCLT) is a private, member-supported, nonprofit organization. The trust was established in 1997 to preserve open space in response to increasing development pressures.
Our purpose is to safeguard land to meet the environmental, recreational, agricultural, and scenic needs of the Town of Westborough and to preserve open space and the character of the land.
We pursue these goals through the acquisition and stewardship of land, educational activities, and advocacy in regard to the health of waterways, aquifers, and watersheds.
To date WCLT has preserved more than 206 acres of land and acts as stewards for close to 400 acres in Westborough.
To carry on these activities, WCLT has Land Preservation, Stewardship, Education, Membership, and Finance Committees.
WCLT welcomes new members from Westborough and the greater community.
What are the advantages of a land trust?
As a nonprofit organization, a land trust such as the Westborough Community Land Trust is able to receive gifts of land, purchase open space, or secure conservation rights. It can negotiate with landowners and developers to achieve balanced growth and undertake creative fundraising for land acquisition. Unlike an official municipal body, a land trust can negotiate sensitive land acquisitions and pursue the financing needed to achieve them in a timely, flexible fashion.
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