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Invasive Plants: What Are They, and What Can We Do About Them?
Sunday, May 17
1:30 - 3:30 PM
MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Join The Westborough Community Land Trust’s popular program leader Sam Plummer on a walk focusing on native and invasive plants!
Learn to identify common invasive plants in Westborough and why they are a threat to local plants and animals, and find out the best ways to remove them.
Location: The MacCallum Wildlife Management Area. Meet off Milk Street, in the MassWildlife parking lot across from address 218 Milk Street (the driveway is marked Rice Lane on the map).
About 2-2 1/2 miles on uneven woodland terrain.
The walk is free, open to the public, no reservation needed.
Before leaving check WestboroughLandTrust.org for cancellations.
Trail Map:
https://westboroughlandtrust.org/maps/WMA
Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org
Early Morning Bird Walk at Lake Chauncy #1
Thursday, April 30
6:00 - 8:00 AM
Lake Chauncy
We’ll hike on the north side of Lake Chauncy and check the water for ducks and other waterfowl.
This is the first of three Thursday morning walks in this very productive area.
Co-sponsored by WCLT and the Forbush Bird Club. Leader: Nick Paulson.
Location: Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area. Take Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Way (formerly Hospital Road) off Lyman Street in Westborough. Go straight up the hill, past the soccer fields on your left. Take the last left turn before the parking lot for the condo building. Go toward the lake, and where that road meets the lakeshore, park in the lot and meet at the yellow gate.
Pre-registration (required) runs Tuesday, April 28 through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29: email Nick at grendelpgill@yahoo.com; or text or leave message at (508) 330-4401.
Trail Map:
https://westboroughlandtrust.org/maps/WMA
Contact: events@westboroughlandtrust.org
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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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Westborough Community Land Trust, PO Box 838, Westborough , MA 01581
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