Westborough Community Land Trust

Please help WCLT protect open space for all to enjoy —
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Earth Day Town-Wide Cleanup and Cleanup Volunteers’ Picnic
(Online Signup Only—No Walk-In Registration)

Saturday, April 8
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Saturday, April 15

Earth Day Event

Group/Club/Business Sign-up: February 1-March 15, 2023
Family/Individual Sign-up: Week of April 1-6, 2023
Cleanup: Week of April 8-15, 2023
Drop-In Volunteers’ Picnic Lunch: Saturday, April 15, 11:30-12:30

Join the annual town-wide litter clean-up sponsored by WCLT, and enjoy a drop-in Earth Day Volunteers’ pizza picnic lunch afterwards!

Come on your own, or rally your family, co-workers, or neighbors and form a team to beautify our town!

Larger groups please email earthday@westboroughlandtrust.org by March 15 to sign up.

Families and individuals go to westboroughlandtrust.org/earth-day-signup between April 1-6 to sign up and choose an area to clean.

Trash bags will be dropped off at participants’ homes by the 7th, or if necessary, you can arrange to pick up.

Clean your chosen area any day or time before noon on April 15. Leave closed
bags by the road in the area you cleaned, and they will be removed on April 15. Then head over to Bay State Commons for an appreciation picnic of pizza with all the sides!

For the cleanup, wear gloves, long pants, long sleeves, and sturdy shoes.

Contact: earthday@westboroughlandtrust.org

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Westborough Community Land Trust

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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.

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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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