Westborough Community Land Trust
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******** 2020 WCLT Scholarship ********
3/16/2020 Update: Due to coronavirus school closures, all students participating in WCLT’s Earth Day Essay Contest for WCLT’s 2020 scholarships now may email their essay & application to
scholarship@westboroughlandtrust.org
OR
send them on paper by regular mail to:
WCLT, P.O. Box 838, Westborough, MA 01581.
Submission deadline remains Monday, April 6.
High school seniors — submit an Earth Day Essay!
Graduating high school seniors who attend Westborough High School, or who reside in Westborough but attend a different high school, are eligible.
The deadline is April 6, 2020.
Download the details and application form:
Contest details (pdf)
Application form (pdf)
Sign-up for the Earth Day Cleanup
Wednesday, April 1
thru
Saturday, April 11
Earth Day Event
Online sign-up for the Earth Day Town-Wide Cleanup will be available from April 1 through April 11 this year. This will be the only way to sign up this year.
Cleanup can be done any day, from April 12 until noon Saturday, April 18.
See cleanup details.
Go to westboroughlandtrust.org/earth-day-signup to sign up.
Contact: earthday@westboroughlandtrust.org
*** CANCELLED *** Early Spring Birding
Sunday, April 5
7:00 - 10:00 AM
and/or
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Westborough Wildlife Management area
Hike at a relaxed pace in the Westborough Wildlife Management area with Nick Paulson of the Forbush Bird Club. Explore easy to moderate trails in search of early spring arrivals in a variety of marsh, field, and woodland habitats. We will check the ponds and marsh for any migrant ducks and swallows.
Participants may hike either or both sections. We will walk the eastern trails until around 10 a.m. and then explore the western trails until around 1 p.m.
Meet at 7 a.m. or 10 a.m. at the Westborough Town Beach parking area near 60 Lyman Street.
Leader: Nick Paulson, (508) 330-4401 [grendelpgill@yahoo.com]
Trail Map:
http://westboroughcharm.org/guide/maps/map_FishWildlife.pdf
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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 173 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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