2009 Calendar of Events
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Nature in Winter: A Family Tracking Program
Nature in Winter: A family tracking program co-sponsored with Mass. Audubon's Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary. Join us to discover how woodland creatures adapt to cold weather and learn to identify some of their tracks and winter signs. Bring your snowshoes if there is enough snow! Meet at the west side of the Country Club parking lot nearest the equipment shed.
 WCLT and Mass Audubon members are free. Nonmembers: $4 per person. (Rescheduled from January 18) Contact: 508-366-0312 krisallen@charter.net |
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Saturday |
Snakes in Massachusetts and Beyond
Do you wonder what kind of snakes might be living in the woods near your house? Have you ever caught a glimpse of a snake just as it disappeared into some shrubs and wished for a closer look? Here is your chance to see local and exotic snakes close up. Rick Roth, Director of the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team and snake expert, will introduce some of his favorite snakes and talk about their lives and habits. Sponsored by the Westborough Cultural Council.
Contact: education@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Invasives Cleanup ***Cancelled***
We will be cutting and hauling invasive plants out of the woods of by Gilmore Pond. Loppers are desirable, but a willingness to work is all that is needed. Meet at WCLT Property Reservation sign on Gilmore Farm Road. ***Cancelled due to rain***
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Town-wide Earth Day Clean-up
Join the annual town-wide litter clean-up sponsored by WCLT! Early birds meet at 6:30 am at West Meadow Plaza traffic island. Families are invited at 9 am to Lake Chauncy parking lot or Sandra Pond’s Minuteman Park to be assigned a site to clean up. Wear gloves and sturdy shoes—trash bags will be provided. Rally your co-workers or neighbors to form a team to pick up litter and beautify our streets!
Contact: Bruce Tretter or Doug Mosher at 508-259-7074 tretter5@charter.net |
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Sunday |
Nourse Farm Trail Relocation
We need to move the trail at Nourse Farm at a couple of spots. This will be new bog bridges, so cutting of a trail through the woods, work on a new stile over the stone wall and continuing the improvements of the trail along Nourse Street. Loppers and a willingness to work are what is needed. Meet at Mill Pond School.
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Wednesday |
DEADLINE for EARTH DAY ESSAYS and WCLT 2009 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Last day for WHS seniors to submit essays for the WCLT Earth Day Essay Contest and their scholarship applications to become eligible for the $500 WCLT Scholarship to be awarded on Graduation Day. Hand in essays and applications to the WHS Guidance Office. See Scholarship page for details.
Contact: Annie Reid education@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Invasives Cleanup
We will be cutting and hauling invasive plants out of the woods of by Gilmore Pond. Loppers are desirable, but a willingness to work is all that is needed. Meet at WCLT Property Reservation sign on Gilmore Farm Road.
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Saturday |
Prentiss Forest Trail project – Steve Rowell
We will be building a new trail at Prentiss Forest from the trolley line to Flanders Road. Bring loppers and a willingness to work.
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Sunday |
Pink Lady’s-slipper Walk
Walk the trails at Bowman Conservation Area with wildflower fan Annie Reid to discover pink lady’s-slippers in bloom in the woods. These large wild orchids are among the best of Westborough’s wildflowers. The walk is about 1 mile. Meet in the Bowman Conservation Area parking lot.
Contact: Annie Reid 508-366-8429 or anneareid@aol.com |
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Sunday |
Gilmore Pond Invasives Cleanup
We will be cutting and hauling invasive plants out of the woods of by Gilmore Pond. Loppers are desirable, but a willingness to work is all that is needed. Meet at WCLT Property Reservation sign on Gilmore Farm Road.
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Monday |
WCLT ANNUAL MEETING
Celebrate WCLT’s achievements this past year, vote on officers, and learn about “Shifting Landscapes: Native Plants and Climate Change†from Scott LaFleur, Horticulture and Botanic Garden Director at the New England Wild Flower Society and Garden in the Woods. He will present current ideas on how climate change will affect New England’s native trees, wildflowers, and plants. Reception and refreshments.
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Saturday |
Nourse Farm Trail-Building
Work on the trail segment connecting the Headwaters Conservation Area to the Nourse Farm. Bring loppers, hand saws, work gloves, and your water bottle.
Meet at Mill Pond School. Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Wednesday |
Willows WCLT Benefit Concert
Westwood Swing Band at The Willows
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Work Party
Bring loppers and work gloves.
Gilmore Farm Road (Postponed from July 11 due to the heavy rains earlier in the week.) Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Work Party **CANCELLED**
With the heavy rains in Westborough, the Gilmore Pond area is not in condition for the trust to remove invasive plants. Please come out September 19th to help turn this beautiful area into a park.
Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Sunday |
Garden in the Woods Field Trip
Enjoy meadow flowers and butterflies at N.E. Wild Flower Society, Framingham. Carpool from Westborough Library at 1:30 pm.
Contact: lmleslie@charter.net |
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Sunday |
Tree Tales
Why is a birch tree white? Is that a white oak or a red oak? What tree has a three different leaves, including a mitten? Discover the stories the trees tell from retired Forester Bill Carr and WCLT Nature Educator Kris Allen on a hike through pine, oak, and hickory forests into a sunny meadow. You will learn how to identify common trees, explore different habitats, and look for changes in land use.
Meet in the parking lot of the Bowman Conservation Area. Contact: krisallen@charter.net |
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Work Party
Please come out to help turn this beautiful area into a park.
Bring loppers and work gloves. Gilmore Farm Road Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Sunday |
Gilmore Pond Work Party
Please come out to help turn this beautiful area into a park.
Bring loppers and work gloves. Gilmore Farm Road (postponed from October 18) Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Sunday |
Fall Foraging
Do you wonder what wild nuts, legumes, fall tubers and berries you can eat? Are you curious about the taste of bread made with acorn flour? Foraging offers many ways of connecting with nature and fosters a greater appreciation of our local landscape. Arthur Haines, research botanist at the New England Wild Flower Society, will lead this walk to discover edible and useful wild plants.
[Postponed from October 24 due to predicted bad weather] Meet at St. Luke's field at St. Luke’s Community Gardens, near northeast corner of St. Luke’s Cemetery, off Rte 135. Contact: anneareid@aol.com |
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Saturday |
Gilmore Pond Work Party
Please come out to help turn this beautiful area into a park.
Bring loppers and work gloves. Gilmore Farm Road Contact: stewardship@westboroughlandtrust.org |
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Sunday |
Rock It!
Examine local rocks with geologist Andy Koenigsberg.
Lee Property, Headwaters Conservation Area. Contact: andrew.koenigsberg@verizon.net |
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