Voices of Spring
With hints of spring beginning to emerge and hopeful eyes scanning for buds and blooms, Mike Perrin, MLT volunteer and Franklin resident, has been admiring a less colorful, but equally as exciting, sign of spring: blackbirds, specifically, the Red-winged Blackbird....
Losing Ground
Masachusetts Audubon has released Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience (Fifth Edition). The report documents the pace and patterns of land development and land protection in Massachusetts between 2005 and 2013.
Three New Conservation Restrictions in Mendon
On June 26 Metacomet was granted Conservation Restrictions on three parcels owned by the Town of Mendon, totaling 147 acres. The Meadow Brook Uplands: This 97 acre parcel was purchased by the town using Massachusetts LAND grant funds, Massachusetts Community...
Changes to the Land: Four Scenarios for the Future of the Massachusetts Landscape
A new study by Harvard University’s Harvard Forest and the Smithsonian Institution reveals that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of forests to development will undermine significant land conservation gains in Massachusetts, jeopardize water quality, and...
Whitney Conservation Area Update
Support from the Metacomet Land Trust helped the Upton Land Stewardship Committee raise over $15,000 to construct fencing and a parking lot at the Whitney Conservation Area. The fence and parking area have been constructed. Thank you to all who contributed! About the...
The Benefits of Open Space
A new report, "The Return on Investment in Parks and Open Space in Massachusetts" authored by the Trust for Public Land, has been released. Highlights from the report: For every $1 invested in land conservation, $4 in natural goods and services is returned to the...
Mendon Property Preserved by a Conservation Restriction
Metacomet Land Trust is pleased to announce the protection of 14.3 acres in Mendon thanks to the granting of a Conservation Restriction by Shirley Smith. The Mendon Open Space Plan identifies the property as priority for conservation and it lies within a larger...
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