Celebrating 40 Years of Preserving and Protecting Westford's Open Space and Natural Resources.
7/2/22 – From trust President Dave Ebiston: Picture taken with an IPhone which was enlarged , he lives under my shed and mows my lawn for me. Per Mass Audubon, Massachusetts is home to two species of wild rabbit—the native New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and the non-native Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). The latter was introduced … Read more
Summer is here, and most forest wildflowers have bloomed and set seed. If you enjoy identifying plants on your walks, may I suggest ferns? These are a fairly easy group of non-flowering plants to learn, as there are only 100 or so fern species in the northeastern area of the U.S. In most of our … Read more
In This Issue A Capstone Event – by David Ebitson Abbot School Trail – by Bill Harman Ecologies – A Game Review by Mark Minnucci Nip The Knotweed – A Manual Control Method O’Brien Farm Gets a New Footbridge – by David Ebitson Tom Paul Memorial Guided Walk Spring 2022 Newsletter
Have you been woken up in the morning by an insistent, clear whistle, “peter-peter-peter” coming through your open window? The singer is one of our most common birds, the Tufted Titmouse. This cute little gray bird with the perky crest often proclaims his territory with this “morning song”. He may sing this song at other … Read more
WCTrust BirdWalk at Emmet Land May 14, 2022 7:30-9:15 a.m. Led by Lenny Palmer Bird & wildlife ID assist by Marian Harman A beautiful day–warm, sunny, very few biting insects Birds Ovenbird, 2-3 Baltimore Oriole, 2-3 Warbling Vireo, 2 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Yellow Warbler, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 1-2 Prairie Warbler, 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler, … Read more