Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, questions, and photos at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com May began with a very cool damp gray week, but since then we have been blessed with sunshine and warmer temperatures. As of this writing, we actually need more rain for our gardens. The … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 of gwynloud555@gmail.com The landscape is greening before our eyes, with many trees and shrubs leafing out or flowering, and fields and lawns displaying emerald carpets, dotted with dandelions. April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but … Read more
It’s that time of year! LLCT’s Pollinator Plant Sale is active through April (or until sold out). All sales are pre-order, with pick up in Lincoln on May 19th 2023. Check out the shop here. Garlic Mustard Season is here. Garlic mustard is an invasive biennial plant that can be found in our backyards, along … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com Spring will not arrive until the vernal equinox on March 20, but spring is already in the air, with the sun higher each day, the hours of daylight longer, birds singing, and buds swelling. Crocuses … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 of gwynloud555@gmail.com Once again, temperatures varied widely over the past month and we have had little snow. Feb. 3 and 4 brought record-breaking cold to New England, but the very next day we were back in the … Read more
Specific Responsibilities and Tasks: LCD and LLCT will be hiring two seasonal field assistant positions to support the management of conservation land by controlling invasive species, maintaining trails, participating in Town-wide Pollinator Action Plan projects and performing various other land use projects. Specific examples include mowing trails, clearing historic stonewalls, planting and maintenance of native … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 of gwynloud555@gmail.com In view of the many uncertainties in our world, it is comforting to know that the Earth keeps spinning and making its way around the sun. Now that we have passed the winter solstice, the … Read more
Nearly 180 attendees joined us live for Doug Tallamy’s presentation in early December 2022. Tallamy masterfully weaved the story of insect and bird declines with a thread of hope for the future, if we all take steps to live with nature, instead of outside it. Tallamy shared tips and tricks for increasing backyard biodiversity, and … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 of gwynloud555@gmail.com The weather over the past month has vacillated between unusually warm (e.g. 60℉ on Dec. 3) and very cold, causing a skim of ice on ponds. Looking back at December columns for recent years, this … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com. The colors of the landscape are more muted now that most leaves have fallen, including the spectacular oranges and reds of sugar maples. Many oaks, however, cling to their leaves in a rich display of … Read more
