Lincoln Pollinator Action Plan: Planting the Way for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

LLCT is pleased to announce our new pollinator corridor initiative! This project is developed in partnership with Evan Abramson of LandscapeInteractions and Dr. Robert Gegear, a professor of biology at UMASS Dartmouth. We propose to rebuild functionally diverse native ecosystems with site-specific pollinator habitat designs, which will be based on scientific study of plant-pollinator ecology … Read more

December 2019 Wildlife Column: Winter Solstice Approaches

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 of gwynloud555 (at) gmail.com Once again we have been on a weather roller coaster over the last month. Winter will not begin officially until Dec. 21, the solstice, but it got a head start Dec. 1-3 when … Read more

November 2019 Wildlife Column: Winter Around the Corner

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, questions, and photos at 781-259-8690 or  gwynloud555 at gmail.com. Climate change and its impact on weather has been very evident over the past month. October was unusually warm, with a strong nor’easter slamming us mid-month, downing trees and power lines. On … Read more

October 2019 Wildlife Column: Fall Migrations

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions and pictures at 781-259-8690 or at gwynloud555 at gmail.com. The past month has seen great fluctuations in temperatures, with unusual heat (upper 80s) on the first day of fall, and patches of killing frost in low-lying areas on Oct. … Read more

Materials from Bird Feeding 101 with Tia Pinney

We had a great crowd on Tuesday night as Tia Pinney gave a wonderful presentation about bird feeding and creating bird habitat in the backyard. She’s kindly shared materials from her presentation. Check out these PDFs for great information on what types of feeders and birdseed to use, and what to plant to provide birds … Read more

Summer 2019 Stewardship Highlights

LLCT’s summer interns Andrew and Graham were busy as bees this summer, despite persistent rain in June and heat in July! Summer stewardship work is an important part of conservation, as LLCT advances land management goals, keeps invasive plants at bay, and makes sure that trails are in good condition. Some highlights include: Invasive Water … Read more

September 2019 Wildlife Column: Fall Around the Corner

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, photos, and questions at 781-259-8690 or at gwynloud555 (at) gmail.com. Cool nights and diminishing hours of daylight tell us that fall is coming; it will arrive officially on September 23, the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere. Seeds and berries abound … Read more

Meadow Minute

Check out the PFP Meadow in July 2019! A quick look around and we found many neat bumblebees, butterflies, dragonflies, and more!

July 2019 Wildlife Column: Summer Biodiversity!

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, questions, and photos at 781-259-8690 or  gwynloud555 (at) gmail.com. We are surrounded by the lush greenery of summer, the result of plenty of rain, sometimes in deluges and also in small showers. The last two weeks of June were wet and … Read more

Welcome 2019 Summer Interns

  A warm welcome to Andrew Fasciano and Graham Clarke, LLCT’s summer stewardship interns. Andrew and Graham are already hard at work pulling invasive plants like buckthorn, bittersweet, burning bush, and knotweed. They’ve also gotten out on the water to pull water chestnut out of Beaver Pond. At the People for Pollinators’ Meadow, they are … Read more