2019 Summer Land Management Internship: Apply by May 15

The land management intern works closely with the LLCT Stewardship Coordinator to assist with land management activities, some trail maintenance, and baseline monitoring on Land Trust properties. She or he may also work with other LLCT staff on coordinating citizen science activities throughout the summer, as well as with Town of Lincoln Conservation Department staff … Read more

April 2019 Wildlife Column: The Spring Chorus Begins!

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, pictures, and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com. March did indeed support the folklore and “go out like a lamb”, with abnormally warm temperatures at the end of the month. April has started off with mix of mild days and cold nights, … Read more

Real opens in Lincoln on March 25th

RLF is excited to welcome Real to the Mall at Lincoln Station! Opening on March 25th…stop by for a drink after you’ve hit the polls! Serving up contemporary, casual, fresh-sourced food, Tom Fosnot, Ruth-Anne Adams, and Lindsey Parker have elevated food in Lincoln. Inspired by Scandinavian design and highlighting both contemporary comfort food and seasonal … Read more

Adams Property Initiative Moves Forward

Thank you neighbors and conservation friends! With the generosity of more than 30 neighbors  and funds from the Rural Land Foundation, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, Community Preservation Act (CPA), Walden Woods Project, and Ogden Codman Trust, we are moving forward with the purchase of the property and expect to close on the property at the end … Read more

March 2019 Wildlife Column: Signs of Spring

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings, pictures, and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com. Folklore tells us, “If March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb.” The lion part was certainly  true this year and it remains to be seen about the lamb. … Read more

Cambridge Reservoir Lecture-Online!

  On Sunday, January 27th Dave Kaplan, Watershed Manager for the Cambridge Water Department gave a wonderful lecture at Bemis Hall. Dave offered great insight into the history of the Cambridge Reservoir, its maintenance, and the ongoing partnership between the City of Cambridge, the Town of Lincoln, and LLCT/RLF to protect important watershed lands. Thank … Read more

Acquisition Campaign: Adams Property off of Granville Road

Conservation of a key parcel off of Granville Road with an important public trail connection to the Baker Bridge Fields and Walden Woods is being generously offered by Doug and Trish Adams at below the appraised value. Together with funding support from The Walden Woods Project, The Ogden Codman Trust, Town Conservation Funds/CPA and generous … Read more

January 2019 Wildlife Column: Owls, Hermit Thrush, and a Thanks to Local Birders

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com. Norman Levey, coordinator for the Concord Area Christmas Bird Count is responsible for the CBC account.  For the 59th year Lincoln participated in National Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count.  Lincoln is one of eighteen towns entirely … Read more

December 2018 Wildlife Column: Hibernation Begins and Join the Christmas Bird Count!

Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwyn_loud@comcast.net. Winter will arrive officially at 5:23PM on December 21, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Coincidentally, December’s full moon will also rise on that evening. It felt … Read more