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 autumnal equinox, giving us equal hours of darkness and daylight, will not occur until September 22 but already fall is in the air. Nights are cooler, leaves are hinting at changing color, and the … Read more
Mathias Bitter, a student at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School surveyed Farm Meadow this summer for bobolink activity. The project was overseen by naturalist Norman Levey. Farm Meadow is located near Lincoln Station in South Lincoln and can be accessed from the trailhead at the far end of the paid commuter lot. Farm Meadow is … Read more
Norman Levey, local naturalist and longtime LLCT volunteer, has produced a new video celebrating biodiversity in Chapman Pasture. To accompany the video, Norm writes: Chapman Pasture, grazed by domestic livestock for two centuries, and the last almost fifty years by a neighbor’s sheep, is a so-called “old field” habitat restoration project funded by the U.S. … Read more
Written by Jillian Perkins Now that my time as the Pollinator Intern has come to an end, I wanted to take the time to reflect back on the experience. First of all, I wanted to thank everyone at LLCT for giving me this opportunity! It was the perfect way to end my Environmental Science degree … Read more
The summer is winding down. Warm thanks from LLCT to our seasonal interns and volunteers for their hard work these past few months. Joe Pariser and Robert Killam worked two days with Town Conservation and two days with LLCT for eleven weeks this summer. We were impressed with their dedication to the mission of land … Read more
Patti Cable, LLCT’s long-time volunteer, monitored nest boxes twice a week from early April to early August. In total she visited 10 boxes, one in Row Field (on Tower Road), one at a clearing in the Stony Brook Conservation Area, and eight in Chapman Pasture (off of Silver Hill Road). LLCT is deeply grateful for … 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 Hot and humid. In a nutshell, this has been the weather for the first half of the summer and it is likely the rest of the summer and September may remain hotter than usual. Compared … Read more
In early July LLCT installed five new signs at pocket pollinator gardens throughout town. The signs were designed in 2023 by Amy Dorfman, a volunteer who worked with LLCT Staff to create a template for permanent signage at LLCT’s pollinator sites. Dorfman had just finished a graduate certificate in environmental policy and international development from … 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 There have been many beautiful days over the last few weeks, with some cool nights dipping into the 40s. A heat wave is arriving as I write, with temperatures expecting to reach near 100℉, perhaps … 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 April showers did indeed bring May flowers, and the showers have continued. Boston has had 6.06 inches more rain than average so far this year. Some nights and early mornings have been chilly; there was … Read more
