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. Spring will arrive officially on March 19, the vernal equinox, but we have had signs of the new season for several weeks. A warm spell on Mar. 9 and 10 produced temperatures … Read more
Thanks to Lincoln Cable and Jim Cunningham, if you missed Evan Abramson’s talk on March 1st, you can watch the recording online! Evan spoke about planting for pollinators, and therefore biodiversity and resilient landscapes. He also showed preliminary plans for the Demonstration Pollinator Garden that Birches will be implementing this year.
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, as a benefit to its members, is providing the opportunity to purchase Plant Kits of highly curated, native plants at wholesale prices this spring and summer. Not a member? Join today! These kits not only source hard to find native plants, including shrubs, grasses, and perennials, they also contain a mix to … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555 at gmail.com. Ms. G the official Massachusetts groundhog, did not see her shadow at Drumlin Farm on Ground Hog Day, Feb. 2, meaning that spring will come early if we believe the folklore. In fact, … Read more
Wow! We had an amazing turn out at the January 26th program at Bemis Hall. Dr. Gegear gave a great introduction to the importance of wild pollinators. We are so excited to be launching this project and to have the enthusiastic interest from our community and membership! Below are some materials from Dr. Gegear’s presentation: … Read more
Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or at gwynloud555 (at) gmail.com. Weather once again gave us surprises during the past month. January 11 and 12 broke records for warm temperatures, getting above 70º F, to the enjoyment of cyclists and runners. Visitors at Drumlin Farm … Read more
Thank you Heather Ring for compiling these resources. At LLCT’s last movie night, we had lively discussion about the environmental and human costs of fast fashion, and what we can do about it! Below are some great sources for finding ethical clothing: NewStandard Institute www.newstandardinstitute.org Fashion Heroes www.fashionheroes.eco check out their Find Great Clothes tab … Read more
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
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
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
