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 past month has seen wide swings in temperature, going from 61℉ on Dec. 16 to nighttime single digits the week of January 10. In between we had quite mild weather over Christmas and New … Read more

Dr. James Lowenthal gave a wonderful presentation on January 13, 2022 to a virtual audience of more than 50 community members. Lowenthal spoke about the encroachment of light pollution in Lincoln, despite dark sky efforts several years ago. The lost of dark nights has negative impacts on all living creatures, as even diurnal species (such … 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. Winter will officially start on Dec. 21, the solstice, and thereafter the lengthening hours of daylight will cheer us, even though the cold of the season lies ahead. The past month has seen only a … Read more

November 10th, 2021 N’Sibo: the River to Which I Belong Rich Holschuh gave a wonderful presentation exploring the understanding that people are the land and the land is the people, including All of Our Relations. He explored principles of relationship, reciprocity, and responsibility. Rich Holschuh is a resident of Wantastegok (Brattleboro, VT) and an independent historic … 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. We have had a beautiful autumn, with prolonged colorful fall foliage, although more muted in tone than some years. The reds are mostly gone by now, but oaks and maples are still displaying their gold … Read more

Nearly 70 participants signed on to Zoom on Monday, November 15th, 2021 for a presentation by Senator Mike Barrett. Senator Barrett was one of the lead architects of the far-reaching climate bill that became law this spring, “An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for MA Climate Policy.” The LLCT’s mission includes helping Lincolnites learn … Read more

Alison Field-Juma, Executive Director at OARS gave a wonderful presentation on November 7th via Zoom. After giving some background on the history of the three rivers (Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord), she led participants through the “report card” process that OARS uses to evaluate river health. The report card considers water quality, as well as ecological … 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. Our landscape is colorful, with lawns still bright green and trees starting to turn their fall colors, somewhat later than usual. We need crisp, sunny warm days and cool clear nights for the foliage to … Read more

Warm thanks to David O’Neill for his keynote presentation at the LLCT’s 2021 Annual Meeting. He spoke with optimism about the opportunity now in Massachusetts to act on climate change. As part of the LLCT’s Business Meeting, Geoff McGean gave a presentation celebrating the last 20 years of land conservation in Lincoln, with music by … 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. Fall is in the air, as hours of daylight diminish noticeably, the air is cooler, birds are on the move, insects are calling, and trees are showing a bit of color. The new season will … Read more