Written by Gwyn Loud for the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. She welcomes your sightings and questions at 781-259-8690 or gwynloud555@gmail.com. Very dry conditions continued through September until a Nor’easter arrived on October 12-13. A few “teaser” showers occurred earlier in the past month, but they did not give us any significant rainfall. Dry streams and … 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. Although we have had some brief periods of rain, the last two months have been very dry. In Metro-west the historical monthly average precipitation in August is 3.72” but a mere 0.86” of rain was … Read more
LLCT had a fantastic summer with three summer land stewards helping on various projects, from invasive plant monitoring and management, to trail repair and native plantings. Iain Corkhill graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2024 where he majored in Environmental Studies and Philosophy and minored in Outdoor Studies. With a strong background in landscaping, … 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. “Dry and hot” describes July. We have had three heat waves so far, with temperatures in the 90s, and accompanying high humidity, making sleep elusive without air conditioning. The mass.gov drought map says that Massachusetts, … 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 The song “June is Bustin’ Out All Over”, from the musical Carousel has been going through my head this month, thanks to being surrounded by new growth everywhere, whether blossoms, animal babies, or every shade … 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 Significant rain over the past month has lead the official status of drought in the Northeast region of MA to be lowered to “mild drought”. Ponds are full, streams and brooks are flowing fast, and … Read more
RLF was pleased to announce at new conservation acquisition project at the April 14, 2024 Select Board meeting. This project is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the Rural Land Foundation of Lincoln (RLF), Farrington Memorial Nature Linc, and the Panetta Family. With this project, RLF, Nature Linc, and the Panetta Family seek to permanently … 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 If “April showers bring May flowers”, we should relish gorgeous blossoms next month. Although we had summer-like temperatures in the sixties the first week of April, since then it became chilly, windy, and wet. It … Read more
Thank you for being part of community efforts to remove garlic mustard. Pull on your own Free paper bags are available from the Lincoln Conservation Department and LLCT Offices, starting in mid-April. Paper bags will be distributed from the transfer station on Wednesday April 16th and Saturday May 3rd from 10am-12pm. Drop off Paper bags … 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 The weather over the past month has been a roller-coaster of freezing cold to temperatures in the sixties, well above average. March came “in a like a lion”, with very strong winds, causing many downed … Read more
