Newsletters

  • Fall 2025 Newsletter

    In this issue Westford Conservation Trust Annual Meeting 2025. Guest Speaker Amy Meltzer Westford Conservation Trust 2025 Activities Tuesday Morning Trail Group by Tom Jrolf Trail Stewardship Trust sponsors three Westford Academy Capstone Seniors, Part 2 by Rich Strazdas The Lakeside Terrace Treail and the Large Oak Tree by Bill Harman Invasive plant information now…

  • Spring 2025 Newsletter

    In this issue The Trust’s program on Identifying and Managing Invasives for Homeowners and Landowners Trust Sponsors Three Westford Academy Capstone Seniors by Rich Strazdas Kiosk Repair Project Started Garlic Mustard at Pageant Field Tuesday Morning Trail Maintenance Crew by Tom Jrolf East Boston Camps Conservation Land and Trails The Western Woodlands by Bill Harman Invasives…

  • Fall 2024 Newsletter

    In this issue WCT Annual Meeting – November 2024 The Trust’s Summer 2024 Activities Lakeside Meadows Boardwalk Expansion Ongoing Trail Maintenance Bill Harman – Hero of the Westford Conservation Trust by Rose O’Donnell Tuesday Morning Trail Projects by Bill Harman Trust mentors four Westford Academy Capstone Students by Rich Strazdas Fall 2024 Newsletter

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    Fall 2022 Newsletter

    In This Issue Trust 2022 Annual Meeting Invasives Committee Summer Wrap-Up A Walk in the Woods –  by David Ebitson Something to Chew On –  by Mark Minnucci Hildreth Meadows Trail – by Bill Harman Best Ways to Preserve Nature While Hiking Nutty Westford –  by Rich Strazdas Fall 2022 Newsletter  

  • Spring 2022 Newsletter

    In This Issue A Capstone Event – by David Ebitson Abbot School Trail – by Bill Harman Ecologies – A Game Review by Mark Minnucci Nip The Knotweed – A Manual Control Method O’Brien Farm Gets a New Footbridge – by David Ebitson Tom Paul Memorial Guided Walk Spring 2022 Newsletter

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    Fall 2021 Newsletter

    In This Issue Trust Summer 2021 Activities Review Calling All Authors – by Editor Scout Projects – A 2021 Review by David Ebitson Our Annual Visitor – by David Ebitson What Is a CR – by Rich Strazdas Earn Awards for Hiking the Trails of Westford by Rich Strazdas Get to Know Backyard Invasive Plants – Japanese Knotweed…

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    Spring 2021 Newsletter

    In This Issue David Ebitson Elected New Trust President Let It Be An Oak – Virtual Presentation by Doug Tallamy A Year of Westford Trails by David Ebitson Notes from the Trail Mapping Trenches by Rich Strazdas Fighting Litter with Data by Mark Minnucci Hike to the Tall Pines in Carlisle by Bill Harman Spring Bird Walk…

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    Fall 2020 Newsletter

    In This Issue Spring & Summer 2020 in Review Scout Troop 195 Trail Maintenance Projects 2020 – by David Ebitson Nabnasset Conservation Land by Bill Harman Trail Mapping – by Rich Strazdas No Man’s Land – by David Ebitson Westford Girl Scout Troop 85410 Silver Award by Ellen Spahr Poetry Corner: When I am Among the Trees – by Mary…

  • Fall 2019 Newsletter

     In This Issue Annual Meeting 2019 In memorium, Emily Edwards 2019 Summer in Review Girl Scout Troop 85411 Transforms Beaver Brook Trail by Dave Ebitson New Trail Opportunity on the Salt Box Farm by Rich Strazdas The Abbot Trailby Bill Harman What’s in your Backyard? – Recognizing and Controlling Invasives Guided Trail Walk Schedule for…