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Message from Trust President Ron Gemma on Article 16
The Westford Conservation Trust Board of Directors recently voted to oppose the amendment to the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) of protected farmland at 66-68 Boston Rd as proposed in Article 16 of the March 23rd Town Meeting warrant. This is a very important conservation issue for the town and the Board felt it very important…
Annual Town Meeting on MARCH 24th – Conservation Funding Requests
President’s Message Important Land Conservation CPC funding requests at Annual Town Meeting Abbot Elementary School Gym Saturday, March 24th, 2018 starting at 10 am A request to fund the conservation of two historic, beautifully diverse and undeveloped properties are on the warrant at this Saturday’s Town Meeting. CPA Funds are being requested to: Secure a permanent…
Westford Conservation Trust Scholarship Recipients for 2021
Each year the Trust presents college scholarships of up to $1000 to Westford seniors who demonstrate an interest beyond their studies in the cause of conservation. Education and conservation are foremost in the minds of the Trust directors and we hope to encourage the youth of Westford to follow this same passion. We are honored…
Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – July 2023
Hot enough for ya? This is the question I used to hear when I was growing up in Washington, D.C. And it was hot–in the 90’s most summer days. When we moved north to New England, we didn’t have nearly as much hot weather–only about two weeks a year when it was in the low…
Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – November 2022
The winter of 2022 is predicted to be an irruption year for grosbeaks, winter finches and red-breasted nuthatches. Lucky us! An irruption of birds occurs in winters when the cone crop in Maine and Canada is insufficient to feed these birds that rely on it. The north looks to have a poor cone crop this…
Wildlife Watch by Marian Harman – December 2020
Happy New Year! I think we can say that and really mean it this year. 2021 is almost surely going to be a much better year than 2020. The days are getting longer, and more light is coming into our lives in many ways. Westford’s wildlife and wild plants, blissfully unaware of human troubles, have…
