GWLT staff were out at Nick's Woods today, setting up a small sugaring operation with some middle school students from the Bancroft School. Taps are set up in the big maple grove, and will be checked by staff and volunteers over the next few weeks. Periodical boils will take place as people are available.
If you're interested in being a part of it, contact anne@gwlt.org
This may be the last sugaring for some time, as the USDA will be treating maples up at this end of the city with insecticide to prevent infestation by the Asian Longhorn Beetles, thus making the sap unfit for human consumption. Enjoy it whist you can!
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Sunday, 1 February 2009
skiing
See http://sevenhillswheelmen.org/index.php?a=currentschedule for ski dates.
Woods are beautiful. Trails are reasonably clear of storm damage, except many large trees accross steep unskiable water line easement, and 1 tree across trail sloping from water line down to breached dam. Snowmobiles made crusty snow a little more skiable by Jan 31, 2009. Most of our new fences are down, and a few of our trail markers are damages.
Woods are beautiful. Trails are reasonably clear of storm damage, except many large trees accross steep unskiable water line easement, and 1 tree across trail sloping from water line down to breached dam. Snowmobiles made crusty snow a little more skiable by Jan 31, 2009. Most of our new fences are down, and a few of our trail markers are damages.
Monday, 8 September 2008
Possible Bear?
This past weekend a family headed out to Nick's Woods to take a Sunday hike and look around.
Their thoughts?
"The place was awesome!"
"The place was awesome!"
And that was despite the beer party trash at the northern end of the property.
The Saturday night rains had swollen the Sargents Brook to a roaring torrent.
The sun was out, the breeze was nice, and it was a perfect late summer day.
Now, rhyming with beer.... is steer?
No, no.
Bear.
Ok, it doesn't rhyme.
On the way back they came across a fresh print and it looked to big and too wide to be a dog, so they came home and looked it up on-line. Sure enough the print looked quite stronly bearish.
Now admittedly, we don't have photos of the print, and
no one saw the bear directly,
But....
There was a print much like this on the way back that wasn't there on the way up.
Folks in the neighborhood should keep an eye out!
Thanks Shelia!
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Asian Longhorned Beetles
Meeting tonight at Quinsigamond Community College on the beetles in general.
Moving forward we are going to NEED volunteers to identify the beetles.
Like it says.... Contact Anne!
Friday, 25 July 2008
Trash is gone, some abuse at fire ring
On the positive side, the dumped furniture and trash were all removed from Nick's Woods the day after the police visited. The dumper was truly "motivated."
This is a rare coup, and we ought to savor this for a whiles yet.
On the negative side, there has been excessive debris left from use of the fire ring at the northern most section of the property in the area we refer to as Sargent's Brook.
While less onerous than a house full of debris, it still requires time, attention, and work.
The property is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility and we need to get all users on-board with this management of our shared resource.
This is a rare coup, and we ought to savor this for a whiles yet.
On the negative side, there has been excessive debris left from use of the fire ring at the northern most section of the property in the area we refer to as Sargent's Brook.
While less onerous than a house full of debris, it still requires time, attention, and work.
The property is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility and we need to get all users on-board with this management of our shared resource.
Friday, 4 July 2008
Dumping..... Busted!
On July 1st during a particularly heavy rainfall a blue chevy pickup from Sterling went barreling down Smith Lane and drove deep into Nick's Woods heavily ladden with household waste.
When the truck returned to Smith Lane it was empty.
Not only was the dumping immediately noted and photographed by a ranger, but the truck's comings and goings were noted by others (Board members and staff were getting reports in all the while) and the Worcester Police Department is presently resolving the matter.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all involved.
Dumping occurs on open space (I am not going to go off on the irresponsibility, the laziness, or the work required as a result) and we deal with it as best as we are able.
This spring has seen numerous projects and lots of volunteers working to get Nick's Woods up and in better shape.
Instead of a temporary set back, we have a huge victory, and for that we are all grateful this 4th of July.
Thank you again to the team of people watching over Nick's Woods.
(Apologies to anyone who has to see the dumping in the mean time.)
When the truck returned to Smith Lane it was empty.
Not only was the dumping immediately noted and photographed by a ranger, but the truck's comings and goings were noted by others (Board members and staff were getting reports in all the while) and the Worcester Police Department is presently resolving the matter.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all involved.
Dumping occurs on open space (I am not going to go off on the irresponsibility, the laziness, or the work required as a result) and we deal with it as best as we are able.
This spring has seen numerous projects and lots of volunteers working to get Nick's Woods up and in better shape.
Instead of a temporary set back, we have a huge victory, and for that we are all grateful this 4th of July.
Thank you again to the team of people watching over Nick's Woods.
(Apologies to anyone who has to see the dumping in the mean time.)
Monday, 9 June 2008
Rock bridge across the brook
As is true on much of the land locally, there are a lot of rocks in Nick's Woods. Two people spent the morning in the brook moving them to form a rock crossing of Sargent's Brook.
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