This morning, the Owl put on her Weston Forest & Trail trustee hat (sadly, the Raiders hat has been retired temporarily while I try to get over Mr. Gruden’s failures as a human being) and headed out to an unnamed Conservation property on the northside. A report had surfaced that beavers were back along Cherry Brook and causing mayhem, which
Read moreAfter September’s successful Stewardship Saturday project building water bars on the trails of Highland Forest, Weston Conservation and Weston Forest & Trail Association are back with more fun and work, this time on the north side. On Saturday, October 16 from 10 am to noon, there will be two projects at the 34-acre town-owned Green Power Farm as well as
Read moreLast week, the Owl receieved an announcement about a Tree Survey that the Town is doing to gauge resident anxiety over tree death by private hands (I am summarizing). Oh all right, here is the actual town wording: Members of the Planning Board, Select Board, Tree Advisory Group, and the Sustainability Committee are working with the Town Planner in examining Weston’s
Read moreThere are trails to follow, Weston. My gratitude today to those who preserved them then, and those who care for them now. Join Weston Forest & Trail Association at 2 pm today. More information here.
Read moreNow there’s a title you were not exactly expecting. Step back because lightning is going to strike me for either joking about circles of hell or using Dante and Virgil way out of line. Fortunately the woods are not dry (quite the opposite really) at the moment so if I get zapped there, the rest of you should be safe
Read moreWeston’s Deer Hunting program begins Friday, October 1 and is open through the last day of December, with the goal of reduction of the deer herd. Anyone who has lost a young tree or bush to the marauding fluffos will know that we have a lot of them here in Weston (and yes, the Owl lost two young willows to
Read moreUnless you’re living under a rock or on the parched west coast, you know that we have had lots of rain here in the Boston area this summer. Here at Owl Central, we’ve had our irrigation system on exactly four times since the spring– we just winterized it Monday because, really, what’s the point? Massachusetts had the wettest July on
Read moreWeston, as most of us know, has amazing trees. Yes, our neighbor to the north has us beat on catalpas (the twisted tree by their library) and old growth oaks, but we had a world-renowned arboretum here–albeit they used the 40-acre field (current Land’s Sake) as their test area rather than using it as a visitor center. And now the
Read moreCW (Content Warning): later on, there’s going to be a ghastly photo of an injured turtle. If you don’t care to see it, well, close this window now. Earlier this spring, WFTA and the police Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly were notified numerous times that a snapping turtle was caught in an enclosed chain-link fence area near the dam. You
Read moreHave you ever wanted to be involved in taking care of Weston’s Conservation land? Want to meet other like-minded trail stewardship champions? Need a good workout? The answer to all three questions is yes! Join the Weston Conservation Department and Weston Forest and Trail Association (WFTA) on the third Saturday of every month for stewardship and camaraderie to collaboratively help manage nearly
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