. One of Weston’s favorite local wildlife characters, Mabel the Muskrat, was recently freed from a no-good, very-bad day at the Weston Reservoir. A local resident called Weston Police Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly to mention that there was a fluffo in the chain-link fence and said fluffo was not getting out. ACO O’Reilly and the Weston Fire Department managed
Read moreVolunteers will again get the opportunity to get inside the fence at the Weston Reservoir (aka the Ash Street Reservoir) on Tuesday, March 29 from 12 pm – 2 pm. While access to the waterfront is normally blocked off not to mention verboten, a group of volunteers is coming together to alleviate the scourge of dog poo bags, a badly-thrown
Read moreAs mentioned earlier this week on the Owl (see post here), the Weston Reservoir at Ash Street is a unique and well-loved place for walkers, trail runners and dogs alike (no bicycles or horses, sorry). The slightly-more-than-two-mile loop offers views of the Reservoir, the deep woods and plenty of opportunities to fall over tree roots. While mostly owned by the
Read moreNOTE: Due to extreme cold predicted for this Saturday, this event has been postponed. This Saturday, January 15, Weston Conservation and Weston Forest & Trail Association (WFTA) are leading a clean-up focused Stewardship Saturday at the Weston Reservoir, aka the Ash Street Reservoir. Volunteers are invited, with escort, “behind the fence” on the south side of the Reservoir to pick
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