Okay, so I sort of missed posting this earlier today when you could have gotten there in time to drop your branches, leaves, trees, trunks, stumps, bodies (just checking if you are still reading) and sawdust over at the Merriam Street Brush Dump. Honestly, I hate the term ‘Brush Dump’ — can we pllleeeeaassseee rename it to Leaftopia or Town
Read moreAh, autumn with its brightly-dressed trees, delicious earthy scents, and crisp air. What a weekend, am I right? It is the season when I am least likely to get anything actually done because I can’t stop walking the trails, the roads, the meadows, the sidewalks. Katie Puppy, WFTA K9 ranger, is always in the back seat, her head out the
Read moreFolks, the Owl is waaaaaaay behind on event listings, postings, charitable giving and everything else. So, this post is a hat trick of calendar mentions so that I can actually swan off to my other day job, also known as the WFTA. If you have sent a calendar list/event mention to the Owl more than a few days ago and
Read moreAh springtime and the lovely sounds of birds leaf blowers and chainsaws abound. While leaving the leaves is always your best option, the next best thing is raking them up and bringing them to Leaftopia (aka the Brush Dump) at 60 Merriam Street. This is where all the grass clippings (hey, try out No Mow May–the pollinators will thank you),
Read moreThe Owl has fairly well given up on Weston leaving the leaves around their trees, and so reminds all of you that the next best thing to leaving them where they are is raking them up and not master-blasting your poor neighbor’s eardrums, and then bringing them to Weston’s Brush Dump or as I like to call it, Leaftopia. It
Read moreIt seems unlikely that any Westonian is yet unaware of the Transfer Station change to Bulky Waste pricing today, May 1, 2021. In case you are, you can read a past Owl where the reasons why Weston is the queen of the pigs are outlined. The Owl is, unfortunately, unable to send a crack reporter to see how things go
Read moreGot leaves? Branches? A pick-up truck? For two more Saturdays this spring, you can drop off all of your tree’s leavings at Leaftopia (Merriam Street brush dump) on Conservation land across from the Community Gardens. You must have a valid recycling or Transfer Station sticker. You must also be polite to Steve who spends a lot of time there. There
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