Join Weston Conservation Staff and Weston Forest & Trail Association volunteers to construct a new trail. The new trail will bypass an area that has become flooded due to increased beaver activity at College Pond Conservation Area over the past couple of years. We’ll let the beavers be beavers and work around them. Stewardship Saturday is held the third Saturday
Read moreEveryone’s favorite local land trust, Weston Forest & Trail Association, has released its schedule of monthly walks on Weston conservation land for 2023-24. For over sixty years, WFTA has been hosting first Sunday walks from October to May. First up on Sunday, October 1 at 2 pm is a Daily Double at the College Pond land off of Concord Road–a
Read more. Weston Forest & Trail Association (WFTA) invites all of its friends, members, and future fans to its Fall Friend-Raiser on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 5-7 pm at the Josiah Smith Tavern…sort of. Yes, it is true that WFTA has moved into …sort of…its office at the JST (boxes and boxes and boxes) but we’re holding this party OUTSIDE
Read moreYesterday, a local real estate agent posted that the Coburn Barn house at 154 Church Street is going up for sale. The Owl anxiously awaits the marketing materials on it, mostly to see if the words “coveted northside location” will be used (remember: the southside is “desirable” and the northside is “coveted”; do not mix them up). The Barn is
Read more. On Tuesday, August 8 at 7:30 pm, the Weston Conservation Commission will take up discussion on the use of Class 1 Pedal Assist E-Bikes on Weston conservation-owned trails. As a reminder, the Town of Weston has around 100 miles of trails, most of which but not all, are managed by the Conservation Commission. The remaining miles of trails are
Read more. Weston’s favorite* non-profit organization, Weston Forest & Trail Association, is having itself a summer. The abundant rains on the plains have nurtured stunning growth of grasses, invasives especially bittersweet, brought down innumerable trees, and narrowed the trails across fields and entering the forests. Dead or at-risk trees have toppled into trails due to their wet feet. In addition, WFTA’s
Read more. One of the Weston Forest & Trail Association’s roles in town is to monitor conservation restrictions. Conservation restrictions are given to WFTA as a double-check on encroaching madness development–to make sure everyone is behaving. According to Massachusetts law, they are defined as “a legally enforceable agreement whose purpose is to ensure permanent protection of specific conservation values while permitting
Read more. On May 24, the Owl “published” a callout to support Weston Forest & Trail Association, the 501c3 organization that preserves and cares for the open space in our town. That is 90 miles of trails through 2000 acres of Conservation land. The goal was to raise money for trail care– a $5K for WFTA Challenge with National Trails Day
Read more. Celebrate National Trails Day and National Land Trust Day (two in one!) on June 3, 2023. Yes, they both exist–just ask google. In reality, for Weston Forest & Trail Association, it’s just another day taking care of the amazing open space of Weston. I think it is fair to say that everyone in this town and in the surrounding area
Read more. Ahhhhhh….the JST…the JoSTice…the Josiah Smith Tavern…the former Jones Home. The once and future tavern restaurant, possible future home of the Weston Forest & Trail Association, the Women’s Community League (aka Weston Community League) and the Weston Historical Society. Seemingly finished for the past year, it remains empty of tenants, and this Owl is looking forward to discussions of alternative
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