Rewilding Month Continues…
at the Haston Free Public Library! There are wonderful photos of last weekend’s visit to Harvard Forest at the Library website: That gaze up the tree trunk gives you an idea of what it’s like to be a 320-year-old black gum. (Anybody remember 1691? That tree does).
And coming this weekend (Saturday, 1-3pm)—a field trip and easy hike at Mandell Hill, an East Quabbin Land Trust property in Hardwick, where the incomparable EQLT is fighting the good fight against invasives, reclaiming former pastureland, and welcoming back the bobolinks and meadowlarks of yore. Directions here.
Photo: Don Doe
Rewilding—A Community-Wide Read, Off to a Great Start in North Brookfield, MA
I was honored to kick off a community-wide reading of Rewilding the World at the beautiful Haston Free Public Library in North Brookfield, MA on October 6, 2011. We had a great crowd, and the event received lots of fine local coverage, by Brad Miner in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Gus Steeves in The Spencer New Leader.
My thanks to everyone who came, all the friends of the Library, and to all who helped pull together this month-long series of special events, field trips, and even a concert, particularly Harbour Hodder, Library Trustee; Ann Kidd, Library Director; Ellen Smith, Library Trustee; and Louise Garwood, who designed the gorgeous banner & flyer.
For more on upcoming rewilding events, check out the Library website.
