All posts by Ian Bergemann

April is Invasive Species & Earth Month!

Happy Spring🌷 Join the Conservation Division in celebrating Invasive Species & Earth Month!

April 1st: Teen Earth Month Haiku Workshop Acton Memorial Library at 3:30 PM – Click Here to Register!

April 2nd: Nature Walk with AB STEAM at the Acton Arboretum at 2:30 PM- Click Here for more information!

April 7th – 30th: Poetry Walk in the Woods at Acton Arboretum’s Orchard Loop – Click Here for Map!

April 13th: Invasive species removal with The Discovery Museum at Great Hill Conservation Land at 1:00 PM – Click to Register Here!

April 14th: Invasive Species ID Workshop at Nagog Hill Conservation Land at 3:00 PM – Email ibergemann@actonma.gov to sign up!

April 22nd: Teen Invasive Plant Brigade with Acton Memorial Library Teen Advisory Group at 2:00 PM – Click Here to Register!

April 25th: Join the North Acton Community Garden Clean Up Day at 9:00 AM – Click here to Sign Up!

April 30th: Invasive Plant Species 101 Presentation at Acton Memorial Library at 6:15 PM – Click here for more information!

Storywalk®Project at Wills Hole/Town Forest Conservation Land

Join the Acton Conservation Division in learning the constellations through a walk in the woods. Visit Wills Hole/Town Forest Conservation Land to explore a new Storywalk® Project featuring Stars for Starters A Night Sky Poetry Guide by Mildred J. Nash. Parking is available at NARA. The Storywalk® Project will stay up throughout the winter season as weather permits!

This project partnered with AB STEAM and Acton Conservation Trust to coincide with their Astronomy in the Park event. You can read about that event on AB STEAM’s website (Click Here) or on Acton Conservation Trust’s website (Click Here).

Flooding and Damage Across Acton Conservation Lands

This past week’s storm dropped an estimated 4.1 inches of rain on Acton! Flood damage was observed throughout town as well as on our Conservation Lands. Please be cautious when visiting the trails and report any down trees or flooding to the Acton Conservation Division and/or the Land Stewardship Committee. Please refer to the CONSERVATION LAND & TRAIL STATUS page for live updates.

Acton Conservation Division: nr@acton-ma.gov

Land Stewardship Committee: lsc@actonma.gov

Trees blocking Camp Acton Access Road

Camp Acton Culvert washed out.

Assabet River Blue & Green Trail/ Acton Canoe Launch experienced significant flooding.