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!

Happy Migration and Vernal Pool Month! As the winter snow begins to melt and Spring flowers emerge, the Acton Conservation Division will be hosting activities along the way. Join us for a vernal pool storytime or a hike to a vernal pool! Don’t forget to sign up to help out the Amphibian Crossing Brigade. Email us at conservation@actonma.gov!

Click on the flyer for more information!

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.

Please note that Guggins Brook Conservation Land’s trails are flooded due to recent weather events. Trails may be entirely inaccessible and/or require waders to navigate. Please use extreme caution when crossing boardwalks and bridges as they may not be stable.

Guggins Brook Trail Flooded

Video: Recreational Opportunities in Acton

This video was created in 2015 by Benjamin R.Oltsik as his Eagle Scout project.

The Land Stewardship Committee (LSC) finally has a mission statement, after twenty years. Continue reading Land Stewardship Committee mission statement →

In 2011, The Conservation Commission approved a policy to provide a consistent, appropriate process that enables individuals and organizations to honor or memorialize current and former members of the Acton community who have had a special connection to Acton’s conservation lands in a manner that also supports the open space needs of the Town of Acton.

Continue reading Memorial Benches on Conservation Land →

The parking area for the  Acton Arboretum off of Taylor Road has been rebuilt. Continue reading New Arboretum Parking Area →

Wright Hill is Acton’s newest conservation land. Acquired as a result of a Town Meeting vote in 2014, Wright Hill Conservation Land is 14 acres of meadow and woods in between West Acton Center and Guggins Brook Conservation Land. Continue reading Wright Hill Conservation Land →