by Aaron Teixeira | Beyond the Barways
Westport Land Conservation Trust puts a lot of emphasis on preserving land that creates green corridors. A recent conversation at a meeting of ecologically-minded folks in Rhode Island helped me focus on the why of these swaths of habitats. Recently, I met a...
by Charlotte Greeson | Beyond the Barways
North Hill Retirement Community, located in Needham, MA, generously donated several benches to Westport Land Conservation Trust. Large enough to seat three comfortably, these wooden benches can now be found at Westport Woods and other public access properties....
by Ross Moran | Beyond the Barways
As Hurricane Lee passed by this weekend, it left behind a variety of trees that have been uprooted or completely fallen as a result of the wind. Trees are the stalwarts of our New England landscape, from the oak tree which provides habitat for more wildlife and...
by Aaron Teixeira | Beyond the Barways
Recently at Westport Woods, we discerned the presence of a visitor–actually, a number of visitors. Stand in a certain spot in the offices and a faint, sometimes cacophonous sound seems to indicate that there might be bats in our belfry (or at least in our...
by Nate McCullin | Beyond the Barways
Rock garden, private garden, Western Massachusetts, photo by Nate McCullin Last week I left work for a few days on an annual mini-sabbatical that always serves as a true inspiration. Each year, I feel this pull to find stimulus from other sources, search out new...
by Charlotte Greeson | Beyond the Barways
Berry Hill Farm’s new owners, Adam and Carissa Davenport, closed out a successful first blueberry season this past weekend. The blueberry harvest this year was “good and manageable,” said Carissa, noting that last year’s drought made this...
