"The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness of Nature undisturbed by man."

~ Charles William Beebe (1877-1962),
Log of the Sun, 1906 

Vernal Pool Walk

About 28 people showed up to visit the vernal pool. In New England, the term vernal pool is used to refer to a wide variety of temporary, fish-free wetlands.

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Skunk Cabbage

In the wetlands along the Cemetery Trail at Pardon Gray Preserve, spring arrived very early in the form of Skunk Cabbage plants.

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Saving Farmland - a 'Shout Out' to our neighboring community

Here's a link about the Orr Family Farm in our neighboring community of Westport, MA:
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YouTube video of a Today Show feature about Andrew Orr, the young man who bought 14 acres of farmland along Adamsville Road and is running the Orr Farmstand.