News
Garlic Mustard Update — time to bag it up
From LCT Trustee and invasive species guru Rick Findlay: Many thanks to all who have been helping our effort to control Garlic Mustard on conservation lands and throughout town. Plants are now setting seed and should be bagged after pulling. I have some blue bags specifically for this purpose that …
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Garlic Mustard Mapping
Follow the progress as we map Garlic Mustard in Littleton as reported by those using our invasive species reporting form. See the map
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2019 Spring Newsletter
In this issue: • Smith Conservation Land: Managing the Future • Protecting & Preserving Your Town’s Indigenous Ceremonial Stone Landscape • Upcoming Walks • LCT Awarded Grant for Preservation of Native American Ceremonial Stone Landscapes • Amphibian Brigade: A Rainy Night in Spring on Fort Pond Road • SVT BioBlitz …
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Help us map and eradicate invasive Garlic Mustard in Littleton
Garlic Mustard is flourishing right now. Pull or weed whack it before it is fully flowered! It is easier as you won’t need to bag it and let it rot in the bags or dispose of it carefully. Littleton Conservation Trust Trustee Rick Findlay is recruiting a volunteer work group …
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LEARN ABOUT VERNAL POOLS
Join guest speaker, Scott Smyers, Vice President and Senior Scientist at Oxbow Associates of Boxborough and learn about vernal pools and their importance as a breeding habitat for various species of wildlife, including salamanders and frogs. PLEASE NOTE: THE VENUE FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED.New Location: Public Safety Building. (Acton …
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Upcoming Events
Exploring Plant and Animal Habitats
Friday, October 4, 201910:00 am - 11:30 am
Horse Meadows Knoll, Harvard MA
This is an SVT event. The recently protected Horse Meadows Knoll has a fascinating variety of habitats for all sorts of wildlife. SVT Land Steward Kristin O’Brien will explain the...
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Explore Oak Hill and Tophet Chasm
Saturday, October 5, 201910:00 am - 12:00 pm
Oak Hill, Littleton MA
Explore Oak Hill with Bill Brown of the Littleton Conservation Trust (LCT). See the geologically significant Tophet Chasm where glacial Lake Nashua drained and cut a deep chasm, visit the...
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Geology Tour of Nashoba Woodlands with Bill Vale
Saturday, November 9, 201911:00 am - 1:00 pm
George and Lucy Yapp Conservation Land, Littleton MA
This is an SVT event. Explore the Yapp property and beyond to identify the various bedrock exposures and boulders. Walk through the northeast-southwest elongated hills of the Nashoba Woodlands and...
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