In Memory of Millie
Millie Bauer, a longstanding member of the board of directors of the Attleboro Land Trust, passed away on March 13. Millie and her husband Reverend Everett Bauer joined the board in 1995. After Everett’s death in 2000, Millie continued to be an active and engaged board member for another 10 years. While on the board she served as secretary for 11 years.
Millie’s passion for the environment and for her community were an inspiration to others. Among her many achievements on behalf of the land trust was “2000 Trees for 2000”–a project she and Joanne Wright completed to mark the millennial by distributing 2000 trees for planting by area residents.
We would like to send out our condolences to Millie’s family and friends, and to all whom she touched during her productive 96 years on the planetary home for which she cared so much.
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Attleboro Land Trust Board of Directors at a strategic planning retreat, November 6, 2010
Learn More About the Attleboro Land Trust on March 1
On Wednesday, March 1, at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to attend a program that will provide an introduction to the land conservation work of the Attleboro Land Trust.
The program will give some background on the founding of the non-profit organization in 1990, describe the various public walking trails available on its 492 acres of conservation land, and explain how citizens can get involved to help maintain trails, save more land, and ensure that the organization continues to thrive.
The meeting will be held in the Balfour Room at the Attleboro Public Library, 74 North Main Street, Attleboro.
Some volunteers serve as site stewards by “adopting” one of the Attleboro Land Trust nature preserves, individually or with a group, such as a group of neighbors, church group, youth group, or fraternal organization. The duties of a site steward are to:
- Walk the property on a regular basis
- Pick up litter
- Report vandalism
- Help with routine trail maintenance
- Assist with special projects
Volunteers are also needed to help with educational outreach, fundraising, social media, real estate transactions, boundary monitoring, and event planning.
For more information, contact Charlie Adler by emailing attleborolandtrust@gmail.com or by calling 508-223-3060 ext. 4.
Reusable bag sales raise $199 for the ALT
This offer was in effect only for the month of January, and only at the Stop and Shop at 469 Pleasant Street, Attleboro. Thanks to everyone who participated and to Stop and Shop for selecting us for this program.
A New Partnership in Plainville
The Attleboro Land Trust has partnered with Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to ensure the continued preservation of land that has been under the stewardship of Crystal Spring, a spiritually-oriented ecology center in Plainville, since 1991. Until recently, Crystal Spring was a vital center for learning and practicing ecological pursuits such as organic gardening. Sadly, the center is now closed and a 6-acre portion of the land containing residential buildings and meeting spaces has been sold.
While Crystal Spring has closed its doors, the vision of the Dominican Sisters who founded the center was that most of the land would remain in its natural state as forested upland, and they made sure that the necessary protections would be in place before they left. In 2008 Wildlands Trust agreed to play a role in this plan by holding a legally-enforceable conservation restriction on the vacant portion of the property. Last year, Wildlands Trust transferred the responsibility for that conservation restriction, which protects 36 acres, to the Attleboro Land Trust. Soon, the Dominican Sisters will convey ownership of the 36 acres to Wildlands Trust.
Once that final step is completed, Wildlands Trust will assume an expanded role as as owner and manager of the property and its hiking trails, which will be open to the public. The ALT will carry the ongoing responsibility for monitoring the condition of the property on an annual basis, and making sure that the terms of the conservation restriction are observed.
The completion of this agreement with Wildlands Trust brings the total area of conservation land protected by the Attleboro Land Trust up to 728 acres.
Wildlife at the Richardson Preserve
These photos were recently submitted to us by John Nunziato, long-time photographer and newcomer to the Richardson Preserve.
