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A Successful Clean-Up at the Charron Farm Preserve

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A determined group of volunteers gathered at the Charron Farm Preserve to do some maintenance brush and briar clearing at the edge of this heritage hay field. Armed with loppers and ladders, saws and pruning shears, we tackled the thorny overgrowth encroaching on the perimeter walking path. The weather was ideal for working outdoors, and we (as well as a passing flock of turkeys) enjoyed a morning full of sunshine. And shout out to Ted Charron for carrying out the brush with his farm equipment.

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers! If you’d like to join us on a similar project, keep an eye on our volunteer opportunities, and please consider joining the Attleboro Land Trust. The Charron Farm Preserve isn’t open to the public yet, but it should be soon. Stay tuned!

A briar-free walking path at Charron Farm Preserve.

All clear!    Image credit: Ken Salome, Karole Nicholson

Clean-Up at Charron Farm Preserve on April 4

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A Clean-Up will be held at the Charron Farm Preserve on Saturday, April 4, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.  We will appreciate the help of anyone who would like to join us in this effort.

Our goal for the Preserve is to maintain the hayfield for the production of an annual crop of hay as well as for the enjoyment of visitors hiking the property.  Our focus on April 4 will be to trim excess growth along the perimeter of the field to maintain a clear edge between field and forest.

The main tasks will be:

  • Pruning and cutting back brush, vines, and thorny briars along the edge of the hayfield
  • Removing some invasive plants entirely
  • Removing overhanging branches, for the safety of the operator of the tractor when the hay is cut

We will have tools you can use, but if you have your own, please bring some with you, such as:

  • Loppers, pruning shears, pruning saws, and other pruning tools
  • Weed whackers, brush cutters
  • Standard rakes and leaf rakes

Dress accordingly for protection against poison ivy and ticks. Please bring your own:

  • Work gloves
  • Water

Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Rain date is Saturday, April 11, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Any cancellations due to weather will be posted here.

Directions:

From downtown Attleboro, take County Street south for 3.8 miles.
Turn right onto Read Street and drive 1/2 mile.
Turn left onto Morse Avenue and drive 1/4 mile.
Look for signs directing you to parking on the field.

The Charron Farm Preserve is not yet officially open to the public, but it should be soon.  Stay tuned!

Local business support makes a difference at the Charron Preserve

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The Attleboro Land Trust is grateful for services donated by WB Construction & Development and Ryan Asphalt in the construction of a gravel parking lot and stormwater management system at the Charron Farm Preserve.


WB Construction and Development constructed the gravel parking area and an infiltration basin to manage stormwater runoff.

 

Ryan Asphalt paved the twin driveways leading into and out of the parking area.

Photos by T.A. Charron

What would we do without our volunteers?

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Thanks to the members of the South Attleboro Lions Club for their help on September 6, installing sign posts along the trail that is being built at the Charron Farm Preserve.

Thanks also to the volunteers who helped on September 6 to prepare a stormwater infiltration basin for grass seeding.

Photos by C. Adler and T.A. Charron

Preview of what’s to come

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On August 9th, eighteen people got a preview of what’s in store when the Charron Farm Preserve is opened to the public.  There is still a lot to do.  Keep an eye on this website for announcements of work parties at the Preserve.  We rely on volunteer help for all that we do.  Thanks to Dick LaCivita for the photos below.

Walk the Charron Farm Preserve on August 9

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The Charron Farm Preserve, donated to the Attleboro Land Trust in 2023, will soon be ready to be opened to the public, although there is still a lot left to do. A walk will be held on the preserve on Saturday, August 9, at 9:00 am. The purpose of the walk is to provide a preview of the property, and to let you know about opportunities to help in the weeks to come.

Some of the tasks remaining are to plant grass in a water retention area, construct a split-rail fence, and install signposts along the trail.

Rain date for the walk is Sunday, August 10, at 1:00 pm.

Directions:
From downtown Attleboro, take County Street south for 3.8 miles.
Turn right onto Read Street and drive 1/2 mile.
Turn left onto Morse Avenue and drive 1/4 mile.
Turn into the gravel parking area on your right.

(Don’t rely on Google Maps, which mislabels part of Morse Ave. as Gillette Ave.)

Any cancellations due to weather will be posted on this website.

Volunteer opportunity – April 19

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Tasks:
Trimming and stacking tree branches and brush along field edges

Tools needed (we will provide some, but bring what you have):
Loppers, pruning shears, pole saws/pruners, pruning saws, garden rakes, and other pruning tools
String trimmers, weed whackers, brush cutters, sturdy step ladders.

Please bring your own:  work gloves, water bottles

Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Please RSVP to Ken Salome:  ksalome2@comcast.net

Charron Farm Work Party Postponed to Oct. 1

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Due to the rainy weather forecast, the work party at Charron Farm Preserve is postponed from Sept. 24 to Sunday, October 1, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

Volunteer help is needed to dig post holes for boundary markers and regulation signs.  Also, trees and shrubs need to be trimmed along the edges of the hayfields.

Directions:
From downtown Attleboro, take County Street south for 3.8 miles.
Turn right onto Read Street and drive 1/2 mile.
Turn left onto Morse Avenue and drive 1/4 mile.
Stop next to the open field on your right, just after the recently-constructed home at 41 Morse Avenue.
Park on the edge of the road.
(Don’t rely on Google Maps, which mislabels part of Morse Ave. as Gillette Ave.)

Tools needed include:
— Loppers, pruning shears, pruning saws, and other pruning tools
— Pole saws
— String trimmers, weed whackers, brush cutters
— Tarps
— Chain saw
— Shovels
— Post hole diggers

We will have some tools, but please bring what you have.  If anyone has a mechanical auger, please let us know in advance by contacting:  attleborolandtrust@gmail.com

Dress accordingly for protection against poison ivy and ticks.  Please bring your own:
— Work gloves
— Water

Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Charron Family Land to be Preserved

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Attorney George Spatcher, Attorney and ALT Board Member Patrick Sullivan, Land Donor Ted Charron, ALT President Jay Burby, and ALT Board Member Charlie Adler, at the closing for the donation of the Charron Farm Preserve.

The Attleboro Land Trust has received a gift of 12 acres of land on Morse Avenue in Attleboro.  The land was donated by Morse Avenue resident Ted Charron and other members of the Charron family.  It was farmed by Ted’s parents and grandparents, and it is still used for the production of hay.

The donated land will be permanently conserved as the Charron Farm Preserve.  The land trust plans to complete a trail beginning at Morse Avenue, crossing some wetlands, going around the hayfields, and connecting to an adjacent preserve, the 28-acre Shaw-Denham Memorial Forest.  The Charron Farm Preserve will not be open to the public until this trail is finished, which may take a year, as boardwalks will be required.  Completion of the new trail will also mean that the Shaw-Denham Memorial Forest will for the first time be open to the public, as it has been landlocked from the time it was donated to the land trust by the Denham family in 2013 until now.

Ted Charron, an artist, has had a long association with the Attleboro Land Trust, having served on its board from 1997 to 1999, edited its newsletter, and designed its logo.  Ted knows every inch of the donated land and has observed how it serves as habitat for a variety of wild animals.  Guaranteeing that the land will be forever protected has long been his goal.

This acquisition brings the total number of acres owned by the Attleboro Land Trust to 504.  Conservation restrictions are held on an additional 236 acres.