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Winter Woods Walk
Cooke Avenue Entrance to FLCA (former Moose Lodge) 196 Cooke Avenue, northamptonNaturalist Molly Hale will lead this walk to explore the ecotone between flooded wetland and adjacent forest, looking for signs of animal activity and winter survival strategies. We’ll walk along Boggy Meadow Rd. to the beaver pond, then head off-trail to follow the contours of the terrain. Be prepared for muddy and/or icy conditions. Proper
Winter Woods Walk
Cooke Avenue Entrance to FLCA (former Moose Lodge) 196 Cooke Avenue, northamptonNaturalist Molly Hale will lead this walk to explore the ecotone between flooded wetland and adjacent forest, looking for signs of animal activity and winter survival strategies. We’ll walk along Boggy Meadow Rd. to the beaver pond, then head off-trail to follow the contours of the terrain. Be prepared for muddy and/or icy conditions. Proper
Broad Brook Coalition Annual Meeting
Florence Civic Center 90 Park Street, FlorenceSpeaker: Toni Lynn Morelli "Climate Change in Your Backyard" (The impact of climate change on species distribution.) Come hear about how climate is changing in western Massachusetts and the ecological consequences of those changes, including more pests and less maple syrup. Toni Lyn Morelli works for the U.S. Geological Survey Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
- North Farms Rd. entrance is off Bridge Rd., N. off Mountain St. or N. Maple St. in Florence.
- Cooke Avenue entrance is off Hatfield St., which runs behind the WalMart/Big Y shopping center, to the end of Cooke Avenue (former Moose Lodge). Park only on the right side.
- Coles Meadow Road entrance is on the eastern end of FLCA, about 0.7 miles from North King Street (Routes 5/10). Park carefully on the street.