September Stewardship Saturday: Remove Japanese Knotweed
Join us on Saturday, September 17th, 2022 at the Woodland School from 10 a.m. to noon as we continue our attack on Japanese Knotweed! The...
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- Apr 16, 2021
UPDATE: May 2, 2021, 1pm: Annihilating Garlic Mustard with WFTA
UPDATE 4/16/2021: Due to unforeseen circumstances (snow!), the Garlic Annihilation Clinic scheduled for tomorrow, April 17, has been...
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- Mar 13, 2021
Ride dirt, not mud – spring cometh
Cross-posted from The Weston Owl If you live here in the Weston area, you know that False Spring arrived this week—this is generally the...
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- Jan 5, 2021
Nip the Knotweed!
Do you have a knotweed problem? The University of Connecticut has some techniques for controlling the unwelcome invader. See this...
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- Jun 3, 2020
Wild geraniums!
Along the edge of the long field north of College Pond, wild geraniums are blooming prolifically right now, as you can see in these...
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- Mar 24, 2020
Sculptures in the Woods
Our Trails Manager Lynn Atkins sometimes makes sculptures with the detritus of her trail clearing. They serve as place markers in our...
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- Dec 17, 2019
Maintaining Ski Tracks in the Woods
Whenever there is more than a few inches of snow on the ground, you will find cross-country ski trails in the woods. These trails are...
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- Dec 16, 2019
Motorized Vehicles in the Woods
We have received a number of calls from people who have seen ATV (all-terrain vehicle) tracks in the woods. Weston doesn’t allow...
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- Dec 15, 2019
Leave the Leaves
Weston has over 2000 acres of Conservation Land. If you happen to be a neighbor, congratulations, you are very lucky! At the same time,...
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- Mar 16, 2019
Trail Report: Saturday, March 16, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Decided to see if the lock at Blaney Aquifer had unfrozen itself. On the way there observed that the construction folks...
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- Mar 14, 2019
Trail Report: Thursday, March 14, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Parked at Wildflower Lane to walk in and clear trees reported by Ann and Meg in Highland Street Forest. Chatted with...
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- Mar 12, 2019
Trail Report: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Drove to the gate on Sudbury Road to try to park but snow bank too high. While driving I spotted the large pine reported...
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- Mar 9, 2019
Trail Report: Saturday, March 9, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Stopped in Weston for a couple hours (on my way north to visit family) to see what the snow conditions were like. Parked...
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- Mar 3, 2019
Trail Report: Sunday, March 3, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Parked at 432 Concord Road to walk in and clear Liz’s reported obstructions. There was a two-trunk maple crown west of...
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- Mar 1, 2019
Trail Report: Friday, March 1, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Drove into the MWRA property, Weston Reservoir, via Ash Street to clear the pine tree I encountered while walking the...
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- Feb 27, 2019
Trail Report: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Enter Burchard fields/gate. Parked at the end of Juniper Road to walk in and clear the tree reported by Liz Steele. ...
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- Feb 26, 2019
Trail Report: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Parked on the triangle between Ridgeway and Bullard Road. Noticed trail-marker had been pushed in at the street trailhead...
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- Feb 20, 2019
A variety of news...
Video Watch a PSA video about WFTA, courtesy of Weston Media Center! Trail maintenance Lynn Atkins, our experienced forester, has been...
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- Apr 7, 2018
Our trails need your help!
We are blessed to have over 90 miles of trails in town. After the last two spring storms, a lot of trees and branches came down. We are...
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- Apr 1, 2018
Recent storm damage
The recent series of three storms in March 2018 has caused extensive tree and trail damage. Please observe caution around downed trees....