Mattapoisett Land Trust http://www.mattlandtrust.org The Mattapoisett Land Trust preserves land in order to enrich the quality of life for present and future generations. Fri, 03 May 2013 21:21:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mattapoisett Land Trust Annual Meeting http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/05/mattapoisett-land-trust-annual-meeting/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/05/mattapoisett-land-trust-annual-meeting/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:21:52 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1436 Join us on Saturday, May 11 at Friends’ Meeting House for a few hours of fun, education and election of new directors.

Starting at 10:00 AM you can hike on the Brownell and Martocci preserves to view recent work to clear the blueberry orchard, and learn more about our expanding trail network.

At 11:30 the ORR Environmental Class will present their findings about Eel Pond.

Bring a main dish or salad to share at our noontime pot-luck lunch. The MLT will provide beverages and dessert.

12:45 will see a new slate of directors elected during a brief meeting.

1:00 HORSESHOE CRABS!

Mass Division of Fisheries Senior Marine Fisheries Biologist Vin Malkowski will explain what makes this Mattapoisett visitor so unique and what we can do to ensure its future return to our shores!

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http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/NasketucketBay

 

]]> http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/1422/feed/ 0 Buzzards Bay Coalition golf outing, May 28, 2013 http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/buzzards-bay-coalition-golf-outing-may-28-2013/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/buzzards-bay-coalition-golf-outing-may-28-2013/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:50:54 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1416 Celebrate the beauty of the Buzzards Bay watershed on May 28 with an afternoon of golf at the spectacular championship 18-hole course at the Bay Club at Mattapoisett. Your day will include 18 holes of golf, greens fees, cart rental, lunch, participation favor, and a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception with auction and awards.

Registration is Open

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Best Ball of Foursome Format

  • Foursome $1,000
  • Individual Golfers $250
  • Cocktail Party & Auction Tickets for Non-Golfers $30

Registration closes May 22nd

]]> http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/buzzards-bay-coalition-golf-outing-may-28-2013/feed/ 0 MLT Blueberry Orchard Clean-up http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/mlt-blueberry-orchard-clean-up/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/mlt-blueberry-orchard-clean-up/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:41:17 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1413 The Mattapoisett Land Trust acquired the Brownell Preserve in 2011 with the hope that it would one day be able to restore the overgrown blueberry orchard. Private contributions, including a Community Grant from the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, provided the funds to enable the MLT to hire professionals who removed the forest cover this winter. Now the MLT needs volunteers to complete the clean-up by collecting the debris that litters the orchard’s rows.

The MLT is inviting everyone interested in helping restore the blueberry orchard to join us at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, for a couple of hours of community service. Volunteers should meet in the parking lot of the Friends Meeting House on Route 6 before proceeding onto the Brownell Preserve. Tools will be provided but gloves and boots are highly recommended. For more information call 774-377-9191 or email info@mattlandtrust.org.  Share a couple hours in service to celebrate Earth Day

]]> http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/mlt-blueberry-orchard-clean-up/feed/ 0 Vernal Pool Certification Field Trip http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/vernal-pool-certification-field-trip/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/04/vernal-pool-certification-field-trip/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:17:12 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1405 Tomorrow, Saturday April 6 at 9!
Help certify a Vernal Pool in the MLT’s Woodcock Preserve. See signs of life critical to the task! Eggs, insects and more. If you’ve heard the mating “quacks” of the Wood Frog, then you’ve probably been near one of these critical bodies of water.
If you don’t know where the Preserve is, meet us, 8:45,  at Dunseith Gardens (Salty’s hangout) at North Street and Route 6 to join the caravan.
The map is below in previous post.
Wear muck proof boots!
See you there!

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Wetland Scientist Elizabeth Leidhold will give a slide presentation
on vernal pools at the Mattapoisett Library in preparation for
certification field trip on April 6

Sat. April 6, 9 am. Woodcock Preserve, Long Plain rd.

Join wetland scientist Elizabeth Leidhold for a fascinating hands on
experience in the field. Learn about the springtime breeding place
of wood frogs, salamanders and more!woodcock Vernal pool certification

]]> http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/vernal-pool-certification/feed/ 0 Volunteer dinner a success! http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/volunteer-dinner-a-success/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/volunteer-dinner-a-success/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:37:15 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1394 peter2 e1363883608717 225x300 Volunteer dinner a success!In case you had not heard, seen it on our website, checked our Facebook page or received an actual invitation, the MLT held a special event to honor the lifeblood of our entirely volunteer organization. We depend on volunteers for everything from maintaining the properties you visit to making decisions on acquisition of new properties.
Originally the event was scheduled for Saturday, February 9 in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. However the arrival of the Great Blizzard of 2013 forced a change to March 9.

Fantastic music was provided by the Mike Bliss Quartet from Old Rochester Regional High School.
A light meal was catered by “On the Go” of Mattapoisett, followed by fabulous blueberry desserts prepared by your Board of Directors.
A little ceremony thanking our volunteers was held and specially designed tee shirts were presented to the volunteers in attendance. If you see somebody wearing one, please give them a hearty thank you for keeping open space available in Mattapoisett! Also, ask them how you can get involved and maybe get this spiffy apparel for yourself.

]]> http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/volunteer-dinner-a-success/feed/ 0 Special Talk at Mattapoisett Library http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/special-talk-at-mattapoisett-library/ http://www.mattlandtrust.org/2013/03/special-talk-at-mattapoisett-library/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:37 +0000 Charles Radville http://www.mattlandtrust.org/?p=1349 The Mattapoisett Land Trust along with the Mattapoisett Free Public Library invites you to a special event.

Jennifer Francis, PhD, will be speaking at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30, on her research about extreme weather and the melting Arctic ice cap.

Dr. Francis is a faculty member at Rutgers University in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Departments of Environmental Sciences and Meteorology.

She lives in Marion and is on the Board of Directors of the Sippican Lands Trust.

Join us for what promises to be a fascinating and educational session.

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For more on geocaches and how to find Salty’s:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=14975f9b-af72-4ea0-9aeb-193cb3bd4540

 

Have fun!

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