Hi There, First off – I hope to see some of you at Lincoln’s Council on Aging and Human Services Coffee hour (Bemis Hall) at 10am on Halloween where yours truly will be dressed as one of Lincoln’s premier wildlife! Ranger Will will be dressed as a park ranger 😊. Have your photo taken with us, bring your questions, and share your thoughts while enjoying coffee and pastries.
We also hope you can join in on one or more of these upcoming November Conservation Events: * Saturday, November 2nd - Ranger Walk: Sandy Pond Trust and Flints Pond @9:30-11:30am - Lincoln’s Conservation Ranger, Will Leona, will be leading a Saturday morning trail walk on the first Saturday of every month at various conservation parcels. For more information, check out our flyer HERE<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/86136/Fall-Ranger-Walks-2024>. Please RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zrBooZ_PBdfbV4kFY4E7ceuDolxYix4nJqK-uRno5Hs/edit?gid=773302290#gid=773302290>. * November 4th @7pm: From Backyard to Watershed: Gardening for Clean Water - Join the Lincoln Garden Club<https://www.lincolngardenclub.org/calendar-2024-25/> at their fall public meeting on Monday, November 4th at 7pm at Bemis Hall. We face regular extremes of drought and flooding. Come learn how you can garden to preserve and protect the quantity and quality of water in our yards and our watershed. This program’s speaker will be Max Rome, the Stormwater Program Manager at the Charles River Watershed Association. Refreshments provided. * November 7th: Conservation Tour - Codman Farms @8:30 a.m. - Join Farm Manager, Pete Lowy, as he walks us around the farm and fields that Codman Farm manages. make up this beloved establishment. Staff from Lincoln Conservation Dept. and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will be on hand to answer any of your conservation questions. See flyer here<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/97798/Conservation-Coffee-11-7-24-Codman-Farm>. RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KCBtTefTYvpkDyl6wFfzOySMF8tlhf4Xi9KrkLRmhe0/edit?tab=t.0>. * November 5th & 13th: LLCT’s Fall Noticing Walks. There’s still a couple of spots open. Register Here<https://lincolnconservation.org/events/categories/guided-walk/>. * November 14th: Coyote Ecology and Behavior - LLCT is pleased to welcome Jonathan Way to Lincoln in mid-November. This is part of LLCT’s continued efforts to provide education about how humans can co-exist with coyotes, an important carnivore in New England. Way will speak about the coyote’s territory, activity patterns, denning behavior, and hybridization. He will also speak to the coyote’s successful survival in close proximity to urban and suburban areas. This is a 90-minute presentation, free, and open to the public. For more information, click here<https://lincolnconservation.org/events/eastern-coyotes-ecology-and-behavior/>. * November 15th - Volunteer Conservation Crew (1-3pm) - Land management staff of the Conservation Department and Land Trust will be hosting our next volunteer workdays at Twin Pond Meadow! This workday will focus on invasive plant control. Our Volunteers will get the chance to make a positive impact on our conservation land and enjoy the great outdoors! For more information, check out our flyer HERE<https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/86108/2024-Conservation-Crew-Flyer-Fall_Winter_Final> and RSVP HERE<https://tinyurl.com/2y8z4jju>. (select the tab with the date(s) you wish to join us). Repurpose your pumpkins! (From MassAudubon) Before you get rid of those cleverly carved and decorated pumpkins tomorrow, pass them onto wildlife instead. Leftover pumpkins make wonderful bird feeders, and you’ll only need a few household materials to make one. These tasty gourds are a welcome treat for local birds, and can add some seasonal color to your outdoor space, too. Seed-loving favorites like American Goldfinches and Black-capped Chickadees are sure to appreciate them—they’re preparing for the long winter ahead, and could use the nutritional boost! Ready to get started? It’s simple! Click here to learn how to make a pumpkin bird feeder!<https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/activities/family-fun/young-explorers-activity-sheets/pumpkin-activities> Help Protect the Nature of Lincoln - Leave the Leaves (Message from Grow Native) Put those leaf blowers down, and ease up on your rakes! Fallen leaves are among the most under-appreciated garden resources. When we remove them from our garden beds we take away the most natural form of compost and mulch, and eliminate untold potential for biodiversity in our gardens.Why is leaf litter so important? The decomposition of fallen leaves returns nutrients to the soil, and is part of the vital ecological cycle that sustains both garden and woodland environments. The organisms that break down the leaves— including fungi, insects, and other arthropods— form a complex and vibrant food web, and are an important food source for birds. Leaf litter also insulates the ground, helping to protect the roots of shrubs and trees from freezing weather. Leave the leaves in place in your woodland garden and around your shrubs, and they will become next spring's mulch. As they decompose over the growing season, they will build up into a rich layer of organic soil and naturally suppress weeds throughout the year. Your perennials will emerge just fine in the spring, so long as the leaf build up is not unnaturally high. And you will support a rich community of beetles, ants, moths, snails, and the many birds that eat them. Some gardeners might ask, why not shred the leaves and add them back onto garden beds, instead of leaving them as is? While shredded leaves look more similar to traditional mulch, what is gained in formal aesthetic quality is vastly outweighed by the ecological damage done by the shredding. When you shred the leaves or remove them altogether, you are also killing many beautiful creatures that may be living in your garden bed. Feel free to share this email with others - If they wish to be added to our conservation coffee email list, where we share monthly tips and events from the Lincoln Conservation Department, they can sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/ConsCoffeeEmailList Cheers, Michele Grzenda Conservation Director Town of Lincoln 781-259-2703
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