Check Out Our Spring Newsletter!
There’s too much going on to wait until our usual Fall edition of Tracts & Trails, so we’re trying out a Spring newsletter. If you are a current member of…
Straight Talk About Ticks
Straight Talk About Ticks Ticks are here, and their numbers seem to grow exponentially. Sometimes it might feel like the only solution is to retreat to our paved and chemically…
A note about dogs in the winter
Scarborough Land Trust’s policy is to allow dogs on leash at all of our preserves and properties. At Fuller Farm, dogs may be off-leash, except in the fields. Several SLT…
Deer Habitat at Sewell Woods
Every walk in the woods ends up telling a story. It may be about the rough day you had at work, it may be about the amazing fall foliage…
A Solstice Hike at Fuller Farm
I arrived at Fuller Farm just as after the sun had risen over the far ridge – not such a difficult feat on the morning of the Winter Solstice when the sun rises at 7:11am. The first and only other time I had hiked these trails was in late summer, when the freshly mown hay was drying in the field before being baled and stored to feed livestock on winter days like this. With so many different ways to explore the trail system, I decided to start simple and take the outermost loop headed counter-clockwise.
The low sun shone right in my eyes as I headed roughly southeast adjacent to the road. It wasn’t long before I turned onto the Bird Trail and descended into the Nonesuch River valley…
Thanks Volunteers & Winter Projects
Our dedicated volunteer crew enjoyed the last weekend of the 2017 season having completed a fun and fruitful year. They built over 500 feet of boardwalk, created over a mile…
6th Annual Broadturn Farm Dinner
Our 6th Annual Fresh From the Farm Dinner at Broadturn Farm was a wonderful evening with 200 long time and new friends who joined in celebrating SLT’s 40th Anniversary of…
SLT’s New Executive Director Rich Bard
After a careful 2-month search effort, it is our pleasure to introduce to you our new Executive Director Rich Bard. Rich will be joining us from Downeast Coastal Conservancy in Washington…
PHP Boardwalk and New Volunteer Schedule
Watch the video of Pleasant Hill Preserve on the beautiful new boardwalk that our amazing volunteer crew finish up in early October. Under the moonlit sky, the last nail was driven…
Great Work by Local Scouts
Great Work by Local Scouts