#preservedland — Public Fediverse posts

So, here's a situation where the #PingreeFarmRoad highway overpass, also on the #NorthShoreMassachusetts , already has a structure that could be transformed into a #WildlifeCrossing over a major highway, but it's falling into disrepair. I plan on contacting some organizations back in #Massachusetts to see what can be done to make this happen!

Abandoned Interstate 95 Overpass (#GeorgetownMA)

Hidden deep within the Georgetown-Rowley State Forest lies an abandoned overpass spanning Interstate 95 — a rusting, graffiti-covered bridge with a fascinating backstory dating to the 1970s.

https://www.goxplr.com/abandoned-interstate-95-overpass-georgetown-ma/

#BCT and Pingee Farm Road

"This section begins by crossing Boxford Rd. and the bridge boardwalk over the Mill River. The BCT connects a variety of trails before emerging onto Pingree Farm Road. This old road crosses over Route 95 and is decorated with eclectic street art or graffiti - depending on your point of view. The trail continues west and then turns south merging at Hemlock Junction with the Border to Boston Trail and #EastCoastGreenway. It bypasses the Kelsey Arboretum on its way south into Boxford. This recording ends at the boardwalk across Lowe Pond because of technical difficulties. The hike actually continues through #BoxfordME, past Round Top and the monument for Camp Curtis Guild, the Boxford village cemetery, Boxford Center, the Boy Scout Park, Fish Brook, and Lockwood Forest before coming out onto Middleton Road. The total distance for this day is about 9 miles."

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/massachusetts/bct-and-pingee-farm-road

#SolarPunkSunday #Massachusetts #PreservedLand #WildlifeCrossing #BayCircuitTrail #BayCircuitTrailAndGreenway #LandConservation #ConservedLand #WildlifeCrossings

So, many years ago, my colleagues at the #WildernessSchool had permission to pick blueberries at the #BlueberryBarrens at #CrystalSpringFarms, and also foraged in the surrounding areas. It's a lovely place and I'm so glad that it's being preserved -- despite all the development in #Maine!

Summer Four Season Walk at Crystal Spring Farm

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Crystal Spring Farm
277 Pleasant Hill Road
#BrunswickME, 04011 United States

Pre-registration required. Suggested donation $5-$20.

"Come walk the trails at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick as we get to know #NativePlants in summer.

Four season walks are a popular series and a staff favorite: each year, we pick a new location, and then take the same walk, once per season. We will all engage in observing and asking questions of our surroundings, and identify the varied plants, shrubs, trees, ferns, and wildlife along the trail. Each season brings something new and spectacular to look at. The goal of these walks is to foster relationships with place through relationships with plants, and encourage further #stewardship of our community spaces. Crystal Spring is home to a lovely blueberry barren #ecosystem that we look forward to visiting together. Thank you to #BrunswickTopshamLandTrust for hosting us!"

FMI and to register:
https://wildseedproject.net/events/summer-four-season-walk-at-crystal-spring-farm

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #MidcoastMaine #SpendTimeInNature #LandTrust #PreservedLand #ObserveNature #PlantIdentification #NativePlants

On the way to the #CommunityGarden (I took the scenic long way to get there)!

#FootpathFriday #BikepathFriday #BikeTooter #SolarPunkSunday #TheRoadLessTraveled #PreservedLand

This is from last year. A lot of the pine trees have been removed for meadow restoration. I'll have to snap a follow-up photo of the same spot. It's now full of mullein, native grasses, and of course, plenty of milkweed! #FridayFeeling #Nature #PreservedLand #Maine

For this #SilentSunday... An image taken earlier this week of a place where my friends and I had #Beltaine / #MayDay rituals years ago. I'm not sure if #ThomasMorton had ever visited #Newbury, but if he had visited #Quascacunquen / #OldTownHill, I'm sure he would have wanted to erect a Maypole there. Now under the stewardship of the Trustees of Reservations, there is a circle of 12 large rocks around a tree there now -- and evidence that even today, folks are still having rituals atop this sacred spot!

#PaganPlace #LandTrust #PreservedLand #Pagan #Nature #Massachusetts #NewburyMassachusetts