The Pascommuck Conservation Trust
Preserving our past. Protecting our future.
Marty Klein, PCT board member, with Tom Conner, Vice President of Florence Savings Bank. The bank endowed the Trust with a $5000 check for maintenance and stewardship of the Mutter’s Field accessible Trail property. Many thanks to Florence Savings Bank for their generous gift.
John Bator , Trust President, and Marty Klein, Board Member have planted the butterfly gardens with about 3 dozen plants purchased last year. Thankfully, the rain has kept the planting beds moist. However we are asking that anyone taking a walk along the trail during a dry, hot spell bring a jug of water to keep the soil moist and the plants growing.
Approximately 70 people attended the annual meeting to hear about the Trust’s activities for 2016 and future plans for this year. After a break with refreshments the crowd settled in to listen to the presentation by Dr. Richard Little, Geology Professor Emeritus, Greenfield Community College about the geology around Mt. Tom and the Pioneer Valley area. Dr. Little kept the audience very engaged throughout the presentation by his upbeat and sometimes humorous quips.
It was a grey foggy day as members of the Pascommuck Trust, dignitaries and the public gathered at Mutter’s Field to officially mark the opening of Mutter’s Field Accessible Trail. John Bator, president of the Trust, spoke first followed by Marty Klein, major organizer of the trail construction. Char Gentes, president and CEO of Riverside Industries, also spoke and announced that the non-profit, which serves the developmentally disabled, will contribute $500 annually for the next five years for trail maintenance. “Our people are already using this trail, and will use it a lot in the future,” she stated. Mayor of Easthampton, Karen L. Cadieux, Mayor, also spoke. The ceremony was followed by official ribbon cutting by the mayor surrounded by Alice Mutter and Family, Trust President John Bator, and Marty Klein.
The Stavros center for Independent Living has announced that PCT has won the 2016 Paul Winske access award for, “going the extra mile in offering access to persons with disabilities. Marty Klein, the major force behind the Mutter’s Field accessible trail project, has been been invited to an awards ceremony to take place this Thursday, October 20th at the Log Cabin. For more information about the award click here.