The Pascommuck Conservation Trust
Preserving our past. Protecting our future.
It was a cool cloudy blustery May day for the Spring Plant sale. A steady stream of patrons bought plants throughout the day at the Easthampton City Hall parking lot. Proceeds from all sales totaled $2,386.00. Plants sold totaled $1,484 and raffle ticket sales totaled $360. Memberships totaled $262 and T shirt and tote sales totaled $280. Thank You to everyone that participated!
The annual meeting on April 19th at City Space was attended by around 40 people this year as well as some attending via Zoom. The highlight of the meeting was the presentation by Tom Riccardi who brought in live raptors and discussed how some of the birds were injured or obtained. A Youtube link to the full meeting is here.
Due to a collapsed bridge at our Pomeroy Meadows conservation area, the Ranch Avenue entrance is closed until further notice. We are planning replacement of the bridge which is complicated by the unstable terrain and considerations of climate change effects there. To access the trail, please use the Paul St. entrance. There is limited parking there so please respect private property. We do not allow dogs, even leashed, at this area (sensitive wildlife habitat). Thanks for your understanding and support!
Memorial benches have been placed at Broad Brook Meadows, Edward Dwyer, and Pomeroy Meadows conservation areas. There is continuing interest in purchasing Memorial Benches from the Trust. There are still some spots with excellent views available. The purchase of a bench helps the Trust maintain the property and public trails. If you are interested please use our contact form and someone from the Trust will be glad to help you.
An informational brochure can be downloaded here for further information.
Below is a link to a number of resources sent to us from a representative from Stop Nature Deficit Disorder (website link – Stopndd.org). The document lists a number of resource links to various activities to keep your children busy outside and connecting with nature during these trying times.
https://pctland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Overcoming-nature-deficit-disorder.pdf