Hot off the press! The first Joshua’s Trust newsletter of 2026 has landed. Inside, read about some recent & inspiring land donations, ongoing habitat restoration projects, our local watershed, updates at the historic Atwood Orchard, our upcoming program calendar, and more. Do you want to receive the next newsletter in your mailbox? Update your contact
Joshua’s Trust News | April 2026 Read Post »
Over the course of our six-year conversation, I’ve shared some far-fetched stories. I told you that a meteor once fell in the Madeline Regan Preserve (The Sky Was Falling) and that earthquakes were increasing in our locale, the big one due soon (Shake, Rattle, and Roll). I swore I heard the ghostly cry of Elizabeth
April 18 | 4:00–6:00pm | Holiday Hill Day Camp Talk Description In early New England history, freshwater wetlands were considered miasma to be loathed, drained, and converted to more productive use. By the early 1970s, however, the values of freshwater wetlands in New England had been recognized and they began to be protected by state
Robert M. Thorson Announced as Featured Speaker at 60th Annual Meeting Read Post »
The Gurleyville Grist Mill Committee is looking for Volunteer Guides for the upcoming 2026 season at the Gurleyville Grist Mill! Volunteer Guides staff the Grist Mill on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. from mid-May to mid-October. Training and support provided. Located on the banks of the Fenton River in Mansfield, the Gurleyville Grist
Volunteers Guides Needed for Gurleyville Grist Mill Read Post »
They’ve cleaned me out of everything they could reach. The deep snow is crisscrossed with tracks leading from one leafless bush to another, and it’s only winter’s frosty rug that protects the perennials they overlooked in the fall. I’ve never developed a successful oversight plan, one that would reduce plant damage or limit black-legged ticks.
Joshua’s Trust will begin the first phase of a multi-year forest improvement project at Whetten Woods in March of 2026. This project aims to remove of all invasive species on 37 acres at Whetten Woods as well as on abutting town land and Bundy Brook Farm’s private land. Invasive removal will be a 3-year effort–returning
[Update] Revitalizing an Unhealthy Forest–Forest Management at Whetten Woods Read Post »
