Protecting Land and Preserving Heritage. Forever.
The woodland trails belonging to Joshua’s Trust were busier than ever this year. With so many working from home the trails were a safe place to avoid exposure to the pandemic. The opportunity to get out and get moving in fresh air provided not only a physical outlet, but also a mental health break. As we resume a […]
Two crows are speaking their gentle Morse Code language high in a gypsy-moth-beheaded Maple as I go by. They always sound contented while making these vocalizations, like an affectionate couple sharing a story about a weird neighbor (I’m sure Bernd Heinrich knows what they really mean). I’m walking Joshua’s Trust’s Pond Lot trail in late […]
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Hello again, JT Friends and Critters! It has been a while since our last book review and, if I’m honest, it’s because I wasn’t quite sure which direction to take you in next. How fitting it was then, when I stumbled upon a novel conveniently named after the currents […]
Six of us strode a sunlit forest ridge along Chapin Brook in Holt/Kinney Woods late last fall. Earlier Co-Steward Mia and I had discovered a carefully hidden mountain bike trail there. While we all discussed how to dismantle it and discourage future bikers, it became clear that we could repurpose much of it as a […]
I am writing to you all today to make you aware of some temporary changes coming to your regular Joshua’s Trust communications. We work hard to bring you nearly daily content on Facebook, weekly blog updates, and bi-weekly e-news. But over the next three months you’ll notice a decrease in our usual communications! Don’t worry […]
Broadway Meadow is one of the Trusts smaller parcels, occupying the corner of North Farms Rd. and Broadway Rd at just under 9 acres. While there are no trails, the forested and grassy area provides a scenic view along the roads. The hayfield serves as a habitat to birds and small mammals. Stewards Laura Neto-Price […]
School teacher Esther Labbee bought about 60 acres in 1965 and lived in the house there until she passed away in 2012. She built a barn, drove a tractor and did everything herself, being a very independent (and some say feisty) lady. She tended her animals and gardens for many years, living a simple, quiet […]
At four AM the night sparkles. The full moon is low enough to cast reflective glitter on the inch of eerie blue snow in my yard. Snow is frozen (crystallized) water vapor. Yes, it’s a gas turned right into a solid – fallen from the sky. A “blizzard” is defined as a severe snowstorm with […]
John Hankins led 5 other Trustees and Ruth, one of our sponsors and owner of NICABM, on a walk on two of our properties that are close together. We parked in the Mansfield Public Library parking lot on route 89, right by the trailhead for Bradley-Buchanan Woods, a 25 acre wooded preserve and one of the […]
Hello again JT Friends and Critters! With fervor inspired by your passion for conservation, we’ve worked swiftly to prepare a second book review for the JT blog. In this first review of the new year, we present World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. As many may agree, one of the greatest lessons we were presented […]
