Friday, November 15, 2024

ATTLEBORO LAND TRUST

Deborah and Roger Richardson Nature Preserve

 

 

Thanks to everyone who has helped with the work parties that have been held so far this spring.  A lot has been accomplished.  Volunteers are needed for a clean-up to be held on Saturday, April 8, at the Deborah and Roger Richardson Nature Preserve, 577B Wilmarth Street, Attleboro, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.

 

Tasks will include:

 

— Raking leaves and picking up fallen branches in lawn areas

 

— Picking up trash

 

— Pruning along edges of lawns, hayfields, and the street

 

— Weeding and mulching flower gardens

 

— Installing a sign post

 

— Repairing a fence

 

Tools needed include:

 

— Standard rakes and leaf rakes

 

— Loppers, pruning shears, pruning saws, and other pruning tools

 

— Shovels

 

— String trimmers, weed whackers, brush cutters

 

— Chain saw

 

— Gardening tools

 

We will have some tools, but please bring what you have.

 

Dress accordingly for protection against poison ivy and ticks.  Please bring your own:

 

— Work gloves

 

— Water

 

Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Stay tuned for announcements of other volunteer opportunities on these dates:

 

Wed _Apr 12___9-12__ Location TBD

Sat __Apr 15___9-12 __Colman Reservation

Sat __Apr 22___1-4 ___Location TBD

 

Finally, we would like to have the following removed from the Richardson Preserve:  a pile of firewood, an aluminum gutter.  If you would like to take either of these, let me know.

 

Thank you,

Charlie Adler

Chair, Property Management

Attleboro Land Trust