Come spot Rauscher Farm's avian species. Join David Ammerman, citizen scientist and bird photographer who, with fellow birders, has identified 152 bird species on Rauscher Farm and adjoining Department of Conservation and Recreation property. Come for an hour, or two, or three! Bring binoculars! Rauscher Farm is 62 acres of town-owned conservation and recreation land, […]
Join Senior Wetland Scientist David Cowell on an adventure of discovery! Delight identifying the signature plants that call wetlands home. Appreciate the boundless natural wealth wetlands provide in their relatively unassuming way. Become aware of the fragility of wetlands and how you might step up and help. First, though, what are wetlands? Wetlands are very […]
Help launch Rauscher Farm's native pollinator meadow project! Meet Professor Robert Gegear, a recognized expert who conducts ongoing research into pollinator-plant interactions at his Gegear Lab at UMASS Dartmouth. Come prepared to help install native plants in Rauscher Farm's initial pollinator meadow site. Hear how orchestrated pollination systems increase diversity and support those pollinator species […]
Discover a new section of the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) being developed in Clinton. This historic section of the MCRT was purchased by the Town of Clinton with a grant from MassTrails. We will be guided by Frannie Hodge who will talk about future plans for the trail and tunnel. We will walk from […]
