| David Brown's Wildlife Services 12 Hotel Road Warwick, MA 01378 Tel: 978 544 8175 E-mail: info@dbwildlife.com |
| Quabbin Trails programs * Sponsored programs |
| Sponsored Programs |
| Winter 2009-10 |
Programs will be posted in this location as sponsoring organizations
request them. Check back frequently for additions.
request them. Check back frequently for additions.
Eco-tracking in Andover
This annual program takes us into Rafton
Reservation in Andover, Massachusetts, in search
of the tracks and sign of suburban wildlife.
"Eco-tracking" seeks not only to identify this sign
but also to interpret it for behavior and connection
to habitat. Andover is blessed with a large amount
of protected land thanks to the efforts of its citizens
to preserve the rural nature of the town. On past
programs at Rafton we have discovered sign of red
fox, eastern coyote, fisher, deer, weasel, porcupine
and other animals. Dress for the weather;
snowshoes my be helpful depending on conditions.
Saturday, January 16 from 9-11am. The program
is sponsored by the Andover Department of
Community Services. For more information and to
register see www.andoverma.gov/dcs.
This annual program takes us into Rafton
Reservation in Andover, Massachusetts, in search
of the tracks and sign of suburban wildlife.
"Eco-tracking" seeks not only to identify this sign
but also to interpret it for behavior and connection
to habitat. Andover is blessed with a large amount
of protected land thanks to the efforts of its citizens
to preserve the rural nature of the town. On past
programs at Rafton we have discovered sign of red
fox, eastern coyote, fisher, deer, weasel, porcupine
and other animals. Dress for the weather;
snowshoes my be helpful depending on conditions.
Saturday, January 16 from 9-11am. The program
is sponsored by the Andover Department of
Community Services. For more information and to
register see www.andoverma.gov/dcs.
Winter Tracking in Warwick
On this walk in the local woods around Warwick, MA, we will
search for sign of fisher, deer, coyote, red and gray fox, otter
and other wild mammals that live quite close to us but hide in
foliage and the night.
Sunday, January 17 from 1:30-4pm. (Rain/snow postpones
to Jan 31 same time.)
Dress warmly with snowproof boots; snowshoes my be helpful.
Meet at the Library in the center of town. This program is
suitable for adults and teens. Participants should be reasonably
fit; about a mile will be covered at a slow pace.
This free program is sponsored by the Warwick Library and is
supported in part by a grant from the Warwick Cultural Council,
a local agency which is supported in turn by the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, a state agency.
On this walk in the local woods around Warwick, MA, we will
search for sign of fisher, deer, coyote, red and gray fox, otter
and other wild mammals that live quite close to us but hide in
foliage and the night.
Sunday, January 17 from 1:30-4pm. (Rain/snow postpones
to Jan 31 same time.)
Dress warmly with snowproof boots; snowshoes my be helpful.
Meet at the Library in the center of town. This program is
suitable for adults and teens. Participants should be reasonably
fit; about a mile will be covered at a slow pace.
This free program is sponsored by the Warwick Library and is
supported in part by a grant from the Warwick Cultural Council,
a local agency which is supported in turn by the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, a state agency.
Winter Tracking at Breakheart
This lovely DCR reservation is part of the "emerald necklace"
around the city of Boston. Located in Saugus, MA, just inside
Rte. 128, it provides habitat for a surprising variety of wilderness
animals. In the past sign of deer, fisher, otter, beaver, mink,
coyote, red and gray fox as well as many other mammals has
been found here. This a short, 2-hour walk suitable for adults
and families. Dress warmly with snowproof boots. About 2 miles
will be covered at a slow pace.
Saturday, February 6, from 10am-noon. Meet at the Visitor
Center at the end of Forest St., Saugus. A sign on the Lynn Fells
Parkway just west of its junction with Rte. 1 directs to the Center.
There is no charge for this event, sponsored by Mass DCR and
the Friends of Breakheart Reservation.
This lovely DCR reservation is part of the "emerald necklace"
around the city of Boston. Located in Saugus, MA, just inside
Rte. 128, it provides habitat for a surprising variety of wilderness
animals. In the past sign of deer, fisher, otter, beaver, mink,
coyote, red and gray fox as well as many other mammals has
been found here. This a short, 2-hour walk suitable for adults
and families. Dress warmly with snowproof boots. About 2 miles
will be covered at a slow pace.
Saturday, February 6, from 10am-noon. Meet at the Visitor
Center at the end of Forest St., Saugus. A sign on the Lynn Fells
Parkway just west of its junction with Rte. 1 directs to the Center.
There is no charge for this event, sponsored by Mass DCR and
the Friends of Breakheart Reservation.
Camp Nihan Wildlife Tracking
Camp Nihan lies on the opposite side of the Saugus River
from Breakheart and is contiguous to it. Together these
two DCR reservations comprise over 600 acres of rock
outcrop, hardwood forest, shrub swamp, pond and stream.
The varied habitat results in a surprisingly diverse
assortment of wild animals despite the fact that the
combined reservations are only 10 miles from Boston.
Deep in these woods and wetlands wild animals reveal the
details of their secret lives to be read by the following
tracker. If there is snow, we may discover the trails of
coyote, fisher, deer, otter, both foxes and other animals we
may think of as only found in distant wilderness.
Saturday, January 16 from 1-3pm. Meet at Sprague
Lodge, 131 Walnut St. in Saugus. For more information
and directions call 781 233-1203.
This program is sponsored by the Mass Department of
Conservation and Recreation. It is free and open to the
public.
Camp Nihan lies on the opposite side of the Saugus River
from Breakheart and is contiguous to it. Together these
two DCR reservations comprise over 600 acres of rock
outcrop, hardwood forest, shrub swamp, pond and stream.
The varied habitat results in a surprisingly diverse
assortment of wild animals despite the fact that the
combined reservations are only 10 miles from Boston.
Deep in these woods and wetlands wild animals reveal the
details of their secret lives to be read by the following
tracker. If there is snow, we may discover the trails of
coyote, fisher, deer, otter, both foxes and other animals we
may think of as only found in distant wilderness.
Saturday, January 16 from 1-3pm. Meet at Sprague
Lodge, 131 Walnut St. in Saugus. For more information
and directions call 781 233-1203.
This program is sponsored by the Mass Department of
Conservation and Recreation. It is free and open to the
public.