SVT Helps to conserve 53 acres in Littleton

SVT and the Town of Littleton, with assistance from the Littleton Conservation Trust, this week conserved an important 53-acre property on Newtown Road in Littleton.
SVT and the Town of Littleton, with assistance from the Littleton Conservation Trust, has conserved an important 53-acre property on Newtown Road in Littleton. The George and Lucy Yapp Conservation Land was acquired with funds from Littleton’s Community Preservation Fund, a local open space acquisition fund and a $500,000 grant from the State’s Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) program. SVT will hold a conservation restriction over the property. 

Desert Natural Area - Restoring Biological Diversity

The management plan will prioritize management actions to maintain the pitch pine-scrub oak communities and associated habitat features known to support targeted species.
“Whip-poor-will...whip-poor-will...whip-poor-will...”  The call of the whip-poor-will is one of the magical sounds that you can hear on an evening walk in June through the Desert Natural Area. On an early morning foray, you may hear the ethereal flute of the wood thrush and the cu-cu-cooing of the black-billed cuckoo. Other biological treasures include high quality vernal pools with blue-spotted salamanders and wood frogs, pure streams that support native brook trout, and secretive wood and box turtles.
The 900-acre Desert Natural Area straddles the City of Marlborough and the Town of Sudbury. SVT’s 250-acre General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest is at the heart of this area. 

Nature Sightings

In our Nature Sightings page, we post nature sightings that have been reported to us throughout the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers Valley. If you have an interesting sighting or a picture you would like to share e-mail Dan Stimson.
If you're curious about our local plants insects and wildlife then take a look at our Nature Sightings page. The habitat in the Concord, Assabet and Sudbury river basin supports a wide variety of wildlife and you'll likely be surprised to see some of what's in your own back yard. If you've seen something interesting then let us know, or send us a picture! The photo to the left is a common yellowthroat recently taken at Memorial Forest by Craig Smith. Can you add to our list of more than 240 species seen in the area?
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