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The UCC Property is a forested property that sits adjacent to Ashland Town Forest.

Town of Ashland Acquires UCC Land

Congratulations to the Town of Ashland! 

On Friday, January 24, the Town acquired the 53-acre UCC Property along Winter Street. This land is rich with...

UCC Land, Ashland Town Forest Expansion Project

Expanding Ashland's Town Forest

Thanks to a collaboration of the Town of Ashland and SVT, the Ashland Town Forest-Cowassock Woods Conservation Area could soon span more than 700...

Scout Aidric Tschantz at Cowassock Woods. Photo by Bill Tschantz.

Boy Scout Supports Pollinators

Aidric Tschantz of Troop 12 in Framingham has completed his Eagle Project, “Plants for Pollinators,” at SVT's Cowassock Woods conservation area. 

Aidri...

A branch growing from one eastern white pine tree into another at Ashland Town Forest, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Pine Branch Connecting Trees in Ashland

Rob St. Germain photographed this uncommon example of a branch growing from one eastern white pine tree into the trunk of another, at Ashland Town Forest.
Mushrooms at Ashland Town Forest, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Nature at Ashland Town Forest

Rob St. Germain photographed mushrooms, a common garter snake, and a wood frog at Ashland Town Forest.
White turtlehead blossoms at Ashland Town Forest, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Turtlehead blossoms in Ashland

Rob St. Germain photographed these white turtlehead blossoms at Ashland Town Forest.
A dandelion blossom in Ashland, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Dandelion in Ashland

Rob St. Germain photographed this early dandelion blossom in Ashland.
A tree cavity along the trails at Cowassock Woods in Framingham, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Tree Cavity at Cowassock Woods

Rob St. Germain photographed this tree cavity, perhaps a home to wildlife, along the trails at Cowassock Woods in Framingham and Ashland.

"Exclosing" Deer at Cowassock

In 2017, SVT installed a deer exclosure at Cowassock Woods to demonstrate the effect that deer overbrowsing can have on the health of a forest. We...

Skunk cabbage at Cowassock Woods in Framingham, photographed by Rob St. Germain.

Skunk Cabbage at Cowassock Woods

Rob St. Germain photographed skunk cabbage emerging at SVT's Cowassock Woods in Framingham.
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