Eagle project cleans up Cronk’s
Eco Campers learn to fish
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Kids were fishing at Lake Sabrina in Wellesley last Monday during an Eco Camp hosted by the Wellesley Conservation Council. The first day of the camp saw middle-school-aged participants catching fish while learning about the natural environment around them.
The Youth Commission in Wellesley partnered with the Wellesley Conservation Council to...
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Conservation Council receives Turkey Trot grant
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The Wellesley Conservation Council (WCC) recently received a $3000 grant from the Wellesley Turkey Trot Foundation (WTTF) to design and add interactive plant identification markers along the trails at its Guernsey and Pickle Point Sanctuaries.
The markers will provide common and scientific names of selected plants and trees. Visitors can use their...
Wellesley Scouts attain Eagle rank
On Sunday, December 10, Wellesley Boy Scout Troop 185 convened an Eagle Court of Honor at the Christ Church, United Methodist on Brook Street to award Scouting’s highest rank, the Eagle rank, to six members of the Troop. In addition to Troop members and their families, grandparents, relatives and siblings from around New England joined...
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Wellesley Rotary to host Michael Tobin
The Rotary Club of Wellesley has announced that Michael Tobin will present at its January 2 meeting at the Wellesley College Club. Michael will speak about the Wellesley Conservation Council.
Michael Tobin is a volunteer officer and board member of the Wellesley Conservation Council, Wellesley's non-profit land trust, since 2015. He serves on the membership, social...
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Broadmoor’s Marzolf lectures on winter wildlife
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Winter is coming, and with it comes a host of changes. Shorter daylight hours lead to long winter nights, temperatures drop, snow blankets the region, and once lush and vibrant green spaces turn brown and wither.
How does the local wildlife survives such harsh conditions?
Curious residents filled the Wakelin Room...
Conservation Council holds Open Garden
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Conservation Council cleans up
The Wellesley Conservation Council wished to thank the local AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders of the U.S.) and Girl Scout Troop 73505 for their spring cleanup work on April 8th at Cronk's Rocky Woodland on Crown Ridge Rd.
The activities were organized by WCC board member Judith Boland included education on conservation practices and arts and...
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