Heron nest at Lake Wallace - Summer 2013

Great Blue Heron mama ... ever watchful

Can you find the Great Blue Heron

Baby heron executes a precision landing

Fledging on a perfect perch

Great Egret

Green heron ... All those frogs, guess herons love it here!

Fledglings on nest

The nest

WEco students ... Leaf Collection is due next Thursday 10/17

Some Tree locations around town

·        BHS by base/softball fields –Red & Black & Red/Black Hybrid Oak & Bigtooth Aspen &Hickory

·        Along the fence by the SRE playground-pavilion – Chestnut & Quaking Aspen & Black Cherry

·        BHS pond – Willow & Hickory & sumac & hawthorne & white & yellow birch

·        Jabish Middle School – Tuliptree

·        Swift River Elementary & Stop n Shop – Honey Locust

·        Across from Checkers – purple-leaf … cherry or maple, ornamental

·        Bank on the town green – gingko

·        In front of the Police Station - Hackberry

·        Lake Wallace – Witchhazel & Beech & Chestnut

·        In front of anybody’s house, dark green-to-purple maple – Norway Maple

·        Along the Swift River – Sycamore

·        Bridge across Fort River just past Rolling Green in Amherst – Silver Maple & Sycamore

More, the more you look!!

Source to Sea Clean-up at Lake Wallace is on!!

Be there at 10am by the picnic tables on Foley Field, with gloves, yard gear and a great attitude ... 'cause the we're on ... rain or shine!
(If you have the time, swing by the Stone House Museum for Living History Day, too)  

Sign in with Ms.Levy and be sure to fill out a Child Permission slip.  We begin with a quick orientation and instructions, then it's off to the trail.

Mother Nature seems to have heard the call of the trees, and the Weather Channel says it'll be about 60, with on and off showers through the morning.  Be prepared for wet toes.

Raining or no, we'll go raking, trimming and generally making sure the loop trail is a full loop!  Adults, anyone willing to put on the waders to clear trash from the water?!

If you can't make it at 10, then swing around the loop trail to find Ms. Levy ... your hard work and sense of community is welcome at any time, for any length of time.

Pizza, water and carrots at noon back by the picnic tables again.  Anyone willing to make the run to Saporito's for us?



See you tomorrow!

Get Muddy for the Environment!

Join the Ecomentors and Pack 57 for the 4th annual Lake Wallace Clean-up and Trail maintenance,

Saturday, October 5th by the picnic tables at 10 - go 'til 2 or 'til we're done  ...
stay the whole time or drop in anytime

part of the Connecticut River Watershed Council's annual Source-to-Sea cleanup

http://www.ctriver.org/portfolio-items/source-to-sea-cleanup/


Dress for the times ... long pants, long sleeves, and your bug-repellent of choice

Bring gloves and shoes that can get (very) muddy.

Adults, bring garden gear:  pruners, rakes, shovels, etc.


Pizza from Saporito's at noon.  The Ecomentors budget can afford the first 3 ... let me know if you can pitch in.


Contact Ms. Levy to register ... Adults sign in at the event, children need a Child Safety Waiver signed before participating.    llevy@belchertown.org