High Blue Reservation in Walpole just got a little bigger and a little brighter. A 59 acre addition to this forest was acquired by the Forest Society last month, thanks in large part to a single donor named Steve Grega who provided most of the funding to purchase the parcel. The new piece abuts the original High Blue property, as well as Walpole's town forest, creating a very significant block of conserved land in this area. The parcel also extend's High Blue's trail system considerably, adding a new 3/4 mile loop to the existing network of hiking trails.
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| Bud Ross, High Blue's land steward, is excited about the new addition! |
Last week a crew of land stewards and volunteers, including Steve Grega himself, who had hiked this land for many years prior to his donation, gathered to clear and mark this "new" trail system, officially connecting it to the trails at High Blue. We also spent some time clearing a magnificant view from the high point of the new parcel. Now, visitors will be able to enjoy views to the west (on the original High Blue property) and also to the south and east (from the new addition). As soon as I wrangle some photos of the finished view cut (I was working in another area when they finished up) I will post them here!
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| Walter Weeks trimming up the trail |
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| Hiel Lindquist and Ruth Ward working in the view cut area |
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