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Spring is here!

Spring is here: the gardens are growing, flowers are Stone Wall Building blooming, and the salamanders and birds are out and Saturday, April 20 | 9am–12noon & 1–4pm about looking for love. Whatever your interests might Cornell Farm, Smith Neck Road, South Dartmouth be, our spring events offer something for everyone Take an active part in our efforts to protect and restore the historic stone during this season or renewal and rebirth – join us! walls at Cornell Farm. Local expert Chris Tracey teaches the art and science of dry stack stone wall building and restoration. Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $35 Woodcock Wanderings Pre-registration required. Saturday, March 23 | 7pm Copicut Road, Fall River Bioreserve Big Walk Some guys will go to great lengths to attract members of the opposite Saturday, May 4 | 9am sex. The reclusive American Woodcock is best known for its Freetown/Fall River State Forest Headquarters spectacular spring courtship flight. Join Tom Athearn of Green Futures Slab Bridge Road, Assonet on this walk to witness the spring dance of the woodcock. Strap on your hiking boots and experience the vastness of the unbroken Members & Nonmembers: FREE. forest on a walk that spans the full length of the 13,600-acre Bioreserve. The full hike is 12 miles, but pick-ups will be available every few miles along the Salamander Soiree way, and transportation will provided back to your car. Late March or early April. Exact date TBD | 7:30–9pm Members & Nonmembers: FREE. Freetown/Fall River State Forest Headquarters Slab Bridge Road, Assonet Lyman Bird Walk For a few nights each spring, vernal pools are boiling with the mating Saturday, May 4 | 8am frenzy of frogs and salamanders. Join us on a spontaneous walk to Theodore catch a glimpse of these secretive amphibians. Please pre-register for a 1009 Head of the Bay Road, Buzzards Bay phone call notice before this amazing event takes place. Join us as we search for birds during their migration north along Buttermilk Date dependent on weather. Bay, Red Brook and the forested areas of the Lyman Reserve. Beginner Members & Nonmembers: FREE. birders are welcome! Everyone will meet in the parking area. Bring binoculars. Members & Nonmembers: FREE. New Bedford Earth Day Parade Thursday, April 11 | 5pm Birding in the Bioreserve Custom House Square Saturday, May 11 | 7am 33 William Street, New Bedford Wattupa Reservation Headquarters Join the fun and march with us as we carry our “people powered” 2929 Blossom Rd., Fall River paper maché float made by Westport art students through downtown Large unfragmented areas like the Bioreserve support an array of warblers New Bedford to celebrate Earth Day on April’s AHA! night. and other interior forest birds such the wood thrush, ovenbird, and scarlet Members & Nonmembers: FREE. tanager. Join Lynn Abbey of the Paskamansett Bird Club at the height of the spring migration. Bring binoculars. Planning Your Home Garden Members & Nonmembers: FREE. Saturday, April 13 | 10am–12noon , 830 Drift Road, Westport Wildflower Walk Early spring is the time to get your garden area ready for a new growing Saturday, May 18 | 10am–12noon season. Get some helpful tips to help make this year’s garden beautiful, , Indian Town Road, Fall River healthy and productive The well-drained, acidic soils of the Bioreserve are ideal for many spring Members & Nonmembers: FREE. wildflowers, including Pink Lady’s Slipper, Birdfoot Violet, and Canada Mayflower, to name a few. Join plant expert and naturalist Garry Plunkett to Stories in Stone Presentation see what’s blooming at Copicut Woods. Friday, April 19 | 7:30pm Members & Nonmembers: FREE. LOCATION TBD New England forests are crisscrossed by miles of stonewalls built by farmers to fence in livestock, mark boundaries and clear their fields of stone. Chris Tracy, local stonewall builder and landscape designer, presents the history and restoration techniques. Members & Nonmembers: FREE.

Please pre-register for all events by calling 508 636-4693 x103 or email [email protected]. For more information and directions check our events calendar at www.thetrustees.org THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS nonprofit org. u.s. postage Westport Field Office p a i d fall river, ma 830 Drift Road permit no.66 Westport, MA 02790

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Spring Events 2013 Join us for a fresh bunch of springtime events!

Community Garden Kick-Off Pastoral Landscape Drawing Saturday, May 25 | 9am–12noon Saturday, June 8 | 10am–12noon Westport Town Farm, 830 Drift Road, Westport Westport Town Farm, 830 Drift Road, Westport Inch by inch, row by row, help us make this garden grow! Cultivate a Grab your canvas and choice of media and get ready to explore the natural stronger community along with delicious fresh veggies by joining us as landscape. Enjoy the company of others as you share (and show off!) your we start another growing season at our Westport community garden. artwork. All ages welcome, drawing pads are available but feel free to bring Members & Nonmembers: FREE. your own supplies. Members & Nonmembers: FREE. National Trails Day at Copicut Woods Saturday, June 1 | 10am–12noon Flower Planting & Volunteer Day Copicut Woods, Indian Town Road, Fall River Sunday, June 9 | 1–3pm With over 5 miles of trails, Copicut Woods offers plenty of Cornell Farm, Smith Neck Road, South Dartmouth opportunities to “take a hike.” Help us to maintain our trail system and Join Trustees staff and volunteers as we prepare and plant a beautiful garden clean up the property for the summer hiking season on National Trails Day. of flowers at Cornell Farm. The garden will add beauty for visitors and attract Members & Nonmembers: FREE. native birds and pollinating insects throughout the summer season. Members & Nonmembers: FREE. The Poorhouses of : A Cultural & Architectural History Cornell Farm Bird Walk am Saturday, June 1 | 10am–12noon Sunday, June 16 | 7 Cornell Farm, Smith Neck Road, South Dartmouth Westport Town Library Explore the hay fields and salt marsh along the Little River in search of 408 Old County Road, Westport songbirds, waterfowl and osprey with Bill Gil of the Paskamansett Bird Club. “For most contemporary Americans, ‘poorhouse’ is simply a word, a Members & Nonmembers: FREE. metaphor for the specter of abject poverty. Few are aware, however, that for much of the history of this country, the poorhouse represented a critical social safety net…” Author Heli Meltsner Copicut Woods Summer presents the story of Massachusetts poorhouses followed by a walking Solstice By Candlelight tour of Westport’s own poor farm, recently renovated and revitalized Friday, June 21 | 7pm by The Trustees of Reservations. Program presented in partnership with the Westport Historical Society. Copicut Woods, Indian Town Road, Fall River Members & Nonmembers: FREE. Celebrate the arrival of summer and the quiet beauty of Copicut Woods at twilight with a candlelit walk down Miller Lane. We’ll begin by making candle lanterns that will light our way down the trail at dusk. The call of whippoorwill East Over Bird Walk often marks the arrival of summer on this magical night that you’ll never forget. Saturday, June 8 | 7am Members & Nonmembers: FREE. East Over Reservation, Clapp Rd., Rochester Bill Gil of the Paskamansett Bird Club leads a walk through the forests and fields in search of orioles, bobolinks and bluebirds. Members & Nonmembers: FREE.