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Apr 25, 2020
Scavenger Hunt!
It's a beautiful day to get out on the trails with your family! If you've got kids, or are just highly competitive yourself, we've got a...
WFTA
Apr 3, 2020
Emergency Rules Don’t Mean You Can’t Still Have Fun
Note: the following is adapted from part of a COVID-19 Emergency Order for Weston’s Conservation Trails and Land email sent out by the...
WFTA
Apr 3, 2020
Important COVID-19 Update
Please read through and follow the below emergency order from the Town of Weston. COVID-19 Emergency Order for Weston’s Conservation...
WFTA
Mar 30, 2020
Nature Book Nook
Staying at home has cut down on commuting time, allowing more time to spend with a book. A few of our suggestions are: The Hidden Life of...
WFTA
Mar 30, 2020
We are sorry to cancel the April walk
What an unprecedented time! Although WFTA is cancelling until further notice group events like our monthly walks, the woods are open. In...
WFTA
Mar 24, 2020
Sculptures in the Woods
Our Trails Manager Lynn Atkins sometimes makes sculptures with the detritus of her trail clearing. They serve as place markers in our...
WFTA
Feb 12, 2020
March 1, 2020: Highland Forest
Please join us on Sunday, March 1 at 2 PM for a walk in the Highland Forest. We will dip into a low lying hemlock grove, follow an...
WFTA
Feb 11, 2020
Want to Raise Chickens?
How to raise chickens in your backyard, with Jeri Ikeda.
WFTA
Feb 11, 2020
Dr. Robert Gegear "Threatened Ecosystems: The People-Plant-Pollinator Solution"
Dr. Robert J. Gegear's talk on the importance of pollinators is now available to watch online.
WFTA
Feb 6, 2020
Cat Rock/80 Acres Walk Photos
It was a great day to explore Cat Rock and Hobbs Pond and 80 Acres area last Sunday! Please join us on March 1 at 2 PM for our next...
WFTA
Jan 21, 2020
February 2, 2020: Cat Rock & 80 Acres
Please join us Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. for Weston Forest and Trail's next monthly walk. We will meet at the end of Drabbington...
WFTA
Jan 9, 2020
January Walk Recap
Here's the adventurous group that joined us last Sunday for a 3 mile walk through Fiske and Sunday Woods, including fire roads, single...
WFTA
Dec 27, 2019
January 5, 2020: Rail Trail, Jericho Forest, Sunday Woods
Mark next year's calendar for the Weston Forest and Trail Association’s next monthly trail walk on Sunday, January 5th, 2020. It will...
WFTA
Dec 17, 2019
Maintaining Ski Tracks in the Woods
Whenever there is more than a few inches of snow on the ground, you will find cross-country ski trails in the woods. These trails are...
WFTA
Dec 16, 2019
Motorized Vehicles in the Woods
We have received a number of calls from people who have seen ATV (all-terrain vehicle) tracks in the woods. Weston doesn’t allow...
WFTA
Dec 15, 2019
Leave the Leaves
Weston has over 2000 acres of Conservation Land. If you happen to be a neighbor, congratulations, you are very lucky! At the same time,...
WFTA
Oct 27, 2019
November Walk - Sears Land and the Melone Homestead - Sunday, November 3rd, 2–4 pm
Join us to read 420 years of history in the landscape surrounding the Melone Homestead. The Sears Land was first settled in 1698,...
WFTA
Oct 21, 2019
We're reorganizing the website!
We're rolling out a big reorganization of the WFTA website, as you can see as soon as you visit the home page. We hope you'll like the...
WFTA
Apr 15, 2019
Sunday, May 5: Annual Meeting & Celebration
On Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM, we will convene at the Weston Scout House at 88 School Street for the WFTA Annual Meeting, following...
WFTA
Mar 16, 2019
Trail Report: Saturday, March 16, 2019
By Lynn Atkins Decided to see if the lock at Blaney Aquifer had unfrozen itself. On the way there observed that the construction folks...
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