| David Brown's Wildlife Services 12 Hotel Road Warwick, MA 01378 Tel: 978 544 8175 E-mail: info@dbwildlife.com |
| Quabbin Trails programs * Sponsored programs |
| Sponsored Programs |
| Winter 2011-12 |
Programs will be posted in this location as sponsoring organizations
request them. Check back frequently for additions.
request them. Check back frequently for additions.
Eco-tracking Prints in the Snow
Saturday, January 21 from 9-11am at Rafton
Reservation, Andover, MA.
Some surprisingly wild wildlife can be found in
suburban parklands. In past programs at Rafton
we have found fisher, deer, coyote and red fox
among other wild mammals. This short program in
Andover is suitable for both adults and families.
Less than a mile will be covered at a slow pace.
Dress for the weather. Snowshoes may be helpful
depending on conditions. This program is
sponsored by Andover Department of Community
Services. Please see their website for information
and registration: www.andoverma.gov/dcs
Saturday, January 21 from 9-11am at Rafton
Reservation, Andover, MA.
Some surprisingly wild wildlife can be found in
suburban parklands. In past programs at Rafton
we have found fisher, deer, coyote and red fox
among other wild mammals. This short program in
Andover is suitable for both adults and families.
Less than a mile will be covered at a slow pace.
Dress for the weather. Snowshoes may be helpful
depending on conditions. This program is
sponsored by Andover Department of Community
Services. Please see their website for information
and registration: www.andoverma.gov/dcs
Winter Tracking in Breakheart
Sunday, January 29 from 1:30-3:30pm at Breakheart
Reservation, Saugus, MA.
Older growth forest and mixed habitat of wetlands
and uplands provides this metropolitan park, north of
Boston, with amazingly varied wildlife. Everything from
bobcat to gray fox can be detected here by learning
to identify prints in the snow. This short program is
suitable for adults and families. About a mile will be
covered at a slow pace. Dress for the weather with
snowproof boots; snowshoes may be helpful
depending on conditions. The program, sponsored
by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation
and Recreation, is free and open to the public. Meet
at the Dunne Visitor Center at the end of
Forest Street near the junction of the Lynn Fells
Parkway and Route 1.
Sunday, January 29 from 1:30-3:30pm at Breakheart
Reservation, Saugus, MA.
Older growth forest and mixed habitat of wetlands
and uplands provides this metropolitan park, north of
Boston, with amazingly varied wildlife. Everything from
bobcat to gray fox can be detected here by learning
to identify prints in the snow. This short program is
suitable for adults and families. About a mile will be
covered at a slow pace. Dress for the weather with
snowproof boots; snowshoes may be helpful
depending on conditions. The program, sponsored
by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation
and Recreation, is free and open to the public. Meet
at the Dunne Visitor Center at the end of
Forest Street near the junction of the Lynn Fells
Parkway and Route 1.
Tracking Urban Wildlife at Fresh Pond
Saturday, February 4 from 1-3pm at the Friends of
Fresh Pond in Neville Manor, Cambridge, MA
Many wild animals that we may think of as living
only in distant wilderness have in recent years filtered
into suburbs and cities. While they may hide in foliage
or the night, their tracks and sign can be used to
determine their presence and behavior. This slide
program will acquaint you with some of this evidence
so that you can determine their presence for yourself.
If conditions are favorable we may go outside to
search the snow for tracks so dress accordingly.
See the Friends of Fresh Pond website for details:
www.friendsoffreshpond.org
Saturday, February 4 from 1-3pm at the Friends of
Fresh Pond in Neville Manor, Cambridge, MA
Many wild animals that we may think of as living
only in distant wilderness have in recent years filtered
into suburbs and cities. While they may hide in foliage
or the night, their tracks and sign can be used to
determine their presence and behavior. This slide
program will acquaint you with some of this evidence
so that you can determine their presence for yourself.
If conditions are favorable we may go outside to
search the snow for tracks so dress accordingly.
See the Friends of Fresh Pond website for details:
www.friendsoffreshpond.org
Ecology Walks at Alewife Reservation
Alewife Reservation in Cambridge, Belmont and Arlington, MA is an "urban wild" within site of
the Alewife T station, Over the years a surprising variety of wildlife has been found here. Deer,
coyote, fisher, red and gray fox, otter and beaver all have been discovered by their tracks and
sign, hiding quietly from the surrounding human population. The Friends of Alewife Reservation
will be hosting a series of free two-hour walks in the park this winter and spring to discover
some of its wild secrets. Dates and times have yet to be firmly set, but the tentative schedule is
listed below.
Saturday, February 18
Sunday, February 26
Saturday, March 10
Sunday, April 15
Details will be posted here and on the Friends website as they are firmed:
www.friendsofalewifereservation.org.
Alewife Reservation in Cambridge, Belmont and Arlington, MA is an "urban wild" within site of
the Alewife T station, Over the years a surprising variety of wildlife has been found here. Deer,
coyote, fisher, red and gray fox, otter and beaver all have been discovered by their tracks and
sign, hiding quietly from the surrounding human population. The Friends of Alewife Reservation
will be hosting a series of free two-hour walks in the park this winter and spring to discover
some of its wild secrets. Dates and times have yet to be firmly set, but the tentative schedule is
listed below.
Saturday, February 18
Sunday, February 26
Saturday, March 10
Sunday, April 15
Details will be posted here and on the Friends website as they are firmed:
www.friendsofalewifereservation.org.