Welcome to the Holbrook Town Forest Blog! This is a place to learn, share and enjoy the features, events and history of this precious public resource.
The Town Forest is a beautiful part of Holbrook Massachusetts. This undeveloped land is part of Cranberry Brook Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a major important contributor to the Ricardi Reservoir. It contains large, rare sphagnum quaking bogs surrounded by Atlantic White Cedar Swamps. The 112 acre Town Forest is protected by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage Program (part of the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife), as it is home to a number of rare and endangered species. The Town Forest is managed by the three member Holbrook Town Forest Committee (forest@holbrookmassachusetts.us), who are appointed by the Selectmen of the Town of Holbrook. In the weeks ahead the Friends of the Holbrook Town Forest hope to post a calendar of natural occurrences, and sitings, photos and events and pertinent links. We hope to see you in the forest!
The 115 acre Holbrook Town Forest is located in Northeastern Holbrook, MA. It was founded in 1955 on undeveloped land. There are several trails, winding around the glacial rock outcroppings and forested wetlands; it is a pristine place to hike, or snowshoe. Enter either from the end of Forest Dr. or at 255 Pine St. Maps available at the Conservation Office at Town Hall. This site is maintained by the “Friends of Holbrook Town Forest”, a group dedicated to the preservation of this local treasure.
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- About Cranberry Brook Area of Critical Enviroment (DCR link)
- Brockton Enterprise article about Firewise in Holbrook
- Designation of Cranberry Brook ACEC by Mass Secretary of Enviromental Affairs
- Forest Fire Lookout Association Link
- Great link about the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, includes lots of cool information
- Selectmen Host Firewise National Recognition Ceremony
- The Turkey Hill Firewise story
- The Unoffical Town of Holbrook Website 02343.info
- Turkey Hill Fire tower
2 comments:
FINALLY!!! A blog for us naturalists!! I love the Holbrook Town Forest. It's the last of it's kind (almost). I've been to a few events, and always, always, have great time. The Holbrook Town Forest is home to many a wonderous creatures and needs to be well protected and preserved!! Look forward to hearing about upcoming events.........
It's great to have a Blog for our town forest! Here's to the 4 seasons and may the good folks of our community get out and experience the best of them in our own greenspace.
Jack Pine
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