a Geocaching we go!

The Holbrook Town Forest Committee has joined the geo-caching craze. At the request of resident Bill Clark, they have planted a cache. Bill, and his son , Chair Pat Greely and her son , planted the cache, which has already had several visitors. Thanks Bill for all your help! This is another way Holbrook residents can enjoy the passive recreation experience of the Town Forest.

Log on to Geocaching.com to get the co-ordinates and begin!

Here is a neat list of local species!

As part of the Massachusetts Assoc. of Conservation Commission's "Biodiversity"days, they have put out a listing of plants and animals found in June! Down load and see what you can find in the Town Forest, or your own backyard!

http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/Biodiversity/pdf/new_naturalists_checklist1.pdf

4th Annual Holbrook Town Forest Day

Saturday, June 6, 2009 @ 2 pm
Rain date June 7th @ 1pm

Come enjoy a community trail walk and celebrate Holbrook’s biodiversity

Meet at Park Drive/ Sodergren-McKay Entrance
(Take Pine Street to Forest Road)

Sponsored by:
Holbrook Town Forest Committee
Friends of the Holbrook Town Forest
Boy Scouts Troop 56
Cub Scouts Pack 56
South School Ecology Club
For information and details email: forest@holbrookmassachusetts.us or leave messages at 781-767-4312
Maps are available at the Conservation Office, Town Hall

Thank you letter from the Town Forest Committee

The Town Forest Committee would like to acknowledge recent donations of material and labor.

We wish to thank Kevin Costa for his extremely generous donation of green and white paint, and “1x6” wood for signs for the Town Forest; we have enough to keep us busy for quite a while! The Cub Scouts have been doing a wonderful job helping, as well as Boy Scout pack 56 and the Friends of the Forest. Thanks to all for your hard work. We hope to have many of the new signs up soon.

We wish to thank Lee Stewart at Yards of Pleasure for his very generous donation of
twenty-one arborvitae to help define the Forest Boundary at 265 Pine Street (aka “the Caroline Long Entrance”). The plants are just beautiful!
They were planted with the help of Bill Forte, of IB Forte, Inc., who donated his time and equipment, once again, to helping out the community of Holbrook.

Community support and donations such as these make a big difference to the success of local projects in these tough economic times. The Town Forest is a wonderful community resource, and these folks have demonstrated what “community” is all about.

Join the fun! Sat May 9th 9 am

We will meet at the Forest Rd entrance fora clean up on this Saturday , May 9th at 9am.
Wear sturdy boots, long pants and work gloves and bring water. You may also want to bring and bug spray.If possible bring loppers or clippers, or a trash bag. Rain or Shine!