Prouty Woods: A Family's Legacy
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| Dates: | Saturday, May 20, 2017 - Saturday, May 20, 2017 |
| Hours: | 10-3 |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Nature & Outdoors |
10 am - 3 pm On Wilderness Road off 32 Foster St.
Parking along Foster and Rogers Streets and at 300 King St Playground Additional footpath access via Two Brothers Trail opposite Congregational Church Prouty Woods Community Forest and Homestead
Welcome to Prouty Woods, home of New England Forestry Foundation on (NEFF) and the Littleton Community Farm (LCF) at the historic center of Littleton.
Explore Prouty Woods with guided walks, or posted trails.
Enjoy the expansive views of Mount Watatic and Monadnock from Wilderness Hill.
Hike trails to learn about the geology of drumlins and other glacial features.
Walk to Long Lake for an Na ve American story and children’s cra , recalling the Nashoba Indians who once lived here.
Learn, Grow, Volunteer at LCF.
Sign up at https://littletoncommunityfarm.org/events/ for a Medicinal Herb Walk or children’s herb class.
Drop in for a tour and hands-on planting experience.
Join NEFF for a tour of its forest management activities.
Learn how the forest has changed over the centuries and how sustainable forestry prac ces promote a healthy forest and wildlife diversity.
Visit the Prouty house to nd out more about ve genera ons of the Prouty Family that lived in Littleton.
For orientation and directions to activities visit the Hidden Treasures Welcome Table (“WT” on the map)
Scheduled Activities
8-10am Early Birds Bird Walk in Prouty Woods and Long Pond lakeside (WT)
10:30-12noon LCF Medicinal Herb Walk ($10 pre-registration required at https://littletoncommunityfarm.org/events/ LCT Table) 10:30-12noon NEFF Guided Walk, Forest Management, Wilderness Hill Views, and Geology (WT)
11-12noon Na ve American Story and Crafts for Kids (WT)
1-2pm LCF Kids’ Herb Class (pre-registration at https://littletoncommunityfarm.org/events/ required, LCT Table)
1-2pm Recollections of the Prouty Family– Meet Pamela Prouty Ikauniks (NEFF Headquarters, Conference Room)
2-3pm Live Native New England Animals Presentation (WT)
Ongoing Activities
Story Book Walk (WT)
Drop in Guided Tours of the Community Farm (LCF Table)
LCF Volunteering - Learn how to plant crops (LCF Table)
Chestnut Tree Foundation- Visit theChesnutPlantation and learn how to grow blight resistant trees (WT)
Display of Prouty Family photos and ar facts (NEFF Headquarters)
Freedom's Way (www.FreedomsWay.org) connects the people, places and communi es of the Heritage Area through preservation, conservation and educational initiatives to protect and promote our shared resources and to encourage residents and visitors to explore our landscape, history and culture.
The Freedom’s Way Heritage Association works in partnership with the National Park Service to support the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
| COST | ↑ top |
Medicinal Herb Walk is $10 pp $20 family cap. All other events are free.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.discoverhiddentreasures.org/prouty-woods-familys-legacy/
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Wilderness Road, 32 Foster St, Littleton, MA, 01460 map
On Wilderness Road off 32 Foster St, Littleton, MA Parking along Foster and Rogers Streets and at 300 King St Playground Additional footpath access via Two Brothers Trail opposite Congregational Church
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