Friends of Wachusett Mountain is a non-profit group dedicated to conservation,
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What's New

Things you should know about Wachusett in 2009

The auto road will be closed to the public including hikers and bikers for 2009. There is an ongoing subsurface utility project that will provide underground power to the summit following last year’s ice storm that damaged the existing power line. It is our understanding that the road will also be closed during 2010 in order to actually repair and resurface the entire road. Anyone familiar with the current road conditions is likely to agree that this is a much needed project. Please plan accordingly.

Please join us in welcoming Denise Morrissey as the new Recreation Facilities Supervisor at Wachusett. We’ll miss Dwayne, but he’s not too far away as Quabbin Highlands District Manager. Yes, Wachusett is part of his district.

Thanks to everyone who helped clear the trails after the ice storm. It is incredible how many trees and branches fell down and how the DCR and volunteers from the AMC, Midstate Trail, Friends of Wachusett and many unnamed hikers who picked up debris during their hikes.

Lots of interesting research is back on track at Wachusett. Wachusett will be one of three amphibian monitoring stations tracking how temperature and precipitation influences frog and toad breeding. Thanks funding from the the AMC-Worcester Chapter, the Friends of Wachusett are making digital audio recordings of frog calls high on Wachusett Mountain as part of a project comparing frog communities form Nantucket Island and Mount Washington, NH. How will environmental changes shift breeding times of different species? We’ll let you know in the next few years.

Furthermore, we are working with a new group of students and volunteer biologist Scott Egan to begin turtle trapping in some of the ponds. Plus, our study on snake and insect ecology are now beginning their second year.

As usual, we are looking for volunteers to help organize events. Wachuset has a lot to offer, but our group is too small to realize the full potential of the property. If you have any interest in helping and some available time, please contact us.

—Scott

Join today!

Join the Friends of Wachusett Mountain today! An annual Family Membership is only $20, and an Individual Membership is $15.

Download a Membership Application in either PDF or Word format:

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Please make checks payable to Friends of Wachusett Mountain and mail completed membership application and check to:

Friends of Wachusett Mountain
PO Box 301
Princeton, MA  01541-0301

Thank you for your contribution! If you have any questions or comments please e-mail us at scott@friendsofwachusett.org.

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