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Join Us on Sunday, Nov 2, 2008
for the NRTB Fall 2008
“Park Walk” at the
Stiles & Hart Conservation Area from Noon - 3pm
Join the folks from the Natural Resourses Trust of Bridgewater, and your friends & neighbors as we tour one of Bridgewater’s lesser known, natural gems, The Stiles & Hart Conservation Area. The “Walk” will start across from the famous Riviera Restaurant on Broad Street in Bridgewater. The entrance to The Stiles & Hart Conservation Area is across the street. Come & explore the many wooded trails, observe the plentiful wildlife, and enjoy the natural beauty of a crisp Fall afternoon, “right under your nose”.
Proper hiking attire is recommended.
Enjoy $1 Pizza at the new Riviera after the hike! |
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NRTB "Park Walk" Well Attended
On Sunday, November 2, 2008 the Natural Resourses Trust of Bridgewater hosted the Fall 2008 “Park Walk” at the Stiles & Hart Conservation Area. Members and friends of the NRTB, toured one of Bridgewater’s lesser known, "natural gems", the Stiles & Hart Conservation Area. The “Walk” started a the trailhead across from the famous Riviera Restaurant on Broad Street in Bridgewater. Dispite the chilly temperatures, many came & explored the wooded trails, observed the plentiful wildlife, and enjoyed the natural beauty of the crisp Fall afternoon. The hike lasted form Noon to 3pm. Afterwards, the refreshed hikers gathered at the new Riviera Restaurant to enjoy their delicious pizza.
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The Stiles & Hart Conservation Area, a 75-acre site, was an agricultural fairground with a grand exhibition hall from c1820- 1875. In 1895, a local teacher, Mr. William Basset, Sr., purchased the land and founded the Bridgewater Brick Company. The company mined clay and produced bricks on the site. In 1913, Stiles & Hart Brick Company purchased the operation.
The site has been recommended as a National Register District by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Learn more...
NRTB Goes Global
The Bridgewater Parklands System can now be accessed worldwide through Google Earth. We've submitted information about the parklands and they are now available to the world through the internet. Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Better yet, Google Earth can give you directions from your door to any of the parks! Come Explore!
 Download Google Earth
Follow the instructions, and you can download this free program and start exploring this amazing digital world.
NRTB Celebrates the Life of Guy Clifford
Guy was a man so full of vigor and love of life, and all that it contains, that it seemed he would be with us forever. His enthusiasm and support for the NRTB and the Stewards of the Bridgewater Parklands was contagious. Guy led with intelligence and knowledge tempered with kindness and respect for those he worked with.
He was a mentor to all of us involved in the quest to keep Bridgewater a town that loved and respected the beautiful, natural world that surrounds us. He will be sorely missed.
A Community Read
Conservation Parkland System Introduction 101
To promote initial awareness of the municipal Conservation Parkland System, NRTB urges the community to read all 6 Conservation Parkland histories and their companion narration, the Town River Shoreline Survey, during the month of January 2007.
These stories are complete with pictures, maps, and folklore, and contain the natural, cultural and historical information for Carver's Pond, Titicut, Wyman Meadow, Tuckerwood, Stiles & Hart, and the Iron Works Parkland, plus the Conservation Commission's approved Action Plan for each site. The Town River story chronicles a canoe trip along the whole 13-mile river.
They are available electronically through links on the www.nrtb.org website, and hard copy is available at the Public Library.
The Community Preservation Act provides cities and towns with a means of accumulating funds for open space protection, historic preservation, and affordable housing. Because the funds are matched at the state level, the program would be a great bargain for Bridgewater. Find out more from the Community Preservation Act Coalition.
Until the Town of Bridgewater finishes an update to it's Open Space & Recreation Plan, it remains ineligible for a variety of state and foundation grants, because our Open Space Plan lapsed in 2001. Find out why renewing this document is important at the EOEA Open Space Plan page.
Local citizens have formed the Natural Resources Trust of Bridgewater as a land trust in order to promote the conservation of land in Bridgewater and adjoining communities. A land trust is important to the future of Bridgewater because of changes in land use that are taking place as the region continues to experience robust economic growth.
Our Vision - We will lead the community in preserving and maintaining our natural environment. Learn more about us and join our mission.
As a private nonprofit organization committed to Land Preservation and Natural Resource Conservation, NRTB's goal in sponsoring these many programs for the municipal CONSERVATION PARKLAND SYSTEM and the PARKLAND STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL is to foster a CONNECTION between the Community and their Open Space Conservation Parklands, to CHALLENGE the Community to UNDERSTAND and take PRIDE in these Special Places, and to ultimately CARE and PROTECT these irreplaceable Conservation Parklands as part of the Town's heritage. |
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