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PLACES SPECIAL A Newsletter ofThe Trustees ofReservations Volume 2, Issue No. 1, Winter 1994 land thatTheTrusteeshavebeenassemblingsince 1891. We are very grateful to our generous and farsighted donors and to themany volunteers and conservationpartners whohavehelped us toachieve thesesuccesses. CHASE WOODLANDS RESERVATION, DOVER TheTrustees' 76th reservation willbe established on FarmStreet, thanks to a very generous giftby Theodore and Dorothea Chase of85.2acres of land, togetherwith funds todefray start-up costs and endow ourpermanentstewardship. TheChases also donated a conservation restriction on the adjacent 14 acres ofland, includingtheir residential lot. The Chase Woodlands are a welcome addition toTheTrustees' holdings inDoverand Sherbom. As thecrow flies, the property is located only450 feet from the Peters Reservationon the CharlesRiver. Two-MileFarm wasdonated to The This well-maintained property includes a mature Trustees'affiliate, theMassachusetts white pine stand and pleasant trails windingthrough LandConservation Trust, Inc. Once grovesofyellowbirch, hemlock, andbeech, especially fundsareraisedforstart-upand resplendent inthe fall. Thebeech groveharborsa endowment, thepropertymilbecomethe largeAmericanchestnut withnosignoftheblight coreofour 77th reservation. thatvirtuallyeliminated mature specimensfromNew '93 ends with a flurry of England in theearly part ofthiscentury. We plan to construct a small parking area this conservation successes spring, and hope the property will officiallyopento visitors later this year. The finalmonths of 1993 ended with a flurry of TWO-MILE FARM, MARSHFIELD importantconservationprojects. As a result. The Mrs. GailWhelanhas donated toTheTrustees' Trustees protected an additional 1,990 acres in 1993: 421 acres owned outright or "in-fee" and 1,569 acres affiliate, theMassachusetts Land Conservation uthnidredrypeearrpientuaarlocwonisnewrhviatcihonwereshtarvicetipornost.eTchtiesdimsotrhee Tbroursdte,rIinncg.,t7h0eaNcorretshofRiwvoeordilnaMnadrsahnfdiemlad.rsWhelainndtend than 1,000 acres, and the fourthofthepast five years this tobe thecore ofour77th reservation, followinga inwhichwehavebeenable to acquire a new campaign thisspringto raise the $75,000 necessary forstart-up expenses andpermanentendowment. reservationforyour use and enjoyment. Theeightend-of-yearprojects describedbelow When these fundshavebeenraised, theproperty will illustrate the rangeand complexityofour be transferred toTheTrusteesforpermanent protectionandmanagement. conservationwork. Eachhascontributed in importantways to the intricate quiltofprotected Continuedon Page3 Page2 Special Places Dear Trustees: Ican'trememberTheTrustees everbeingcalled included iscritical supportfor the state'snatural "environmental activists." As a matterofpolicy, resourcesand geographicmapping, for anexciting unchanged overmany years, there are relatively few program toencourageenvironmentaleducationin political orlegislative issues onwhich we as an ourschools, and for timelyopen spaceandnatural institutionhavechosentospeakout. Whilemany fine resourceplanningat the local and state level. conservation groups takepositions onsuchimportant Akeycomponentofthisbillis theCommonwealth issues as nuclearpower, acid rain, off-shore drillingor Land ConservationTrust, a mechanism designed to toxic waste. TheTrustees ofReservations rarely does. encourage innovativepublic-private partnershipsin We gopublic only when the subject relates directly to land conservation. Thenew entity is tobelocated ourstated missionorthe defense ofourproperties. within the ExecutiveOffice ofEnvironmentalAffairs, Indeed we are reluctant to volunteer anycommenton but governedbyaboard oftrustees representinga matters where, frankly, we arenotexpert and where broad range ofprivate and public interests. Non- tryingtoachieveaconsensus within the organization profit land trusts as well as municipalities willbe would be time-cons—umingand divisive. Inshort, we encouraged to identify parcels andnegotiate purchase sticktoourknitting tryingtopreserve thebestof agreements, withup to80% ofthe acquisitioncosts theMassachusetts landscape. fundedby theCommonwealth. In addition, theTrust Once in a greatwhile, though, an opportunity will demonstrate thatcost-effective stewardship of comes along where a well-placed effort to influence open space parcels canbeprovided through publicpolicyhas the potential to reap enormous managementagreementsbetweenstateagencies and benefits forour work. The OpenSpace Bond Author- privatenon-profit organizations likeTheTrustees. ization Billnow before the MassachusettsGreatand So, in the tradition ofstaunchsupport forland General Court is suchan opportunity. Passage ofthe protectionby the Commonwealth, ourstaffhas lenta bill would extend the longtraditionofpublic support stronghand in shaping this bill and, onbehalfofthe foropen spaceprotection in Massachusetts at a time StandingCommittee,has testified in its support at when key properties are available at reasonableprices legislativehearings. Now itis time forallTrustees to and beforehigh-priority, state-funded preservation pickup phone, pen and paperand askourState programs run outofmoney. Senators and Representatives to securepassageofthe Thebill, introduced last fallbyGovernorWeld, Open Space Bond Authorization. Aside fromyour proposes a $300millionbond authorization for the continuedsupportofTheTrustees ofReservations, nextfiveyears. It will fund protectionoffragile this is the singlemost importantaction you cantake habitats, productive agricultural lands, watersheds for theMassachusetts landscape. and municipal watersupplies, and the scenic and historic landscapes thatare ofparticular relevance to ourmission. Itwill fund development ofhiking trails and bikeways as wellas restoration and improvement Frederic Winthrop,Jr. ofthestate andmetropolitanparksystems. Also Direclor Frederic Winthrop,Jr. Regional Director Supervisors JohnF. Coleman Richard O'Brien The Trustees Deputy DireclorforFinance Central Region andAdministration Christopher Kennedy of Reservations Richard T. Howe Islands Region DeputyDirectorfor Wayne N. Mitton TheTrusteesofReservationsisdedicated topreserving PropertyManagement Nortlieast Region sfcoernpiuc,blhiicstuosreicaannddeencjoolyomgiecnatlpvraolpueertaicersososfMeaxcsespatcihouna-l LisDaepMuctFyaDdidreecntor ThomasS. Foster setts. Founded in 1891, it is theworld'soldestland trust. forPublicInformation Soutlteast Region totTaloidnagy,19T,5h0e0Tarcursest,eeasnodwpnroatencdtmaannaadgdieti7o6nparlo9p,er7t0i0es, Ann F. Powell StaWnelsetyerI.nPRieagticoznyc Deputy Director acres through the useofconservation restrictions. TheTrusteesofReservations is a private, non-profit forDevelopment Lisa McFadden organization and relies forsupportentirely upon WesleyT. Ward Marah Ren membership dues, contributions, admission fees, grants Deputy Director NewsletterEditors and endowments. forLand Conservation special Places Page 3 Continuedfromfrontpage Many thousands ofSouth Shore commuters and travelers pass this beautiful property every day. It comprisesmuch ofthebroad scenic view across the North River from theSoutheast Expressway, Route3. Itconsists ofpine woodlandsslopinggently toward theextensivesaltmarsh along the North River, one of the most beautiful and leastdeveloped tidal riversin New England. Walkingtrailsandcartroadscrisscrosstheproperty. Stonewallsdelineateformeragriculturalfieldsand pastures.Theproperty isinasignificantNativeAmeri- canarchaeologicalarea. HARDY MARSHLAND PARCEL, CRANE WILDLIFE REFUGE, ESSEX Robert and Ann Hardy donated a 6.75-acre saltmarsh parcelnearDean's Island and HogIsland on the Essex Riverestuary. Thisisamuch-welcomed additionto Thetopiarygardensat thehomeofMr. andMrs. theextensiveEssex-Ipswich saltmarshes, protected WalterHiinneiuellareprotectedbyaconservation foreverin the vicinity ofCastleNeckand HogIsland. restriction. Locatedon theshoreofLake Waban, they are thought tobetheoldest topiarygardens in the KELLMAN CONSERVATION RESTRICTION, country. MENEMSHA HILLS, CHILMARK Adjacent toMenemsha Hills Reservation,Rayand HUNNEWELL CONSERVATION RESTRICTION, WELLESLEY Lillian KelLmandonated a conservation restrictionon 3.1 acresofmeadow and woodland. Thisrestriction OverlookingLakeWabannearWellesleyCollege, protects theborders ofthe reservation,aswellasour Walter and Luisa Hunnewell and theirchildren, majorpublic trailwithin. Walter Hunnewell,Jr.;Maria Luisa Newman;JaneT. Hunnewell;and Francis W. Hunnewell, donated a CONSERVATION RESTRICTION, conservation restrictionprotecting5.7acres ofscenic NEW MARLBOROUGH AND SANDISFIELD lakefront. This restrictionis adjacent to twoexisting Adjacent to the Sandisfield State Forestand large restrictions on 8acres ofland known as thePinetum. tractsofprotected land in the southern Berkshires, Thenewly restricted area is a prominent and un- theBerkshireCounty Land Trustand Conservation mistakeable feature ofthe view from the lake and the Fund and anassociated donorgaveconservation campus ofWellesleyCollege. It includes an Italianate restrictions on 1,500 acresofrolling forest and farm- topiary garden datingbackto 1851, reputed tobethe land, ponds, streams and marsh. The restrictions, tobe oldesttopiary garden inAmerica. co-held with theNew MarlboroughLand Preservation The garden was constructed on a steep, seven- Trust,protectamagnificent, unspoiledexpanse of tiered terrace overlookingthe lake, and at one time Berkshirecountryside, includinganhistoric farm- had more than 100 topi—ary specimens. Twohistoric, housecomplex, and provide a valuable linkbetween ornamental structure—s abrickpavilion (1890) and thestate forestand twoproperties already subject to rustic gazebo (1852) overlookthe garden and the conservation restrictionsheldbyTheTrustees. lake. Primarily drafted toprotectthe lakeshore and theview from theWellesleyCollege campus, the BARNETT CONSERVATION RESTRICTION, restriction also requires approval formajor alterations WESTPORT RIVER, WESTPORT ofthegarden area and the twohistoricstructures. On theeastern shore oftheWestportRiver'sWest Branch,James and Faith Bamettand their three GREAT POINT, NANTUCKET childrendonated aconservationrestrictionprotecting As an addition to theCoskata-CoatueWildlife 27acres ofshorelands, including scenic pasture, Refuge, Christoph Lohmann and Pamela Fezandie meadow and extensivemarshland. This is the fourth Lohmann have donated a second 25% undivided conservationrestriction resultingfromourpartnership interest in 129 acres ofremotebeach, dune, wetland with the West Branch Association and theWestport and saltpond. Thanks to the Lohmann'scontinued Land ConservationTrust. Itbrings tomore thana mile generosity. TheTrusteesnow hold a 50% interestin the totallength ofprotected scenic riverfronton the thisparcel, which is critical tothe integrity ofthe WestBranch. WildUfeRefuge.'* Page4 Special Places Northeast Region 74 Coolidge Point Manchester-by-the-Sea (58 acres) CoolidgePoint, originallyknownas GoldsmithFarm, was purchased for$12,000 in 1871 byThomas JeffersonCoolidge, the great-grandsonofPresident ThomasJefferson. Educated atHarvard and active in bankingand railroads,he received manydistin- guishedpoliticalappointments, includingbeing appointed Minister to France in 1892. In 1873 Coolidgehadbuilt a large whiteclapboard "countryhouse," andhe and his familyenjoyed many in 1992, thanks to theirvision and generosity, the summers, weekends andholidays there. Duringthe Coolidge Reservation wasestablished. Today, aside ensuingyears,hehad otherhousesbuilton the Point, from the parcels sold at the turn ofthecentury, most where relatives spent theirsummers, andhesold ofthe land originallypurchasedbyThomasJefferson several lots to friends and business associates. Coolidge is permanently preservedbyTheTrusteesof In 1902, ThomasJeffersonCoolidge,Jr. engaged Reservationsforhistoric andconservationpurposes. McKim, Mead and White to design a grand cottage. TheCoolidge Reservation totals 57.8 acres and Known locally as the "Marble Palace," it was erected includes a wide variety ofnatural and landscaped on theGreatLawn overlooking the ocean. Con- habitat. It includes forest, wetlands, rocky headlands, structed ofbrickand white marble, and measuring a portion ofMagnolia Beach, and theexpansive Great some230feet in length, its twowingsand Roman Lawn, withits magnificent trees and inspiring ocean columns reflected theclassic revival style favored by views. Ofparticularinterestis Bungalow HiU, located ThomasJefferson. Razed in the late 1950s tomake southeast ofthe parking lot, and Clarke Pond to the way foranotherhouse, itwas one ofthe finestex- southwest. Trailsrun from the parkinglottothe top amples ofthemagnificentmansionsbuiltduringthe ofBungalow Hill and around Clarke Pond. TheGreat NorthShore's "Gold Coast" era. Today its footprintis Lawn is open tovisitors on Saturdays only. Walking, outlined inbluestone on theGreat Lawn. nature study,photography, andpicnickingare As yearspassed, succeedingCoolidge generations encouraged. lived amidst thedesigned andnaturalbeauty of Coolidge Point. Schooners andmotorboatswere Directions: SummerStreetinManchester-by-the-Sea. occasionally anchored offthe point. The familyhad a From Route 128, Exit 14, follow SchoolStreettoward busy sociallife and several dignitaries were guestson Manchester .5 mile toLincolnStreet. Turn lefton thePoint, including President andMrs. Woodrow LincolnStreetand follow for .5mile tostop sign at Wilsonand Crown PrinceOlav ofNorway. Overthe intersection ofRoute 127. Turn leftonRoute 127 years, Coolidge Pointremained a smallcommunity of North (SummerStreet). Go2.2miles tosign and congenial families. parkingarea ontheright. By themid-1970s, the Coolidge familybegan to To considerthe possibility ofpreservingCoolidge Point. visitRavenswood Park,continuenorthonRoute In 1990and 1991, the Coolidge family donated to The 127for 1.7miles and lookforparkingarea onthe left. Trustees ofReservations a total of41.6 acres, which became thecoreoftheCoolidge Reservation. Their generous giftwasaugmented in 1992by a donationof 16.2 additional acres from EssexCounty Greenbelt Clip these descriptions and save Association, towhich theCoolidgefamilyhad given them with your Property Guide! the parcel in 1983. . Special Places Pa^e5 Northeast Region 75 Ravenswood ParkisbeingmaintainedbyThe Ravenswood Park Trustees ofReservations as Samuel Sawyer intended: asa refugefor the enjoymentofnature. Cross-country Gloucester skiing,hiking,naturestudy,photography and picnickingareencouraged. (500 acres) Directions: Western Avenue inGloucester. From Route 128, Exit 15, follow Route 133east for3miles to Ravenswood Parkwas established in 1889by Samuel Route 127south. Turn rightonto Route 127and E. Sawyer, a far-sightednative ofGloucester who proceed2miles. Look for sign and parkingarea on wanted topreserveforothers the woodlandshehad theright. enjoyed inhisboyhood and throughouthis longlife. To He wasbom inGloucesterin 1812. Inhis willheleft visitCoolidge Point, continue southonRoute Ravenswood to thestewardship oftrustees. They and 127for 1.7miles andlookforparkingareaon theleft. theirsuccessors were responsibleforitsmanagement formore than a century. In 1993, ownership ofthe Parkwas transferred toTheTrustees ofReservations. Ravenswood encompasses morethan500 acres of woodlands remaininginanaturalstate and long knownfortheirpeace andbeauty atallseasons ofthe year. Threemiles ofcarriage roads and sevenmiles of trailshave been laid outtoprovidepleasantwalks. Someofthe trails wind throughfields of"glacial erratics,"boulders leftby the glacier duringits retreat. One trailleads toclearingfromwhich youcanview Glouc'esterharbor. One ofthemostnotablefeatures ofRavenswood Parkis the Magnolia Swamp from which thenearby village ofMagnolia gets itsname. In 1806,Judge Theophilus Parsonsdiscovered theSweetbaymagno- Ua,Magnolia virginiana, at this site, itsnorthernm—ost location. Thediscovery—attractedmanyvisitors Thoreauamong them andbymid-century the magnoliapopulationwas ontheverge ofextinction. Plants werebeing takenbycollectorsand thefragrant flowerswere sometimes sold attheMagnolia railroad station. Thanks to replanting, and to thecareful protectionofwildflowersbyRavenswood stewards, themagnolia populationhas survived. Thewoodlands at Ravenswood Parkare generally typicalofCapeAnn. Red oak, white pine and paper birchforests are found throughout the reservation, withhemlock,birchand maple forestdominatingthe older, less disturbed sections ofthepark. The under- storyincludes a widevarietyofshrubs;huckleberry, low-bushblueberry, mountain laurel, arrowwoodand witchhazelare commonlyfound. PinkLadySlippers, bluebead lily, trailing arbutus andcoloniesofferns add to the regionaldiversity. Page 6 Special Places Field update: bi-annualdeerherdcensus on the2,050 acres oftheCrane Properties; deer management theestablishmentofharvestquotasforthe annualhunt; Manymembers ofTheTrustees willrememberthe selectionofhuntersbased on skilland controversial and oftencontentious years duringthe knowledgedemonstratedon annual tests;and mid-1980s when white-tailed deermanagementat the Crane Memorial Reservation and Crane Wildlife collectionofdeerbodyweightsand otherdata Refuge was a hottopic. Afterconveninga committee fromharvested deertomonitorhealth. toexplore alloptions. TheTrustees optedin 1985 to TheTrustees arenow faced withlookingbeyond implement a limited, controlled publichunt tomanage theCrane properties asotherpropertiesbecome the overpopulated deerherd. Butwas this the right decision? And whathas beenlearned thatmaybe affectedby theoverall growth ofthe deerherd in easternMassachusetts. Should managementbe transferred to otherTrustees' properties andbeyond? implemented before oraftera problemis identified? And how do weobjectively Theanswers tosome ofthese assess the impactofdeer? At two questions areevidentfromeight properties in theNortheastRegion years ofscientific data thathas (LongHill andGreenwood Farm), been collected from theharvested landscapes arebeingalteredbydeer deer and theirhabitats at the over-browsingandcontrolled Craneproperties. hunting witharcheryand firearms is Thehealth ofthe deerherd beingused. Warningsigns and has improved measurably, temporaryclosuresprotectthepublic, based onbody weights and and thelong-termbenefits ofdeer othercriteria. control should outweigh anyshort- Damage to vegetation terminconvenience tovisitors. TheTrustees areproud ofthe causedbyover-browsing successfuldeermanagement hasbeen reduced program at theCrane Properties. dramatically. . . Deer overpopulation insuburbanor Thenumberofdeer ticks semi-suburbanareas isa growing (carriers ofLyme disease) has problem in the Northeast. Manage- decreased. mentprograms arecomplex and require thebalancingofbiological Theseresults satisfied the original concernswithsocial and logistical factors. objectives ofthehunt and would havebeen difficultif TheTrusteeshave developed a model program that notimpossible toproduce usingany otherdeer has overcomemanyobstacles. Manyagencies, managementprogram. The controlled huntwashighly government and private, areextremely interested in effective. usingourprogramasatemplate.Weneedtocontinueto Equally important is the factthatTheTrustees thinkaboutdoingthesamewithinourownorganization. learned hozv toestablisha program tomanagedeerat As protectorsofopenspace and valuable wildlife theCrane Properties. Theprocess tookseveralyears as habitat in Massachusetts, we have learned that Trustees staffworked with wildlifeexperts and managingwildlifecan attimesbemore challenging ecologists fromacademia and governmentagencies, and demanding than managing the landscape itself. S.P.C.A. officials and animal rights activists todevelop Whether it is thepipingplovers onourbarrierbeaches soundmethodologies fortheprogram. Following the or the white-tailed deerin ourwoods and fields, we inception ofthe program in 1985, lawsuits were arebecomingincreasinglypro-active whilemanaging brought againstThe Trustees and theMassachusetts wildlife on our diverse and wildlife-rich acres of DivisionofFisheries and Wildlife tostop thehunt, and protected open space. Morestafftime thanever is threats ofinterferencewere common. However, as the beingcommitted to wildlife-related issues. yearspassed, the program persevered with good As wehead into thenextcentury, thevalueofour science and commonsense, andeventually the properties towildlifewill only grow. TheTrustees controversy faded away. stand ready to address these sensitiveecological Currently, the goal ofthe programis tomaintainthe issues and develop innovative and effectivewildlife deerherd at itsnatural carrycapacity. To achieve this. managementprograms.^ TheTrusteescontinue with a scientificprogram that — includes: David W. Rimmer, NortheastRegional Ecologist Special Places Page 7 Trustees publish dedicated community whomadepreservation of that property a reality." centennial history TheTrustees areextremely grateful toGordon Abbottforthe years ofworkhe putinto thisbook. SAVING SPECIAL With hisextensivebackground injournalism, and PLACES: A Centennial havingserved as DirectorofThe Trustees from 1966 to History ofTheTrustees 1984, Gordon was theobviouschoice topenour aovfaRileasbelrev!aRteisoenasricshneodwand htihsetoorryg.anAiszaFtrieodnWbietnttehrrtohpanexGpolaridnos,n"ANbboototn.eNkonoownseis writtenbyGordon morequalified to write itshistory." SAVING SinceitspublicationbyThe Ipswich Press in Abbott, Jr., September, SAVING SPECIAL PLACES has enjoyed SPECIAL PLACES brisksales. We'rehappy tobe able to offer the 352- oIrSdtihneasrtyopryeoopfltehewhexotrhaa-ve pagebook toyou ata specialMembers-Onlyprice: $16 — for paperbound editions and $25 for limited-edition served TheTrustees Gordon Abbott,Jr. asvolunteers in the field hardbounds, a substantialsavingsovertheretailprice of$20 and $35. Use thecouponbelow to orderyour andonourgoverning copy ofSAVING SPECIAL PLACES today.* board and as members ofourprofessionalstaff. Gordon'sodyssey throughourfirst 100years proved thepoint thatTheTrustees ofReservations isa Horovitzes named successful land conservation organization forone reason: because ofthe people whohavechosen to Volunteers of the Year supportitsmission. "It wascleartome from early on that SAVING SPECIAL PLACES shouldbe a tribute to the generous Doverresidents and committedpropertyownerswhohaveused the Paul and Betsey organization toprotectthe lands and landscapes they Horovitzhave loved," says the author. "Behind virtuallyevery beennamedThe propertyTheTrustees own orhold a deed restriction Trustees of on, there is a family, a group ofvolunteers, ora q Reservations 1993Volunteers r oftheYear. YES! I'd like a copy of "Paul and SAVING SPECIAL PLACES. BetseyHorovitz epitomizethe #ofcopies tremendous HARDBOUND volunteerspirit X$25 Member's price thatfuels this PAPERBOUND organization," X $16 Member'sprice said DirectorFredWinthrop in presenting the award. Mass. residents include 5% salestax "They areinvaluableleadersin theCharles River Valley, and their talents and dedication havehad a Plus$2 perbookforshipping &handling marked impacton theorganizationstatewide." TOTALAMOUNTENCLOSED TheHorovitzes werepresentedwith a teakgarden bench to thank them for theirextraordinaryservice. Send to: Long-timemembers ofTheTrustees, Pauland Name Betseybecame active volvmteers in 1985, whenwe first acquiredNoanetWoodlands. Most recently, theyhave Address beenintegralto ourefforts toaccommodate theneeds ofdifferentusergroups atthatproperty. Paulisalso City chairingourstatewideMembership Committee, and State Zip Betsey remains ourmostactiveand accomplished photographerintheCharles Riverregion. Telephone Congratulations toboth Betseyand Paul,and our MakecheckspayabletoTheTrusteesofReservationsand thanks foraU theirfine work!«' mail to SAVING SPECIAL PLACES,572EssexStreet, MA I^Beverly, 01915-1530. J A N D A C L E R A Listing of Updated and Newly Scheduled Events SAT- MON, APR 16-18 Commemoration ofthe Battle at the Old North Bridge SUN, MAR 6 The OldManse, Concord. 508-369-3909 Friends ofthe Rock House Gathering Specialhouse tours willcommemorate the Battle at Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield. 508-840-4446 theOld North Bridge and William Emerson's role AM Entertaimnent,education, and enjoyment!John in that battle. April 16, 10 to 4:30 PM. April 17 Green, interpretivenaturalist,provides the enter- and 18, 1-4:30 PM. Member adults and children tainmentvv^ith oneofhisstimningsUdeprograms free. Non-memberadults $4.50, seniors and set tomusic. Friends oftheRockHouseprovidethe students $3.50, children 6-12 $2.50. educationwith an overview ofthe goals and future plans fortheRockHouse Reservation. Youprovide SAT, APR 23 Earth Day/ArborDay Celebration theenjoymentasyoubid onchoice items in a silent RockHouseReservation, West Brookfield. 508-840-4446 auction, the proceeds ofwhichgo toward the Come hlep us landscape the parking area/entrance suc2cePsMs otfot4h:e30RoPcMk.HLoiughsterLeafnrdesshcmaepnetsprwoijlelctb.e atondRoschkruHbosuassewReelslearsvastpiroena.dWien'gllwboeodplcahnitpisn,g trees providedby the SalemCrossInn. Pre-registration installingwooden guard rails and posts and other required. Members andnon-memberswelcome. tasks in an effort tobeautify the parking area/ entrance. Bring a shovel, rake, wheelbarrow, or pitchfork, your workgloves and a bag lunch. We'll have drinks and gooaies. The day begins at8:00 AM SAT, APR 2 and ends at4:00 PM, but you don'thave to VolunteerWork Day come for theentire day tojoin us. BartJwlomew's Cobble,Ashley Falls. 413-229-8600 SUN, APR 24 Great House Tour Bring your gloves and hand The Great House, Castle Hill, Ipswich. 508-356-4351 tools, and comehelp prepare Tourthe59-roommansiondesignedbyarchitect the Cobble for the season DavidAdlerforRichard T. Crane,Jr.,whomarketed ahead. Friendlyneighbors will thefirstdecorativebathroomensemblesintheearly be there and plenty ofwork twentiethcentury. Toursbetween 1 and4PM. will be offered! 9 AM tonoon. Memberadultsandchildrenfree.Non-member adults$5,children6-12$3. Seniors$3. ContactBetsy Hathawayformoreinformation. SAT, APR30 Sounds ofa Spring Evening SAT, APR 9 Bartholomew's Cobble,AshleyFalls. Spring DiscoveryDay 413-229-8600 Bartholomew's Cobble,AshleyFalls. 413-229-8600 Did you everwonderwhat all thatnoise is about Welcome spring and the return ofmeadowlarks, on a spring soaringvultures, gartersnakes and thescents of evening? Learn AM wildflowers. 10 to noon. Member adults $3, who, what, and children6-12$1. Non-memberadults$5,children$2. why. Bring the family and a SAT, APR 16 flashlighton this Season Opening atThe Old Manse venture. 7 PM. The OldManse, Concord. 508-369-3909 Member adults $3, TourTheOld Manse, located inConcord on children 6-12 $1. MonumentStreetnext to theNorth Bridge. Builtin Non-member adults $5, children $2. 1770by the Reverend William Emerson, grand- fatherofRalph WaldoEmerson, the Manse was the honeymoonhomeoftheNathanielHawthomes and the Ripley familyhome for 169 years. SUN, MAY 1 Open dailyexceptTuesday. Monday-Saturday Season Opening at Stevens-Coolidge Place AM 10 to4:30 PM. Sunday 1-5 PM. Members Stevens-CoolidgePlace, North Andover. 508-682-3580 admitted free. Non-memberadults $4.50, seniors Tour the formerCoolidge summerhome, filled andstudents$3.50,children6-12$2.50. Forgroup with a renowned collectionofChineseexport ratesandinformation,pleasecallStephanieGuidetti. porcelainandAmerican decorativeartspieces. Then enjoy strollingand picnicking in the restored names? Children ofall ages are invited tojoin gardens. Grounds open daily year-round. House open naturalist Daphne Drury to meet the flowers of Sundays 1 to 5 PM and Wednesdays 2 to 4 PM. By spring and learn theirstories. 9AM to 11 AM. special appointment forgroups. Members admitted Memberadults$3,children6-12$1. Non-member free. Non-member adults $3, children 6-12 $.50. adults$5,children$2. SAT, MAY 7 Splashes ofColor SAT, MAY 21 An Evening with Livingston Taylor Bartholomeiv's Cobble, Ashley Falls. 413-229-8600 Sponsored by the Ipswich Shellfish Group Early spring is time fortheCobbles famous wild Castle Hill, Ipswich. 508-356-4351 flowershow. Join well-known naturalist Alva Sanborn Livingston Taylorwill perform one show, approxi- forthisintroduction totheCobble'sspringephemerals. mately 75 minutes in length, plus encore, for the 10AM tonoon. Memberadults$3,children6-12$1. benefit ofTheTrusteesofReservations' Ecology Non-memberadults$5,children$2. Program. Reception to follow performance. Tickets will be available beginning March 15 at $100each, SUN, MAY 8 Splendorof Spring GardenTours which will include the concert as well as the recep- Bradley Reservation, Canton. 617-821-2977 tion. Food and drink willbe served. The formal gardens will be at their peak at this time Proceeds willbenefit the Ecology Program, with a largenumberofbulbs in bloom. Join us for which focuses on balancing the impactofrecreation guided tours ofthe grounds giveneveryhour on the with preservation of the fragileecological systems AM hour from 11 to3 PM. Admission is free and open of4.5-mile Crane Beach: dune stabilization, habitat to thepublic. restoration and endangered species protection. Please call 356-4351 for additional information. SUN, MAY 8 Rare Plant Sale and Auction Sedgivick Garden, Long Hill, Beverly. 508-921-1944 SAT, MAY28 Woodland Wildflowers The 6th annual Rare Plant Sale and Auction will be Bartholomew's Cobble, Ashley Falls. 413-229-8600 held at Long Hill on Mother's Day. Rare and prized Joinnaturalist, botanist, and writerJoe Strauch for hardy plants for sale by auction and at pre-priced this walk identifyingspring wildflowers. 10 AM. tables. 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is free and open to Member adults $3, children 6-12 $1. Non-member the public. Call 921-1944 for additional information. adults $5, children $2. SAT, MAY 14 SAT-MON, MAY 28-30 Birding forBeginners Ralph Waldo Emerson atThe Old Manse Bartholomexv's Cobble, AshleyFalls. 413-229-8600 The OldManse, Concord. 508-369-3909 Joinnaturalist and Hoffman Bird Club President ThiswasRalphWaldoEmerson'shome,too!Housetours TomCollinsforthis wiUfocusonEmerson'sstayatTheOldManse.May28, introduction to thebirds 10AMto4:30PM.May29-30, 1 PMto4:30PM.Member ofthe Berkshires, both adultsandchildrenfree.Non-memberadults$4.50, nesting species and seniorsandstudents$3.50,children6-12$2.50. AM migrants. 8 to 10 AM. Memberadults$3, SUN, MAY 29 The Utility ofPlants children6-12$1. Non- Bartholomew's Cobble, AshleyFalls. 413-229-8600 memberadults$5, Plants havemany uses from foods tomedicines, children$2. and some are poisonous. This is the utility ofplants. Learn aboutplant utilitywithnaturalist David StJames. 10 AM. Member adults $3, children 6-12 SAT, MAY 14 Stevens-Coolidge Place Plant Sale $1. Non-member adults $5, children $2. Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover. 508-682-3580 Theannualplantsale,inconjunctionwiththeNorth AndoverGardenClub,willoffera widevarietyof annuals, perennials,andhard-to-findoldroses.Thefirst 1994 Long Hill Horticultural Lecture floorofthehousewiUfeaturefloralarrangements and Workshop Series providedbytheGardenClub. Displayandsaleby AM AndoverArtistsGuild. 10 to2PM. Freeadmission. Plan tojoin us when we kick offthe 1994 Series in SUN, MAY 15 April. The list ofspeakers includes Helen Dillon, Bird Songs and Wildflowers noted Irish gardener and author, Nancy Bartholomeiv's Cobble,AshleyFalls. 413-229-8600 Goodwin, whoran thefamous Montrose Nursery Brush up on your warbler songs and wildflowers at for many years, Brian Bixley from Toronto, and thesame time. Join Naturalist David StJames on this Fellows Davis, a noted local teacherand introduction tobird songand wildflowers. architecturalhistorian. AM 9 to 11 AM. Member adults $3, children6-12 $1. Non-memberadults $5, children$2. CallLong Hill at508-921-1944 to request a Series MAY brochure ifyouhaven'treceived one in the past. SAT, 21 Wildflowers andTheir Stories Lecture seriespatrons shouldbewatching for Bartholomew's Cobble, AshleyFalls. 413-229-8600 theirspecialmailing. Didyoueverwonderwhy orhow flowers got their CONVERSATIONS WITH SPECIAL PEOPLE Following isan interviezvwith RobertMurray, The Trustees' "1993 Employeeofthe Year." Boblias been with The Trustees sincehisgraduationfrom the UniversityofMassachusetts in 1981. A life-long resident ofAndover, helives therewith his wifeMaggi, son Christopher, daughter "Lainie,"and theiroldmutt "Acer." AsSuperintendentoftheAndaver/NorthAndoverManagementUnitfortheNortlieastRegionofTheTrusteesofReservations, BobmanagestheStevens-CoolidgePbceandtlieWeirHillandWardReservations. Special Places: With threesuch diverseproperties tocare mural,thusmaintainingitsintegrityandeasing for, what isyourgreatest management challenge? concernsaboutlong-termcompatibility. RobertMurray Withouta doubt, the greatestchallenge With thepaintnow stabilized, a lot ofus are ofmyjob is tom:anagemy time effectively. There are so breathingeasier,but what's reallyexciting is that many things thatneed attentionand so little time. At Cweu'nvneinragihsaedm-aAdddiatimosnatlofbuengdisnttohealplroowceMsss.ofin- times itcanbe a realjugglingact. painting, orfillinginforthemissingflakes. Bydown- playingthe white ofthebareplaster, you can literally SP: Whataspectofyourworkdoyou mostenjoy? see the details ofthe originalpainting comeback into RM: There are so manyaspects Ienjoy. Firstofall, I focus. This is going tohave a tremendous impact on think the diversity ofmyworkkeeps things interesting. the overall appearance of thehallway, and make Whether it's working in the museum, orcuttinga vista quite animpressiononvisitors. on a hill top, orworkingin thegreenhouse and gardens, Itishoped that the lowerhallby thefrontentrance there are alwaysnew challengesand new opportunities willbecompletely restoredby theseason's opening. to learn. Also, much ofmy time is spentonvery tangible projects, so thatwhen these projects are completed, I can SP: YourotlierfocusatSCPhasbeentherestorationofthe literally stand backand see what I'veaccomplished and sunkenrosegarden.Infact,youresearcltedandimplementeda that is very gratifying. Finally, Ireallycouldn'taskfora processtintliastakenseveralyearstocomplete.Hawdidyougo nicersettinginwhich to work. aboutrestoringthegardensotintitishistoricallyaccurate? RM: We are really quite fortunate thatMrs. Coolidge SP: There's ongoingrestoration workhappeningatStevens- bequeathedherhouse to TheTrustees fully intact. CoolidgePlace. Can you tell usabout the workbeingdoneon Thissavednotonly themany fine objects thatfillthe thepainted mural in thecentralhallway? rooms,butalso awealth ofinformation in the form of RM: This is a veryexcitingproject. In 1918, the photographs, correspondence,bills andinvoices, and Coolidges, underthedirectionofarchitectJosephChan- plans. These resources, alongwiththeirdiaries, dler,hired an "itinerantSpaniard" (accordingtoMr. which areheld at the PeabodyEssexMuseum,have Coolidge) topainta ratherexoticlandscapeonthewallsof beenextremelyvaluableinprovidinginsightintowhothe thetwo-storycentralhallway. Unfortunately,overthelast Coolidgeswereandhowtheyhved. 75years, thepainthasbegun toflake, duelargely to Ofcourse, what was critical to the success of fluctuationsinrelativehumidity. recreatingMrs. Coolidge'srose garden was to find Over the lastfiveyears, wehavebeenworkinghard someone whocould pull all this informationtogether. tostabilize theenvironmentwithin themuseum. The We found thatsomeonein volunteerRuthanne workhas included replacing gutters, reflashingand Rogers. Shespentcountlesshourscombing the diaries insulatingchimneys, puttinginperipheraldrainage and thearchives for anything on the garden. Beinga around thehouse, and installinga ventilatingsystem gardenhistorian, she was also able to put this garden and a new heatingsystem. However, the flakingofthe into thecontextofwhatwashappeningintheearly muralcontinued tobea greatconcern. Initialestimates twentiethcentury,andwhythisgardenwassignificant. to conserve the mural werecost-prohibitive,butwith a From this wealth ofinformation, we were ableto bitofluck, Christy Cunningham-Adams, a renowned determine that Mrs. Coolidgehad hybrid tea roses; conservatorand restoration specialist,crossed ourpath. that thecolorscheme was pink, yellow, andwhite; She was quite impressed with themurals and felt how and where the plants were used; and that the strongly that they needed tobe stabilized assoon as gardenwas mostsignificantduring the 1930s, whenit possible. Sheput togetheraproposal, whichincluded a wonseveralawards. significantdonation ofsomeofher time, toconserve the Whathas takenmore time than theactual research mural. We were fortunate to receive a grantfromThe is the acquisitionofthe appropriateplantmaterial. Stevens Foundation to fund theproposal. Ironically, antiquerosesareeasier to find than early Ms.Cunningham-Adamshasdevelopeda techniqueof 20th-century roses. Threeyears after the first rose was reintroducingrabbitskinglue(theoriginalbondingagent) reintroduced, the gardenisfuUystocked. IamreaUy tothepaintsurface,therebyreattachingthelooseflakesto lookingforwardtonextJune,whenforthefirsttimewe theplasterwalls. Thewonderfulthingaboutthisapproach willexperiencethefuUimpactofMrs. Coolidge's isthatitdoesn'tintroduceneworforeignmaterial tothe garden,assheenjoyeditinthe 1930s. "3?

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