Calendar of Events

Board Member Lori racing to the finish of the Greenway Challenge.

Big Pumpkin Trail Ride participant.

We have a lot planned for 2010. See below, and let us know if you would like to get involved! Check back for more info as new events come online! Click here to volunteer or if you would like to participate in any of these events.

And take a look at our 2009 events, an amazing year for us all!

 

2010 Events

 

May 16, 1PM Canoe/Kayak Adventure, May 16, 1PM

On May 16th, GLT takes to the water for our Annual Canoe/Kayak Adventure. Meet us at Ekblaw Landing at 1PM with your boat where we'll launch and explore the Quinsigamond River. We'll shuttle everyone back to pick up vehicles when we reach the end at Riverview Park. Find our more by clicking here.

June 6 GLT Celebrates National Trails Day, 9AM

Meet at the Brigham Hill Community Barn. Help build a new trail segment on our recently acquired property off of Brigham Hill Rd. Click here for details.

July 1 "Good Dog" Trail Run, 6PM Lion's Club

Dogs, bring your humans for a 3mile trail run/walk in Gummere Woods. Click here for registration and details.

July 8 Grafton Farmers Market
Stop by and visit our booth at the Grafton Farmers Market and learn more about the importance of land preservation and agriculture.

September Tufts Open House
The Tufts Open House was a great place to tell folks ourwonderful story and encourage more to join! This is a great event with fun activities for the whole family.

September The Roger D. Hohman Memorial Lecture- Each year we present an environmental lecture at the Tufts Vet School. 

October 17 Craig LeClaire/Rich Vacca Memorial Trail Race
This 5k trail race, and 2 mile walk starts at the Community Barn and then through the beautiful Williams and Marster's Preserves. Proceeds benefit the Craig LeClaire/Rich Vacca Memorial Scholarship at Grafton High School, the Grafton Land Trust and the Community Harvest Project. To see more info about this great race, click here.

October Big Pumpkin Trail Ride
Hop up on your horse and come and visit GLT property at the Big Pumpkin Ride. The course is still undetermined, but will likely be centered around the Potter Hill and Martha Deering Properties, with the start and finish at the Brigham Hill Community Barn (37 Wheeler Rd). Click here for details and photos from last year.

October 3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast- Stop by to enjoy a lovely pancake breakfast at the Brigham Hill Community Barn. Pancakes with genuine maple syrup and other breakfast essentials (scrambled eggs, sausage patties, fruit juice and coffee, tea or milk) will be served and folks can spread out afterwards for self-guided tours of our properties. A wonderful family event!

November 2010 Annual Meeting
Our end of the year 52nd Annual Land Trust meeting for members and their guests at the Brigham Hill Community Barn. Have fun and a great opportunity to hear all about the GLT success stories!

 

2010 - Photos & Info about past events

April 24 9AM-2PM Community Day & Earth Day Celebration
We cleaned up Grafton and celebrated Earth Day! Streets, rivers, lakes, trails were all cleaned up by an army of amazing community members! To find out more, click here.

April 25th, 11 AM, Spring Trail Clean Up

Our annual GLT Spring Trail Clean-up was a big success. We worked on a trail section in Gummere Wood that was cut last year, and had a blast fixing it up. For more info, click here.

 

Outdoor Almanac

While our calendar of events may be of interest to you, you might also be intrigued by the calendar of events nature has planned for us. Check out the Mass Audubon calendar of events by clicking here: