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Eco Campers learn to fish

By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter Kids were fishing at Lake Sabrina in Wellesley last Monday during an Eco Camp hosted by the Wellesley Conservation Council. The first day of the camp saw middle-school-aged participants catching fish while learning about the natural environment around them. The Youth Commission in Wellesley partnered with the Wellesley Conservation Council to...
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Conservation Council holds Open Garden

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[caption id="attachment_19142" align="alignright" width="600"]Organizing committee board members Michael Tobin, Judith Boland, Margaret Zusky, Pete Jones, and Judy Barr. Organizing committee board members Michael Tobin, Judith Boland, Margaret Zusky, Pete Jones, and Judy Barr.[/caption]The Wellesley Conservation Council held an Open Garden at Cronk's Rocky Woodland on...
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Wellesley’s Vernal pool cleanup weeds out invasive species

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By Lisa Moore Armed with Weed Wrenches, gloves and determination, a group of volunteers started an invasive species abatement effort around the vernal pool located in the North 40 land along Turner Road. This first of several planned cleanup efforts targeting the invasive species Euonymus alatus, commonly known as burning bush. The deciduous shrub, native...
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