On Saturday, April 14, at 6:45 p.m., Sherborn Conservation Commission will sponsor a sunset walk to hear the wood frogs and peepers singing and visit a vernal pool at the Barber Reservation. Attendees will start at the beautifully restored Barber Barn, where Sherborn Conservation Agent Allary Braitsch will teach about vernal pool creatures and point...
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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...
Vernal pool a Wellesley gem
