{"id":13,"date":"2011-04-20T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/2011\/04\/20\/conservation-commission-hosts-friday-morning-spring-walk-series\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T14:38:07","slug":"conservation-commission-hosts-friday-morning-spring-walk-series","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/2011\/04\/20\/conservation-commission-hosts-friday-morning-spring-walk-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Commission Hosts Friday Morning Spring Walk Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; color: #00b050; font-size: 14pt\"><font face=\"Calibri\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><v:shapetype coordsize=\"21600,21600\" filled=\"f\" id=\"_x0000_t75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\" o:spt=\"75\" path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\" stroked=\"f\"><v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\"><\/v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\"><\/v:f><v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\"><\/v:f><\/v:formulas><v:path gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\" o:extrusionok=\"f\"><\/v:path><o:lock aspectratio=\"t\" v:ext=\"edit\"><\/o:lock><\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"_x0000_i1025\" style=\"width: 141pt; 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<\/span>We will begin the walks on Friday, April 29th at 9:30 am.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Walks will end approximately 11:00am.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">This year&rsquo;s walks will begin with an easy walk through the Hop Brook conservation land off Dutton Road.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The parking area is located next to #347 Dutton Road.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Please park in the gravel area or along the roadway.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>There is room to pull off the road here.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<o:p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">On the walk we will see extensive beaver activity; a lodge, scent mounds, tree removal, and dams.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We will visit a vernal pool to look for frog and salamander eggs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We will look for animal tracks in the mud and sand and see who we can identify.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We will discuss the history of the area and see what signs of the past remain visible and give us clues to former uses of the land.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<o:p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Trails can be muddy in places and footing may be a bit uneven around the pond.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Bring appropriate shoes, water, bug spray (ticks are likely), hat, sunscreen, and a sense of exploration and discovery.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Kids and leashed dogs are welcomed!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Don&rsquo;t forget <span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt\">binoculars, cameras, field guides, etc if you desire.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt\"><o:p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Calibri\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n\t<font size=\"3\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Calibri\">Please inform the walk leader at the start of the walk if you <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\">must <\/i>be back to your car by noon.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Please dress according to the weather. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>If steady rain or other inclement weather is predicted, a message will be posted on the Town of Sudbury website&rsquo;s Front Page news by 9:00am.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; 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Walks will begin at 9:30am and last until around 11am.  Kids and leashed dogs are welcomed!  <more> <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/2011\/04\/20\/conservation-commission-hosts-friday-morning-spring-walk-series\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Conservation Commission Hosts Friday Morning Spring Walk Series\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}