Ed. Note: This reminder from Mel Schupack details Saturday's Walpole Conservation Commission sponsored walk around the town mill pond. It's the first of a series of walks highlighting conservation areas in town. More about future walks later this week or next. CCB
Sat., July 12th. 9AM to 11AM: Mill Pond Conservation Area: Once a power supply for mills and a source of ice for refrigeration, today the Mill Pond is a beautiful wildlife sanctuary with 1.3 miles of winding trail though upland and floodplain forests and to the beaver pond. Walkers can find beavers, bullfrogs, waterfowl, warblers and spring wildflowers. This 86 acre preserve is located on Main St. north of Walpole Center. Meet on the Common at 8:45 a.m. (Peter Palmiotto, Forester)- Rain or shine
