May 2026 Workday at Gosnell Big Woods
Help improve the trail around a bridge
Help improve the trail around a bridge
Help improve the habitat of our preserves for native plants, birds, animals and insects
Join the first evening Habitat Preservation workday to keep Webster Open Space friendly to native species and free of invasive plants and insects. We will be planting pollinator-friendly seedlings along the Hojack Trail in a wet area. Meet where the Hojack crosses Klem Road. Wear: boots, long pants and work gloves Bring: Spades for planting.
June Board meeting
There's more trees to be planted as we restore habitat in our preserves. This time we're focused on a part of the Hojack Trail that is ready for some love: the trail east of Route 250 in the village. We'll be planting some low-growing trees/tall shrubs to provide screening, shade, and insect habitat, especially for […]
One good turn deserves another
July Board meeting
Join Habitat for an evening of nurturing the baby trees and shrubs at the ReTree nursery. Some of the plants have outgrown their initial pots, so we need to give them bigger homes. We'll move the plants into larger pots and let them keep growing until we plant them in the preserves. Bring: trowel, work […]
Join us for a day of stabilizing the blue trail. We’ll be carrying stone into the trail system with wheelbarrows, then spreading it along the trail and raking it out.