Rick from the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team (you may remember him with the snakes at last years National Trails Day) will lead a family walk on Saturday April 17 from 1 to 3 to explore local vernal ponds and explain their rich and important biodiversity. Essex County is full of these critical ecological hotspots and here [...]
Our annual meeting is open to all ECTA members and will be held on the evening of Tuesday April 13th at 630. Come and enjoy a recap of our successful 2009 projects and find out what we are working on in 2010. This year’s meeting will once again be at the Gould Barn Topsfield. Click [...]
Hamilton Wenham GREEN is hosting a Green Living Fair on Saturday, April 10th, 2010 from 11AM-3PM at the Hamilton-Wenham Library. There will be lectures, workshops, an exhibit hall, and activities for the whole family that focus on ways to promote clean air, water, homes, land, and food. ECTA will have a booth at the Fair to promote [...]
Mud Season is upon us with a vengeance. Record rainfalls have created a soupy mess of our trail system and it is crucial that we all maintain discretion when tempted, even with the warm weather, to go out on the trails. Even mild use of a muddy trail can have long term impacts on the [...]
On Thursday, February 25, the winds flew through Essex County with a vengeance, knocking trees across trails, wires across roads and water everywhere. Under ECTA’s trail maintenance system, our Trail Stewards and members are reporting on trails that have been closed off, and we will be out there clearing them. Click on Trail Stewards to see [...]
Join us at the Ipswich Town Hall (Room B) on Thursday, February 25 at 7Pm to hear renowned beaver ecologist Skip Lisle talk about this ultimate keystone species and its effect on the natural and built environment. Skip will fill us in on the surprising details that one needs to know in order to manage beavers [...]
The Myopia Sled Dog Races were held on Saturday January 16th and were an enormous success. ECTA was a supporting partner and gathered a work force of over 60 people to help with everything from handling the dogs, to maintaining the trails to create a great event. The talk is all about when to do [...]
On January 9, ECTA led a group of intrepid skiers across the fields and forests of Ipswich and Hamilton to the warmth of the hearth at the Black Cow in Hamilton. The weather was beautiful and fun was had by all. ECTA has been very involved in the organization of the Myopia Sled Dog Races [...]
ECTA is supporting the first annual Myopia Sled Dog Races on January 16 and 17. There will be courses of 4,6,8, and 11 miles winding through the trails including the Schooling Fields, Pingree Reservation, and Appleton Farms among others. The event is family friendly and free. For complete information, go to www.myopiasleddograces.com. The “lack of snow” [...]
Join Board Member Joe Sandulli as he leads a xc ski expedition across the fields and through the woods from Appleton Farms to the Black Cow pub in Hamilton. Meet at the Appleton Farms parking area at the intersection of 1A (County Rd – Ipswich) and Waldingfield Rd at 10 am. The skiing will be [...]
