News and Events
3rd Annual LPS Gratitude Walk
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Woodward Forest, Norton
— Enjoy a short, self-guided walk along the Woodward vernal pond trail
(maps provided).
— Come by any time between 1-3 PM.
---The route typically takes between 30-60 minutes.
— LPS volunteers will be on-hand along the trail.
— Discover the cultural and natural history of this Norton land.
— Learn about Woodward at the time of the first Thanksgiving.
Or just have a nice walk!
— Leashed dogs are welcome.
— We’ll be serving hot cider!
Woodward Forest begins at Gateway Lane
From Norton Center, take Rt. 140 S for about 2 miles.
Turn left on Old Taunton Avenue. Turn left onto Gateway Lane.
The entrance (trailhead) is at end of the turnaround.
Plenty of parking is available on Gateway Lane.
Should the weather cause cancellation, materials for the self- guided walk
will be made available on the LPS website.
News and Events
Norton High School Students Helping with Signage at the LA Foster Preserve on Taunton Ave
We hope to have a Grand Opening of the LA Foster Nature Preserve in the spring of 2025. Norton High School Students under the guidance of Dave Cuddington, NHS shop teacher, and LPS volunteers have installed new interpretive signs describing the history and ecology of the preserve.
News and Events
Special thanks to this group of volunteers from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals who helped us clear a new trail and build benches overlooking a vernal pool in our Johnson-Henrich Preserve.
This LPS site is a focus of our conservation efforts this year, as it is astride the newly constructed Norton Rail Trail and receives a lot of use. In the Fall, with Alnylam's help we will continue working on this site and others.
LPS is most appreciative of Alnylam's continued support of our efforts to preserve Norton's undeveloped land and make it accessible to the public through the development of trails and other amenities such as benches.
Without their help we would not have accomplished all of our goals this year.
Thanks to the organizers and all who visited our display! It was a great event on a beautiful day.
We are happy to meet and welcome new members to LPS!
Current Projects
Norton High School Volunteers
In partnership with Norton’s Conservation Director, John Thomas; Norton High School’s shop teacher, David Cuddington, and his students; and the Attleboro YMCA, the Land Preservation Society has been working to expand and maintain trails across Norton.
Visit the Edith Read Conservation Area on North Worcester Street to explore Norton’s newest trails featuring boardwalks built by high school volunteers and an anonymous friend of Norton’s outdoor spaces. We are very grateful for this partnership and look forward to sharing more projects expanding access to Norton’s natural resources.