Community Programs Observations needed!!!
City Nature Challenge (CNC)
Lexington is officially participating in the 2022 City Nature Challenge (yay!). This is a WORLDWIDE event where we will document as many wild organisms as possible between
April 29th- May 2nd
Just take photos via the iNaturalist app! All observations during the timeframe within Lexington will be counted!
Learn how to use iNaturalist
Friday 4/29 4-6 PM at Whipple Hill (Summer St entrance)
Land Management
Parker Meadow
Trail Closures
All internal trails at Parker Meadow are closed during construction (red trails on map below). ACROSS route A is temporarily rerouted during this time (green dashed line on map below) to follow Revere Street from the bike path to connect to Hancock Street.
Click HERE to view the final concept plan
Follow along on the progress of the project HERE.
Eye Spy in Nature
A Festival of Birdsongs
Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate through the US, mostly at night. Spring migration is the perfect time to discover the allure of birding.
Some birds begin arriving in the Northeast in February and March, but May is the peak month, when songbirds travel from their wintering grounds in South and Central America to breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canada.
A fifth to a quarter of the migrants in Massachusetts are warblers. Their distinctive songs, small size and colorful plumage make warblers the stars of the spring migration for many.
Each day brings new waves of warblers, vireos, thrushes, tanagers and other migrants. Explore Lexington Conservation areas while birding with CLC this season. Sign up HERE.
No Mow May
Gardeners around the country are accepting the challenge of NOT MOWING all or a portion of their lawns for the month of May. The movement began in the United Kingdom, but is being embraced by gardeners in the United States and around the world including Lexington Living Landscapes (LLL) here in town!
What happens when you let your lawn grow? Non-grass plants in your lawn such as clover, violet, and dandelion have a chance to flower, providing early season food for bees and other pollinators emerging from winter hibernation.
Citizens for Lexington Conservation Walks
