Under Dick O’Brien’s and Andy Vecchio’s direction and tireless persistence, the CW trail crew worked through 2023 to complete more than 600 feet of beautiful new boardwalk at the Framingham property of the Native Plant Trust, capped by a state-of-the-art,…
Under a contract with the Appalachian Mountain Club, CW completed a comprehensive survey of hundreds of land parcels along the 93 miles of the NET in Massachusetts to identify properties in need of trail easements or other protections with the…
CW recently completed a comprehensive mapping and assessment of the many miles of public trails in Longmeadow. The Town has six principal parks and refuges – the Fannie Stebbins Refuge, Laurel Park, Bliss Park, Turner Park, the Wolf Hollow Conservation…
The Town of Lynnfield has engaged CW to plan improvements to trails in the extensive Willis Woods complex, which includes an abandoned rail bed, and links to trails in adjacent towns. CW has mapped present and potential trail routes and…
For more than two years, CW’s Dick O’Brien has coordinated work on the new Rock Walk Trail staarting at the Upper Common in downtown Fitchburg and running to the summit of Rollstone Hill. At the summit, the trail travels through…
CW, the Natural Resources Trust of Bridgewater, and other partners have collaborated to design, plan, and fundraise for a new 1.8-mile trail along the Taunton River and through scenic woods and wetlands as part of the Nunckatessett Greenway. The Greenway…
During 2023, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission contracted with CW to help lay out a new route over Gobble Mountain in Chester as a major connector to the long-distance Highlands Footpath. The Highlands trail is a winding connector that will connect…
For nearly 15 years, CW has carried out regular maintenance on the extensive trail system at Insight Meditation Society’s land in Barre. This past year, led by Andy Vecchio, CW has added two additional miles of new trail and a…
Conservation Works, LLC recently completed a trail improvement project in Easthampton, MA. The projects included tree removal, drainage improvements, bog-bridge installation and footbridge upgrades on a trail connecting two schools. Conservation Works met with the client to assess the trail status…
Three new trail connections along the Route 47 Scenic Byway in Hadley and South Hadley are now open for the season! They include a re-route of the trailhead for the New England National Scenic Trail on Old Mountain Road in Hadley…