Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 2 PM
The Sandwich Conservation Trust will host a walk at the town-owned
Murkwood Conservation Area this coming Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 2
PM. This preserve in East Sandwich lies north of Route 6A, just west of
Canning’s Service Station. The Murkwood Conservation Area totals
129.39 acres – 22 parcels of upland and (mostly) salt marsh acquired by
the town between 1974 and 1999. The first 65 acres were purchased from
Dorothy Nye Holway, and was part of one of the early East Sandwich
farms. The original Holway house, taken down in 1939, was located
across from Titcomb’s Bookshop.
Our upcoming walk will take place on the main upland, which is a
peninsula of low land reaching out into Scorton Marsh. Now heavily
wooded, this area was once farmed by the Holways, and even contains the
remains of a small cranberry bog. This walk will be awash in all the
bright and subtle fall colors of the saltmarsh edge, yet enough leaves
are down to allow vision through the woods. We will talk about this
land’s history as we take in a wide view of the quiet marsh.
The walk will be about an hour long, and is easy walking except for
some roots to step over. If it rains the walk will be cancelled. For
questions about the walk or the Sandwich Conservation Trust call me at
(508) 888-7629.
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