North Andover’s Osgood Hill Conservation Area contains over 3 miles of trails that connect to many more miles of trails on other properties, frontage on Lake Cochichewick, and a historic building, the Stevens Estate, which the town owns and uses for events.
At the time of European settlement, old-growth forests covered approximately 80% of the state of Massachusetts. Recent work by Tony D’Amato, a PhD candidate at UMass Amherst, has confirmed that only 1,119 acres of old-growth forest remain in the state. This acreage represents 1/10th of 1% of Massachusetts forests – much lower than the 80% covering the pre-colonial landscape.
The woodlands of Massachusetts have begun to wake after their long winter slumber. The trees are beginning to leaf out, ready to cast their shadows over the forest again. However, there is a fleeting window during the spring before the tree crowns open completely, blocking sunlight to the soil, when the forest floor becomes active.
The woodlands of Massachusetts have begun to wake after their long winter slumber. The trees are beginning to leaf out, ready to cast their shadows over the forest again. However, there is a fleeting window during the spring before the tree crowns open completely, blocking sunlight to the soil, when the forest floor becomes active.
