Acton Town Hall, Room 204

Please join Acton Conservation Trust for our 2024 Annual Meeting Presentation by Newhouse Wildlife Rescue  “Porcupines Don’t Shoot Their Quills" Acton Town Hall, 472 Main St, Acton MA, Acton MA, Room 204 1 PM Business Meeting 1:10 PM Presentation of the Carol Holley Conservation Award 1:15-2:30 pm Guest Speaker: Jane Newhouse of Newhouse Wildlife Rescue Join Jane Newhouse, founder of Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, as she shares interesting facts about our local wildlife. Guest appearances by Nibi the Beaver and Stanley the Groundhog! Acton Conservation Trust is pleased to present the Carol Holley Conservation Award to Catherine Hatfield this year for her many

Presented by the Acton Garden Club and Neal Sanders, author. With a style meant to make you chuckle, Neal Sanders, author, will tell us how he and his wife took on the challenge to create a “Hometown National Park” as set forth by ‘Nature’s Best Hope’ author Doug Tallamy.  In his book, Tallamy defines the average American lawn as an 'ecological desert', and puts forth the radical idea that our properties should be suitable both for humans and desirable species; what he calls 'Hometown National Parks.’ Neal and his wife took that challenge to heart when creating their garden. It's almost all native