Introduction to Winter Tree Identification

Wright Farm 241 Grove Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Saturday November 4 9:30-11:00 am; rain date Saturday November 11 Come learn the basics of tree identification with no leaves. Join Conservation Land-Use Ranger Adam Green for an introduction to […]

ACROSS Lexington, Route F

Across Lexington- route F Wood street and Old Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Route F connects the ACROSS Lexington trail system with the Western Greenway and the Battle Road Trail. This walk will begin at that juncture and will take us to neighborhoods […]

Turkey Trot Walk at Hayden Woods

Hayden Woods 45-55 Hayden Avenue, Rear, Lexington, MA, United States

Work off the excesses of your Thanksgiving dinner by joining CLC on  its annual Turkey Trot walk. We will try and relocate a large boulder bearing a line of stone […]

Winter Birds at Dunback Meadow

Dunback Meadow 23 Allen Street, Lexington, MA, United States

During winter our resident birds, such as woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees and titmice, are busy finding food, and we are usually able to locate about a dozen different species of them during the winter walk.

Woodcock Walk at Dunback Meadow

Allen Street Dunback Meadow 23 Allen Street, Lexington, MA

Join us on a search for the elusive American woodcock, whose unusual mating behavior provides a rare opportunity to observe this species. In early spring, woodcocks can be found in […]

Butterfly Walk, Arlington’s Great Meadows

Arlington's Great Meadows Lexington Meadow, Lexington, MA, United States

This 183-acre wet meadow is the largest piece of undeveloped land in the Arlington/Lexington area.  The meadow is home to host plants for many overwintering insect larvae/pupae.  Target species:  Henry’s […]

Spring Bird Walk, Arlington Reservoir and Lexington Community Farm

Rindge Avenue Playground 32 Rindge Avenue, Lexington, United States

Join us at Arlington Reservoir to look for early songbird migrants (Warbling Vireo, first orioles, and numerous colorful Yellow-rumped and Palm warblers likely) and lingering migrant ducks (Green-winged Teal likely […]

Fern Plus Walk

Hayden Woods 45-55 Hayden Avenue, Rear, Lexington, MA, United States

Focus will be on identifying ferns, but we will also “botanize” on anything else that captures our interest. We can also make entries into iNaturalist! There will be several 10x magnifying glasses […]

Garlic Mustard Pull at Lincoln Park

Fitness Path Middleby Rd 55 Middleby Rd, Lexington, United States

Garlic mustard seeds can take up to seven years to sprout, requiring repeated efforts to control and eradicate this aggressive invasive species.  Come join CLC’s multi-year effort to pull this […]

Spring Birding at Lower Vine Brook

Lower Vine Brook 93 Vine Street, Lexington, MA, United States

Lower Vine Brook can be a fantastic area to see a nice selection of warblers, beautiful small tropical birds that migrate north at this time of year. They will eventually […]

Lexpress Walk Series #2 – Shaker Glen/Lower Vine Brook

Depot Lexington Center Depot Square, Lexington, MA

Session two exploring the use of Lexpress to expand Lexington’s walking opportunities. This 3+ mile/2.5 hour walk will wend its way through two of Lexington’s Conservation areas past a wide […]