THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Lexington is home to over 70 species of edible wild plants, both native and non-native, including plants considered to be weedy or invasive. Some are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. This time of year offers a great opportunity to highlight late berry, root and nut harvests.The walk […]
This walk is an opportunity to learn to use iNaturalist to observe and share biodiversity information in Lexington's conservation land. iNaturalist is an online social network of people who care about biodiversity and want to contribute to knowledge and learn from each other. So far, people in Lexington have made over 25,000 observations comprising over […]
Work off the excesses of your Thanksgiving dinner by joining CLC on its annual Turkey Trot walk. This year’s walk will loop through Willards Woods and Chiesa Farm for a distance of about 3+ miles. Walking sticks recommended if conditions are icy under foot. Meet at the Willards Woods parking lot on North Street opposite […]
CLC is thrilled to announce that Charlie Wyman will be our 2025 Annual Meeting speaker. Charlie will discuss the history of the town’s efforts to preserve its environment and natural […]
Join us for the LexCAN and the Town of Lexington's Sustainability Fair 2025!!This fair will be held at Lexington High School Commons 1 and 2, Worthen Road Entrance. The fair […]
Explore part of northeast Lexington on this 2.8 miles long route. We will go through Lower Vine Brook and Shaker Glen conservation lands along the way. Park near the signed […]
Walk a 2.2 miles loop around Arlington’s Great Meadow (which is entirely in Lexington!). We’ll alternate between parts of ACROSS Lexington Route C, the Minuteman bike path and established trails. […]
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 […]
Join this walk to discover Across Lexington Route B. This 4.5 mile loop goes through residential streets, the bike path and several conservation areas including Franklin Park, Upper Vine Brook […]
With its uneven ground and listing slate headstones, the Old Burying Ground in Lexington looks like a patch of colonial-era New England frozen in time. The preservation of this site […]
Saturday May 10, 1:00-3:00pm AGM features meadows, wetlands, and woods within its borders. Over 675 trees, plants, insects, mammals and more have been documented on iNaturalist to date. We'll share […]
Sunday May 11, 7:30 - 9:00 am Lower Vine Brook can be a fantastic area to see warblers, beautiful small tropical birds that migrate north at this time of year. They will eventually reach the forests of northern New England and Canada to breed, but if weather and foliage are right, you may see a […]
