Kathleen Barton
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Mindful Yoga Walk
Mindful Yoga Walk
Friday, 3/22 @9:00am
A mindful yoga walk is a practice that combines easy standing yoga postures and a walking meditation to cultivate being present and connecting with nature. During a mindful walk, one moves slowly and intentionally, paying attention to each step and breath. This walk is appropriate for all fitness levels.
The 1-hour walk will be led by Kathleen Barton, a 500 Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Join us at the Orzech Preserve, 2 Botsford Hill Road — conditions permitting. For more information email Kathleen@roxburylandtrust.org.
Women’s History Month
Meet Anna Botsford Comstock (1854 – 1930)
March is Women’s History Month and a good time to celebrate the vital role of women in shaping conservation and ecology. Anna Botsford Comstock grew up on her parents’ farm in New York and developed an appreciation for the wonder and beauty of the natural world. As an adult Anna turned her observant eye to illustrating the insects that she and her husband studied, drawing thousands of detailed pictures, for books they wrote together. After completing a degree in natural history in 1885, she started writing her own books, including The Handbook of Nature Study which is still considered a standard textbook today.
Comstock also broke new ground in the academic world, becoming the first female professor at Cornell University. She is also famous for designing the first outdoor nature studies program for children, taking science out of the classroom and into the natural world. Her method became the model for nature studies programs around the globe, helping to foster a new appreciation for the importance of conservation in the next generation.
Carter Preserve
Carter Preserve
Carter Preserve
Donated by Arthur L. Carter in 1997, the Carter Preserve may only be accessed off the Main Loop in the Mine Hill Preserve. The Carter Preserve Trail starts at the Quarry Bridge, which is about 1.5 miles from the historic structures. A moderate, 2-mile loop trail (red blazes) begins at Mine Hill’s Quarry Bridge and ascends gradually uphill and loops back to rejoin the perimeter trail of Mine Hill at the Quarry Bridge. Vernal pools, farm fields and distant winter views await hikers.
Arthur Miller & Inge Morath Miller Preserve
Arthur Miller & Inge Morath Miller Preserve
Arthur Miller & Inga Morath Miller Preserve
Located at the intersection of Tophet Road and Hoop Hill Road, this preserve was donated by the estate of Arthur Miller in 2005 in honor of the late playwright and his wife, a well-known photographer, to expand the Roxbury Land Trust’s Greenbelt. The preserve, which features an historic wood road, pasture and woodlands, links to the Miller Preserve Addition and is across Tophet Road from the 27-acre Widmark Preserve, which in turn connects to the 22-acre Styron Preserve and 32-acre Matthau Preserve. These preserves link through the 3-acre Baldwin Connector to the 467-acre Good Hill Farm Preserve.
Fulkerson Preserve
Fulkerson Preserve
Fulkerson Preserve
Currently with no trails and no public access, the Fulkerson Preserve is designated forever wild. Charles Fulkerson donated the 9 acres in 1995 to create the preserve.