Roberts Farm Preserve
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150 acre Public Preserve in Norway, Maine. 12 kilometers of trails for hiking, xc skiing, snowshoeing and dog walking. Please call WFLT at 739-2124 about questions regarding Roberts Farm and events. You can also email us at wflt@megalink.net and https://www.facebook.com/WesternFoothillsLandTrust. Thank you!
The 150 acres that is now the Roberts Farm Preserve was historically part of the extensive holdings of Dudley Pike, one of Norway's founders. By 1787, Pike, for whom the steep hill south of Norway was named, acquired this land from Henry Rust. Between 1820-1830, Dudley's son Henry built a two-story home and began farming the property. By 1850, the farm included 52 acres of improved land and was producing "Indian" corn, oats, peas, potatoes, hay, milk, butter and cheese. By 1880, 72 acres were under cultivation.
In 1881 Henry gave the farm to his daughter Carrie and her husband John Roberts. Mr. Roberts farmed "scientifically" and was very active in the Maine State Grange; he also served as the State's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1913 until his death in 1918. Carrie and John's son Thaddeus continued to farm the land and developed a dairy herd that brought the family modest success. Through the 1940s, local customers purchased Roberts Farm milk in the signature "Cop the Cream" milk bottles.
In 2000, after two centuries of stewardship by the Pike-Roberts family, the land was sold for timber harvest and potential development. The Western Foothills Land Trust agreed to purchase the property in the summer of 2007
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Noyes Mountain fields looking lovely as always.
Nomad Trail Race for July
Join us for the second Nomad trail race this year! The first one was a smashing success with a lot of smiling faces passing the finish line for the 5-mile and 2-mile races. Hope to see you there!
Noyes Mountain Trail Maintenance
Tomorrow morning at 9AM, we will be working to clear a new trail on Noyes Mountain. It's a gem of a mountain, and we want you all to see it! Bring your favorite lopper, shovel or hazel hoe and come join us! Meet at 172 Richardson Hollow Road, Greenwood. Visit the event page for additional information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1807780172872706/
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Check out the new Witt's End trail in this year's Nomad Trail Race series. Starting this Thursday at 6PM. See you there!
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Had a great time paddling at North Pond! Some of the highlights include an Osprey sighting, squawking red-winged blackbirds and blooming bog rosemary.
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Enjoy being on the water? Come join us Sunday morning as we paddle North Pond in Norway. Lots of flora and fauna to see! Below is a link to the event details. Hope you can join us! https://www.facebook.com/events/385985695129729/
June Events, Norway Triathlon, New Program Manager, Newsletter
June event dates, our new program manager, Nomad Trail Running, Norway Triathlon and more! Click here to get today's news:
Bird Log: Roberts Farm Preserve May 13, 2017, 7:31 AM Traveling 0.50 miles, 151 Minutes 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 hawk sp. 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Eastern Phoebe 4 Blue-headed Vireo 7 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Tree Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Hermit Thrush 4 Wood Thrush 0 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 3 Ovenbird 4 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Northern Parula 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 12 Black-throated Blue Warbler 7 Pine Warbler 2 Prairie Warbler -- Call was like Parula but had flatter end to it 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch Number of Taxa: 37
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Roberts Farm Preserve Annual Bird Walk e-bird list compiled by Kathy Whittier May 13, 2017 7:31 AM Traveling 0.50 miles 151 Minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.4.2 Build 114 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 hawk sp. 1 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Eastern Phoebe 4 Blue-headed Vireo 7 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 1 Tree Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Hermit Thrush 4 Wood Thrush 0 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 3 Ovenbird 4 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Northern Parula 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 12 Black-throated Blue Warbler 7 Pine Warbler 2 Prairie Warbler -- Call was like Parula but had flatter end to it 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch Number of Taxa: 37
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30th Anniversary Bird Walk
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Western Foothills Land Trust! Donattions welcome! Bring binoculars and bird guides or just your curiosity. We aim to identify 50 species each year.
Friday 4/7: Dyk Eusden just called the Trust office to report that the skiing is still good at Roberts Farm! He skied all the trails. Ola Melhus was out there also and both concurred that it was remarkable given this week's rain. So get out there and eek out a few more good kilometers from this amazing winter. Park on the road.
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