Exploring Northampton Series:
Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area: A Visit to the Fire Zone
A Walking Tour with Co-director and Naturalist Laurie Sanders
All dates are sold out. Stay tuned for more walking tours in summer 2025.
Pre-registration is required. | Limit: 15 participants. | Sliding scale admission: $10-$25 per person.
Explore a portion of the 50+ acres of the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area that experienced a brush fire in November 2024 to see first-hand how the herbaceous layer is recovering. How damaging are brush fires of this size and intensity? What are the short and long-term effects of fire on a woodland ecosystem? How might this fire resemble those set by the Nonotuck?
Important: You must be able to walk for 2 miles and over uneven ground. We will be walking on and off-trail.
In partnership with Broad Brook Coalition.
Important: You must be able to walk for 2 miles and over uneven ground. We will be walking on and off-trail.
In partnership with Broad Brook Coalition.