Sudbury, Marlborough Trails Temporarily Closed To Restore Habitat

SUDBURY, MA—Respect your surroundings and adhere to the signs.

There is an effort by Marlborough and Sudbury officials to restore pitch pine/scrub oak barrens in the Desert Natural Area and Memorial Forests on the Marlborough-Sudbury border. It's a long-term project taken on by the city of Marlborough and the Sudbury Valley Trustees. The goal is to restore the unusual barrens to provide habitats for whip-poor-will and wild lupine.

Through March, the city is mowing a 14-acre area near the trail junctions E and F. Dead trees will also be removed from that area.

Therefore, if you see "do not enter" signs in those areas, don't enter! It's a temporary closure.

Read more about the habitat restoration project in the Desert Natural Area and Memorial Forest.

Photo via Sudbury Valley Trustees