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Cummington will celebrate its 250th birthday in 2029, and we are forming a seven member community planning committee to help shape this once in a generation milestone. We invite residents aged 18 and older, from all backgrounds, to join us in imagining events, activities, and celebrations that honor our history, ...
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Friday Night Cafe with Steve Philbrick and One Part Luck. Info.
Many people now realize the importance of pollinators and other essential wildlife. They want to make their yard pollinator-friendly, but don’t know where to start. This talk will step you through the process of evaluation, planning, and implementation, with many options for large and small changes.
Heidi Dollard is a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network. She works to educate gardeners and homeowners on how they can support pollinators and other beneficial wildlife while creating a beautiful and low maintenance landscape. She has a MS in Biology, is a Master Gardener, a member of the Garden Club of Amherst, and has been a consultant for the Hampden Hampshire Conservation District Native Plant program. She has been an enthusiastic native plant gardener for many years.
This talk takes place at the Cummington Community House.
Interested in putting what you learned into practice?
Join us for a hands-on planting demonstration with Amy Pulley, founder of Wing and a Prayer Nursery, immediately following Heidi’s talk. We’ll be installing a new pollinator bed at the Kingman Tavern just down the street from the Community House. Bring a trowel or a soil knife if you have one, but it’s not required.
The next health talk by the Public Health Nurses from the Northampton Dept. of Health and Human Services will be on Tuesday, June 16 from 9-11 a.m. The topic is Health Impact of Heat on Older Adults. There will be a short presentation, plenty of time for questions, and blood pressure readings. Light refreshments will be served.
Coffee hour will be held in Chesterfield. More info.
Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each kit will be made available for pickup in early summer. Recipients will be responsible for installing the plants themselves. Limit to one kit per household/ property.
Please complete this form to request a free pollinator kit suited to your local conditions:
The Westfield Wild and Scenic Committee has offered the residents of Cummington a weed pulling tool, PullerBear, for use. This is a great tool for removing various noxious small trees and shrubs like barberry, honeysuckle, buckthorn, and anything else around that size you don’t want. It’s just a long handle with a vise-like part at the bottom which closes when you pull the handle after setting it around the trunk.
The tool is available for signout at Burnsie’s house at 222 W. Cummington Rd. There are two long-handled trash-grabbers as well. Just drop an email or call anytime.
The most recent versions of all local walking maps can be found on the Hilltown CDC's website.
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