Sometimes everything comes together just right!
This cache highlights a unique tree in a special area of Lincoln, the Beaver Pond/Stony Brook Trails. From the recommended parking just off Rt 117 this area seems fairly non-descript. It actually goes quite far back with interesting watershed, tall pines and oaks, stone walls, and structures. It's the type of hidden nature that makes Lincoln very special.
When you replace the cache, please make sure it is not visible from the trail.
You'll want this trail map: https://lincolnconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Map8_BeaverPondStonyBrook.pdf
We have the permission of the steward of the LLCT for this hide, which is on their land.
From the LLCT site: Beaver Pond is a beautiful north-south running conservation area filled with ponds, wetlands, forests, and meadows. Historically, the entire area was extensively used for farming: the wetlands were dammed and ditched for hay, and the upland areas were used for pasture and woodlots. Jean Wood Preston, the wife of then LLCT president Bill Preston, gave Beaver Pond and surrounding land to the LLCT. Twin Pond was a gift to the LLCT from the Pertzhoff family. LLCT and RLF fundraised to purchase the surrounding private parcels. Stony Brook is part of the Charles River Watershed, and funding from the Town of Lincoln, City of Cambridge, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts were used to protect this important water resource.
Please note there is very limited parking at the Tower Road trailhead if you choose to take the shorter path to the cache.
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