A Bioreserve By Any Other Name Traditional Cache
A Bioreserve By Any Other Name
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This cache brings you to the Mt. Tully WMA
This cache was released for “The Great Northern Tier Geocaching Tournament – North Quabbin Event” it is now available for any Geocachers who wishes to visit the cache after the event.
Description:
This scenic and ecologically diverse area of 1,200 acres in several parcels encompasses Tully Mountain itself; 3,000 feet of frontage on the West Branch of the Tully River and one of its tributaries, Collar Brook; and Tully Meadow, where beavers have engineered parts of the river into a rich wetland. Incredibly diverse, the area boasts at least 13 habitat types, including various kinds of forests, swamps, seeps, talus slopes, and open bedrock slabs. The river is stocked with trout and the old fields with pheasant, and deer, bear, bobcat, coyote, turkey, raccoons, snakes, woodcock and numerous other species visit or make their homes here. The magnificent 18-mile Tully Trail traverses forested sections of the WMA and follows the public road along the meadow. The long-term plan is to relocate the trail off-road, a project that will require a lengthy footbridge across Collar Brook. Tully Meadow is the dedication site of the North Quabbin Bioreserve, where a combination of state and private agencies and willing private landowners have protected over 9,000 acres—truly a landscape-scale conservation project.
Directions:
From Rte. 2 take Exit 18 and follow Rte. 2A west into Athol center. Turn right (north) at the traffic light onto Exchange St. Turn left onto Pequog Ave. just across the bridge and go 5.1 miles to small parking area on right. (Note: Pequog Ave. becomes Pinedale Ave. and then Tully Rd.)
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