Warwick joins Mount Grace, Mass Audubon to conserve 750 acres
The Greater Gales Brook Conservation Project will span Warwick, Royalston and Orange. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
Published: 4/14/2021 4:47:06 PM
WARWICK — Through a partnership with the Mount Grace Land Conversation Trust and Mass Audubon that was approved by the Selectboard this week, the town will seek state grant funding of up to $1.25 million to conserve 750 acres.
Mount Grace Conservation Director Sarah Wells, speaking alongside Mass Audubon Land Conservation Specialist Kate Buttolph on Monday, said they have assembled 11 landowners — through partnerships with towns and independent property owners — totaling 750 acres in Warwick, Royalston and Orange. The overall project is titled “The Greater Gales Brook Conservation Project” because the majority of the participating properties include a tributary of Gales Brook or are located in the Gales Brook watershed.