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State officials visit Bolton to mark Taggart property acquisition The Item BOLTON – As part of its celebration of Earth Week in Massachusetts, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the conservation of 43 acres of land in Bolton through the Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) program. The Taggart Land Acquisition project, which was awarded a $308,000 grant in November, will support passive recreation and forestry in an upland forest near the Still River Tributary, with ponds feeding a cold-water fishery. The announcement was made by Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides and state and local officials, highlighting the administration’s commitment to working with municipalities to provide open space and recreation for residents across the Commonwealth while advancing climate preparedness through natural resource management. ....
By Sam Bonacci The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Tuesday the conservation of 43 acres of land in Bolton through the Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity program. The land is located across from the Bolton Transfer Station on Forbush Mill Road. The Taggart Land Acquisition project was awarded a $308,000 grant by the administration last November and will support passive recreation and forestry with existing trails near the Still River Tributary, with ponds feeding a cold-water fishery. The acquisition advances Bolton’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness plan, which includes conservation land acquisition prioritizing lands delivering climate resiliency. The property has existing trails formed by old logging paths and is a mixed-deciduous forest where a range of mammals and amphibians have been seen. The land was a priority in the town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan. ....