Wildlands Trust is pleased to announce it has been selected to receive a $30,000 grant toward the upcoming Flagg Pond and Our Changing Forests studies in Brockton.

*Students from Brockton High School participate in a Flagg Pond cleanup day.*

Flagg Pond Study
Beginning this spring, Wildlands staff will work with Brockton High School students and faculty on analyzing the current state of Flagg Pond in Brockton. This multi-year, Citizen Science student-based project will look at the wetland buffer zone, vegetation, and assess the overall water quality of the pond. The project will kick off with Brockton’s Envirothon team and continue into the summer with Wildlands’ Green Team, with both groups performing water quality testing. Wildlands staff will also work with Brockton High School (BHS) faculty to establish the study as part of a curriculum within various classes in the future at BHS.

*Envirothon team members collect data at Stone Farm Conservation Area.*

Our Changing Forests Study
In partnership with the Harvard Forest Schoolyard program, Wildlands Trust is taking part in the state-wide Our Changing Forests Study. This past fall, Wildlands Trust staff set up forest study sites at Brockton Audubon Preserve and Stone Farm Conservation Area, where Brockton High School students visited and recorded data at both locations. Moving forward, students from local schools, with Wildlands staff, will continue to identify and measure trees, analyze the landscape, and submit gathered data from these two sites to Harvard Forest as a part of this multi-year, student-driven study.

Keep an eye out in the coming months for more updates and information regarding these two programs. If you have any questions about either study, please contact:

Flagg Pond Study: Conor Michaud cmichaud@wildlandstrust.org
Our Changing Forests Study: Rachel Calderara rcalderara@wildlandstrust.org