All interested Bedford residents are welcome to register for an online seminar from 7 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday, Jan. 11: “Beyond Beauty:…
Read MoreMass General Law Chapter 87, commonly known as The Shade Tree Act, regulates all roadside trees (that is, trees in the right-of-way,…
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The town will lose 30 trees, some of them lovely, mature trees, for this project, even though DPW Transportation Program…
Read MoreBedford's DPW is working on the next phase of the North Road sidewalk project, beginning with the North Road-Chelmsford intersection (the “Renzo…
Read MoreBedford Arbor Resources Committee and Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) led a joint trail walk at Bedford’s Minnie Reid conservation land in September…
Read MoreWinter Moth Declines: No longer a pest!
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UMass-Amherst scientists claim victory over invasive Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata.…
Read MoreLearn to identify the most common trees in the eastern forest by characteristics such as leaf shape and bark. Walk in Minnie…
Read MoreSubmitted by BARC, the Bedford Arbor Resources Committee Every four years, Eversource inventories trees abutting power lines and poles checking for any…
Read MoreBedford Celebrates Arbor Day
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Submitted by Jaci Edwards, Chair, Bedford Arbor Resources Committee Bedford celebrates Arbor Day annually with a variety of activities: a talk, a…
Read MoreSubmitted by the Bedford Arbor Resources Committee Did you know Bedford’s Shawsheen Cemetery was originally modeled after Mount Auburn Cemetery? “The Evolution…
Read MoreTake 10 Minutes to Protect Your Yard
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By Jaci Edwards for BARC and DPW The 10 minutes it takes to take a close look at the trees in your…
Read MoreSubmitted by Ruth Robinson and Jaci Edwards for the Arbor Resource Committee (BARC) What a town! At 9 a.m. on a rainy…
Read MoreBy Kim Siebert MacPhail Bedford’s Arbor Resource Committee will coordinate an inventory of street and public land trees on May 10 and…
Read MoreBy Kim Siebert MacPhail In an effort to help residents with the identification of invasive plants, Bedford’s Arbor Resource Committee (BARC) plans…
Read MoreBy Kim Siebert MacPhail About a dozen Bedford residents attended a training session at the DPW on August 21, led by Mollie…
Read MoreTraining for a Town Tree Inventory
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Submitted by Bedford’s Arbor Resource Committee (BARC) Bedford has been hampered in planning for tree maintenance, removal and planting because it lacks…
Read MoreRain Barrels for Home Irrigation
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By Ken Prescott, member of Bedford Arbor Resource Committee (BARC) Anyone who gardens should consider using rain barrels. Rain barrels are cost-effective,…
Read MoreArbor Day Talk at Town Hall on April 26
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Submitted by Bedford’s Arbor Resources Committee Why did Bostonians start creating parks? How have our ideas about public spaces changed over time?…
Read MoreWhat to do about the Winter Moth
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Submitted by Melinda Chamberlain Dietrich, of the Bedford Arbor Resources Committee An earlier article discussed the appalling extent of the danger posed…
Read MoreSubmitted by Melinda C. Dietrich for BARC, Bedford’s Arbor Resources Committee Now is a good time to begin planning for what may be…
Read MoreBy Kim Siebert MacPhail As the Planning Board guides the town through the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan and develops a…
Read MoreBy Kim Siebert MacPhail Following up on an idea that the committee first conceived nine years ago—and taking into account similar initiatives…
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