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Squannacook Greenways newsletters

Jul. 30, 2023 - Jul. 2023: Protect the Squannacook River Rail Trail for generations with your donation!
Jul. 7, 2023 - Jul. 2023: Coming spring 2024 - completion of the Squannacook River Rail Trail!
Sep. 12, 2022 - Sep. 2022: Celebration for phase 2 Sat. Sep. 24
Jul. 16, 2022 - Jul. 2022: MassTrails awards $96,000 for phase 3
Jun. 17, 2022 - Jun. 2022: Buy-a-brick reopens for Groton site
Mar. 26, 2022 - Mar. 2022: Squannacook Greenways wins Wild and Scenic Rivers grant to improve canoe launch on Harbor Pond
Sep. 24, 2021 - Sep. 2021: Reminder: Celebrate with us Saturday Sep 25th at 2 PM!
Aug. 14, 2021 - Aug 2021: Celebrate with us Saturday Sep 25th at 2 PM!
May 16, 2021 - May 2021: First rail trail section opens; volunteer day set
Apr. 9, 2021 - April 2021: Final Donate a brick sale for Townsend
Nov. 25, 2020 - Nov 2020: Rail Trail construction begins
Oct. 14, 2020 - Oct 2020: Squannacook Greenways signs contract to build first 1/3 of rail trail
Aug. 13, 2020 - Aug 2020: Squannacook Greenways wins $100,000 grant to build 1/3 of rail trail
Apr. 23, 2020 - April 2020 - Get some exercise, and help build the rail trail at the same time!
Mar. 22, 2020 - March 2020 - Lots of work completed in Winter 2019-2020!
Jan. 5, 2020 - January 2020 - Tree clearing complete Depot St to Harbor Church
Nov, 27, 2019 - Thanksgiving 2019 - Construction begins!
Oct. 31, 2019 - Volunteer day #2 - Nov. 2, 2019 - wattle installation
Oct. 13, 2019 - Volunteer day #1 - Oct 19, 2019 - brush clearing
Sep. 20, 2019 - Fall events along the coming rail trail; Loss of Steve Meehan
July 23, 2019 - Squannacook Greenways completes all environmental permitting
July 1, 2019 - Squannacook Greenways wins MassTrails grant
May 22, 2019 - Meeting with Townsend Conservation Commission
Apr. 21, 2019 - Ecumenical Rail Trail Clean Up
Mar. 10, 2019 - Take a survey on transportation needs in our area
Nov. 24, 2018 - Buy-a-brick sale reopens until March 2019
Oct. 21, 2018 - 2018 Fall events
Aug. 23, 2018 - August 2018 Status Update
Apr. 30, 2018 - Wild and Scenic Rivers town meetings
Dec 26, 2017 - Thoreau and the Squannacook River Rail Trail
Nov. 6, 2017 - Fall walk along the Squannacook River
July 5, 2017 - Bruce J. Anderson Foundation grant
June 19, 2017 - Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts grant
May 30, 2017 - Rail Trail Family Day, June 2017
May 3, 2017 - Buy a brick campaign, May 2017
April 27, 2017 - Squannacook River Rail Trail 2017 events
Dec. 20, 2016 - Buy a brick for the rail trail deadlines approaching
Oct. 31, 2016 - Squannacook River Rail Trail guided walk Saturday, Nov. 5th
Sep. 16, 2016 - Squannacook Greenways buy-a-brick now available by mail or on-line
July 12, 2016 - Squannacook Greenways wins $10,000 grant from Bruce J. Anderson Foundation
May 31, 2016 - Squannacook River Rail Trail public walk June 11, 2016
April 11, 2016 - Squannacook River Rail Trail Buy a Brick Campaign
April 4, 2016 - Join us for the first annual Squannacook River Rail Trail clean up!
Feb 2015 - The lease for the Squannacook River Rail Trail is signed!
June 2013 - Squannacook Greenways wins $18,000 grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
November 2012 - With your help, Townsend and Groton write DCR strong letters of support for Squannacook Greenways!
October 2012 - Squannacook Greenways needs YOU at the October 23 Townsend Board of Selectmen meeting!
September 2012 - Welcome to the first Squannacook Greenways newsletter!