Colin Novick

So cool!

Autumn Evening Light
Cook's Pond
Worcester MA
@gwlandtrust.bsky.social

"The Church, like a mother, accompanies those who are walking," "Where the world sees threats, she sees children; where walls are built, she builds bridges. She knows that her proclamation of the Gospel is credible only when it is translated into gestures of closeness and welcome. And she knows that in every rejected migrant, it is Christ himself who knocks at the door of the community." Pope Leo XIV Dilexi te, 2025

"...in every rejected migrant, it is Christ himself who knocks at the door of the community."
Pope Leo XIV
Dilexi te, 2025

Sun popping up above the cloud deck at a very orange sunrise

Mount Monadnock profile against a pink, salmon dawn sky with green trees in the foreground

Cold, breezy with gusts, clear, no clouds overhead, crisp, sunrise.

Profile of Mount Monadnock from the summit of Mount Wachusett

Went up Mount Wachusett this morning. Clear, light haze, Boston/ Monadnock/ Worcester all clearly visible, gusty wind, up at the top.
Princeton MA

Montage of photos from each of my 11 hikes from Hike Worcester Week and this year's t-shirt moto: "Why Aren't You Hiking Right Now?"

My 2025 Hike Worcester Week:
1. Middle River
2. Parsons
3. Puffer Heninger -> Spring Ledge Farm
4. Holbrook -> Donker
5. KinneyWoods
6. Cascades Falls Loop
7. Coes-> Hadwen
8. Broad Meadow Brk
9. Asnebumskit Briarcliff
10. Moreland Woods
11. Asnebumskit N
#hikeworcesterweek
@gwlandtrust.bsky.social

Boston's famous CITGO sign

The MBTA Green Line Trolley as seen through the catenary and utility wires

Courtyard of classically styled apartments off Commonwealth Ave, overshadowed by a large Boston University building immediately behind it

The Prudential Building as viewed looking down the Green Line tracks with an outbound trolley in the center lower frame

Messing about on Commonwealth Ave. and enjoying the area on a beautiful morning.
Boston MA

Photo of 7 sheep in a rotational grazing field that used to be dominated by invasive plants.

Taking the girls out to Pasture C this morning at Donker Farm, a Worcester MA conservation area managed by @gwlandtrust.bsky.social

Spring Ledge Farm meadow

Hike Worcester Week in a green heart as the logo of the event

The next Hike of GWLT's Hike Worcester Week is at 525 Salisbury St Holden at the White Oak Land Conservation Society sign & hiking to Spring Ledge Farm! These wilder woods will be good fun & will be led by Colin Novick.
To officially sign up for #hikeworcesterweek go to www.gwlt.org/hike-worcest...

Green City of Worcester heart with the words "Hike Worcester Week" in white in the center.

Gateway to Middle River Park and the Boardwalk off McKeon Road pictured with a Hike Worcester Week sign.

Image of the boardwalk crossing through the wetlands adjacent to the river.

The River surrounded by lush green vegetation

Hike Worcester Week kicks off Fri Sept 19th @ 5pm with a hike on the Middle River Boardwalk! Led hike starts at the Blackstone Visitor Center, 3 Paul Clancy Way, Worc MA 01607. Support GWLT's trail stewardship by officially registering at: www.gwlt.org/hike-worcest...

The arête between Baxter Peak and Pamola Peak on Mt. Katahdin

Hiking east along the Knifes Edge on Mt Katahdin

Rock wall to the south, sheer drop to the north, as I traverse the Knifes Edge headed east.

Ryan hiking the spine of the Knifes Edge headed east as the camera looks hack west.

I had always wondered, assuming the time, weather, energy, all lined up perfectly, would I be willing to take on The Knifes Edge on Mt Katahdin? The odds against everything lining up to find out were long, but they happened, and we did! It was definitely a wild stretch, but I'm glad we did it!

Ryan and ai standing in the main aisle of the Trails End Festival in Millinocket Maine

The Trails End Festival poster listing events and sponsors with a Katahdin peak image in the background

The band stand with a guitarist and a singer performing

The East Millinocket Police cruiser with a giant yellow inflatable duck on the roof. The officer played duck noises over the PA system as he led the parade.

Got to enjoy the Trails End Festival in Millinocket Maine Saturday morning, complete with a parade, live music, and cool booths of vendors and organizations! Totally loved it!

Colin and Ryan on either side of the Katahdin peak wooden sandwich board sign that marks the end of the Appalachian Trail with the horizon and a blue cloudless sky behind

For those of you who knew about Ryan & my trip north to Baxter State Park to climb Katahdin and reach Baxter Peak, yup, we summited Friday and in a blue bird blue sky day! Perfect!

Ducks at dusk on Cook's Pond
Cook's Pond Conservation Area Worcester MA

Sunset atop Pakachoag Hill for an outdoor viewing of "Pakachoag: Where the River Bends" at the College of the Holy Cross, projected on the side of the Prior Center for the Performing Arts.

Happy Wilderness Day!
9/3/64 Pres Johnson signed Wilderness Act
“A wilderness, in contrast w those areas where man & his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth & its commnty of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain”

Worcester Massachusetts
Municipal Preliminary Election
Beth Israel Ward 1 Precinct 4
City Council At-Large Elimination

Let's do this Worcester! Vote!

The Boston skyline on the horizon

The Worcester skyline in a valley

Mount Monadnock's profile against the sky with puffy white clouds

Yesterday Boston, Worcester, & Monadnock were all clear as a bell!
Not much of a breeze, but the lack of haze is beautiful!
From the summit of Mount Wachusett in Princeton MA

Tatnuck Square view of the double rainbow this evening!

NCF to relocate Coatue Ranger Shack due to erosion threats (Aug. 26, 2025) Due to increasing sea level rise and more frequent southerly storms, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation will relocate its ranger shack to higher ground this fall to protect

Climate Change & Sea Level Rise in MA
The Inquirer & Mirror:
"Frequent southerly storms, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation will relocate its ranger shack to higher ground this fall to protect the structure & ensure the continued stewardship of the Coatue barrier beach
www.ack.net/news/ncf-to-...

Worcester County Wonders: Worcester's only working farm remains wonderful and wild The farm dates back to 1888 and remains the only working farm within city limits.

ICYMI: Donker Farm (and @colinnovick.bsky.social in his guise as shepherd)

www.telegram.com/story/lifest...

Conservation is a Team Sport, and a lot of that coordination is supported by MLTC 3/3

More than that, they talk, share, and jointly approach this work with state staff as partners and include municipal staff as well. If you ever wonder why land conservation is so robust in Massachusetts you should know that the MLTC is right at the center of a lot of that collaboration 2/3

Photos of new board members to MLTC: Laura Johnson, Kathy Sferra, Rob Warren, and Colin Novick

We’re pleased to welcome Laura Johnson, Colin Novick, Kathy Sferra, and Rob Warren as the newest members of our Board of Trustees! They bring valuable experience from current and past conservation roles in the non-profit and public sectors, and we look forward to working with them to advance our mission. You can read more about their accomplished backgrounds on our website at https://massland.org/about/our-team photo: Bartholomew's Cobble The Trustees

The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition is an invaluable group of conservation staff from nonprofits that share technical knowledge, support one another, organize around critical issues, and build a sense of community across the rural places, suburban areas, and cities of our state 1/3

Worcester Natural History Society: 200th Anniversary Lyceum Series
"Worcester Women Naturalists: Past and Present"

Worcester from Wachusett
Clear skies, light and variable breeze, cool, medium haze.

2 photo collage Top: Front view of a log Adirondack shelter Bottom: Rear view of the same shelter

The South Wilcox Adirondack shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts' Beartown State Forest was built in 1933, and the classic lines of the design are still just as awesome today almost a century later!

Four panel collage Upper left: Colin and Gene ready to hike Upper right: Two pink lady slippers in bloom Lower left: Native laurel in bloom with pink flowers (possibly Lamb's Ear) Lower right: A black bear crossing Beartown Mountain Rd in Beartown State Forest

Appalachian Trail hike in Beartown State Forest with Gene generously acting as support crew for my one-way 8-ish mile hike. Best part, sighting a Bear on Beartown Mountain Rd in Beartown State Forest! So cool! #Tyringham #AppalachianTrail #Massachusetts

US Capital building against a blue sky with white puffy clouds

The Greenbelt NP facility sign at the low key entrance

Tent set up in the campground tucked under an extra tarp (it rained a lot!)

A week of DC by tent at the NPS Greenbelt Park was really great (even if it did rain a lot at night)