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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · 22d

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

"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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Oct 2

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

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

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?"

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 28

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

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 22

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

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

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GWLT @gwlandtrust.bsky.social · Sep 20

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...

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GWLT @gwlandtrust.bsky.social · Sep 18

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...

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 14

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!

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.

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 14

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!

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.

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 14

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!

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 10

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 3

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.

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 3

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”

Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Let's do this Worcester! Vote!

Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tatnuck Square view of the double rainbow this evening!

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Aug 29

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-...

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

www.ack.net

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Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

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

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.

www.telegram.com

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

Our Team

massland.org

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

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

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Colin Novick @colinnovick.bsky.social · May 28

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

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