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Lincoln Road detour Friday and Monday

Due to water main work, Lincoln Road will be closed at Peirce Hill Road and Tower Road on Friday Sept. 12 and Monday, Sept. 15 from 7:00am–3:00pm.

Greater need for food donations

The St. Vincent dePaul food pantry for Lincoln and Weston is experiencing an increase in its client base due to economic strain and cutbacks, and its food grant has been held up due to federal funding uncertainties. The most expensive and desperately needed foods are those that are gluten free that many of its clients require every day. Donors can leave unopened and unexpired items in the blue boxes on the porch of the St. Joseph House next to the food pantry across from the Bank of America marked “Food Pantry Donations.” Regular staples such as peanut butter, jellies and jams, Near East Rice, Annie’s Mac ‘n Cheese, tuna fish, mayonnaise, salad dressings, olive oil, taco boxes, etc., are always needed as well.

Film:  “Echo in the Canyon”

The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “Echo in the Canyon” (2018, PG-13) on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6:00pm in the library’s Tarbell Room. The documentary celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-1960s as folk went electric. 

LLCT/RLF activities

Family-friendly programming coming up from the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Rural Land Foundation:

Build a bug
Saturday, Sept. 20 from 1:00–3:00pm, Lincoln Station
Learn about bug parts, enjoy a short nature walk, a story, and build your own bug with natural and craft materials. Please RVSP here.

Student sticker design contest
Calling all students who live or go to school in Lincoln or go to school in Lincoln: design a sticker for LLCT! Submission deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 30. Winning designs will be printed and shared at LLCT events. Prizes for the winners. See contest guidelines and template.

Fall leaf craft
Saturday, Oct. 4 from 1:00–3:00pm, LLCT office at Lincoln Station (145 Lincoln Road)
We’ll take a short walk to collect some leaves, then finish up inside. Please bring your own clean glass jar. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please come prepared with leaves if the forecast looks like rain. Register here.

LLCT annual meeting and celebration of the Nature Link Project
Saturday, Sept. 27 from 4:00–6:00pm, Farrington Nature Linc (295 Cambridge Tpke.)
All are welcome at LLCT’s annual meeting and evening celebration. We’ll start with a short trail walk, then enjoy drinks and appetizers, music, and activities. LLCT will hold a brief business meeting (voting by LLCT members) and then Farrington staff will offer remarks. This is an outdoor event under a tent. Please RSVP by Friday, Sept. 19.

Scarecrow Classic 5K
Sunday, Oct. 19
Register today for LLCT’s Scarecrow Classic 5K. Proceeds from this fun fall race support LLCT’s annual operating budget that funds trail improvements, land stewardship, educational programs, and land acquisition. Register by Sunday, Oct. 5 to guarantee your shirt on race day.