Conservation Lands
Quaker Road
A small parcel with two cottages is an unusual acquisition for The 300 Committee, yet the .74-acre lot on Quaker Road in North Falmouth has unusual features. The property has a rich topography that includes upland, coastal bank, floodplain and estuary. It is in a strategic location: borders Wild Harbor River on two sides and links to several acres of town conservation land that are also on the river. Directly across Quaker Road is Dam Pond, which is surrounded by conservation land and has been identified as core habitat by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program.
The 300 Committee purchased the lot from Caleb and Martha Fraser in the spring of 2007. The property had already been permitted for a duplex.
The dilapidated cottages were removed in the fall of 2007, and a team of volunteers from The 300 Committee have been working to restore the site to its natural setting and establish a path to the water for launching canoes and kayaks. A few parking spaces are available on the abutting town parcel.
Plans are now underway to erect an osprey nest in the marsh.
