Conservation Lands
Sandwich Road Preserve
When the Falmouth Land Bank Committee recommended the town buy 6.68 acres on Sandwich Road in 2002, members hoped they would be able to add to it and eventually create a larger tract of conservation land in this heavily developed part of town. That didn’t happen, and the small parcel is an isolated lot of bare gravel in front and woods leading up the slope in back.
The roadside gravel parking area is being restored as a natural habitat, however. The 300 Committee has spearheaded a project to replant the bare area with native trees and shrubs. The goal is to create a small park with a semi-circular dirt driveway, a memorial bench, and a path leading through cedar, white pine, viburnum, spirea and clethra to a small loop trail in the woods beyond.
Several organizations and businesses have contributed to this restoration project. Dale Tree Movers and Angela Rose Gardens and Landscapes have donated their services with the planting and design. Work began in January 2007 and will continue in the spring.
