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Committee flags rare gentian sighting and recommends native landscaping and invasive‑species priorities for town projects
Summary
Members reported narrow‑leaf gentians (a species listed under Massachusetts' endangered‑species protections) at Henry's Grove and recommended specifying native plants and targeting invasive species removal in upcoming town landscaping contracts, including the new town hall project.
Committee members reported finding narrow‑leaf gentians at the end of the Henry’s Grove Trail and said the species was confirmed by a state botanist as a plant listed under Massachusetts’ endangered‑species protections. The plants were observed near the east branch of the Ware River off Lombard Road.
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