"Past,"

Natick
1995

"What should we save?"

Bacon Free Library

Indian cemetery
Pond Street

500 year old Station Tree, marking a Natick boundary.

Boden Lane Cemetery
1815

Boden Lane Cemetery

The Natick Center for the Arts
new life for downtown; new life for historic buildings

1728 Henry Loker House

Peletiah Morse Tavern
use of photo with permission of Martin Kessel and Marco Kaltofen

Felch house - to be partially restored

Public & Private Investment is Healthy in Natick.

Town Common

Public investment - improving Natick’s quality of life

New Fire & Police Stations

Private investment in Natick adds to our quality of life

Clark’s Court - small improvements, big surprises!

"Home Depot,"

Slide 20

The Sunkaway, where Route 9 kept sinking, despite continuous filling with rocks, pilings, and even cars.

Sherman Nature Preserve
former Castle property - Takawambpait Trail at aqueduct

Utilizing open spaces - farming shared with other uses.

Nonesuch Pond by Melanie Hiris

"Open Space is not just..."

Preserving our water preserves vistas, wildlife, and recreation.

Beaver Dam Brook
at Boden Lane

Bacon Street wetlands extend to the sunkaway on Route 9

Perhaps inspiring this “art in the park”…
(actually a private yard near the Bacon Street wetlands)

Public needs for recreational spaces are increasing, causing tension with other uses of land...

Courtyard by Marriot
another massive building, across from Home Depot

"The “Marriott moat”"

"Do we have enough?"

Cochituate State Park

Loker Park.  Small neighborhood parks are over used despite limited parking and require intensive maintenance.

Union Hill - highest point on Takawambpait Trail

Old Town Park

Daniel Takawambpait Walking Trail

used with permission of Marco Kaltofen

Natick Town Forest

Snake Brook Trail sign

Clearly letting the public know this is a public place...

A Winter Woods sign invites use of the public trails.

"Are they protected?"

Privately-owned open space

Charles River and private land

New England Forestry Foundation

The Trustees of Reservations

Morency Woods - threatened by development.

Audubon Society

Historic colonials and champion trees abound.

Some companies provide green buffers...

"Some older houses in Natick..."

Tear downs

Bacon Street tear down

Walnut Street - pending tear downs

"Do we need more open..."

Future Cochituate Rail Trail

For Sale (future development?)
Farm across from Audubon

For Sale: Richardson’s
Cider Mill (with great views)

Master Kessel on a trail that will soon be gone