Conservation Links

Other pages that might be interesting:

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Westford Conservation Trust
Westford Friends of East Boston Camps
SuAsCo CISMA (Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area)
Massachusetts BioMap

According to the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, Westford is home to 5 rare species:

Scientific Name	Common Name	Type	Status
Ambystoma Laterale	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Amphibian	Special Concern
Botaurus Lentiginosus	American Bittern	Bird	Endangered
Clemmys Guttata	Spotted Turtle	Reptile	Special Concern
Crangonyx Aberrans	Mystic Valley Amphipod	Crustacean	Special Concern
Emydoidea Blandingii	Blanding's Turtle	Reptile	Threatened

Also at this site is information on the number of certified vernal pools in each town in Massachusetts. Westford has 88 certified vernal pools, a number only exceeded by Hubbardston's 266. If you are interested in vernal pools, you will like 'The Vernal Pool' site presented by the Vernal Pool Association of Reading Memorial High School.