GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I I I N O 3 M A RC H 2 0 2 3 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Edge Hill Golf Course Faces Its Final Season by jane kaufman There may be just one...
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GR EG RUT H A N A L L-VO LU N T E E R N O N - P RO F I T MO N T H LY N E W S PA P E R SI N C E 1 9 7 6 VO L M M X X I I I N O 3 M A RC H 2 0 2 3 F R E E TO R ESI D E N T S Edge Hill Golf Course Faces Its Final Season by jane kaufman There may be just one final season to play at Edge Hill Golf Course, now that the Franklin Land Trust has raised the $755,000 necessary to purchase the 138-acre parcel at 298 Barnes Road. The transaction is expected to take place by the end of the year. The land will be transformed into “high-quality wetland and shrubland habitat for species such as bobolinks and other wildlife,” according to a release from the land trust. “Edge Hill already hosts a robust popula- tion of fauna. Turtles lay their eggs in the sandy areas of the golf course during the warmest months of the year and the hatch- lings take their first steps on its verdant grass as summer fades into fall. The rolling fields act as a safe harbor for migratory birds, and otters are frequently seen
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