| 词条 | Brooks Woodland Preserve |
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| name = Brooks Woodland Preserve | iucn_category = | photo = Brooks Woodland Preserve, Petersham MA.jpg | photo_caption = Brooks Woodland Preserve | map = | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | relief = | location = | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_ref = | elevation = | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = 1975 | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = The Trustees of Reservations | owner = | website = Brooks Woodland Preserve | embedded = }} The Brooks Woodland Preserve is a {{convert|558|acre|ha|adj=on}} open space preserve located in Petersham, Massachusetts. The property, named after industrialist and dipolomat James Willson Brooks, is managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations and offers {{convert|13|mi|km}} of trails and primitive woods roads available for hiking, horseback riding, and cross country skiing. Second growth forest, overgrown farm fields, granite ledges, historic stone walls, creeks, and rolling hills characterize the preserve. The property is divided into three contiguous parcels, the Roaring Brook Tract, Swift River Tract, and Connor's Pond Tract. Trailheads are located off Massachusetts Route 32, East Street, Oliver Street and Quaker Drive in Petersham. A network of trails runs between the tracts and abutting conservation land. Moccasin Brook and the East Branch of the Swift River pass through the center of the preserve. History and conservationThe Preserve is named for Aaron Brooks, Jr's son, James Willson Brooks, lawyer, diplomat, and co-founder of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Acquired in 1975, the property was formerly farmland, now overgrown with forest following the migration of agricultural interests to the midwest in the late 19th century. Cellar holes and old stone walls indicative of this former use dot the property. The Brooks Woodland Preserve is part of an area of over {{convert|3000|acre|km2|0}} of protected opean space including The Trustees of the Reservation's North Common Meadow, Harvard University's Harvard Forest, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Rutland Brook Sanctuary. References
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5 : The Trustees of Reservations|Protected areas of Worcester County, Massachusetts|Open space reserves of Massachusetts|Protected areas established in 1975|1975 establishments in Massachusetts |
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