North Common Meadow

North Common Meadow IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
location	Massachusetts , United States
surface	10.12 hectares
Geographical location	42 ° 29 ′  N , 72 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 29 ′ 28 "  N , 72 ° 11 ′ 6"  W
Setup date	1975
administration	The Trustees of Reservations

North Common Meadow is a 25  acres (10.1  hectare ) nature reserve near Petersham in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It is managed by The Trustees of Reservations organization.

Protected area

The area, initially used as pasture, was part of the Nichewaug Inn golf course in the first half of the 20th century . At the end of the 1970s, the trustees bought the property with the help of anonymous donations and converted it into a nature reserve. It is connected to the neighboring Brooks Woodland Preserve by hiking trails .

See also

• List of protected areas of the Trustees of Reservations

Individual evidence

1. ^ Property History. The Trustees of Reservations , accessed April 12, 2014 . 
2. ^ About North Common Meadow. The Trustees of Reservations , accessed April 12, 2014 . 

Web links

• North Common Meadow on TripAdvisor