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Prouty Woods – Photos

oval hanging sign: '32, New England Forestry Foundation, Prouty Woods Community Forest'  - link to larger image

Sign identifies the new office and headquarters of the New England Forestry Foundation.

wooden sign board with roof  - link to larger image

Welcome kiosk provides background to the property, and maps of the trails.

White house with dormers and driveway - link to larger image

The former Prouty family home, now headquarters for the New England Forestry Foundation.

Snowy field, stone wall, blue sky - link to larger image

Winter view of an open field and wall that adjoins the Prouty family home,  and headquarters of the New England Forestry Foundation.

7 men meeting in large panelled room - link to larger image

NEFF staff and volunteers gather in the meeting room, once living room of the Prouty home.

Office with fireplace, two person cross cut saw, other woodsy decorations on mantlepiece - link to larger image

Former bedroom in the Prouty home now serving as an office.

Meadow, trees in autumn colors, hills - link to larger image

View from the top of the hill.

stone wall, trees, snow- link to larger image

Much of Prouty Woods was formerly in agricultural use, indicated by the presence of stone walls through the forest.

two trails diverge in snowy wood - link to larger image

Trails throughout Prouty Woods provide excellent recreational opportunities for visitors.

Trail heads off into snowy woods - link to larger image

Prouty woods provides excellent recreation opportunities in winter or summer.

winter scene with snow covered picnic table in foreground - link to larger image

View from the hilltop in the winter.

house with porch on snowy hilltop - link to larger image

The so-called Wilderness House, located at the highest point on the property, is now an educational center for NEFF.

view over valley, snowy picnic tables in foreground - link to larger image

The view from the hilltop and Wilderness House.

Black and white photo of several downed trees leaning on house - link to larger image

High winds from the 1938 hurricane tipped tall white pines onto buildings on the Prouty property.

Black and white photo of snowy field, barn and outbuildings - link to larger image

Historic Prouty family photo showing the barn, outbuilding, and rear of the house.

Kneeling man in floppy white hat and bow tie, smoking a pipe, and two young boys with basket in front of house - link to larger image

Two generations of the Prouty family gather garden produce.

sepia photo of house and driveway - link to larger image

Historic front view of the original Prouty home.

Black and white photo with snow, bare apple trees and buildings - link to larger image

Historic view across an orchard to buildings in Littleton.

deck with timber rails in foreground, view over misty valley - link to larger image

Historic view from the Wilderness house.

Carrie Prouty with sunlit shrubs - link to larger image

Carrie Prouty.

Carrie and Don Prouty - link to larger image

Carrie and Don Prouty.

group of people looking out at water from wooded shore - link to larger image

Littleton citizens explore Prouty Woods.

group of people in woods - link to larger image

Citizens learn more about Prouty Woods.

Proutys and engraved stone - link to larger image

Prouty family members gather around a stone honoring their commitment to Prouty Woods.

Jennifer Soper - link to larger image

Jennifer Soper, Resource Planner for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation worked with the Town of Littleton on their application for Self-Help open space funding.

black and white photo: couple with three children in old fashioned attire, lace curtains - link to larger image

Historic photo of the Prouty family.

 Proutys in ornate robes - link to larger image

Roger Prouty, and his sister-in-law Carrie, and Brother Don Prouty

Prouty's timber - couple stands with saws before enormous woodpile - link to larger image

Carrie and Don Prouty in front of timber commercially harvested from their property.

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