FORECASTER • June 15, 2021
The 52-acre Underwood Springs Forest Preserve in Falmouth is officially open. The Falmouth Land Trust invited dozens of donors and supporters last week to two ceremonies to celebrate its newest property at the corner of Route 1 and Johnson Road. The land trust bought the land in November for $830,000. It was part of a larger property owned by the Hinks family for over 100 years and was instrumental to ice harvesting in the early 1900s. The acquisition was a community effort with more than 330 households participating in the fundraising. The 52-acre preserve has a mile of trails with more to be built and features a brook, vernal pools and diverse plants. Falmouth Land Trust has protected over 50 properties since its conception 40 years ago, totaling almost 1,600 acres.