The Friends of the Crusher Lot is a community organization formed to promote the beautification, restoration, improvement and protection of the Crusher Lot (aka the West Woods or the Ottoson Woods) in Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. We aim to keep the woods clean, safe and natural. We invite active membership in the organization and seek to represent the community of neighbors and users who care about the Crusher Lot.
Spring Cleanup – Saturday, May 10, 2025, 3-5 PM
Update: quite a haul today, including two baseballs, three golf balls and a $5 bill!
There will be a spring cleanup on Saturday, May 10, 2025, 3-5 PM.
We’ll be collecting trash and broken glass. It helps to bring a bucket or trash bag and you might want to wear gloves and a trowel to dig out glass shards. We’ll also be looking for invasives, particularly Garlic Mustard, which is in bloom right now.
The Town requires that everyone working on the cleanup must sign a volunteer waiver form, which you can get here.
Fall Cleanup! Sunday October 6, 2024 – 10AM-12PM
We’ll be cleaning up trash and broken glass and pulling invasives. Bring gloves and a trowel or something to dig with, and a bag or bucket for collecting trash. We’ll have a big trash can to empty it all into.
Found in the woods
Is this yours?
Spring Cleanup!
If you are planning to volunteer for the cleanup, please print out this Volunteer Indemnification Form and bring it with you. The Town requires this.
First snow of 2024
The “vernal spring” is running – December 24, 2023
More videos of the spring flowing are here:
For more information about vernal pools, see https://www.mass.gov/vernal-pools.