15 June 2022

Hello friends and fellow advocates of conserving Crane Ledge Woods,

If you're like me, you continue to be frustrated at the unjust power Lincoln Property Company has in the Article 80 process, and at the institutional inequity of the BPDA in general. This includes absurd things like the proponent of a 'development' project having the kind of control Lincoln has over what parts of the 'project site' the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) of local community members can and cannot experience for themselves. How are communities supposed to determine the potential impact of a proposed project on the local neighborhoods, land, and ecosystem if the proponent has the power to block them from experiencing the land first-hand? Lincoln has demonstrated repeatedly, in the falsehoods, misleading information and glaring omissions in their submitted documents and presentations to the public, that they cannot be trusted and are unconcerned with our wellbeing. 

Well, some of us know this land quite well and have been caring for it since before this nightmare began. If you are curious to experience Crane Ledge Woods for yourself but are nervous about the potential risks of walking the land yourself, please join me on a virtual walk through this cherished and irreplaceable treasure that must be preserved:

A Hike through Crane Ledge Woods

Love and solidarity 

Joseph Madres <madres@bc.edu>