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Station 14: Reclaimed Area

Red maple and white pines were planted as part of the reclamation of contaminated soil.
Red maple and white pines were planted as part of the reclamation of contaminated soil.

After the Town of Northborough purchased the land of the former Fish and Game Club in 2002, analysis of soil samples detected high concentrations of lead and arsenic along a former skeet shooting range and to a lesser extent in a rifle firing range. In 2010, 1 to 3 feet of soil was removed and replaced with uncontaminated topsoil. Pine trees and red maple trees were planted as part of the land reclamation.

Edmund Hill Interpretive Trail Station 14: Reclaimed Area