It’s home to 23 species of trees and is part of an important hawk flyway where thousands of hawks are sighted each year. It is a unique place in an urban neighborhood where residents can see a wide variety of wildlife including red foxes, raccoons, opossums, bunnies, deer, spotted salamanders, and many birds. Fairwood Forest is a place where local children can experience nature – an opportunity that often is denied to those who grow up in an urban environment.

For more information about events or volunteering, please contact the forest steward Michael Karasik at [email protected]. To keep in touch about efforts to preserve the remaining acreage, join the “Friends of Fairwood Forest” Facebook group, visit fairwoodforest.org, or sign up for emails here.