Open Space Inventory - Waltham Land Trust

The Land Committee of the Waltham Land Trust conducted an inventory of all open space parcels of 4 acres or more in the city. For each parcel, the committee investigated three characteristics (for more information see Open Space Evaluation Criteria):

Risk - A subjective assessment of the risk that a parcel might be developed: Lower, Potentially Threatened (PT), High
Acres - The size in acres
Rank - A number that combines several factors to determine a value for each parcel (1 is highest)

The results of the inventory are presented as a searchable table below.

Key for Table:

E - Ecological
G - Geologic
H&C - Historical & Cultural
R&E - Recreational & Educational
C - Connectivity
Total - Total of the 5 qualities above
Size Rank - Parcel ranked by size in acres
Score = ( (Ecological*2) + G + H&C + R&E + (Connectivity*2) ) * 100 / 21

Notes about particular parcels:

§ - The parcel needs to be re-evaluated due to recent changes.
* - Beaver Brook North Reservation has 254 acres total, with 155 acres in Waltham, 66 acres in Lexington, and 33 acres in Belmont.
** - Abuts Lot 1 Lex which is 48 acres

Using the table:

To sort the table below, click on the column title.
The search box can be used to limit which parcels are displayed. You can search for a name of a property or a Risk assessment like "High".