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Prescribed Burn, March 27, 2025. Photo courtesy of Art Illman/Metrowest Daily News

After several years of planning, SVT and the City of Marlborough held a prescribed burn in the Desert Natural Area on March 27 and 28. The burn is a...

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2014 Prescribed Burn at the Desert Natural Area. Photo by SVT.

On Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28, Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) and the City of Marlborough plan to hold a prescribed burn in a portion of...

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Davnet Conway. Photo by Lisa West Photography.

On March 1, SVT officially welcomed environmental leader Davnet Conway as our new Executive Director. Davnet was introduced to many SVT supporters at...

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Harvard Road Conservation Area in Stow features important wetland habitats.
SVT’s Harvard Road Conservation Area in Stow features wetlands that provide important habitat for native wildlife. Photo by K.Sferra/Stow Photos.

SVT has a new conservation area--the 95th in our history! 

On February 19, SVT acquired a 10.7-acre parcel in Stow that expands a corridor of...

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SVT Volunteer Appreciation Event, 2023

SVT is delighted to be one of seven land trusts that have received a $20,000 grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. These grants were...

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SVT and the City of Marlborough are planning a prescribed burn to restore the pitch pine/scrub oak barrens habitat.

In Spring 2025, SVT and the City of Marlborough plan to hold a prescribed burn over 75 acres of SVT's Memorial Forest and the City's Desert...

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Conservation Prioritization Multi-Model Viewer Screenshot
The Multi-Model Viewer provides data for all parcels in the 36 communities around the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers.

SVT and our colleagues in the Metrowest Conservation Alliance have improved our interactive tool that helps conservationists study the undeveloped...

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The UCC Property is a forested property that sits adjacent to Ashland Town Forest.

Congratulations to the Town of Ashland! 

On Friday, January 24, the Town acquired the 53-acre UCC Property along Winter Street. This land is rich with...

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Pulling Invasives in Winter

Just because it's winter doesn't mean we can't fight invasives! 

As long as the ground is not frozen, you can remove invasive plants simply by pulling...

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Baiting Brook Meadow Farm CR

The conservation community in Massachusetts got a big boost during 2024, when the Massachusetts Land Court sided with SVT in a dispute with the...

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UCC Land, Ashland Town Forest Expansion Project

Thanks to a collaboration of the Town of Ashland and SVT, the Ashland Town Forest-Cowassock Woods Conservation Area could soon span more than 700...

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Elise Brown

In early November, SVT said "farewell and good luck" to Elise Brown, our Seasonal Stewardship Field Assistant who had been on the staff since April...