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Fall Program and Events Calendar Now Online
Want to hike a trail? Interested in hawks? Curious about making tea with dried herbs? Sign up for an SVT program! Our... -
2018 Annual Meeting Planned for September 13
Save the Date! SVT's 2018 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 13, at our headquarters in Sudbury.During the meeting... -
SVT Renews Land Trust Accreditation
We are delighted to report that we have renewed our accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (LTAC). The LTAC is an... -
Volunteers Clare Kitchin and Mark Sykes surveyed invasive plants at Forty Caves. Fighting Invasives Before They Invade
As new non-native invasive plant species arrive in our region, SVT and other conservation organizations are fighting them with a...
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Fall Program and Events Calendar Now Online
August 20, 2018 -
2018 Annual Meeting Planned for September 13
August 9, 2018 -
SVT Renews Land Trust Accreditation
August 2, 2018 -
Volunteers Clare Kitchin and Mark Sykes surveyed invasive plants at Forty Caves. Fighting Invasives Before They Invade
July 19, 2018
Impact
Together with our 2900 members and 200 volunteers, we...
- Conserve and care for over 4800 acres of fields, forests, and farms in the 36 communities surrounding the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers.
- Maintain more than 60 miles of hiking trails.
- Help friends and neighbors connect with nature through our events, programs, and outings.
- Assist local organizations in their efforts to protect the region’s most important natural areas.
Upcoming Programs
September 4, 2018 10:15am to October 9, 2018 12:15pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
September 12, 2018 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury
September 13, 2018 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
September 15, 2018 8:30am to 11:30am
Memorial Forest, Sudbury
September 15, 2018 10:00am to 1:00pm
Sudbury and Wayland
Stay Connected
Take a Hike
Please note that Mainstone Farm is privately owned. Portions of the land are not open to the public. Please stay on designated trails, shown on the map.
Hamlen Woods and Mainstone Farm highlight a complex of conserved lands owned by the Town of Wayland, Sudbury Valley Trustees, and other private entitites. Additional protected lands, including Mainstone Hills, Reeves Hill, and Turkey Hill contribute to a network of wildlife habitat and public trails.
Trails are open for passive, public recreation. They are managed cooperatively by SVT and the Town of Wayland.
The trails are marked with colored diamond-shaped signs, indicated by the corresponding colored lines on the map. The blue trail will lead you from the Hamlen Woods parking area, north to Reeves Hill Conservation Land, over a one-way route of approximately 1.75 miles. The red trail will take you on an approximately 4.5 mile circuit through all of the connected areas. Use caution while walking Rice Road if you plan to link your walk between the Mainstone Farm parking area and Turkey Hill Road.
Nature Sightings
August 14, 2018
Steve Forman photographed this green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
August 10, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed this monarch butterfly in Lincoln.
August 10, 2018
Robin Right photographed this gray tree frog in Harvard.
August 8, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a ruby-throated hummingbird and a snowberry clearwing moth at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston.
July 31, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a blue dasher dragonfly, a bumble bee, Canada geese, an eastern pondhawk dragonfly, a Halloween pennant dragonfly, and a northern flicker at Farm Pond in Framingham.