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Great Blue Herons at Horse Meadows Knoll. Photo by Raj Das. Join the Crowd! Help Protect Horse Meadows Knoll
SVT still needs to raise $44,000 to reach our goal of $285,000 for the Horse Meadows Knoll project. We are assisting... -
"Volunteer Week" Projects Postponed
Because of the inclement weather on Sunday, April 15, we have rescheduled two of the programs we had planned for National Volunteer... -
Photo by M. Iarossi Wayside Forest Project Accelerates
Big news! The effort to protect Wayside Forest got a huge boost in March when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts unexpectedly... -
Westford Votes to Protect Salt Box Farm
Congratulations to the Town of Westford! At the 2018 Town Meeting on March 24, town residents approved the recommendations of the...
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Great Blue Herons at Horse Meadows Knoll. Photo by Raj Das. Join the Crowd! Help Protect Horse Meadows Knoll
April 5, 2018 -
"Volunteer Week" Projects Postponed
April 16, 2018 -
Photo by M. Iarossi Wayside Forest Project Accelerates
April 5, 2018 -
Westford Votes to Protect Salt Box Farm
March 29, 2018
Impact
Together with our 2800 members and 200 volunteers, we...
- Conserve and care for over 4300 acres of fields, forests, and farms in the 36 communities surrounding the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers.
- Maintain more than 55 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
April 29, 2018 10:00am to 12:00pm
Horse Meadows Knoll, Harvard
April 29, 2018 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Edmands Road, Framingham
May 2, 2018 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
May 3, 2018 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Meeting location: Berlin Town Offices
May 5, 2018 9:00am to 11:00am
Fruit Street, Hopkinton
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
April 24, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed this gray squirrel in Lincoln.
April 24, 2018
Steve Forman photographed red-winged blackbirds at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
April 22, 2018
Karin Paquin photographed bloodroot at the Lime Kiln Conservation Area in Bolton.
April 19, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed this red fox kit in Lincoln.
April 16, 2018
Steve Forman photographed this cotton-tailed rabbit in Framingham.