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Minuteman Tech Students Pulling Invasives at Memorial Forest.

Thank you to the students from Minuteman Regional High School's environmental science program who helped pull glossy buckthorn from the Desert Natural...

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Jane Maloney, SVT Land Steward, has been hard at work fighting invasive Asian bittersweet and winged euonymus (burning bush) at Cowassock Woods in...

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SVT and the City of Marlborough have received a MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant in support of our efforts to improve the pitch-pine scrub oak...

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Campbell/Sargent Road Land, Boxborough

Boxborough’s Campbell/Sargent Road Land is protected! Located along Sargent and Littlefield Roads, these 21 acres protect local water resources and...

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Mechanic Street Property. Photo by Lauren Scheuer.

The Mechanic Street Property in Upton is conserved! The Town of Upton has purchased these 92 acres that include a beautiful vernal pool and several...

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Memorial Forest Pines. Photo by Craig Smith.

During the week of October 31, 2022, Eversource will launch a two-year project to construct an electric transmission line along the abandoned rail...

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Christa Collins, Director of Land Protection since 2008, announced her retirement earlier this month after 20 years at SVT. We honored her at our...

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Samantha Corbin

Samantha Corbin has joined SVT as our Conservation Coordinator, a nine-month position that runs until June 2023.

Working with our Stewardship staff...

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Boy Scout Ashwath Sridhar and volunteers stand on the completed bridge.

At SVT's Whitehall Woods in Hopkinton, Boy Scout Ashwath Sridhar has completed the installation of a bridge over a muddy section of trail.

Ash...

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Horseshoe Pond. Photo by SVT Staff.

SVT has purchased the Horseshoe Pond property in Berlin! These beautiful 100 acres on the northeast face of Mount Pisgah will now be permanently...

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Dominic Portelli

Dominic Portelli, who has served as an SVT AmeriCorps Member for the past five months, has accepted a new full-time position as the Conservation...

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View from Assabet River Bluff. Photo by SVT.

Assabet River Bluff has been conserved! These seven acres along the Assabet River and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Concord have been purchased by...