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District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area Trail-Opening Ceremony. Photo by SVT Staff.

The Town of Upton's Bill Taylor addressed the gathering before the group trail walk. SVT's Davnet Conway (beside kiosk) had previously thanked everyone for helping to conserve the land.

Town of Upton, SVT Open District 9 Trails

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the afternoon of November 12, the Town of Upton and SVT officially opened the trails at the District 9...

549 Main Street Trail Opening Ceremony, October 28 2025

Trails Open at 549 Main Street

Congratulations to the Acton Water District, which has opened public trails at its 549 Main Street land that protects the town water supply, buffers...

View of Whitehall Reservoir from Laurel Ridge. Photo by SVT.

Laurel Ridge Conserved!

The 20.5-acre Laurel Ridge property that helps to protect the pristine water of Whitehall Reservoir is permanently conserved!

In mid-October, SVT...

District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area Trail. Photo by SVT.

District 9 Conserved!

On Monday, October 6, SVT closed on a conservation restriction (CR) that permanently protects the District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area in Upton.

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Walkup & Robinson Bridge Replacement August 2025. Photo by SVT Staff.

New Bridge at Walkup & Robinson

Visitors to SVT's Walkup & Robinson Memorial Conservation Land in Westborough will find the trail easier to traverse, thanks to the volunteers who...

Middlesex School Students Removed Invasives at Smith. Photo by SVT Staff.

Middlesex Students Fight Bittersweet

SVT thanks the students from Middlesex School in Concord who recently volunteered to fight invasive plant species at our Smith Conservation Land. Usin...

Holliston Community Farm. Photo by SVT Staff.

Holliston Community Farm Protected!

The Holliston Community Farm is now permanently protected, thanks to a conservation restriction (CR) that SVT accepted from the Town on August 1.

This...

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Photo by Anushri Mishra.

On July 24, 2025, SVT staff, supporters, and local officials cut a grapevine ribbon to open Phase 1 of the All Persons' Trail. (L to R) SVT's Dan Stimson, Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan, State Representative Carmine Gentile, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, SVT's Davnet Conway, SVT Members Virginia and Chris Menge, Waypoint Adventure's Dan Minnich, and SVT's Brandon Parker. Photo by Anushri Mishra.

SVT Opens All Persons' Trail

SVT has officially opened the first phase of our accessible All Persons' Trail at Wolbach Farm!

During a ceremony on Thursday, July 24, state and local...

Moritz Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting July 2025

SVT Senior Land Protection Specialist Meredith Houghton (second from left) was invited to address the gathering prior to the ribbon cutting. Meredith led SVT's efforts to help conserve the property with a conservation restriction.

Grand Opening of Moritz Conservation Land

Congratulations to the Town of Acton! On Wednesday, July 23, the Town held a Grand Opening ceremony for the newly acquired Clement & Elizabeth H...

Saint-Gobain Research employees volunteered at Cedar Hill on June 18, 2025

Saint-Gobain Workday at Cedar Hill

On June 18, SVT welcomed a group from Saint-Gobain Research who participated in a volunteer workday at our Cedar Hill conservation area on the...

SVT Stewardship Staff and Ted Elliman toured the habitat restoration area at Smith Conservation Land in early June 2025.

Ted Elliman toured the habitat-management area of SVT's Smith Conservation Land in early June 2025. Ted joined members of the SVT Stewardship staff in assessing the results of our efforts to combat invasives and allow native plants to regerminate. Left to right: Jane Maloney, Ted Elliman, Dan Stimson, Sam Rogers. Photo by Laura Mattei.

Great Success at Smith

SVT's Stewardship staff is delighted to report that our habitat-restoration efforts at Smith Conservation Land in Littleton are yielding great results...

Moritz Forest: Fully Conserved!

On June 11, the Town of Acton granted a conservation restriction (CR) to SVT on the 33-acre Moritz Forest property in the eastern part of town...