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Aimee Powelka and Ethan Major with a weed wrench

At our Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland on August 24, Aimee Powelka and Ethan Major made good use of a weed wrench as they unearthed an invasive...

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Memorial Forest. Photo by Craig Smith.

Eversource has notified us that the trail connection across the old rail line in the Desert Natural Area will close as of August 1.

This closure is...

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Vegetation Monitoring at Cedar Hill in Northborough

Botanist Ted Elliman and SVT's Jane Maloney recently conducted a vegetation-monitoring visit at our Cedar Hill property in Northborough, where we have...

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As part of our multi-year effort to restore native plant communities at Gowing's Swamp in Concord, SVT recently contracted with Land Stewardship Inc...

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Second Boardwalk Underway at Lyons Cutler. Photo by SVT Staff.
Dan Clawson (left) and Tim Puopolo pause for a photo break while installing the new boardwalk.

SVT staff and volunteers have started the installation of a second boardwalk at our Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury. Once complete, the...

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Natick Cedar Swamp Outing

SVT's Laura Mattei (far right in photo) recently participated in a group walk at Cedar Swamp in Natick. Organized by the Massachusetts Municipal...

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Lindsey Ketchel

The SVT Board of Directors have appointed Lindsey Ketchel as our next executive director. Lindsey replaces Lisa Vernegaard, who is retiring at the end...

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On June 29, the Town of Boxborough officially granted SVT a conservation restriction (CR) on the 21-acre Sargent Road property. This marks SVT's 98th...

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Prospect Hill Community Orchard. Photo by Louis Calisi.

In another big win for conservation, Prospect Hill Community Orchard in Harvard has been protected!

On June 29, the Town of Harvard and Massachusetts...

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SVT Volunteer Appreciation Event, June 8, 2023

SVT relies on the efforts of nearly 200 dedicated volunteers who help care for the region's conservation lands. To show our gratitude, we invited our...

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Thank you to the students from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School who signed up as Weed Warrior volunteers to remove invasive plants from our Smith...

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Users of iNaturalist may like to hear that SVT has published several "projects" to illustrate the biodiversity at some of our conservation lands. Each...