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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Wayland teen partners with SVT on Girl Scouts Gold Award project

Recent Wayland High School graduate Kristen Bestavros partnered with SVT to produce and install five picture posts on SVT conservation land that will...

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SVT is hiring! Now accepting applications for our next Land Steward

SVT seeks a full-time Land Steward to assist with the management of its land holdings that consists of 91 reservations and 90 conservation...

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Rainy Day Stewardship

Thanks to SVT volunteers Jim Makuc, Ken Appel, and Dan Clawson, who helped SVT's Dan Stimson and Mike Murray install a set of steps on a rainy day...

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Stonefield Farm in Acton is now permanently protected!

Stonefield Farm is now permanently protected! The Boston Area Gleaners (BAG) purchased the Acton farm and granted an Agricultural Preservation...

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Wild lupine. Photo by Ginny Hutchison

Wild Lupine Restoration Showing Signs of Success!

Volunteers Nan Burke and Don Burn are helping SVT and our partners rejuvenate wild lupine plants at the Desert Natural Area in Sudbury and Marlborough...

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Scouts Improve Trails in Wayland

SVT is fortunate to receive support from Boy Scouts who work on our trails as part of their Eagle Projects. Over the years, Boy Scouts have made much...

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O'Donnell Property. Photo by Dany Pelletier.

O'Donnell Property Protected; Callahan State Park Expands

Add another success story to the flurry of conservation projects that SVT and our partners have completed in recent weeks.

Callahan State Park gained...

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Last Call: TerraCorps/AmeriCorps Opportunities at SVT

SVT is seeking two TerraCorps/AmeriCorps Members for the 2021-2022 service year, which runs from  August 30, 2021, to July 29, 2022. Based out of our...

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The view from atop the Kelly Property

Peppercorn Hill Gains 67 Acres with Protection of Kelly Property

It's official! The Kelly Property in Upton has been permanently protected and is now part of the Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area.

SVT has been...

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​SVT and City of Framingham Conserve Chickatawbut Woods

Success! SVT and the City of Framingham have permanently protected Chickatawbut Woods. 

Our long-time goal to protect this land was finalized realized...

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The Gruffalo Returns to the Storybook Trail

Just in time for summer, SVT's Storybook Trail features a new tale: The Gruffalo, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

This...

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Honor Juneteenth with a Walk through Nature

Sudbury for Racial and Social Justice (S4RSJ) and Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) invite you to take a self-guided tour Memorial Forest in Sudbury on...