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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Area High Schoolers Help Out at Sawink

On April 21, SVT's Dan Stimson and Jonathan Haarstick worked with students from Algonquin Regional and Westborough High to clean up the fields near...

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Find Volunteer Opportunities on Nature Groupie

Interested in volunteering to help take care of a natural area? Check out Nature Groupie, a website managed by the University of New Hampshire that...

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Dogs Must Be Leashed At Desert Natural Area

As of May 1, 2021, dog walkers visiting the trails of the Desert Natural Area (including SVT's Memorial Forest) will be required to leash their dogs...

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SVT Accepts CR in Sudbury

In March, SVT accepted a conservation restriction (CR) on the Libby-Dickson land owned by the Town of Sudbury.

The property spans two parcels, which...

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Chickatawbut Woods: Fundraising Complete!

Thanks to the support of many generous donors, we have reached our fundraising goal for the Chickatawbut Woods project. SVT will now purchase the...

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Happy Earth Month from SVT

In this short video, Lisa Vernegaard, SVT Executive Director, shares an Earth Day message of thanks and invites all of our members and friends to...

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"and then it's spring" Comes to the Storybook Trail

The Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm now features and then it's spring by Julie Fogliano, with illustrations by Erin E. Stead.

This is a simple tale...

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In April 2021, Jeffrey and Gretchen Stoddard of Berlin placed a conservation restriction on their beautiful property in northern Berlin

New CR in Berlin

In early April, SVT was delighted to accept a conservation restriction (CR) from Jeffrey and Gretchen Stoddard on their beautiful property in the...

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Chickatawbut Woods: Help Us Cross the Finish Line

The deadline for SVT to purchase the 19-acre Chickatawbut Woods property in northern Framingham has been exteneded until June 1. But we still need to...

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Earth Day 2021: Stand Up for Nature

SVT needs more than 24 hours to celebrate the Earth, so we’re planning Earth Day activities throughout the month of April!   

Stand Up for Nature with...

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It's Time to Pull Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard is an invasive biennial that crowds out native plants, both through excessive seed production and by secreting a chemical through its...

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Protecting the Plant Communities at Kelly Property

On March 23, SVT’s Meredith Houghton hosted an online meeting about the effort to protect the Kelly Property in Upton. The event included a...