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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Help Us Expand Upton's Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area

SVT is collaborating with Metacomet Land Trust and the Town of Upton to protect the 66-acre Kelly Property that sits within Upton’s Peppercorn Hill...

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Carved Wren Adorns Wolbach Kiosk

The trail at Wolbach Farm now sports a nifty carving of our logo, thanks to SVT member Joe Crowder.

Joe, who is also a member of the Marlborough...

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Imagine 2050: A Smashing Success

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Imagine 2050 Virtual Gala. The event, held on March 5, was our most successful Benefit ever.

The choice...

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Weed Warrior Program Is Spreading

In 2020, SVT launched a Weed Warrior program to train volunteers in invasive plant identification and removal. Once certified, Weed Warriors can visit...

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Please: Leash Your Dogs

We've received several reports about dogs running free on our trails in recent weeks.

Please remember that during the COVID-19 pandemic, SVT requires...

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Habitat Management in Littleton

At our Smith Conservation Land, which abuts Beaver Brook in Littleton, SVT will be taking action to control and reduce the impacts of aggressive Asian...

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Third Grader Raises Funds to Save Pollinators

With motivated youth like Matthew Rosenblum, the future of conservation is in good hands.

In early 2020, Matthew (who was in third grade at the time)...

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New AmeriCorps Opportunity at SVT

SVT has an opening for a Conservation Steward as part of the Student Conservation Association Massachusetts Conservation Corps program. This position...

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Storybook Trail Gets a Makeover

Boy Scout Connor Goodwin has given the Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm a new look. For his Eagle Project, Connor designed, built, and installed new...

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Photo by Cyndy Sims Parr, Flickr

Protecting an Atlantic White Cedar Swamp

In late December 2020, Bill and Martha Cooper donated 2.5 acres of land in northwest Sudbury to SVT. This property and SVT's adjacent Bracket-Leland...

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SVT's Dan Stimson and Matt Morris installed the owl boxes at SVT headquarters.

New Homes for Owls

Thanks to SVT Member Leslee Halleran, we may soon be hearing the hoots of owls at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.

Leslee recently donated several owl...

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Nature Sightings: The Best of 2020

Over the course of the past year we've received 673 submissions to our Nature Sightings page! This was a big increase over a typical year and is...