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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Clockwise from top left: Photos by Raj Das, Joan Chasan, Brent Mathison, SVT Staff

Healthy Land Supports a Healthy Society

Nature lovers can easily see the value of land conservation and stewardship. The local lands protected by SVT and other land trusts provide wonderful...

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Together in Spirit

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In lieu of our annual Give Thanks for the Land Walk, which we could not hold because of the pandemic, we invited our members...

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Give Thanks for the Land: Take a Hike with Your Family

SVT traditionally hosts a Give Thanks for the Land walk during Thanksgiving weekend. While we cannot gather our members for a community walk this year...

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Assessing the Restoration Effort at Memorial Forest

Two representatives of MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP) recently joined SVT’s Laura Mattei for a tour of Memorial...

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New Tale on the Storybook Trail

The Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm now features We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. This simple tale about three children who seek out...

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Upton Voters Approve Kelly Purchase

Another important conservation project has received a green light from local voters. During a Special Town Meeting on November 10, voters in Upton...

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Photo by Sherry Fendell

Two Big Wins: Kelly and Chickatawbut

We are excited to learn that two projects we are working on have received much-needed funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

In Upton, the...

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Littleton Special Town Meeting, October 18, 2020

Littleton Voters Approve Browns' Woods Project

The effort to protect Browns' Woods got a big boost on October 18, when Littleton voters overwhelmingly supported the purchase of the property at a...

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Area Trails Enhanced by Local Scouts

Visitors to two local hiking trails can now learn more about the lands they are crossing, thanks to the efforts of Boy Scouts who improved the signage...

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Meredith Houghton Joins SVT Staff

SVT is pleased to welcome Meredith Houghton as our new Land Protection Specialist. Meredith will play a lead role in identifying area landowners who...

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SVT Presents Conservation Awards During 2020 Annual Meeting

More than 100 SVT members and guests attended our 67th Annual Meeting, which we held as a Zoom webinar on the evening of September 24, 2020. (Watch...

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HALT Expands Trail Network

The Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT) has expanded its trail network in the vicinity of SVT's Saddle Hill Reservation, making this area a more exciting...