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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Beyond Earth Day: Tips for Enjoying Nature

On Wednesday, April 22, SVT marked the 50th Anniversary of the first Earth Day celebration by encouraging everyone to appreciate the wildlife in your...

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Lisa Vernegaard Discusses Earth Day on "In It Together"

On Tuesday, April 21, SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard was a featured guest on "In It Together," a radio program broadcast by WGBH Boston.

Lisa...

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Framingham Mayor Supports “Yarn Bombing” Project

Framingham’s Mayor Yvonne M. Spicer recently expressed support for the collaborative effort to enliven a local park with handmade yarn flowers. 

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Wanted: Handmade Flowers and Pollinators

Calling all crocheters, knitters, and those who are craftily inclined! Help us bring native "flowers" and "pollinators" to Framingham!

SVT is joining...

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A Message from Lisa

Thanks to the generous and longstanding support of our members, SVT remains strong. Our staff members have been working from home, and we continue our...

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Wendler Property Protected!

On March 30, 2020, SVT and the Town of Berlin completed the protection of the Wendler Property near the town’s boundary with Bolton.

SVT and the Town...

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Open Space Conference Moves Online

The Massachusetts Open Space Conference will not be held in person this year. Instead, the organizers have moved the conference online as a series of...

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Hikers: Please Leash Your Dogs!

SVT is pleased that more and more people are discovering and using our trails during the COVID-19 crisis. Exploring nature is a great way to relax...

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Postponed: Prescribed Burn at Desert Natural Area

SVT and the City of Marlborough have postponed the prescribed burns that were planned for Spring 2020 at the Desert Natural Area and Memorial Forest...

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SVT's Pollinator Palooza; Photo by Dany Pelletier

Pollinator Palooza a Rousing Success

It was another grand time for SVT, when 250 members and friends gathered for our “Pollinator Palooza” Annual Benefit Gala on March 7 at the Sheraton...

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Thistle Dew Farm. Photo by Adrian Collins and Kevin Drake.

Thistle Dew Farm: Help Us Protect This Land for Agriculture

Small farms, which provide fresh, healthy food and contribute to local economies, are fast disappearing, only to be replaced by large development...

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(L to R) Emily Myron, Lisa Vernegaard, Senate President Spilka, and Buzz Constable. Photo by Doug Howgate.

Making the Case for CLTC

On February 26, SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard, together with colleagues Emily Myron from The Nature Conservancy and Buzz Constable from the...