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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
On July 24, 2025, SVT staff, supporters, and local officials cut a grapevine ribbon to open Phase 1 of the All Persons' Trail. (L to R) SVT's Dan Stimson, Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan, State Representative Carmine Gentile, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, SVT's Davnet Conway, SVT Members Virginia and Chris Menge, Waypoint Adventure's Dan Minnich, and SVT's Brandon Parker. Photo by Anushri Mishra.

SVT Opens All Persons' Trail

SVT has officially opened the first phase of our accessible All Persons' Trail at Wolbach Farm!

During a ceremony on Thursday, July 24, state and local...

Moritz Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting July 2025
SVT Senior Land Protection Specialist Meredith Houghton (second from left) was invited to address the gathering prior to the ribbon cutting. Meredith led SVT's efforts to help conserve the property with a conservation restriction. 

Grand Opening of Moritz Conservation Land

Congratulations to the Town of Acton! On Wednesday, July 23, the Town held a Grand Opening ceremony for the newly acquired Clement & Elizabeth H...

Saint-Gobain Research employees volunteered at Cedar Hill on June 18, 2025

Saint-Gobain Workday at Cedar Hill

On June 18, SVT welcomed a group from Saint-Gobain Research who participated in a volunteer workday at our Cedar Hill conservation area on the...

SVT Stewardship Staff and Ted Elliman toured the habitat restoration area at Smith Conservation Land in early June 2025.
Ted Elliman toured the habitat-management area of SVT's Smith Conservation Land in early June 2025. Ted joined members of the SVT Stewardship staff in assessing the results of our efforts to combat invasives and allow native plants to regerminate. Left to right: Jane Maloney, Ted Elliman, Dan Stimson, Sam Rogers. Photo by Laura Mattei.

Great Success at Smith

SVT's Stewardship staff is delighted to report that our habitat-restoration efforts at Smith Conservation Land in Littleton are yielding great results...

Moritz Forest

Moritz Forest: Fully Conserved!

On June 11, the Town of Acton granted a conservation restriction (CR) to SVT on the 33-acre Moritz Forest property in the eastern part of town...

Ashland Town Forest Expansion Property

SVT Protects Ashland Property

Today, SVT accepted a conservation restriction (CR) on a 52-acre wooded property on Winter Street owned by the Town of Ashland. The permanent...

A view of the Assabet River from Assabet River Bluff

Assabet River Bluff Fully Protected

Another long-time conservation effort has succeeded!

On June 2, SVT and the Concord Land Conservation Trust (CLCT) permanently protected the 6-acre...

Senior Service Day 2025 at Memorial Forest and the Desert Natural Area

Senior Service Day at SVT

SVT is always pleased to welcome students from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School for their annual Senior Service Day. As they wind down their high...

American goldfinch, eastern kingbird, and eastern bluebird were all observed during the Big Sit
American goldfinch, eastern kingbird, and eastern bluebird were just three of the 70 species we spotted.

Birds Aplenty at SVT Big Sit

Our first Big Sit was a Big Success!

On Sunday, June 1, SVT and our partners at Boxborough Birders and the Boston Birding Festival invited the public...

Trail Laying Ceremony, May 21, 2025. Photo courtesy of Lisa West Photography.
Representatives of SVT and local organizations gathered for a Trail Laying Ceremony on May 21.

Making Progress on the All Persons’ Trail

SVT’s new All Persons’ Trail at Wolbach Farm is well underway. We’ve created the Accessible Path across the lawn, and we’ve also placed the...

Judy Mack, Laura Mattei, Will Mack, SVT 2014 Annual Meeting. Photo by Simon Vos.
Director of Stewardship Laura Mattei (center) presented SVT's Lifetime Achievement Award to Judy and Will Mack at our 2014 Annual Meeting. 

In Memoriam: Judy Mack

SVT lost a good friend when Judy Mack of Sudbury passed away on May 3. A long-time SVT employee, Judy joined the staff in the mid-1980s at a time when...

SVT Breaks Ground on All Persons' Trail

Exciting News! SVT is installing an All Person's Trail at Wolbach Farm. This is our first-ever All Persons' Trail on an SVT property. When the trail...