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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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Sabina Cardenas, SVT Staff

Welcome to Sabina Cardenas

Sabina Cardenas recently joined the SVT staff as our Development and Administrative Assistant. Sabina will be involved in all aspects of SVT's...

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Black-eyed Susans at Gowing's Swamp

Restoring a Remarkable Meadow Habitat

For the past few years, SVT has worked with our partners in Concord and dozens of volunteers to restore a wildflower meadow at Gowing's Swamp. Through...

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549 Main Street, Acton. Photo courtesy of the Acton Water District.

SVT Accepts CR on Acton Property

A 57-acre property that protects important water resources for Acton residents has been permanently protected with a conservation restriction (CR)...

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SVT's Elise Brown, Kristin O'Brien, and Jane Maloney led a protocol training session at Cowassock Woods in early May..

Mapping Invasives for Better Management

Jane Maloney, SVT's Land Steward, has devised a new protocol for mapping and documenting the invasive plants on our conservation lands. The protocol...

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SVT Renews National Accreditation

The SVT staff has received the good news that our accreditation has been renewed. First accredited by the national Land Trust Alliance Commission...

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Bose Volunteers at Mechanic Street, Upton

Work Begins on Mechanic Street Trails

Thanks to the efforts of many hard-working volunteers during Volunteer Week 2024, we are making impressive progress on new trails at the recently...

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Elise Brown, SVT Stewardship Field Assistant

SVT Welcomes Stewardship Field Assistant

Elise Brown joined the SVT staff in April as our Stewardship Field Assistant. From now until October, Elise will play a pivotal role in helping SVT...

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Elise Brown, Margo McMahon, and Shelley Trucksis volunteered to add the plantings and restore the stream bank.

Improving the Stream Bank

Thanks to support from several volunteers, we have taken another step toward restoring a stream bank at our Gray Conservation Area in Sudbury.

On April...

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New native plants.

Planting Natives at Wolbach

The grounds at our Wolbach Farm headquarters are being transformed!

We have many beautiful gardens and trees at Wolbach, but they were created at a...

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Debbie Blicher, SVT Volunteer Coordinator

New Volunteer Coordinator

SVT recently welcomed Volunteer Debbie Blicher as our new Volunteer Coordinator. 

A long-time SVT supporter, Debbie has also volunteered for the...

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Amara Ifeji, Guest Speaker at SVT's Emerald Forest Gala

Green Glam at the Emerald Forest Gala

On Saturday, March 16, more than 200 supporters of SVT gathered together for the Emerald Forest Gala to contribute funds for our conservation efforts...

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Ellis-Walker Property, Westborough

Conserving Westborough Land

SVT and the Town of Westborough have a chance to conserve 34 acres of open meadow, forest, and wetlands along Bowman Street on the Westborough-Upton...