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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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jonathan Lam, SVT Property Monitor Intern

SVT Welcomes Property Monitor Intern

Jonathan Lam, a senior at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS), recently came onboard as an SVT intern for the spring semester. He is working...

Memorial Forest Fire Break. Photo by Dan Clawson.

Habitat Work Continues in Desert

As part of the effort to restore pitch pine-scrub oak barrens at the Desert Natural Area, the City of Marlborough is conducting a timber harvest to...