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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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BOPN Program. Photo courtesy of BOPN.

Education Group to Run Outdoor Preschool at Wolbach

Boston Outdoor Preschool Network (BOPN) has announced plans to open a nature-based toddler and preschool program at Wolbach Farm, headquarters of SVT...

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Sally Purrington Hild

Welcome to Sally Purrington Hild

We rang in 2024 with a new addition to the SVT staff: Sally Purrington Hild, our new Events and Engagement Manager. Sally will plan events such as our...

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Jim Shelhamer, Kelsey Thompson, Terry Lockhart, and Jim Makuc (not pictured) worked on the fence with SVT's Chris Reardon.

Saving Hop Brook

If you visit SVT's Gray Conservation Area in Sudbury, you'll see a new fence next to a bridge that crosses a stream that is a tributary to Hop Brook.

W...

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Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Concord Christmas Bird Count: Volunteers Wanted

It's time for the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Across the country, thousands of volunteers participate in this...

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Dylan Zickus (second from left) and some of the volunteers he recruited to help build the bridge. Photo by Don Zickus.

Scout Builds Bridge at Memorial Forest

As part of his Eagle Project, Dylan Zickus of Boy Scout Troop 41 in Marlborough is managing the effort to build a lengthy bridge at SVT's Memorial...

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Welcome to Mike Perrin

Mike Perrin has joined the SVT staff as our new Conservation Associate. Working in the Land Protection department, Mike will help to identify and...

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Cecil Hynds-Riddle

Cecil Hynds-Riddle Named Director of Development

SVT welcomes Cecil Hynds-Riddle as our new Director of Development. Cecil replaces Grace Fauver, who retired on October 19.

Cecil comes to SVT with...

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Tony Scibelli Joins SVT Staff

SVT is pleased to welcome Anthony (Tony) Scibelli as Land Protection Specialist.

Tony joined the staff on October 11, after previously practicing law...

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Nobscot Hill Property. Photo by Louis Calisi.

Good News for Nobscot

Thank you to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for supporting land conservation!

SVT and DCR have been awarded a $1.25 million Landscape Partnership...

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Rick Findlay shows off a large bittersweet root he dug up at Smith Conservation Land.

Pulling Up Bittersweet

Digging up Asian bittersweet is no mean feat--just look at the size of those roots!

Thank you to Rick Findlay and all the volunteers who dug up Asian...

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SVT Mushroom Walk Led by David Babik

Learning About Mushrooms

This year's plentiful rain led to a bounty of mushrooms in our yards, meadows, and forests. What a great year for a mushroom walk!

Thank you to David...

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Fighting Invasives at Gowing's Swamp

At Gowing's Swamp in Concord, SVT volunteers have been fighting invasives for the past three years! Their efforts are paying off, as we have seen an...