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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...