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All Persons' Trail Ribbon Cutting, July 24, 2025. Photo by Anushri Mishra.
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SVT Accepts 98th CR

On June 29, the Town of Boxborough officially granted SVT a conservation restriction (CR) on the 21-acre Sargent Road property. This marks SVT's 98th...

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Prospect Hill Community Orchard. Photo by Louis Calisi.

Prospect Hill Community Orchard Is Protected

In another big win for conservation, Prospect Hill Community Orchard in Harvard has been protected!

On June 29, the Town of Harvard and Massachusetts...

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SVT Volunteer Appreciation Event, June 8, 2023

Thank You, Volunteers

SVT relies on the efforts of nearly 200 dedicated volunteers who help care for the region's conservation lands. To show our gratitude, we invited our...

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High School Students Help Out

Thank you to the students from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School who signed up as Weed Warrior volunteers to remove invasive plants from our Smith...

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SVT Projects on iNaturalist

Users of iNaturalist may like to hear that SVT has published several "projects" to illustrate the biodiversity at some of our conservation lands. Each...

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"Exclosing" Deer at Cowassock

In 2017, SVT installed a deer exclosure at Cowassock Woods to demonstrate the effect that deer overbrowsing can have on the health of a forest. We...

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Chris Reardon

Chris Reardon Signs on for the Summer

In mid-April, Chris Reardon joined the SVT staff as our Seasonal Stewardship Field Assistant. A resident of Natick, Chris recently graduated from...

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Kristin O'Brien Testified Via Zoom

SVT Advocates for Invasives Management Legislation

During an April 26 hybrid session, SVT's Kristin O'Brien testified via Zoom before the Joint Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources of the...

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549 Main Street, Acton. Photo by Acton Water District.

Acton to Conserve Main Street Property

At their May 1, 2023, Town Meeting, Acton voters overwhelmingly approved the use of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to purchase a conservation...

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Volunteers stand atop the new boardwalk. Photo by Chris Menge.

First Boardwalk Completed at Lyons-Cutler

Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, our Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury now sports a new boardwalk. This is the first of two...

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Highland Ridge Woods Trailbuilding

Trail Underway at Highland Ridge Woods

Volunteer Week 2023 got off to a good start at Highland Ridge Woods in Berlin on Monday, April 17.

Seventeen people--including members of the Berlin...

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SVT has helped to protect more than 8,000 acres of natural areas and farmland since our founding in 1953.

SVT Launches Search for Executive Director

Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) has launched a nationwide search for a new Executive Director to guide the organization as we pursue our mission to...