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

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Wolbach Farm with LTAC Accreditation Logo

SVT Invites Comments About Accreditation Renewal

SVT is applying to renew our accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (LTAC), which is an independent program of the Land Trust...

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Bumble Bee Project Launches Plant Sale

The Bumble Bee Project, which works to conserve native pollination systems, is selling a kit of plants that anyone can use to create and improve...

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Cozy book cover. Story by Jan Brett.

Cozy Now Featured on Storybook Trail

The Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury now features Cozy, a tale of a furry musk ox written and illustrated by Jan Brett.

As the snow piles...

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Installing the Horseshoe Pond Kiosk. Photo by SVT Staff.

Readying the Trails in Berlin

SVT and the Town of Berlin continue to make progress on the trails at the recently conserved Horseshoe Pond. These trails have long been used by area...

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Installing a Water Flow Device at Upper Mill Brook. Photo by Carole Hohl.

Baffling the Beavers

On a cloudy December day, SVT's Dan Stimson worked with volunteers Dan Clawson, Ken Appel, and Carole Hohl to install a water flow device in a beaver...

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Minuteman Tech Students Pulling Invasives at Memorial Forest.

Students Battle Buckthorn

Thank you to the students from Minuteman Regional High School's environmental science program who helped pull glossy buckthorn from the Desert Natural...