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

Welcome to Samantha Corbin

Samantha Corbin has joined SVT as our Conservation Coordinator, a nine-month position that runs until June 2023.

Working with our Stewardship staff...

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Boy Scout Ashwath Sridhar and volunteers stand on the completed bridge.

Scout Builds Bridge in Hopkinton

At SVT's Whitehall Woods in Hopkinton, Boy Scout Ashwath Sridhar has completed the installation of a bridge over a muddy section of trail.

Ash...

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Horseshoe Pond. Photo by SVT Staff.

Horseshoe Pond Is Conserved!

SVT has purchased the Horseshoe Pond property in Berlin! These beautiful 100 acres on the northeast face of Mount Pisgah will now be permanently...

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Dominic Portelli

AmeriCorps Member Moves On

Dominic Portelli, who has served as an SVT AmeriCorps Member for the past five months, has accepted a new full-time position as the Conservation...

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View from Assabet River Bluff. Photo by SVT.

Success at Assabet River Bluff

Assabet River Bluff has been conserved! These seven acres along the Assabet River and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Concord have been purchased by...

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Flowers at Gowing's Swamp-August 2022. Photo by SVT Staff.

Wildflowers Return to Gowing's Swamp

Our long-term effort to restore pollinator habitat at Gowing's Swamp in Concord is showing great success!

A solid block of Japanese knotweed has been...

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Stephen Winthrop Trail Dedication--Jane Williamson and Daughters

Trail Named for Wayland Conservationist

During a ceremony on June 14, SVT renamed the trail at Upper Mill Brook in Wayland in memory of long-time Board member Stephen Winthrop.

A Wayland...

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Oechsle Land - August 2022. Photo by SVT Staff.

Oechsle Land: SVT’s Newest Reservation

An 8.9-acre tract in Sudbury is a testimony to one family's multigenerational commitment to conservation.

In 2008, Walter and Christa Oechsle...

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Mechanic Street Conservation Project. Photo by Lauren Scheuer.

Upton Property on the Path to Protection

A 94-acre wooded property on the Upton-Grafton line will soon be permanently protected, thanks to a collaborative conservation effort.

The Mechanic...

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Storybook Trail: We Wait for the Sun

"We Wait for the Sun" Featured on Storybook Trail

The Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury now features We Wait for the Sun, written by Katie McCabe and illustrated by Raissa Figueroa.

Based on...

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Prospect Hill Community Orchard. Photo by Louis Calisi

Project Success: Prospect Hill Community Orchard

June 29. 2022: We have reached our fundraising goal!

The stunning Prospect Hill Community Orchard in Harvard will now be permanently protected with...

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SVT Seeks Two AmeriCorps Members for 2022-2023

SVT has openings for two TerraCorps-AmeriCorps Members for the upcoming service year, which will run from August 29, 2022, to July 28, 2023.

These...