SVT has an opening for a Conservation Steward as part of the Student Conservation Association Massachusetts Conservation Corps program. This position is expected to run 30 weeks, from March 29 to October 22, 2021.

The Conservation Steward will assist with property maintenance and management at SVT's

Boy Scout Connor Goodwin has given the Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm a new look. For his Eagle Project, Connor designed, built, and installed new cases along the trail to protect the book pages from wind, rain, and snow.

As of January 2021, the Storybook Trail feature The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear

In late December 2020, Bill and Martha Cooper donated 2.5 acres of land in northwest Sudbury to SVT. This property and SVT's adjacent Bracket-Leland-Benedict property are part of an Atlantic white cedar swamp that forms the headwaters of a tributary of the Assabet River. (Because these properties

Thanks to SVT Member Leslee Halleran, we may soon be hearing the hoots of owls at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.

Leslee recently donated several owl boxes to SVT, two of which we have installed in the woods around our headquarters. One box is designed for the tiny eastern screech owl, the other is

Over the course of the past year we've received 673 submissions to our Nature Sightings page! This was a big increase over a typical year and is likely thanks to the renewed connections that people have been making with nature throughout this difficult period. It's another affirmation of the

Nature lovers can easily see the value of land conservation and stewardship. The local lands protected by SVT and other land trusts provide wonderful opportunities to hike, watch birds, and enjoy fresh air. They protect habitat for wildlife and add scenic beauty to our region.

Yet our protected

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In lieu of our annual Give Thanks for the Land Walk, which we could not hold because of the pandemic, we invited our members and friends to independently tour our trails and join together in spirit. On five of our trails, we posted "Give Thanks for the Land" signs, and we

SVT traditionally hosts a Give Thanks for the Land walk during Thanksgiving weekend. While we cannot gather our members for a community walk this year, we can encourage everyone to independently tour our trails and join together in spirit.

Connect with nature by visiting an SVT property. We've

Two representatives of MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP) recently joined SVT’s Laura Mattei for a tour of Memorial Forest and the Desert Natural Area on the Sudbury-Marlborough line. The trio assessed the current status of the long-term effort to restore pitch pine

The Storybook Trail at Wolbach Farm now features We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. This simple tale about three children who seek out leaves of different colors is ideal for toddlers and preschoolers, and it will also give early readers a chance to try out their new skills.

The Storybook