Another important conservation project has received a green light from local voters. During a Special Town Meeting on November 10, voters in Upton approved the use of Community Preservation Funds for the purchase of the Kelly Property that sits within the Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area. The

We are excited to learn that two projects we are working on have received much-needed funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

In Upton, the Metacomet Land Trust received a $56,000 Conservation Partnership grant toward the purchase of one parcel of the Kelly Property, which sits within the

The effort to protect Browns' Woods got a big boost on October 18, when Littleton voters overwhelmingly supported the purchase of the property at a Special Town Meeting. This vote follows an earlier announcement that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded a grant to the town to be used toward

Visitors to two local hiking trails can now learn more about the lands they are crossing, thanks to the efforts of Boy Scouts who improved the signage at the trails.

In Sudbury, Jed Howrey of Troop 63 recently added informative signs about eskers and erratics to the trail at SVT's Gray Reservation

SVT is pleased to welcome Meredith Houghton as our new Land Protection Specialist. Meredith will play a lead role in identifying area landowners who are interested in conserving their property and then working with them to develop an appropriate conservation plan.

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More than 100 SVT members and guests attended our 67th Annual Meeting, which we held as a Zoom webinar on the evening of September 24, 2020. (Watch the recording.)

The highlight of the one-hour meeting was the presentation of our Annual Awards, which honor outstanding conservationists in our region

The Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT) has expanded its trail network in the vicinity of SVT's Saddle Hill Reservation, making this area a more exciting place to hike.

Hikers can now enjoy a lengthy trek through:

• SVT's Saddle Hill and Highland Park Reservations,
• HALT conservation lands,
• Hopkinton

SVT is pleased to welcome two members of the national AmeriCorps service program who joined our staff on September 8. 

Jonathan Haarstick, a first-year AmeriCorps member, has joined SVT as Community Engagement Coordinator. He is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst, where he majored in marketing and