We've been talking about the Smith Conservation Land for months, and now you can see it for yourself.  

SVT has opened the hiking trails on this 60-acre property that spans the Littleton-Harvard town line. We've also added a parking area on Whitcomb Road.

Smith offers hikers expansive views of

Looking for an outdoor activity for young children during vacation week? Check out the Storybook Trail at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury. 

The Storybook Trail is a 3/4-mile path that wends through the woods and over a small hill. Along the way, we've installed 12 stations, each of which contains a

As you shop for holiday gifts, be sure to keep Nature in mind. You can make a lasting impact on our natural areas by giving an SVT Membership or by shopping at Amazon Smile.

Give an SVT Membership

Share your love of nature with your friends and family by giving them memberships in SVT. They'll learn

If you are in the vicinity of Sudbury Center this weekend or next (December 7-8 or 14-15), stop by the Holiday Open House at Hosmer House. SVT has once again decorated a Christmas tree for the annual event, which this year has a theme of "Story Land." 

The Holiday Open House will be held December 7

On Giving Tuesday (December 3), SVT members and friends really stepped up to support healthy habitats for bees and butterflies (and the myriad of wildlife that benefit from natural areas).

We received an incredible $22,132 in donations for our #GivingTuesday campaign. In addition to more than 100

On the morning after Thanksgiving Day 2019, two dozen hikers joined SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard for a brisk walk at Hamlen Woods and Mainstone Farm in Wayland. This marked the sixth consecutive year that Lisa has led the "Give Thanks for the Land" walk to celebrate the bounty that natural

SVT moderated the Annual Fall Meeting of the SuAsCo CISMA on November 12 at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Lincoln. One highlight was a discussion about whether to goats to control invasive plant species. Goats are voracious eaters, and they can clear a patch of invasive

You're invited to "Opt Outside" with SVT on Black Friday.

Join SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard for her annual, fast-paced walk the day after Thanksgiving. This is a special opportunity to connect with nature during the season of gratitude.

We'll be walking the trails at Mainstone Farm and

The Native Pollinator Task Force (NPTF) of the Metrowest Conservation Alliance is sponsoring a program on the relationship between pollinators and plants. 

For almost two decades, pollinators have been declining at an unprecedented rate. These declines pose a significant threat to environmental

Richard T.T. Forman, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and an SVT board member, is widely considered to be the "father" of landscape ecology. On Friday, November 8, Richard will be giving a public presentation on landscape ecology, co-sponsored by the Littleton