Learn techniques to make your paintings come alive! This six-week workshop introduces you to materials, and explores how to lay a wash, mix colors, create textures and highlights, build glazes and design a palette. Materials not included. 

Program runs 6 weeks, Tuesdays, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm, May 22 - June 26 (Note date changes from print calendar) Space is limited; advance registration required.
  
Instructor Cecilia Sharma is an award-winning designer and artist and conducts art workshops on Landscape, Floral, and Still-life. She inspires, motivates and teaches the fundamental principals of painting and allows students to develop their own personal style.

Program full - Registration closed. 

Join us in the barn for a presentation by local author Elizabeth Fideler on her biography of Margaret Welch, a “proper Bostonian” who summered on Edmands Road in Framingham. This fascinating individual was known as an activist, pacifist, and preservationist. Welch donated land now owned by SVT and farmed as a CSA.

Co-sponsored by Stearns Farm CSA. 

Horse Meadows Knoll boasts a beautiful beech forest, a historic reservoir, and wetlands, and it is home to several endangered species. Join us for a walk to Horse Meadows Reservoir to learn about the history of beavers in our region, their adaptations that make them successful, and how their impact on the landscape benefits many other wildlife species.

During this evening walk, beavers are likely to be active in Horse Meadows Reservoir and bats should be feeding on insects overhead. 

Co-sponsored by Harvard Conservation Trust. Program fee waived for members of HCT (select "yes" for member when registering)

Learn more about Horse Meadows Knoll

Join SVT Director of Stewardship Laura Mattei on an evening walk to listen for whip-poor-wills. These rare birds are more likely to be active under the light of the full moon.

Program Full - Please register to be added to the wait list.

Look and listen for birds in the “desert” and the woodlands. Learn about the unique pitch pine-scrub oak barrens and the birds that rely on this habitat, such as prairie warblers and eastern towhees. Leaders Laura Mattei, SVT Director of Stewardship and Michele Grzenda, Weston Conservation Administrator are great guides for exploring bird habitats! 

TRUE PRICING:

SVT and LCT members, Littleton residents: $5.00 per person, $15 maximum for families.  Non-member non-resident: $10 per person, $25 maximum for family.  

Join SVT for our annual celebration of local trails on National Trails Day

Trail Fest 2018

SVT is hosting Trail Fest 2018 in partnership with:

Littleton Conservation Trust
Town of Littleton

Make plans to join us for a day of exercise and camaraderie!

9:30:  Stretching, yoga, wellness exercises
10:00: Guided trail walks of 2 or 4 miles begin; staggered start times
12:00 - 2:00: The grill is on! Live music. Children's activities (including McDonny's Traveling Farm's Petting Zoo)

Trail Fest is a day of hiking, food, music, and fun. In the morning, we offer guided trail walks for all ages. At noon we gather to enjoy food and festivities.

More details at

svtweb.org/TrailFest

Join SVT Director of Land Protection Christa Collins to explore the flora of Horse Meadows Knoll. The protection of these ecologically important acres is underway! This property boasts a beautiful beech forest, a historic reservoir, wetlands, and plants that thrive at various elevations on the knoll. Learn more about the rich plant life along the trails.

Co-sponsored by Harvard Conservation Trust. Program fee waived for members of HCT (select "yes" for member when registering)

Learn more about Horse Meadows Knoll

Walk the wooded trail out to view the heron rookery. This time of year, fledglings can often be seen in the nests! Bring along binoculars for best viewing. Led by birder and nature videographer Norman Levey.

Program Full - Please register to join the waitlist

Looking to improve your plant ID skills? Close observation and sketching can help imprint plant characteristics into your memory. Learn about local flora and their botanical characteristics outside at Wolbach Farm with SVT’s Director of Land Protection Christa Collins. Bring a sketch pad and pencil. 

Optional: Bring a bag lunch to enjoy after at the picnic tables. 

Walk the wooded trail out to view the heron rookery. This time of year, fledglings can often be seen in the nests! Bring along binoculars for best viewing. Led by birder and nature videographer Norman Levey.

This program is full. Please register to join the wait list. 

Riverfest is an annual celebration of our local rivers. Enjoy an evening paddle along a peaceful stretch of the Wild and Scenic portion of the Sudbury River. Paddle will begin and end at River Road in Sudbury. Participants must provide own canoe or kayak. PFDs required.

Visit the complete schedule for all Riverfest 2018 events this spring.

Tour the site of a new SVT conservation project in Littleton. Great habitat—we may even see signs of beaver activity.

A beautiful walk up Cedar Hill. Walk to both upland and wet meadows. Observe the plant habitats and learn about the restoration that is keeping the flora diverse and healthy. This walk includes a relatively steep climb over a rocky trail. 

Enjoy a summer evening walk through the woods and fields and along the Sudbury River as twilight falls and the moon rises. We'll pause to share readings, songs, and reflections about rivers, full moons, and summer evenings, so feel free to bring something along. All ages are welcome. This walk is co-sponsored by the One Earth Collaborative, and will be led by Katy Allen, One Earth Facilitator.

A four-week series of an all-level Vinyasa flow class. Feel the breeze through the open barn doors and hear the sounds of nature while you practice. Taught by Marge Bacon.

Tuesdays, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

July 10, 17, 24 and August 7 (No class July 31)

Join foraging expert Rachel Goclawski on a foraging walk to collect wild plants and learn about how to identify, prepare and preserve them. Learn foraging safety, sustainable foraging, nutritional and medicinal value, and cooking and preservation tip. We emphasize sustainable foraging- collecting highly invasive and renewable plants. You will touch, smell, taste, and collect wild plants.

Space is limited; registration required. Stearns Farm members, choose "YES" for "I am an SVT Member" and include "Stearns Farm" in the comments to receive member rate.

Co-sponsored by Stearns Farm CSA. 

Stearns Farm CSA is a sustainable all natural farm providing locally grown food in Framingham. Offering both summer and winter shares. Stearns Farm is located on conservation land donated to Sudbury Valley Trustees in 1975. 

A beautiful area with open meadows and hilly forest. Learn about the variety of plants here and how the land was conserved. Part of this landscape is protected, but not open to the public. We are visiting by permission of the owners. 

David Babick, of the ID committee of the Boston Mycological Club, leads this all-ages introduction to common edible mushrooms. Learn how to identify safe mushrooms and how to sustainably harvest them.

The Skylight Astronomical Society of Stow returns to share their technology and knowledge of the night sky. Peer through a variety of telescopes set up in the field. We have seen the rings of Saturn, the red glow of Mars, and distant galaxies! Light refreshments served in the barn.

Paddle this clean, serene lake, and explore the small islands by the light of the full moon. Bring your own canoe or kayak. PFDs required. Since this is a night-time paddle, experienced paddlers only. 

Walk by interesting rock formations that form small caves, and enjoy a view of Black Pond from a steep cliff overlook. See and learn more about the beautiful landscape SVT is working to protect. 

Grand Opening: New Trail! Come hike a new portion of the trails at Mount Pisgah on land that was recently protected by SVT and the Town of Berlin. New signage too!

This program was rescheduled from June 9

Join Stearns Farm farmer Melanie Hardy for a tour of Stearns's pick-your-own flower patch.  Melanie will highlight favorite varieties and demonstrate proper harvesting techniques. Each participant will make (and take home!) a large garden-style bouquet with fresh, pre-harvested flowers and greenery grown right at Stearns Farm.

Space is limited; registration required. Stearns Farm members, choose "YES" for "I am an SVT Member" and include "Stearns Farm" in the comments to receive member rate.

Co-sponsored by Stearns Farm CSA. 

Stearns Farm CSA is a sustainable all natural farm providing locally grown food in Framingham. Offering both summer and winter shares. Stearns Farm is located on conservation land donated to Sudbury Valley Trustees in 1975. 

Paddling the still Lake Whitehall during the new moon will make the stars and constellations pop. Bring your own canoe or kayak. PFDs required. Since this is a night-time paddle, experienced paddlers only.