Program Has Been Cancelled

If you have questions about farmland preservation, please contact Christa Collins, SVT Director of Land Protection: [email protected]

We apologize for the inconvenience. We also invite you to check our program calendar for other events that might interest you.

--------

Join us on a visit to Schartner Farms in Bolton to learn more about how APR's are implemented. Agricultural Preservation Restrictions (APR's) are conservation alternatives for farm owners, geared specifically to keep land in agricultural use.

Interested land owners from all towns are welcome.

Sponsored by the Bolton Agricultural Commission, Bolton Conservation Commission, Bolton Conservation Trust, and Sudbury Valley Trustees. 

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 full: Registration closed. 

Join Bruce Porter, SVT Volunteer, Physicist, and Science Olympiad Coach for the Glaciers Competition, at SVT’s Gray Reservation and the Town of Sudbury Haynes Meadow Conservation Land. Learn about the geophysical events that shaped this land and see where the passage of glaciers left marks on this unique SVT property.

Program Full: Register to be added to the wait list. 

Join Pam Frederick, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, on this restful and restorative experience, “bathing” in the atmosphere of the forest. Pam will facilitate connections between participants and the landscape. Research shows decreased stress and increased cognitive functioning and immunity from being mindful in nature. The walk concludes with a wild-crafted tea ceremony and snacks.

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

The Boroughs Loop Trail (BLT) is a new 33-mile trail network connecting the hiking paths of Marlborough,Northborough, Southborough and Westborough, encouraging the exploration, enjoyment, and protection of the Boroughs’ natural resources.

This walk will highlight the section of the BLT which passes through Westborough, starting at SVT’s Sawink Farm property, following the Charm Bracelet/BLT to the connector trail, over state land, to SVT's Cedar Hill. 

Co-sponsored by Westborough Community Land Trust

Program date changed from November 2 to November 3

Rob St. Germain, a volunteer steward for both SVT and the Ashland Town Forest Committee, leads a fascinating walk through these neighboring properties. Native Americans were known to live here, as were families escpaing the Salem Witch Trials. You will also learn about current forest management strategies for this landscape.

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

Monarch butterflies are popular seasonal visitors with a fascinating story. Join us to see their incredible transformation from egg to butterfly, and learn how this prepares them to undertake the journey to their winter home in Mexico. Learn about the challenges they are facing, how conservation efforts are attempting to strengthen their numbers, and how you can make a difference in your own backyard. Presented by Dan Stimson, SVT Assistant Director of Stewardship. 

Co-sponsored by the Westborough Conservation Land Trust (WCLT)

Explore the Yapp property and beyond to identify the various bedrock exposures and boulders. Walk through the northeast-southwest elongated hills of the Nashoba Woodlands and ponder theories of what formed them. Discover the lay of the land from the perspective of the rock cycle, plate tectonics and glaciation. 

Gossamer wings are tiny, iridescent butterflies. There are 27 species of this group in Massachusetts, some are rare, though others may be seen with relative ease. Unising his beautiful, detailed photos of wild and free butterflies, Greg Dysart of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club will present an introduction to these creates and will discuss how to find them.

Bronze copper, photographed by Greg Dysart

The tradition continues – “opt-outside” with SVT on Black Friday! Join SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard for a fast-paced walk the Friday after Thanksgiving. This is a special opportunity to connect with nature during the season of gratitude.

Say thank you with a donation of your choice to SVT’s Giving Tuesday campaign at www.svtweb.org/givingtuesday in November.

Note: The wrong date was listed in our printed calendar. This program is on Friday, November 29, the day after Thanksgving. 

View the winter solstice sunrise through the stone structures at Half Moon Meadow Brook, and hear the legends of their origins from leader George Krusen. The sunlight bores through the stones for a magnificent viewing.

Note: There was a typo in the print calendar - this program is on Friday, December 20.