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  • Friday, March 13 – Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition 2026 Conference

    The 2026 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference will be held on Friday, March 13th at UMass Amherst. Register by Friday, February 20th for early-bird pricing!

    MassLand is excited to host Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Health Director for the Trust for Public Land, who will speak on Nature and Health — a Pediatrician’s Perspective. Tandon is a general pediatrician and health researcher who has dedicated her career to advancing children’s health by promoting healthy behaviors and reducing disparities. In particular, her work has focused on play equity (“play for all children”), and promoting access to physical activity and outdoor recreation. In her new book, Digging into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids, she explores how and why children and their families are happier, healthier, and more resilient when spending time outdoors. Dr. Tandon is also (co-)author on several other papers and studies about the relation between the outdoors and healthy children, healthy communities.

    The Conference is sponsored in part by the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, The Trustees, Mass Audubon, The Nature Conservancy, Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Fields Pond Foundation, Greenbelt (Essex County Land Trust), Kestrel Land Trust, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Wildlands Trust, and others listed on the Conference web page https://massland.org/events/land-conservation-conference.

  • Saturday, February 7, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Sudbury Valley Trustees Flower Power Gala

    Everyone’s invited! By attending Sudbury Valley Trustee’s Annual Gala or participating in the Online Auction, you’ll play an important role in protecting our region’s open spaces, wildlife habitats, and farmlands. The evening will include:

    Dessert Bar, After-Dinner Mingling

    Cocktail Hour and Hors d’oeuvre

    Dinner and Program

    Fund-a-Need Paddle Raise

    Silent Auction and Online Auction

    Live Bourbon Pull

    Flower Power Costume Contest

    The event takes place at the Charter Oak Country Club, 394 Chestnut Street in Hudson. For more information, visit https://www.svtweb.org/flower-power-annual-gala

  • Saturday, October 28, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Vines and Creepers

    Wetland and disturbed areas are often a tangle of woody and herbaceous vines, creepers, brambles, and briars. Ever wondered about the differences among these groups of plants and how they twine, creep, climb, and scramble? Learn to identify a dozen species on this easy walk through successional vegetation. This field trip is sponsored by Native Plant Trust and will be led by Neela de Zoysa on October 28 from 2 – 4 at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury. The Farm is a Sudbury Valley Trustees property. $30 for NPT members, $36 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/vines-and-creepers/ Wear long pants.

  • Sunday, August 14, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Mushrooming Beyond the Basics

    On August 14 from 9:30 – 12:30, go a little further and learn about some medicinal mushrooms, and more about mushroom features and methods of identification. Our talk, with visuals, will cover additional types of mushrooms to take you further on your mushrooming journey. Afterwards, we will go out on the New England Botanic Garden trails to find some wild mushrooms! 

    Wear good walking footwear, insect repellant, and bring a cloth or paper bag or basket. Rachel will also have wild-foraged mushroom tincture, wild herbal salve for poison ivy and eczema, wildflower jelly, natural lotions and other wild-crafted goods for purchase before and after the lecture.

    Rachel Goclawski is a Massachusetts Certified Educator and is State-Certified in Mushrooming, Programming Partner with the Museum of Natural History, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Girl Scouts of MA and is the Resident Naturalist at Waters Farm Preservation in Sutton. Rachel is a Contributing Writer for the Cook’s Magazine and for her “day job,” she is an IT Specialist for the Dept. of Defense.

    $55 Member Adult; $70 Adult (Registration includes admission to the New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill) Register at www.nebg.org

  • Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Eco-Gardening Tour in Sudbury

    Learn eco-friendly gardening techniques that will help your garden to thrive. On Tuesday, May 19 from 6 – 7:30 in the evening, join The New England Wild Flower Society and Alicia Coleman on a tour of the gardens of Wolbach Farm, a beautiful 54-acre greenspace along the Sudbury River. We’ll see rain, butterfly, and bird gardens and discuss the use of rain barrels and composting as well as ways to incorporate native plants into your own property. $12 for NEWFS members, $20 for nonmembers. Please note that registration is through Sudbury Valley Trustees, http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/events-calendar/eco-gardening.