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  • Friday, November 14, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm – Castle Hill Casino Restoration Seminar

    Friday, November 14, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm – Castle Hill Casino Restoration Seminar

    New England Landscape Design and History Association (NELDHA) and The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) are pleased to collaborate on a Preservation Seminar that focuses on the Casino restoration at the Country Place Era Estate at Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The seminar is on November 14, 2014, at the Great House at Castle Hill from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

    Join them for an in depth program in the Great House with TTOR staff and other professionals who will explain the issues, process and decision making involved. TTOR Northeast Region’s Operations Manager Robert Murray will lead a tour of the restored Casino. After lunch, a distinguished panel will answer questions and discuss issues with a particular emphasis on hardscape, ornamentation and adaptive reuse of this incredible space. The panelists include Robert Murray; Lucinda Brockway, TTOR Program Director for Cultural Resources; James Younger, AIA, LEED AP, TTOR Director of Structural Resources and Technology; Susan Hill Dolan, TTOR Curator and Cultural Resources Specialist for the Northeast Region; Robert Levitre of Consigli Construction, and distinguished landscape architect and preservationist, Marion Pressley, FASLA, and past speaker for the Garden Club of the Back Bay.

    In 2014, TTOR continued the restoration of the grounds at Castle Hill, a National Historic Landmark. This year, 99 years after its creation, the crumbling Casino—the epitome of a Country Place Era estate feature for entertainment and leisure—was restored. The casino was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff, in collaboration with the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge, 1914 – 1915. Although sited on the fabulous grand allee, it is elegantly hidden within the iconic view from the Great House. The Casino predates the existing Great House designed by David Adler, 1924 – 1928. For this project, TTOR used original documentation and materials wherever possible.

    The seminar is $70 for NELDHA members, TTOR members and current students and $85 for non-members. We are offering an early registration discount of $10 for registrations received before October 14, 2014. The Registration & Refund Deadline is November 8, 2014. Space is limited. Visit www.ttor.org to register.

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  • Sunday, May 6, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Castle Hill Spring Open House

    In celebration of spring, join The Trustees of Reservation for a free open house at 290 Argilla Road in Ipswich on Sunday, May 6 from 11AM to 4PM. The schedule of events includes lawn games, a May-pole dance, and a family treasure hunt. Castle Hill’s 59-room mansion the Great House will be open for self-guided tours and refreshments.

    Additionally, The Crane Estate’s summer camp SummerQuest will join the fun with their own open house and scheduled camp games. Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic and spend the day. Visitors are asked to please leave furry friends at home. Check on the website, www.thetrustees.org,  or call 978.356.4351 for the day’s complete schedule and additional information.

     

  • Saturday, January 14, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – Winter Tracking

    Join Charley Eiseman from Northern Naturalists for an afternoon of tracking at Rocky Woods in Medfield, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 14 from 12 – 3. Participants will search for signs of local mammal species, from mink to moose. Immersion in the tracking experience will allow both beginners and experienced trackers to expand their skills. By looking at the footprints and other traces that animals leave behind, we will investigate the interactions taking place across the landscape. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn from each other about mammals, insects, winter plant identification, bird vocalizations, and other natural history tidbits.  Pre-registration required – call 508-785-0339, or email charlesrivervalley@ttor.org. Photo from www.myworldwithaview@blogspot.com.

  • Wednesday, June 29, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Summer Pruning Workshop

    Learn the best techniques for pruning your spring blooming shrubs such as Rhododendron, Azalea, and Viburnum in this Summer Pruning Workshop, sponsored by The Trustees of Reservation at Long Hill in Beverly on Wednesday, June 29, from 5 – 7 pm. This hands-on workshop will give you tips and confidence for keeping your landscape looking it’s best year after year. TTOR Members: $15. Nonmembers: $20. Please pre-register at www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944, x. 4018.

  • Wednesday, June 15, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Propagation by Cuttings Workshop

    Join the Trustees of Reservation at Long Hill in Beverly on Wednesday, June 15, from 5 – 7, and learn to grow Long Hill’s signature plants from your own cuttings. Experienced propagators demonstrate setting up a propagation box, caring for your cuttings, and transplanting rooted plants. All materials provided. Members: $20. Nonmembers: $25. Please pre-register at www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944, x. 4018.

  • Saturday, May 21, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – 20th Annual Long Hill Plant Sale

    The much-awaited Annual Long Hill Plant Sale, to be held Saturday, May 21 from 10 – 2 at The Trustees of Reservation’s Long Hill property in Beverly, Massachusetts,  offers a great selection of unusual plants and old favorites including Tulip tree, Japanese Snowbell (below), Dove Tree, Japanese Maple, and more! Sale includes a silent auction, hundreds of perennials including many native, and a connoisseur’s corner. Enjoy a stroll through the Sedgwick Gardens which will be in peak bloom. Horticultural experts will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Rain or shine. For directions, log on to www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944.

  • Sunday, May 1, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Daffodil Day

    Bring the family to Long Hill in Beverly for a celebration of spring’s arrival. With carpets of bulbs in bloom , a daffodil walk, and a visit to the children’s garden, this day is sure to brighten everyone’s spring! Self-guided tours and refreshments. Free admission.  For information and directions, log on to  www.thetrustees.org/longhill, or call 978-921-1944.

  • Green Gift Membership

    For those who have procrastinated, here is a fabulous gift idea which you may execute on line or by telephone, right now, in time for the holiday.

    Over the last decade green gift giving has become increasingly popular among people looking for meaningful, thoughtful gifts that also give back to our environment and our communities. As holiday shopping swings into full force, The Trustees of Reservations and many other nonprofits suggest the idea of a green gift membership a gift that not only that supports a worthy organization, but keeps on giving throughout the year.

    A Trustees of Reservations green gift membership is perfect for someone who loves the outdoors and also enjoys visiting, preserving, and protecting the scenic and historic landscapes and landmarks that define the character of our communities.

    Starting as low as $45 for individual members ($35 for students and seniors, $65 for families), a gift membership to The Trustees provides free access, year-round, to 104 stunning reservations located in 75 communities across Massachusetts. A Trustees gift membership also provides the recipient with significant savings on stays at The Trustees two bed and breakfasts and discounts on hundreds of annual events, workshops, and programs, summer camps, and more all while helping the nation s oldest statewide land conservation organization preserve, care for and keep its special places open for the public to enjoy throughout the year. Trustees gift memberships* include:

    * Free/reduced admission to 104 Trustees properties (including popular destinations like Crane Beach in Ipswich, World s End in Hingham, the Old Manse in Concord, the Bryant Homestead in Cummington, Doyle Center and Community Park in Leominster, Bartholomew’s Cobble in Tyringham, and Cape Pogue on Martha’s Vineyard)
    * Discounts on stays at Trustees bed & breakfasts (The Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswich and the Guest House at Field Farm in Williamstown)
    * Discounted fees for the hundreds of events, programs, lectures and workshop the Trustees offer year-round, for all ages
    * The Trustees Property Guide, a 224-page guidebook to the organization s 104 reservations available exclusively to members;
    * A year s subscription to our quarterly member magazine, Special Places, which will keep you up-to-date on topics and events related to conservation, nature, history, cultural landscapes, and the environment; and
    * For a contribution of $100, The Trustees are also offering a free copy of Edible: A Celebration Of Local Foods. This beautiful 324-page book will delight anyone who cares about delicious, safe, sustainable food being cultivated and grown in our own local communities.
    * This year, with any gift membership order placed before January 15, 2010, you  will also receive a set of collectible, sturdy, and earth-friendly grocery bags featuring wood cut illustrations of Crane Beach and Weir River Farm.   Order online at www.thetrustees.org, or call 978-921-1944 Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.

  • Saturday, August 28, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – World’s End

    World’s End, a 275-acre peninsula owned by The Trustees of Reservation, is well known for the beauty of its landscape and its views of Boston Harbor. The property, which was farmed for several hundred years, was slated in the late 19th century to be subdivided under a plan (later abandoned) designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. It has a remarkable variety of naturalized as well as native flora. Its woodlands include communities dominated by Norway maple and English oak as well as an impressive stand of native red oak and hop hornbeam. Its old fields and thickets contain an exceptional diversity of herbaceous plants, including the rare showy goldenrod, and its lowland habitats have both freshwater wetlands and salt marshes. This New England Wild Flower Society walk led by Jessica Korecki on Saturday, August 28, from 10 – 1 will cover a variety of communities from the high points of the property’s open drumlins to rocky coves and shaded overlooks. We will look at both native and naturalized flora, and at the dynamics of their coexistence in this unique environment. World’s End is also a great place for birding, and binoculars are recommended. Bring a bag lunch and a hand lens if you have one. Fee: $24 (Member) / $27 (Nonmember).  To sign up, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7630.

  • Wednesday, July 21, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – The Doyle Reservation: Conservation & Restoration

    Join Russ Hopping, Ecological Program Manager for the Trustees of Reservation (TTOR), for this walking tour through the three eco-types that make up the Doyle Reservation, 464 Abbott Avenue in Leominster, Massachusetts.

    The Doyle Reservation is a 170 acre conservation property that includes meandering trails, woodlands, meadows, fields and gardens, all part of two former early 1900’s estates.  Today the Reservation includes Pierce Park, the Doyle Center, and Doyle Estate. Pierce Park is made up of ten of the original landscaped grounds from the Pierce estate – most of the trees and shrubs are from the estate’s original design and plantings.  The Doyle Center (below), with a LEED Gold-Certified “green” building as its heart, is the hub of the Reservation, and is where the tour will begin.

    Discussion will include efforts made to remove and control invasive species, demonstrate site restoration, and highlight TTOR’s ecological management plan.  This event is co-sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association.  $20 for ELA or TTOR members, $25 for non-members.  For more information, or to register, email ela.info@comcast.net, or call 617-436-5838.

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