Sudbury Valley TrusteesConservation, Collaboration, and Community since 1953
Help Conserve Pantry Brook Farm
At nearly 100 acres, Pantry Brook Farm is the largest undeveloped and unprotected property left in Sudbury, boasting of scenic, historical, and ecological values. Sudbury residents voted unanimously at Town Meeting on May 8th to purchase a perpetual conservation restriction on Pantry Brook Farm, which will be co-held by the Town and SVT. We thank all the voters who turned out to support this important project! Learn more about the property, download a map of the project area, and donate to the project.
Sudbury Foundation Makes Gift to Pantry Brook Farm
The Sudbury Foundation has awarded a $175,000 grant to assist with the preservation of Sudbury's historic Pantry Brook Farm. Sudbury voters are being asked to commit to fund the bulk of the purchase price of a conservation restriction (CR) on the farm with Community Preservation monies, but this award is critical to helping to meet the $195,000 goal SVT has set to reach the full negotiated CR price and transaction costs, and to cover the costs of future monitoring.
2012 MassLIFT-Americorps Positions with SVT
SVT will be hosting two full-time AmeriCorps members in the 2012 MassLIFT program – a Land Steward and a Regional Conservationist. Position responsibilities, qualifications, and application instructions can be found here. The 2012 MassLIFT program will run from September, 11, 2012 until August 23, 2013. Applications should be submitted by 5 PM on June 14, 2012.
Foundation Funding Helps Combat Invasive Species in SuAsCo Rivers Watershed
Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Sudbury Valley Trustees can move forward with invasive plant control and habitat restoration at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland and the Desert Natural Area in Sudbury and Marlborough.
This is part of a larger $70,000 grant that supports the work of the Sudbury-Assabet-Concord Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA), a regional collaboration of federal, state, nonprofit, and municipal organizations formed to manage invasive species in the watershed. Participating partners include Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New England Wild Flower Society, Walden Woods Project, Carlisle Conservation Commission, and Carlisle Conservation Foundation. The grant is being administered by Mass Audubon.
