Wildlands Trust

Stewardship: the organization remained dedicated to the goals of conserving land and preserving the natural heritage of southeastern Massachusetts, including important habitats and landscapes, woodlands, fields, ponds, coastal areas, agricultural lands, and river systems. Stewardship work focused on the best management practices for wildlife habitats and other conservation lands. The organization continued to sponsor educational opportunities for adults and children around the region. We hosted hundreds of children on field trips and environmental education programs, led trail walks and trail runs, helped farmers to protect their working lands and continue their livelihood, offered training for municipal employees and mentoring for scouting groups and youth-at-risk.

Acquisitions: the organization worked with landowners to protect important conservation, deed restrictions and agricultural lands through purchase, conservation, restrictions and/or agricultural preservation restrictions. Specifically, the organization protected 164 acres through conservation restrictions.