Special Places | Spring 2019

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FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TRUSTEES

Forward, Marsh!

Innovation sparks hope for this critical resource

BE A TRUSTEES VOLUNTEER

Get involved!

NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

By volunteering with us, you’ll be able to share your skills and develop new ones, surrounded by the beautiful land and culture of Massachusetts. Ongoing and short-term opportunities to volunteer with The Trustees this spring include:

Earth Day Beach Cleanup Saturday, April 20 Crane Beach, Ipswich mmahan@thetrustees.org

Dairy & Livestock Volunteers Flexible Schedules Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich mmahan@thetrustees.org

Garden Assistants Fruitlands Museum, Harvard The Old Manse, Concord mmahan@thetrustees.org Field Farm, Williamstown msailor@thetrustees.org Naumkeag/Mission House, Stockbridge tkubis@thetrustees.org

Lighthouse, Tour Guides & Gatehouse Volunteers Flexible schedules Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket esmall@thetrustees.org

Plumbing, Mason, Electrician Volunteers Flexible schedules Dunes’ Edge Campground, Provincetown Powisset Farm, Dover esmall@thetrustees.org

Field & Harvest Crew, Gardeners Flexible schedules Powisset Farm, Dover esmall@thetrustees.org

Trail Stewards Flexible Schedules Notchview, Windsor Bryant Homestead, Cummington Field Farm, Williamstown msailor@thetrustees.org

Event & Program Assistants Flexible schedules Bryant Homestead, Cummington Notchview, Windsor msailor@thetrustees.org

These listings are among dozens and dozens of options for you to help out at a Trustees reservation near you. For more details, and a full list of all our volunteer opportunities, visit thetrustees.org/volunteer.

PLAN BY BROWN, RICHARDSON + ROWE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Period Plan showing how The Old Manse’s landscape looked in 1850.

Cultural Landscape Revitalization Nears Completion at The Old Manse Built in 1770 for patriot minister William Emerson, The Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark, sits on the banks of the Concord River among rolling fields edged by centuriesold stone walls and graced by an orchard.

Care, preservation, and presentation of the Manse requires constant renewal.

The Trustees’ vision for the one-time home of both Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne includes scholarly study and documentation, collections preservation, bookstore improvements, inspired new engagement and visitor programs, and the rehabilitation of the landscape to maintain the fabric of its authors’ muse. This year, Trustees began a revitalization of the historic landscape, in order to evoke the vernacular landscape of the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the Manse was a center of community life in Concord. The work, which is scheduled for completion in May, enhances the site’s accessibility and the contemplative experience of the landscape for modern visitors. Aspects of the project include: establishing a detailed

landscape plan to guide the renewal of the site’s trees and other native plants; identifying and removing invasive plants; restoring the upper drive to historic dimensions; enhancing parking and visitor entrance areas to meet accessibility standards; and developing new and thoughtfully integrated interpretive signage. Trustees staff—including Ecology, Stewardship, and Cultural Resources team members—have been working with Concord’s Natural Resources Commission, Historic Districts Commission, the UMass Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, the Massachusetts Historic Commission, and our local Concord Cultural Landscape Working Group, all with the goal to ensure that the work being done will enhance the landscape and maintain the cultural significance of this very special place, and will truly be the next steps in a revolution of site experiences that bring The Old Manse and its people to life.

MA Arborists Donate Workday to Appleton Farms April 26 will be full of activity at Appleton Farms as hundreds of tree maintenance and care experts from the MA Arborists Association descend on the property for their annual Arbor Day of Service, all for the benefit of our historic Hamilton & Ipswich reservation. As part of our ongoing care and conservation of all Trustees special places, and for the health of the ecosystem and the safety of our staff and visitors, our Stewardship teams are continuously working to reduce tree overcrowding and identify and remove invasive trees and others that are failing or have reached their natural end of life. For this reason, the work that the MA Arborists are providing on this day is invaluable: within the nearly 1,000 acres at Appleton Farms, two prominent areas along the property’s historic allées will receive comprehensive tree removal work. Replanting of native species will follow, in the summer months.

The Trustees is grateful to the professionals of the MA Arborists

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Association as they bring their extensive and superior tree care experience and expertise in support our efforts to protect and preserve the historic character of Appleton Farms.

Get Outside with HikeTrustees You are invited to get out and get active! HikeTrustees—our annual hiking challenge (formerly called Hike 125)—is back, bigger and better than ever. So many of you have joined in the fun in previous years, and we’re eager to see you and many more this year. Invite your friends, join our Trekker events (see page 21), see how many Trustees reservations you can visit across the state, and much more!

The challenge is simple: Starting April 1 and running through the end of the year, just get yourself and your family outside and stroll, amble, saunter, power walk, or jog any of The Trustees’ 350-plus miles of trails. Log your hikes on the HikeTrustees webpage, then watch your mileage counter take off and keep tabs on your progress on our online leaderboards. See how many hikes you can take and how far you can go… and maybe even win a prize for your efforts.

New this year, we’ve added a Top Dog Hikers category for those of you who like to head out with your four-legged friends, and we’ll be looking for the best photos you upload to be featured on social media and in a photo contest at the end of the challenge! Visit hiketrustees. org for more information and to get started on your 2019 challenge.

Then lace up and start hiking! ©J.MONKMAN/ECOSPLORATIONS

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NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

Join us!

As we celebrate and officially open The Trustees’ newest reservation, Gerry Island in Marblehead.

Saturday, June 15 3:30-5PM Space is limited and registration is required.

Visit thetrustees.org/gerry for all event details and to register.

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Farms Add More Options, Conveniences for Local, Fresh Foods Trustees farms are offering more ways to bring delicious fresh food to your family and to support local agriculture, through CSA programs at Powisset Farm in Dover, Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough, and Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich,* as well as through the organization’s livestock program at various farms around the state.

New this year, our farmers are offering three payment options, flexible share sizes, and multiple pick-up locations. Sign-ups are on a

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first-come, first-served basis. Fruit shares are also available and can be added to your veggie share selection. And shares of grass-fed and pastured meats from Trustees farms continue to be available year-round, through a monthly subscription (3-month minimum). For added convenience, meat shares can be added to veggie shares, and eggs can be added to your pick-ups as well. For those who pick up their shares at one of the farms, you’ll also have the opportunity to purchase Trustees’

farm-grown prepared products in the farm stores and stands, such as our popular pickles, sauces, meat sticks, and more. CSA participation also includes special gatherings, shared recipes, and the chance to get to know your local farmer. For more information and to sign up, visit thetrustees.org/csa. (*Note: Appleton Farms veggie shares are already sold out for this season.)

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Preserving a coastal resource.

Renew. Refresh. Recreate.

Spring programs and events, statewide.

History revealed on the Vineyard.

Forward, Marsh!

Spring Ahead

Things To Do

ON THE COVER: BOAT BUILDER DAN NOYES POLING HIS WAY UP FOX CREEK, NEAR THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH ©COCO MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY

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Innovations, Restorations, and Transformations Dear Members,

Here at The Trustees, the spring also brings a rush of activity.

As we go to press, we are eagerly anticipating the results of the vote among Lincoln residents to approve the integration of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum into The Trustees. This treasured 30-acre property—the former home of Julian de Cordova and his family and, after his gift to the town of Lincoln, the home of a renowned contemporary art museum—will be a wonderful addition to our family of special places; here’s hoping we’ll be sharing good news by the time you read this.

We will be sharing details soon on another exciting contemporary art event—the fourth installation in our ongoing Art & the Landscape series. World-renowned contemporary artist Doug Aitken is creating a most unique and visually stunning work of art: a huge reflective hot air balloon that will tour many of our reservations throughout the state for several weeks this summer. Stay tuned for announcements about the schedule—Aitken’s work will provide a unique and fascinating new perspective on our landscapes and you won’t want to miss it!

Transformations and restorations are underway at several of our cultural landscapes. As we reported in the winter issue of Special Places, plans are continuing to develop for our transformations of Long Hill and The Stevens-Coolidge Place to become world-class horticultural centers and regional garden destinations. Our cultural landscape restoration program at The Old Manse is nearing completion (see News from Across the State) and we are excited to be unveiling the results later this spring. And a new parking lot and entrance area has recently been completed that connects Tyringham’s Ashintully Gardens with the lovely woodland trails at neighboring McLennan Reservation.

PHOTO COURTESY OF VINEYARD VINES & ALEX TAYLOR

Spring has arrived. After such a mild winter, I suppose we shouldn’t have been surprised when the largest snowfall of the year hit us in early March. But the sun is sharing its warmth and as I write this, it looks like the spring thaw is finally upon us. The late season snows will certainly lead to some wonderfully rushing rivers and streams—be sure to visit one of our nine waterfalls in the next month or so.

Trustees President & CEO Barbara Erickson and her family, along with several Trustees Martha’s Vineyard staff members, were featured in the Fall 2018 Vineyard Vines catalog in photos like this one. Photography in the catalog included many of our special places on the Vineyard, including Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge on Chappaquiddick Island, seen here. We are grateful to Vineyard Vines for their support of The Trustees and their help in extending our mission to a wider audience.

There’s so much to do with The Trustees this spring—join us for the grand opening of Gerry Island in Marblehead, hit the trails with HikeTrustees, visit one of our historic houses during Home Sweet Home, take part in one of our new family hikes or that cooking class you’ve been meaning to try. And thank you so much for your membership—we are grateful for your support and your belief in our mission of conservation and preservation.

Warm Regards,

Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO

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Get your garden going.

Top 10 of 2018

Putting values into action.

Ready, Set... Spring!

Stewardship Update

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Volunteer Spotlight

Inspiring Places, Statewide Map of Reservations.

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COASTAL FOCUS

Forward, Marsh!

ALL PHOTOS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE © COCO MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Innovation sparks hope for this critical resource

BY COCO MCCABE

Peter Pinciaro, a Beverly boy at the time and now The Trustees’ Director of the Crane Estate in Ipswich, was just 13 when he first landed on Crane Beach almost a half century ago.

He had come by boat with a cousin from Amesbury, down the rivers and creeks snaking through the miles of grasses and mud flats that make up the Great Marsh.

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Left: Tidal flats on the Great Marsh like this one—near the Crane Wildlife Refuge’s Patterson Island on the Essex River Estuary—are favorites for clammers. ​Above: ​Much of the Essex portion of the Great Marsh is seen in this 2008 aerial photo. Choate Island in the Crane Wildlife Refuge can be seen in the upper left, with Castle Neck and Crane Beach beyond.

Upstream, hugging a grassy bank, stood a massive rock that would soon become a lifelong beacon—a place Pinciaro would return to, over and over again, with his father to fish for stripers; a place that lured the boy with a mix of fear and delight. The water into which the pair waded with their rods was crawling with horseshoe crabs and Pinciaro wore only sneakers.

“I was petrified,” he recalls. And the bugs were voracious. But his dad had just the remedy. “He used to let me smoke cigars, at 13, to keep the midgies away.”

For Pinciaro, and anyone else lucky enough to experience the wildness of the Great Marsh, memories like his are timeless—unlike the peat that once anchored the rock. It stands free now, separated from the land by erosion, a symbol of all the challenges threatening this vast and vital resource in the face of climate change and sea level rise.

At over 20,000 acres, the Great Marsh is the largest contiguous stretch of saltmarsh in New England. A complex system of barrier beaches, tidal creeks, uplands, and mudflats, the marsh serves as the foundation of a food pyramid where a host of aquatic life gets its start, including the clams and fish that support a vibrant local economy.

As important, migratory birds and threatened species, like the piping plover, depend on this ecosystem for their habitat.

Without it, the saltmarsh sparrow, small and rusty-brown, could not exist: it is uniquely adapted to the rhythm of the tides in high marshes on the North Atlantic coast, building nests, laying eggs, and helping the young to fledge all in about 28 days—the time between the highest tides each month.

People depend on the marsh, too. The sea of grasses stretching to the horizon serves as a buffer during storms, minimizing the effects of flooding while keeping coastal homes and businesses safe from the hammering of waves. And when it comes to outdoor fun, the Great Marsh offers something for everyone, from swimmers and sunbathers on the beach, to sailors, kayakers, and other outdoor enthusiasts who explore the creeks in all seasons. Birders, recreational fishermen, and hunters all heed the call of this special place.

CHANGE DRIVES URGENT ACTION

But all of this beauty and security—once seemingly permanent and unchanging—is now facing an uncertain future. Can critical

parts of the marsh, and the plants and roots that bind it all together, grow fast enough to keep pace with sea level rise?

Already, troubling signs abound: at the Essex end of Crane Beach, erosion has swept away about 1,200 feet of the shore since 2008, effectively widening the opening into Essex Bay by the same amount. Across the marsh, creek walls topped with grass are collapsing into the mud, and during storms marsh roads increasingly flood.

For The Trustees, doing what it can to ensure the resilience of this unique wilderness is paramount. The organization protects about 15 percent of the Great Marsh, which winds through seven Trustees reservations, including Crane Beach, which attracts more than 350,000 visitors each year. In Ipswich, the Great Marsh also stretches into Castle Hill and reaches back to the Hamlin Reservation and Greenwood Farm. In Essex, the Crane Wildlife Refuge and Stavros Reservation encompass part of this important resource, as does Old Town Hill Reservation further north in Newbury.

“We have to be thoughtful about where we choose to act and about where we choose maybe to accept loss and change,” says Tom O’Shea, Trustees’ Program Director for Coast & Natural Resources. “This is a type of coastal habitat that is important for so many reasons and it is at risk. So, there is urgency to find ways to help the existing marshes become resilient to sea level rise.”

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Peter Pinciaro, right, stands beside the same rock that his father did in this 1970s snapshot, left. At the time, the rock hugged the grassy embankment of the Great Marsh.

Now, some 40-plus years later, the old fishing rock stands by itself on the beach, no longer close enough to hug the marsh bank.

HISTORY GENERATES SOLUTIONS

One way to boost resiliency is by paying attention to history, and understanding how early farmers and, more recently, mosquito control agencies used and altered the marshes for their purposes. That knowledge, newly acquired with the help of consultant Geoff Wilson of Northeast Wetland Restoration, now serves as the foundation for a major marsh restoration project.

Launched by The Trustees, in partnership with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the innovative initiative aims to restore the health of 120 acres of marsh around Old Town Hill Reservation, off Newman Road in Newbury, and could eventually fortify an additional 200 acres of marsh in Ipswich and Essex. A $15,740 grant from MassBays is funding the first phase of the Newbury project, which ultimately will take between 3-5 years to complete at a cost of about $250,000 per 100 acres.

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Pulling out a map, Russell Hopping, Trustees’ Ecology Program Director, traces a maze of lines crisscrossing the marsh like scars on an old wound. The red lines mark embankments early farmers built to keep salt water out, allowing them to manage the flow of fresh water and increase their yields of marsh hay. The green lines mark the deep ditches dug by Depression-era crews to drain the marsh and rid it of the mosquitoes breeding abundantly in the wetness left by the abandoned embankments.

“We had forgotten this took place,” said Hopping, noting that antique photos and patient trolling through old agricultural journals helped piece the history together.

The embankments were built prior to the 1900s and now their remnants, coupled with the degradation of the mosquito ditches, are taking a toll. “It’s really changing the hydrology of the marshes,” he says. “Much of this water that floods onto the marsh cannot drain any more. It sits on top and kills the vegetation.”

On his map, Hopping points to areas in transition from high marsh to low marsh—acres and acres, he says, noting that sometimes all it takes is a drop of a few centimeters in the height of the ground to trigger the shift: bad news for the saltmarsh sparrow, which could face extinction.

But the good news in all of this is that the solution is supported by The Trustees team of coastal experts: Wilson, Mary Rimmer, the MA Division of Ecological Restoration, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Their method is to restore the natural hydrology by encouraging some of the ditches to “heal” themselves—to fill with sediments brought in by the tides, raising the base high enough to catch the sun so new grasses can take root and thrive. To speed the process, the approach requires periodically layering the base of the ditches with marsh grasses, cut from above, to hold the sediment. On average, ditches can fill in at the rate of nine to twelve centimeters a year. Depending on their depth, some of the ditches will need three rounds of hay-layering before they become shallow enough to allow grasses to colonize.

The work is expected to begin in August.

The Trustees plans to closely monitor the project and share the results with other concerned groups and government agencies hungry for solutions to similar coastal problems. “In many cases science is showing marshes are not able to accrete fast enough to keep pace with sea level rise, but that’s because they are already compromised,” says Hopping. “I think the evidence will show, where they’ve measured this, an unimpaired salt marsh can keep pace.”

There’s an important lesson here, adds Wilson: “History matters.”

​ bove: ​Brilliant waves of green high marsh hay stand out against gray morning fog over Newman Road and Old Town Hill Reservation in Newbury.

A It is this high marsh habitat that is especially at risk from the effects of sea level rise. Below:​Fox Creek winds its way through the Great Marsh, as seen from Argilla Road, just outside the entrance to Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich.

ADAPTING FOR THE FUTURE

Back at Crane Beach, The Trustees and the town of Ipswich are moving ahead with plans to raise, by a little more than two feet, about half a mile of Argilla Road near the beach entrance to help it withstand flooding and erosion. A $156,155 grant to the town from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management is covering the first 30 percent of design costs.

Funding for the rest of the project, which will include “green” infrastructure designs as well as construction, is not yet in place. By at least one estimate, final costs could climb to $1 million or more. Already flooded during some high tides, which means curtailed access to the beach, that stretch of road would likely be under water during every tide cycle by 2070 if adaptations aren’t made.

For Pinciaro, these realities present challenges he must grapple with every day in the course of making sure visitors to the beach, Great House, and the wildlife refuge not only delight in all the Great Marsh offers, but stay safe, too. It’s a mission he’s committed more than 40 years of his life to.

And as the longest-serving Trustees employee, Pinciaro, possibly more than anyone, knows in his bones how vital a healthy marsh is to the wellbeing of all of us.

“There are many nights when we’re coming or going along Argilla Road or the Ipswich marshes and you just have these ‘aha’ moments…it’s just so beautiful,” says Pinciaro. “I think there is so much change

in people’s lives anyway [that] when you come back to a landscape like this over and over and see that it’s the same, it’s really comforting.”

Coco McCabe is an Ipswich writer and photographer who has lived next to the Great Marsh for many years.

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Notch Brewing’s Traveling Biergartens return to Trustees reservations this spring—among the hundreds of events, guided hikes, vacation camps, workshops, classes, tours and more happening around the state.

Renew.

Refresh.

Recreate.

There are so many things to do this spring

The late winter snows are behind us and we can once again soak in the warming sun, savor the vibrant early garden blooms, and witness the arrival of buds and birds. It’s spring! Trustees reservations throughout the state come alive this time of year, with hundreds of programs and events to help you shake off those winter blues and welcome you back for another season of adventure, excitement, and fun. Come join us at some of these upcoming programs, and check out our Things To Do calendar, starting on the next page or by visiting thetrustees.org/things-to-do, for all the happenings at a Trustees special place near you.

ARTWEEK

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THINGS TO DO

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April CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Mindfulness on the Farm Thursdays | 6:45-7:15AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Spring in New England Comfort Foods Tuesdays, Apr 2, 16, 23 & 30, May 7 & 14 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Candlelight Yoga

Thursdays, Apr 4-May 9 6:30-7:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $80; Nonmember $100 for six-week series

Homesteading Series: Backyard Chicken Keeping Thursday, Apr 4 | 5:30-7PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult $9, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Market Test KITCHEN: Demo + Tasting

Fridays, Apr 5 & 19, May 3 & 17, Jun 7 & 28 | 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Poetry at the Manse

Fridays, Apr 5, May 3 & Jun 7 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Breakfast Hacks

Saturday, Apr 6 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Saturdays, Apr 6, May 11 & Jun 1 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

Basket O’Spring with Copper Penny Flowers Saturday, Apr 6 | 1:30-2:45PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $55; Nonmember $69

Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Saturday, Apr 6 | 1-3PM Sundays, Apr 14 & 28, May 5 & 19, Jun 2 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $70

From Cultures to Rinds: Cheese Making Fundamentals Saturdays, Apr 6, May 4, Jun 8 9:30-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

The Art of the Dumpling: Nepali Momos with Shailini Sisodia

Saturday, Apr 6 | 5-7PM Tuesday, Apr 9 & Wednesday, Apr 24 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farmhouse Bakeshoppe Culinary Class

Sunday, Apr 7 | 10AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $64; Nonmember $80

Mindful Eating for Wellness Sunday, Apr 7 | 1-2:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Flavors from the Szechuan Region of China

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India

Baking School: Desserts a la Julia Child with Chef Becca

Cup of Excellence: Auctions & Their Impact with George Howell Coffee

Painting with Pastels with Joelle Feldman

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Celebrate Vermont Food Culture with The Essex

Sundays, Apr 7 & Jun 23 | 4-6PM Saturdays, Apr 20, Jun 1 & 29 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sundays, Apr 7 & May 5 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Tuesdays, Apr 9-May 28 | 6-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $260; Nonmember $325 for series

Regional American Cuisine: Celebrate Southern Cuisine Wednesday, Apr 10 11AM-1PM & 6-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Culinary Herb Garden

Thursday, Apr 11 & Friday, Apr 26 6:30-8PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $40; Nonmember $50

Homesteading Series: Spring Gardening—Building a Raised Bed & Planning Your Garden Thursday, Apr 11 | 5:30-7PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult $15, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $25, Child $15

Reproducible Espresso: Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics with George Howell Coffee Friday, Apr 12 | 1:30-3:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $32; Nonmember $40

EASTER Create Your Easter Tree

Saturday, Apr 13 | 1-4PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Egg-Cellent Easter Adventure

Saturday, Apr 20 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $24; Nonmember Family $30

Egg Hunt

Saturday, Apr 20 10AM-12Noon The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5

Sushi Rolling Workshop with Red’s Best Fridays, Apr 12, May 10 & 31, Jun 14 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $68; Nonmember: $85

Hunyuan Natural State Qigong: Chinese Moving Yoga for Vitality & Harmony Fridays, Apr 12-Jun 7 10:30AM-12Noon Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $180; Nonmember $225 for series

Saturdays, Apr 13, May 11 & Jun 8 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Saturday, Apr 13 | 9AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $32; Nonmember: $40

Saturday, Apr 13 | 1:30-3:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $60; Nonmember: $75

Meet the Coffee Farmer

Sunday, Apr 14 | 10AM-12Noon Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member: $32; Nonmember: $40

Spring Garden Tour

Sunday, Apr 14 | 9-11AM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

Homesteading Series: Compost 101

Thursday, Apr 18 | 5:30-7PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult $9, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (& Wine Tasting)

Fridays, Apr 19, May 17 & Jun 21 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $69

New England Seafood Feast Saturdays, Apr 20, May 11 & Jun 8 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Build Healthy Soil

Wednesday, Apr 24 | 6-7PM Woolson Community Garden, Mattapan Member & Nonmember FREE

Couples Cooking Class: Taste of New Orleans

Thursday, Apr 25 | 6-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $76; Nonmember $95

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

APRIL SCHOOL VACATION

THINGS TO DO Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

Fridays, Apr 26, May 24 & Jun 28 6-7:30PM Saturdays, Apr 27 & Jun 22 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

KITCHEN Master Class: Steak Three Ways

Saturday, Apr 27, May 25 & Jun 15, Sunday, Jun 16 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

High Yield Gardening

Saturday, Apr 27 | 11AM-12:30PM Minton Stable Community Garden, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

Baking School: Essential Breads with Chef Cleo

Sundays, Apr 28, May 26, Jun 2 & 9 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Painting Materials & Methods with Jill Pottle Tuesdays, Apr 30-Jun 18 9:30AM-12:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $260; Nonmember $325 for series

FAMILY FUN Nature Playgroup at The Stevens-Coolidge Place

Tuesdays, Apr 2, 16 & 30, May 14 & May 28 | 9:30-11AM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Adults FREE

Tuesday Preschool Farm Explorers at Weir River Farm Tuesdays, Apr 2-23 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

Wednesday Preschool Farm Explorers at Weir River Farm Wednesdays, Apr 3-24 3:30-4:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

Art on the Farm: Preschool Art Series

Thursdays, Apr 4- 25 10-11:30AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $140; Nonmember Child $175 for series

Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm

ARTWEEK Solar-Powered Art in the Garden

Saturday, Apr 27 | 11AM-1PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult FREE, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult FREE, Child: $5

Saturdays Apr 6-20 | 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Sketch with an Artist

STEM on the Farm

Curator’s Tour: Top 10 Art Picks at Castle Hill

Wednesday, Apr 10 | 2-3:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $10; Nonmember Child $15

Homeschool Scientists: World’s End Homeschool Program Grades 3-5

Thursdays, Apr 11 & 25, May 9 & 23 | 10AM-12Noon World’s End, Hingham Member Child $25; Nonmember Child $30 Member Child $90; Nonmember Child $115 for 4-session series

World’s End Nature Playgroup

Fridays, Apr 12 & 26, May 10, 17 & 31 | 10-11AM World’s End, Hingham Members FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Nonmember Adult FREE

Meet the Cows Tour

Saturday, Apr 13 4-4:30PM & 4:30-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

April Vacation: Bread & Butter Making

Saturday, Apr 13 | 10-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Cakes Three Ways

Saturday, Apr 13 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Sunday, Apr 14 | 1-2PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

Saturday, Apr 27 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Thursday, May 2 | 5-6:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Felted Soap Making & Barn Tour Saturday, May 4 | 3-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $20; Nonmember $25

Nooks & Crannies: Uncovering the Secrets of the Old Manse Sunday, May 5 | 1:30-2:30PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $10, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $15, Child: $5

Farmer for a Week: April Vacation at Weir River Farm Monday-Friday, Apr 15-19 9AM-12Noon Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $195; Nonmember Child $295

Family Hike: For the Birds

Monday, Apr 15 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Farmer for a Day: April Vacation at Appleton Farms

Monday, Apr 15 | 9AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Scavenger Hunt Challenge Monday, Apr 15 | 10AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Spring Into Nature

Monday-Friday, Apr 15-19 9AM-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $270; Nonmember $320

Farmer for a Day: April Vacation at Chestnut Hill Farm

Monday-Thursday, Apr 15-18 9AM-12Noon Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $44; Nonmember Child $55

Kiddos in the Kitchen: April Vacation

Monday-Thursday, Apr 15-18 9AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $52; Nonmember Child $65

Bake Cupcakes with Chef Cleo: April Vacation Monday, Apr 15 10-11AM & 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $5

Farmer for a Day: April Vacation at Appleton Farms

Tuesday-Friday, Apr 16-19 9AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45 per day

April April Vacation: Jar Terrariums Tuesday, Apr 16 | 10-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $12; Nonmember Child $20

Cat’s Meow for Vacation Week!

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Veggie Pot Pies with Chef Cleo: April Vacation Thursday, Apr 18 |10-11AM & 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $5

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Apr 16, 18 & 19 | 11-11:45AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $10, Member Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $20, Nonmember Child $10

Bug Brigade

Young Naturalists

Thursday, Apr 18 | 10-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $12; Nonmember Child $20

Wednesday, Apr 17 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

SpringQuest at the Crane Estate

Wednesday, Apr 17 | 9AM-1PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member Child $32; Nonmember Child $40

Little Lamb Nursery

Wednesdays, Apr 17-May 1 3:30-4:15PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $5; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $10

Thursday, Apr 18 | 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

April Vacation: Farm Felting

Healthy Cooking Class with Project Bread: April Vacation Friday, Apr 19 10-11AM & 12Noon-1PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $5

Fruitlands Fairy Festival

Friday, Apr 19 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $5; Nonmember Adult $10; Children FREE (includes museum admission for the day)

Saturday Mornings with a Shepherd

Saturdays, Apr 20 & 27 9:30-10:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $24; Nonmember $30

TRUSTEES TREKKERS The Trustees invites you and your family to join us as we hit the trails.

Pack up the kiddos and make your way to one of our hikes designed for families of all ages and levels. This is a great way to see one of our properties and meet new friends all while enjoying the outdoors.

Family Hike: For the Birds

Monday, Apr 15 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Family Hike: Spring Eye Spy

Monday, May 27 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20 More Family Hikes will be added throughout the spring, at additional reservations across the state. Check thetrustees.org/familyhikes for program updates.

Earth Day Hike & Story

Saturday, Apr 20 | 10-11:30AM Notchview, Windsor Member Child $3; Nonmember Child $6; Adults FREE

Book Bugs on the Farm

Tuesdays, Apr 23, May 21 & Jun 18 | 10-11AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults FREE

Kids in The KITCHEN

Saturdays, Apr 27, May 18 & 25, Jun 15 & 22 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $9; Nonmember $15

Wingmasters: Birds of Prey Live Animal Presentation Saturday, Apr 27 | 2-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $9, Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10

Spring Safari

Saturday, Apr 27 | 12Noon-2PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Spring Wildflower Walks

Saturdays & Sundays, Apr 20-May 12 | 2-3PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $5; Nonmember $10

Neighbor Property Hike: Agassiz Rock

Saturday, Apr 6 | 2-4:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich & Agassiz Rock, Manchesterby-the-Sea Member $9; Nonmember $15

Brew Moon Hike (family-friendly)

Friday, Apr 26 | 6:30-8:30PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family $30

SPECIAL EVENTS Patriots’ Day at the Old Manse Monday, Apr 15 | 10AM-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5, Student/Senior $9

Earth Day Kite Festival

Saturday, Apr 20 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member & Nonmember FREE

Daffodil Festival

Thursdays-Sundays, Apr 25-May 12 | 10AM-4PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $9; Nonmember $15; Child FREE

Live Action Clue for Adults Fridays, Apr 26 & Jun 28 7-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

Annual Weir River Farm Sheep Shearing Festival

Saturday, Apr 27 | 10AM-3PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult $8, Child $5, Family $25; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $8, Family $30

Musketaquid Earth Day Celebration at The Old Manse Saturday, Apr 27 | 11AM-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Adult Night: Owl Prowl

Friday, Apr 12 | 7:30-10PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Patriots’ Day Brickyard Hike

Monday, Apr 15 | 1-3PM Menemsha Hills, Martha’s Vineyard Member: FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5

Dunes by the Light of the Pink Moon Friday, Apr 19 | 6:30-9:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $15; Nonmember $25

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APRIL SCHOOL VACATION

May CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Mindfulness on the Farm Thursdays | 6:45-7:15AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Kids in the Kitchen Afternoon Cooking Series

Wednesday, May 1 | 4-6PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $144; Nonmember Child $180

Chinatown Bakery Delights Wednesday, May 1 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Writing at Fruitlands: A Workshop with Winona Wendth & the Seven Bridge Writers

Wednesdays, May 1 & 8 | 6-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $60; Nonmember $75 for two-week series

Poetry at the Manse

Fridays, May 3 & Jun 7 | 7-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery

Yoga on the Estate

From Cultures to Rinds: Cheese Making Fundamentals

Spring Perennial Divide

Fridays, May 3 & 24, Jun 28 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

Saturdays, May 4 & Jun 8 9:30-11:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $60; Nonmember $75

Flowering Table Garden

Saturday, May 4 | 10AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Grains of Italia Saturdays, May 4 & Jun 15 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Make Mom a Gift from Nature Saturday, May 4 | 9AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Flavors from the Szechuan Region of China Saturday, May 4 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sundays, May 5-Jun 30 9-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25 Sunday, May 5 | 10AM-1PM Southwest Corridor Community Farm, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

Milking Time at Appleton Farms

New England Seafood Feast | Deluxe Class

Saturdays, May 11 & Jun 8 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Spices & Flavors of India

Saturdays, May 11 & Jun 8 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Paint the Gardens

Sundays, May 5-26 | 4-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member & Nonmember FREE

Regional American Cuisine: California’s Best Thursday, May 9 | 6-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sushi Rolling Workshop with Red’s Best

Fridays, May 10 & 31, Jun 14 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (Family-Friendly)

Sundays, May 12, Jun 9, Jul 14 & Aug 11 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $36; Nonmember $45

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Grains of Italia

Sunday, May 12, Saturday, Jun 22 & Sunday, Jun 23 | 1-3PM Sunday, May 12 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Small-Space Gardens

Wednesday, May 15 | 6-7:30PM Eagle Hill Community Garden, East Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Saturdays, May 11 & Jun 1 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $28; Nonmember $35

MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day Tea at the Light

Mother’s Day Picnic & Lilac Festival

Mother’s Day Brunch: Culinary Workshop

Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $30, Child $15; Nonmember Adult $36, Child $21

The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $24, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15; FREE for Moms

Saturday, May 11 | 10AM-1PM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Mother’s Day Picnic at Weir River Farm

Sunday, May 12 | 11AM-2PM

Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Family $30; Nonmember Family $36 (Photography sessions scheduled separately, at additional cost)

Mother’s Day Tea

Sunday, May 12 | 11AM-12:30PM & 1-2:30PM

William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member Adult $15, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $25, Child $10

Sunday, May 12 | 12Noon-2PM

Sunday, May 12 | 10AM-1PM

Mother’s Day Brunch on the Farm

Mother’s Day in the Garden

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult $36, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $45, Child $20

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $36; Nonmember Family:$45

Sunday, May 12 | 10-11:30AM or 1:30-3PM

Mother’s Day Brunch on the Farm Sunday, May 12 | 11AM-1PM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Adult $44, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $20

Marmee’s Mother’s Day Party Sunday, May 12 | 11AM-2PM

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Sunday, May 12 | 1-3PM

Mother’s Day Brunch

Sunday, May 12 | 10AM-12Noon

Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $44, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $20

Mother’s Day at the Manse

Saturday & Sunday, May 11 & 12 12Noon-4PM

The Old Manse, Concord Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5, Family $25, Students/Seniors $9

May Sunset Drum Circle

Wednesdays, May 15, Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 25, Oct 16 7-8:15PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

Gals Who Grill

Thursday, May 16 | 6-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Truffle Making Workshop w/ Taza Chocolate (& Wine Tasting)

Fridays, May 17 & Jun 21 6-7:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $69

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Food & Folklore of the Caribbean Saturday, May 18 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Build Your Own Bee House

Saturday, May 18 | 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $28; Nonmember $35

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Celebrate Vermont Food Culture with The Essex Saturday, May 18 | 5-7PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

continued Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Spring in New England Comfort Food Tuesdays, May 21, Jun 4, 18 & 25 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sunset Yoga

Wednesday, May 22 | 7-8PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $9; Nonmember $15

Garden Mixology

Thursday, May 23 | 6:30-8:30PM Starr Lane Park, Jamaica Plain Member $24; Nonmember $30

Food Swap

Friday, May 24 | 6:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member & Nonmember FREE

Spring Cleaning at the Old Manse

Herbal Remedies Series: Spring Saturday, May 25 | 1-3PM Notchview, Windsor Member $9; Nonmember $15

KITCHEN Master Class: Steak Three Ways | Deluxe Class Saturdays, May 25 & Jun 15, Sunday, Jun 16 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $68; Nonmember $85

Baking School: Essential Breads with Chef Cleo

Sundays, May 26, Jun 2 & 9 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $52; Nonmember $65

Vietnamese Cooking 101 Wednesday, May 29 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Saturday, May 25 | 2-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member FREE; Nonmember $5

FAMILY FUN

19th-Century Wool Dyeing at the Massachusetts Sheep & Wool Festival

Little Lamb Nursery

Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26 10AM-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member & Nonmember FREE

PLANT SALES Haskell Public Gardens Plant Sale

Saturday, May 11 | 9AM-1PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

Long Hill Plant Sale

Saturday, May 11 | 9AM-1PM Long Hill, Beverly Member & Nonmember FREE

Wednesdays through May 1 3:30-4:15PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $5; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $10

Storywalk: Secrets of the Garden

Daily, May 1-Jun 30 | 9AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Nature Playgroup at Naumkeag

Wednesdays, May 1-29 9:30-10:30AM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member & Nonmember FREE

Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm

Saturday, May 18 | 10AM-2PM City Natives, Mattapan Member & Nonmember FREE

Wednesdays, May 1-Jun 26 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member FREE; Nonmember Child $5, Nonmember Adult FREE

South End Plant Sale

Preschool Farm Explorers

City Natives Plant Sale

Sunday, May 19 | 10AM-2PM Berkeley Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Ongoing: City Natives in Mattapan sells seedlings and native plants throughout the spring. For schedule information, contact communitygardens@thetrustees.org

Wednesday, May 1 | 9:30-10:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

May Preschool Farm Explorers at Weir River Farm Thursdays, May 2-23 3:30-4:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

Preschool Nature Explorers Thursdays, May 2-30 9:30-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Child $80; Nonmember Child $100

Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm

Saturdays, May 4-25 | 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Spring Barnyard Buddies

Saturdays, May 4-Jun 29 9:30-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $12; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $20

Goat Kid Cuddle Party

Saturday, May 4 | 10AM-12Noon Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Dumplings Dumplings Dumplings!

Saturday, May 4 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Tuesday May Preschool Coastal Explorers

Tuesdays, May 7-28 | 10-11AM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

Hike & Picnic through the Seasons

Saturday, May 11 | 11AM-12Noon Notchview, Windsor Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Brew Moon Hike (family-friendly)

Friday, May 17 | 6:30-8:30PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $12, Family $24; Nonmember $20, Family: $30

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APRIL SCHOOL VACATION

THINGS TO DO Family Full Moon Hike at World’s End

Family Hike: Spring Eye Spy

Saturday, May 18 | 8-9PM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $6

Monday, May 27 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

Gardening with Kids: Build & Plant an Herb Garden

Memorial Day Family Hike at World’s End

Saturday, May 18 | 2:30-3:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Adult/Child Pair $20, Additional Child $15; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $30, Additional Child $20

Monday, May 27 | 10-11AM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $6; FREE for active/retired military and their families

Chickens, Eggs & Quiche!

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Book Bugs on the Farm

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Sunday, May 19 | 11AM-1PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Tuesdays, May 21 & Jun 18 10-11AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults FREE

STEM on the Farm for Elementary School Students Wednesday, May 22 | 2-3:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $10; Nonmember Child $15

Live Action Clue at Naumkeag Friday & Saturday, May 24 & 25 7-10PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $40; Nonmember $50

Monday, May 27 | 2-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

HOME SWEET HOME Makers, Masters & Craftsmen

Saturday, May 18 | 10AM-4PM Eight of our historic houses are open to the public for FREE, during our annual Home Sweet Home open house event. Come explore the homes and inspiring gardens as we celebrate the architects and craftspeople who designed and built them.

Naumkeag, Stockbridge Mission House, Stockbridge The Folly at Field Farm, Williamstown William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Fruitlands Museum, Harvard The Old Manse, Concord Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover For more information visit thetrustees.org/homesweethome

Spring Wildflower Walks

Saturdays & Sundays through May 12 | 2-3PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $5; Nonmember $10

May Day Hike with Picnic

Wednesday, May 1 | 5:30-8:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

Bird Park Fun Run & Obstacle Course

Saturday, May 4 | 9-11AM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Advance registration $25; Day of registration $30; Children’s Fun Run (grades K-6) $5/child

Spring Bird Count

Saturday, May 11 | 8:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member & Nonmember FREE

Barn to Run & Running with the Goats

Saturday, May 11 | 9AM-12Noon Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough (Pre-registration required)

Neighbor Property Hike: Coolidge Reservation (with picnic)

Saturday, May 11 | 3-6PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich & Coolidge Reservation, Manchester-by-the-Sea Member $24; Nonmember $30

Bird Walk Friday

Friday, May 17 | 5:30-6:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Spring Nature Walk

Saturday, May 18 | 10AM-12Noon Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE © p. kramarchyk

Dunes by the Light of the Flower Moon

Saturday, May 18 | 6:30-9:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $15; Nonmember $25

Morning Bird Walk

Saturday, May 25 | 9-11AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Choate Island Hike

Saturday, May 25 | 1-4PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $28; Nonmember $35

Sounds of the Night Hike

Sunday, May 26 | 6:30-9:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member Adult $15, Child $9; Nonmember Adult $25, Child $15

Barn-to-Run Trail Run

Monday, May 27 | 9-11:30AM Powisset Farm, Dover (Pre-registration required)

Discover the Bobolinks

Thursday, May 30 | 5:30-7PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $9; Nonmember $15

May SPECIAL EVENTS Daffodil Festival

Thursdays-Sundays, through May 12 | 10AM-4PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $9; Nonmember $15; Child FREE

Tulip Festival Open House

Saturday, May 4 | 10AM-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $5, Child: $3; Nonmember Adult $10, Child: $6

Sheepapalooza

Saturday, May 4 | 10AM-2PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

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Friday, May 10 | 6-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member FREE (Members Only)

Three Sheets to the Wind Saturday, May 11 | 7-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

June CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & TALKS Mindfulness on the Farm Thursdays | 6:45-7:15AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Yoga on the Estate

World Fiddle Day at Fruitlands Museum

Sundays, through Jun 30 9-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Senior Day

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Flavors from the Szechuan Region of China

Saturday, May 18 | 12Noon-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member & Nonmember FREE Thursday, May 23 | 10AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE for Seniors

Saturdays, Jun 1 & 29 | 5-7PM Sunday, Jun 23 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Summer Yoga Series

Tuesdays, Jun 4, 11, 18, 25 11AM-12Noon Thursdays, Jun 6, 13, 20, 27 5-6PM The Old Manse, Concord Member $10; Nonmember $15

Rooted in the Land: Outdoor Exploration of the Old Manse Daily, except Tuesdays, Jun 1-30 3-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $5

Writing on the Trail with Tim Castner & The Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative

Saturday, Jun 1 | 9:30AM-12:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $32; Nonmember $40

Urban Orchard Series: Fertilizing & Fruit Thinning

Saturday, Jun 1 | 10AM-12:30PM Southwest Corridor Community Farm, Jamaica Plain Member $12; Nonmember $20

Bird Watch with an Artist Saturday, Jun 1 | 2:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Fundamentals of Natural Wool Dyeing

Sunday, Jun 2 | 1-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $24; Nonmember $30

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Spring in New England Comfort Food Tuesdays, Jun 4, 18 & 25 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

World’s End Yoga on Planter’s Hill

Tuesdays, Jun 4-25 | 6-7PM World’s End, Hingham Member $15; Nonmember $25

Regional American Cuisine: Pacific Northwest Cuisine Thursday, Jun 6 | 6-8:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Yoga in the Gardens

Fridays, Jun 7-Sep 27 | 9-10AM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10

Landscape Gazing with an Artist

Saturday, Jun 8 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Cooking with Fire & Local Beer

Saturday, Jun 8 | 4-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $80; Nonmember $100

Paint the Gardens

Sundays, Jun 9, Jul 14 & Aug 11 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $36; Nonmember $45

The Lost Family, a Novel by Jenna Blum: Free Demo, Tasting & Book Signing Sunday, Jun 9 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member & Nonmember FREE

Sweet & Savory Strawberries Thursday, Jun 13 | 6-9PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $72; Nonmember $90

Intro to Birding

Saturday, Jun 15 | 10AM-12Noon Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Grains of Italia

Saturday, Jun 15 | 5-7PM Saturday & Sunday, Jun 22 & 23 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

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APRIL SCHOOL VACATION

THINGS TO DO Pasta Making Workshop with Law of Pasta

Sundays, Jun 16 & 30 | 4-6PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $56; Nonmember $70

Sublime Strawberries

Wednesday, Jun 19 | 11AM-1:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $60; Nonmember $75

Sunset Drum Circle

Wednesdays, Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 25 & Oct 16 | 7-8:15PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

Intro to Backyard Composting Saturday, Jun 22 | 12:30-2:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member $32; Nonmember $40

Mixology Class with Short Path Distillery Saturday, Jun 22 | 5-6:30PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $44; Nonmember $55

From Scratch! Bread Making Workshop with Jason Bond from Bondir Cambridge Monday, Jun 24 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $64; Nonmember $80

Sunset Yoga

Wednesday, Jun 26 | 7:30-8:30PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $9; Nonmember $15

Art with a View: The Sculptors & Sculpture of Castle Hill

FATHER’S DAY Father’s Day Bluegrass Picnic

Sunday, Jun 16 | 4-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Family $24; Nonmember Family $30

Father’s Day Bluegrass Bash

Sunday, Jun 16 | 4-7PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $12, Child $6; Nonmember Adult $20, Child $10; FREE for Dads

Father’s Day on Choate

Sunday, Jun 16 | 1-4PM Castle Hill & Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member Family $36; Nonmember Family $45

FAMILY FUN Storywalk: Secrets of the Garden

Daily through Jun 30 | 9AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member & Nonmember FREE

Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm

Farm Walking Tour

Spring Barnyard Buddies

Thursday & Friday, Jun 27 & 28 10-10:45AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Saturdays, through Jun 29 9:30-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult/Child Pair $12; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $20

Converse with a Curator: A New England State of Mind

Open Barnyard

Saturday, Jun 29 | 1-3PM Boston Public Market KITCHEN Member $60; Nonmember $75

Appleton’s Father’s Day Bluegrass Bash

Sunday, Jun 16 | 12-2PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $44, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $20

Wednesdays, through Jun 26 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Adults FREE

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Celebrate Vermont Food Culture with The Essex

Sunday, Jun 16 | 12Noon-2PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Adult $44, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $20

Father’s Day BBQ

Thursday, Jun 27 | 5:30-7PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Thursday, Jun 27 | 6-6:45PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Concert Admission

Father’s Day Bluegrass BBQ

Sunday, Jun 16 | 12Noon-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

StoryWalk at Chestnut Hill Farm

Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Saturday Open Barnyard

Family Full Moon Hike at World’s End

Daily, Jun 1-30 | Dawn-Dusk Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member & Nonmember FREE Saturdays, Jun 1-29 10AM-12:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Powisset Farm SpringFest Sunday, Jun 2 | 10AM-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $9, Family $24; Nonmember $15, Family $30

Storytime with Goats!

Tuesdays, Jun 4-25 | 10-11AM Notchview, Windsor Member Child $3; Nonmember Child $6; Adults FREE

Preschool Farm Explorers

Saturdays, Jun 1-Oct 26 10AM-2PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $5, Child $5; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $10

Wednesday, Jun 5 | 9:30-10:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $60, Younger Sibling $24; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $75, Younger Sibling $30

Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm

Concert on the Lawn: Beatles for Sale

Saturdays, Jun 1-29 | 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Saturday, Jun 8 | 4-6PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Saturday & Sunday, Jun 15 & 16 10AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Monday, Jun 17 | 8:00-9:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member Adult $5, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $10, Child $6

Full Moon Kayak & Campfire Monday, Jun 17 | 7-9PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $44, Child $20; Nonmember Adult $55, Child $25

Teddy Bear Picnic

Saturday, Jun 22 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Strawberry Shortcake

Saturday, Jun 22 | 1-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $36; Nonmember Child $45

Milton Music Festival & Celtic Sunday

Saturday, Jun 22 | 3-10PM Governor Hutchinson’s Field, Milton Member & Nonmember FREE

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SUMMER SOLSTICE Summer Solstice BBQ Kickoff

Friday, Jun 21 | 5-7PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $24; Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30; Child $15

Summer Solstice Celebration at World’s End

Friday, Jun 21 | 5-8PM World’s End, Hingham Member Carload: $40; Walk-In $10/person; Nonmember Family $50; Walk-In $15/person

Summer Solstice Sip ‘n’ Stroll Friday, Jun 21 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $28; Nonmember $35

Summer Solstice Party

Sunday, Jun 23 | 4:30-8:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $32; Nonmember $40

Summer Kick-Off Concert Saturday, Jun 29 | 4-7PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $12; Nonmember Adult $20; Children FREE

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Kayak Skills Workshop

Saturday, Jun 1 | 10AM-1PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $36; Nonmember $45

National Trails Day at Fruitlands Museum

Saturday, Jun 1 | 10AM-5PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member & Nonmember FREE

Choate Island Hike

Sunday, Jun 2 | 11:30AM-2:30PM Saturday, Jun 8 | 1:30-4:30POM Saturday, Jun 22 | 12:30-3:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $28; Nonmember $35

Rose Garden Soiree

Saturday, Jun 8 | 5-7PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $32; Nonmember $40 Saturday, Jun 15 | 10AM-3PM Notchview, Windsor (Pre-registration required)

Friday, Jun 21 | 6-9PM Leland Cooperative Herb Garden, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, Jun 24-Aug 28 10-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family $12; Nonmember Family $20

SPECIAL EVENTS

NCC Tour of the Hilltowns

Summer Solstice Celebration

Farm Tour with Meadow Hayride

Saturday, Jun 29 9:30AM-2:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $40; Nonmember $50

Castle Neck Boat Tours

Sunday, Jun 2 10-11:30AM & 12Noon-1:30PM Friday, Jun 7 | 2-3:30PM Saturday, Jun 8 3-4:30PM & 5-6:30PM Friday, Jun 21 | 2-3:30PM Saturday, Jun 22 2-3:30PM & 4-5:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $12; Nonmember $20

Neighbor Property Hike: Ravenswood Park

Sunday, Jun 9 | 1-3:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich & Ravenswood Park, Gloucester Member $12; Nonmember $20

Kayak Fox Creek

Saturday, Jun 15 | 9AM-12Noon The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $36; Nonmember $45

Dunes by The Light of the Strawberry Moon

Monday, Jun 17 | 6:30-9:30PM The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex Member $15; Nonmember $25

Trustees Teens!

Friday Hiking Club

Friday, Jun 28 | 10AM-1PM Notchview, Windsor Member & Nonmember FREE

South End Garden Tour

Saturday, Jun 15 | 10AM-4PM South End Branch of the Boston Public Library, Boston Member $24/28; Nonmember $30/35 Purchase tickets in advance for lower prices.

Gardens & Grounds Seasonal Stroll

Saturday, Jun 15 | 10:30-11:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Picnic Supper on the Roof

Hilltown Open Studio Tour at the Bryant Homestead

Saturday & Sunday, Jun 22 & 23 10AM-4:30PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member & Nonmember FREE

Stevens-Coolidge Place Open House

Saturdays, Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28 & Oct 19 | 10AM-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $5; Nonmember Adult $10; Children FREE

“Spirit of Place” Curator’s Walking Tour

Saturday, Jun 22 | 10:30-11:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Riverfest!

Sunday, Jun 23 | 10AM-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Agriculture & Art: Dinner in the Field with Wheelhouse Farm

Sunday, Jun 23 | 5-8PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $68; Nonmember $85

Wednesday, Jun 19, Thursday, Jun 20 & Wednesday, Aug 14 7-8:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $48; Nonmember $60

Strawberry Festival

Naumkeag at Night

Cocktails at the Castle

Thursdays, Jun 20-Sep 12 | 5-8PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $5; Nonmember $10

Solstice Toast

Thursday, Jun 20 | 6-7:15PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Members Only; FREE

Summer Concert Series

Thursdays, Jun 20-Aug 8 7:15-9PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Carload $15; Nonmember Carload $20; Walk-ins, bicycles and motorcycles $5; Member $10; Nonmember $15

Sunday, Jun 23 | 11AM-3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Adult $9, Child $6; Family $24; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $10, Family $30 Wednesdays, Jun 26, Jul 31, Aug 28 & Sep 11 | 6-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $28; Nonmember $35

Live Action Clue for Adults Friday, Jun 28 | 7-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

Friday Farm Dinner

Friday, Jun 28 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Adult $48, Child $16; Nonmember $60, Child $20

A Short Walk on a Long Day Friday, Jun 21 | 6-8PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $10, Child $3; Nonmember Adult $15, Child $5

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

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THINGS TO DO THE TRUSTEES PRESENTS NOTCH BREWING BIERGARTENS Join us at one or more of these family-friendly biergarten experiences, featuring games, food, entertainment, and of course Notch’s locally crafted session (low alcohol) beers.

The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Thursday-Sunday, May 30-June 2

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Friday-Sunday, Jun 7-9

Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Saturday & Sunday, Jun 15 & 16

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Sunday, Jun 23

Appleton Farms, Ipswich Friday-Sunday, Jun 28-30

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Sunday, Aug 11

Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Saturday & Sunday, Aug 17 & 18

The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Thursday-Sunday, Sep 12-15

Minton Stables, Jamaica Plain Friday & Saturday, Sep 20 & 21

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Sunday Sep 29

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Appleton Farms, Ipswich Friday-Sunday, Oct 4-6

Schedule subject to change.

For specific times and the latest schedule updates, visit thetrustees.org/notch.

REI Outdoor School REI Outdoor School classes and outings combine professional instruction with hands-on practice in the field. Now you can try a new outdoor skill or adventure and enjoy your favorite Trustees property.

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Visit thetrustees.org/rei for a full class list.

Ongoing CASTLE HILL AT THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH Grounds: Open year-round from 8AM to sunset Great House: Open Weekends, Apr 13–May 19 10AM-4PM (last tour at 3PM) Open Tuesday–Sunday, May 21–Oct 27 | 10AM-4PM Special Holiday Openings: Patriots’ Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day Closed Easter Sunday (Apr 21) & July 4

Patriots’ Day at Castle Hill Monday, Apr 15 | 10AM-4PM (last tour at 3PM) Prices vary per tour

Guest of the Cranes

Saturdays & Sundays, Apr 13-Dec 22 | 10AM-4PM (last tour at 3PM) Tuesdays–Friday, May 21-Oct 25 10AM-4PM (last tour at 3PM) Member $5; Nonmember $15

A Cupola with a View

Saturdays & Sundays, Apr 13-Oct 27 | 11:30AM-12:30PM & 1:30-2:30PM Tuesdays-Fridays, May 21-Oct 25 11:30AM-12:30PM Member $10; Nonmember $20

Highlights on the Hill

Fridays, May 24-Oct 25 1-2PM & 2-3PM Saturdays & Sundays, May 25-Oct 27 | 12Noon-1PM, 1-2PM, & 2-3PM Member $10; Nonmember $20

Help Wanted: Becoming a Servant at Castle Hill

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, May 21-Oct 25 | 2-3PM Saturdays & Sundays, May 25-Dec 22 | 2-3PM Member $10; Nonmember $20

Memorial Day at Castle Hill Monday, May 27 | 10AM-4PM (last tour at 3PM) Prices vary per tour

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM, HARVARD Main Season: Apr 13-Nov 3 Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays, 10AM–4PM, Saturdays, Sundays, & Monday Holidays: 10AM–5PM Closed Tuesdays Members FREE; Nonmember Adult $15, Seniors (65+) and Students with valid student ID $12, Children 6-14 $6, under age 6 FREE Trails/Grounds Only: Adults $6, Children $3 CURRENT EXHIBITIONS: Visions of Design: Parallels in MidCentury Modern and Shaker Furniture - May 11, 2019 – Mar 22, 2020 A New England State of Mind: The Pioneering Collector, Clara Sears - Apr 13, 2019 - Mar 22, 2020 A New View: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection - Ongoing

NAUMKEAG, STOCKBRIDGE Grounds Open ThursdaysSundays, Apr 25-May 12 10AM-5PM House and Grounds Open Daily, May 16-Oct 14 |10AM-4PM

THE OLD MANSE, CONCORD Open Daily, except Tuesdays, May 18 through Oct |11AM-5PM Special Holiday Openings: Patriot’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day

Home to Two Revolutions

Wednesdays-Sundays, Apr 13-May 17 | 12Noon, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM Daily, except Tuesdays, May 18-Jun 30 | 11AM, 12Noon, 1PM, 3PM, & 4PM Members FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Nonmember Child $5, Students/ Seniors $9

Creative Lives, Artistic Passion: Women of the Old Manse

Daily, except Tuesdays, May 18-Jun 30 | 2-3PM Members FREE; Nonmember Adult $10, Nonmember Child $5, Students/ Seniors $9

Highlights of the Old Manse

Wednesdays–Sundays, Apr 13-May 17 | 12:30PM, 1:30PM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM Daily, except Tuesdays, May 18-Jun 30 | 11:30AM, 12:30PM, 1:30PM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM, 4:30PM Member Adult FREE, Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $5, Child FREE

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Daffodil Festival

Thursdays-Sundays, Apr 25-May 12 | 10AM-4PM Member $9; Nonmember $15; Child FREE

The Naumkeag Experience

Daily, May 16-Oct 14 | 10AM-4PM Member FREE; Nonmember $20

William Cullen Bryant: Poet, Editor & Conservationist

Saturday & Sunday, May 25 & 26 10AM, 11AM, 1PM & 2PM Saturdays, Jun 1- 29 11AM & 1PM Member FREE; Nonmember $10

The Cat’s Meow

Saturdays, May 25-Oct 26 10:30-11:15AM Member Adult $10, Member Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $20, Nonmember Child $10

TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON 2019 Camping Season: May 3–Oct 20 Visit thetrustees.org/tully for availability.

DUNES’ EDGE CAMPGROUND, PROVINCETOWN 2019 Camping Season: May 17–Sep 28 Visit thetrustees.org/dunesedge for availability

CAPE POGE, MARTHA’S VINEYARD Cape Poge Lighthouse Tour Daily, May 25-Oct 14 10AM, 12Noon, 2PM, 3PM (tours are 1.5 hours) Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $35, Child $28

Cape Poge Discovery Kayak

Daily, Jun 1-Sep 2 | 9:30-11:30AM Member Adult $32, Child $16; Nonmember Adult $45, Child $25

COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE, NANTUCKET Natural History Tour

Natural History Tour Member Adult $40, Child $20; Nonmember Adult $60, Child $30

Private Tours of CoskataCoatue

Available year-round upon request.

Email nantucket@thetrustees.org to schedule. $350 (accommodates up to 8 people)

PROGRAM REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS: In the event that a program is cancelled due to severe weather, low enrollment, or other circumstances, we will notify you as soon as possible by email and issue you a full refund within 14 days of the cancellation.

If you cannot attend a program as planned, contact the Trustees property 7 days prior to the start of the program to receive a full refund. Refunds will not be granted for registration cancellations placed fewer than 7 days before the start of the program. There are no refunds for missed classes. The Trustees reserves the right to change program locations, schedules, or instructors when necessary. Note: Summer Camps and our inns and campgrounds each have separate cancellation policies.

REGISTER TODAY! thetrustees.org/things-to-do Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts.

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Program details subject to change. For up-to-date event information, or to search for events in your area, at a specific property, by type or by date, click on Things To Do at thetrustees.org.

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in Ipswich: For the Birds (Patriots’ Day, April 15) and Spring Eye Spy (Memorial Day, May 27). More hikes will be added throughout the year, at additional reservations across the state. Check thetrustees.org/trekkers for the updated schedule. There’s no better way to get to know one of our properties and meet new friends all while enjoying the outdoors.

BIERGARTENS ARE BACK!

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behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. Trustees is pleased to join in the ArtWeek adventure this spring, with special programs from Saturday, April 27 through Sunday, May 5. Sketch with an Artist at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, or check out Solar-Powered Art in the Garden at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover.

See what Felted Soap Making is all about at Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich and take a barn tour while you’re there. Or join the Curator’s Top 10 Tour at Castle Hill or Uncover the Secrets of The Old Manse in Concord on a Nooks & Crannies tour!

in Stockbridge; The Folly at Field Farm, Williamstown; the William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington; Fruitlands Museum, Harvard; The Old Manse, Concord; The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover; and Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich. For more information visit thetrustees.org/homesweethome.

TRUSTEES TREKKERS

The Trustees invites you and your family to join us as we hit the trails. Pack up the kiddos and make your way to one of our new hikes specially designed for families of all ages and levels. To start off this new series, two holiday Trustees Trekkers hikes are planned this spring at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

After a successful inaugural partnership last summer and fall, The Trustees and Salem-based Notch Brewing are pleased to bring back the very popular Notch Traveling Biergartens at many of our parks, farms, and cultural sites again this year. Each biergarten presents family-friendly activities, food, refreshments, and entertainment, and highlights each location’s unique character, history, and natural wonders. The weekends feature locally crafted session (low alcohol) beers by Notch—the first brewing company in the U.S. to focus exclusively on session beer. The series launches at The StevensCoolidge Place in North Andover on Thursday-Sunday, May 30-June 2, and continues over many weekends through the fall. For a quick look at the schedule, see page 19, and for updated dates and times, visit thetrustees.org/notch.

Visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do, or the calendar section in this magazine for these and hundreds of fun events to celebrate spring at a Trustees special place near you.

It’s time to spring ahead, renew, refresh, and recreate!

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Home Sweet Home at Bryant Homestead, Cummington.

HOME SWEET HOME

Our annual open house event returns on Saturday, May 18, from 10AM-4PM, as eight of our historic houses are open to the public for FREE for the day. Come explore the homes and inspiring gardens as we celebrate the architects and craftspeople who designed and built them. Open houses will be held at Naumkeag and The Mission House

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One BRICK at a Time

LAND PROTECTION

The Brickyard reveals the Vineyard’s industrial past

BY JEFF HARDER On the craggy northwestern coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a roughly 45-foot chimney rises above the shoreline like an oversized maroon candle on a rubbly birthday cake.

For mariners, that chimney in the sleepy town of Chilmark has long been a marker for plotting courses across Vineyard Sound.

For decades, it was the most visible aspect of 18 overgrown, seldom-visited acres.

Back in the 19th century, however, the chimney was a crucial feature of the Brickyard, one of the earliest commercial brick-making operations and a bona fide industry on Martha’s Vineyard. Workers drew upon the site’s native soil, timbers, and water power to manufacture the bricks that helped build, among other things, downtown Boston. And this summer, with five acres freshly cleared and a new trail cut to neighboring Menemsha Hills, The Trustees will unveil the remains of the Brickyard to the general public, affording an experience unlike any other on the island.

“When you think about Martha’s Vineyard, you think about t-shirt shops or the arcade or beaches or restaurants, and this is just a complete reversal,” says Chris Kennedy, 22

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THE MENEMSHA HILLS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION. THE TRUSTEES, ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER.

The Trustees’ Stewardship Manager for Martha’s Vineyard. “You’d never expect to find a place like this.”

FROM THE GROUND UP

Some 12,000 years ago, a glacier measuring many hundreds of feet high shaped the modest hills and valleys of the Vineyard’s northwestern shore, endowing the landscape with rocks, soil, and ancient clay.

Enterprising islanders began working the Brickyard and neighboring properties as early as the 18th century, first with a grist mill, then extracting iron to produce American Revolution-era ammunition, and later grinding pigments extracted from the clay for paint, before the first brickmaking in the 1840s. By the late 1860s, when Boston banker Nathaniel Harris purchased the land in

The Brickyard as it appeared in the late 1800s; Nathaniel Harris (left); The Brickyard’s weathered chimney (right and in the lower center of the aerial image, far right) has been a landmark on the Chilmark coast for boaters navigating Vineyard Sound for more than a century.

Chilmark, the brickworks had entered its heyday. For roughly six months a year, workers mined red and white clay by hand, fired the kilns with timber from the property’s trees—that iconic chimney was an exhaust mechanism—and powered pre-electric infrastructure with the ripples of Roaring Brook.

“It was all the sheer power of water,” says Kennedy. “[Roaring Brook] compressed the bricks, moved the raw material around, and moved this massive water wheel that turned a conveyor belt to move bricks in and out of the drying sheds.” Annual production climbed as high as 800,000 bricks.

Schooners docked at a pair of long-gone piers on the shoreline, shipping the finished product to construction projects in New York, Newport, and Boston.

In the summers, roughly 100 French-Canadian lumberjacks ventured from

Quebec to work at the Brickyard; the foundations of their barracks as well as the Harris family’s on-site residence remain today.

“People forget that year-round life on Martha’s Vineyard has always been about working, whether in industry, farming, or agriculture,” says Cindy Brockway, The Trustees’ Program Director for Cultural Resources. “With so much tangible evidence of its industrial history, [the Brickyard] is a reminder that Martha’s Vineyard wasn’t always a summer playground.”

But by the end of the 19th century, with the advent of electricity and the ubiquity of railroads (as well as fuel shortages for the already treacherous shipping process,) brick-making on the mainland became more efficient—and brick-making on Martha’s Vineyard became obsolete. The acres overlapping the Brickyard as well as Menemsha Hills remained with the Harris family, who established a short-lived clay works after brick-making petered out. In the 1960s, Nathaniel and Katherine Harris donated their family lands, which included Menemsha Hills. In 2014 The Trustees formally received the Brickyard as a gift from the estate of Flora Epstein, née Harris, who passed away in 2010.

A NEW ERA BEGINS

Last summer, work on the Chilmark property began in earnest when neighbors Robert and Casey Elliston spent three months clearing more than five acres largely using lowpower hand tools, subduing thick vegetation and cutting a 1/3-mile trail through

mesic woodlands to link the Brickyard to Menemsha Hills’ trail system. “It was obvious that this was a labor of love that [they,] like many of us were just so fascinated with,” Kennedy says. Over time, forgotten artifacts came into view: 10-foot-high cut-stone walls, the brickworks’ original water wheel, broken bricks, even railroad wheels from a barebones tram system used to ferry materials across the site.

Now, The Trustees is looking even deeper, commissioning the Public Archaeology Laboratory of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as well as the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research at University of Massachusetts Boston to make archaeological surveys of the area. The undertaking involves using remote sensing technology to find aberrations within the soil, a minimally invasive way to find spots that warrant more substantial exploration. “Even if we’re just putting a post hole in the ground for a fence, The Trustees tries to make sure we understand what we might be impacting below ground,” says Brockway. “With the remains of these buildings and the milling operation above ground, it was clear that there could be other information we’d find below ground.”

The goal, ultimately, is to determine how to best share the story of the Brickyard with visitors while protecting the site’s integrity and historic features: its loose bricks, structural debris, and other artifacts, for example, must be retained in order to preserve the site for future study. “With each piece that disappears, we lose a chapter of the story,” Brockway says.

The story of the Brickyard is frequently one of mystery. “This is the question we always ask ourselves: why a brickyard here?”

Kennedy says. “Of all the places in New England, why was this one so important?

But when you look around, the answer becomes instantly obvious.”

Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and editor who lives in New England.

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[Ed. Note] Access to the Brickyard will not be available until the site is officially opened for visitors this summer. The trail from the Menemsha Hills parking lot will be a long mile-and-a-half downhill and then uphill on the return, so plan accordingly—allow at least three hours for your visit and carry hydration, especially in warmer weather. And please, do not remove any loose historical material from the site. More details will be available on thetrustees.org when the site is opened.

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YOUR GARDEN

On Your Mark,

BY ANDREW KEYS PEPPER

Springtime in Massachusetts arrives in a blitz of outdoor to-dos that can often be overwhelming even for experienced gardeners.

Three Trustees expert horticulturists are here to help get you started with a roundup of spring tips.

GROW YOUR PLANT PALETTE

Spring is the season to plant evergreen trees and shrubs—the more time these plants can settle in before next winter, the better. Azaleas, rhododendrons, and other broadleaf evergreens especially appreciate spring planting. If it’s perennials you’re after, Kevin Block, Superintendent at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, recommends a few spring gems. “Baptisia, gas plant or Dictamnus, and Crambe are our most asked-about perennials,” he says.

These crowd pleasers often go unnoticed at nurseries because they don’t get going until planted in the ground, and aren’t eye-catching in pots. Spring planting means they’re more likely to make a good showing in their first summer.

Spring containers also make for a colorful tradition at Long Hill in Beverly. Dan Bouchard, Long Hill’s senior horticulturist, pairs spring-blooming perennials with coolseason annuals, plus willow branches for structure. “Bleeding hearts and columbines make nice container plants, with pansies as groundcover,” he says. Spring is a great time to fill bare spots in garden beds, and these perennials are perfect for that purpose.

When they finish flowering, toward early summer, remove them from their containers and plant them in the ground, where filler is needed.

Haskell Public Gardens in New Bedford. Leaf litter is far more beneficial to soil organisms that benefit the garden in turn. “Save your leaves in fall and tarp them off in a holding area,” she says. “The material they create is actually really beautiful.”

If you fancy a fresh blanket of bark to make your garden look tidy every year, all three experts caution too much mulch is not a good thing, and suggest an organic mulch-compost blend. Why? Because while this blend will slowly break down within the year, mulch made purely of wood chips or bark often fails to break down at all. Piling on more invites harmful microbes toxic to plants, rodent pests like voles, and even fire hazard. And never pile mulch around the trunks of trees (called “mulch volcanoes,”) as this is a recipe for tree disease and death.

DO RIGHT BY YOUR LAWN

“We soil-test our lawns every year,” Block says. Soil testing determines whether your lawn needs lime and how much, and spring is the time to do it. He also recommends overseeding bare spots in lawns in early spring and applying an organic fertilizer later on. Testing is inexpensive through the UMass Soil Testing Lab in Amherst and will reveal whether your yard is safe for growing lawn, food, and forage—as Bouchard points out, “don’t stress so much about lawn weeds unless they are taking over an area. For

MULCH SMARTER, NOT MORE

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Mulch helps retain soil moisture and smother weeds. “I’m a huge fan of leaf mulch,” says Kristin McCullin, horticulturist at Allen C.

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Dictamnus albus, or gas plant.

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Baptisia australis, or blue false indigo

example, dandelions provide an early source of nectar for bees, and their greens are edible.”

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MAKE MORE PLANTS

In early spring, when you’re itching to get outside, channel that fever into digging and dividing fall-blooming perennials, like asters and sedums, ornamental grasses, and a host of popular shrubs. “Before bud break in spring is the best time to divide and transplant deciduous woody shrubs like hydrangea, lilac, winterberry, and summersweet,” Bouchard says.

PRETTY UP YOUR PLATE

Veggies can be edible and eye-catching, and Block tells us beautiful vegetables are some of the most asked-about plants at The Stevens-Coolidge Place. “There are so many great cultivars out there,” he says, especially ‘Ruby Perfection’ cabbage, ‘Graffiti’ purple cauliflower, and ‘Bright Lights’ rainbow chard, all perfect for spring planting.

DON’T FORGET HOUSEPLANTS

Plants that live indoors sense longer days in earliest spring and often start a growth spurt. That’s the time to repot and give them a boost with a slow-release organic fertilizer.

McCullin points out that indoor plants get dusty and giving them a spritz makes a big

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difference. “Put them in the tub and give them a shower,” she says. If insect pests are your houseplants’ problem, Block suggests bringing them outside for at least a few weeks after the danger of frost has passed, as most indoor pests can’t survive in the great outdoors.

LOOK OUT FOR INSPIRATION

Springtime abounds with garden tours and plant sales, especially for The Trustees. Make time to break from those chores, visit a public garden, shake off winter, and crib some ideas.

“Pick your head up out of your own garden,” says McCullin, “visit other people, be inspired, and bring it back to your place.”

Andrew Keys Pepper is a visual artist, lifelong gardener, and author of the book Growing the Northeast Garden.

His website is www.akpepper.com.

​​ Find your favorite annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs, or maybe discover a new variety for your garden at one of our popular annual plant sales. They’re all FREE for Members and nonmembers alike.

Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Saturday, May 11 | 9AM-1PM Long Hill, Beverly Saturday, May 11 | 9AM-1PM City Natives, Mattapan Saturday, May 18 | 10AM-2PM Berkeley Community Garden, South End Sunday, May 19 | 10AM-2PM For more information, visit thetrustees.org/plantsales.

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STEWARDSHIP UPDATE

2018’s Top 10 Stewardship Initiatives The Trustees’ Stewardship teams across the state work very hard to maintain our reservations— clearing and rebuilding trails, roads, walls, and visitor areas at our 117 special places; repairing roofs, windows, and heating systems in our historic houses, visitor centers, and all of the 346 buildings and structures under our care; and improving or creating new ways to access our properties’ unique features for all who visit. Their work is often unseen, but through this new Special Places feature we hope to bring attention to the great work they do every day. If you see a Trustees staffer at work maintaining a reservation you are visiting, please give them a quick “thank you”—we know it will bring a smile.

Here is a list of just some of the key initiatives accomplished by our Stewardship teams across the state in the last year: 1 Powisset Farm Dover Projects addressing visitor amenities, structural maintenance, and vegetable production—including a new barnyard engagement space and second greenhouse for transplant and seedling propagation.

2 Greenwood Farm Ipswich Work completed on renewal and maintenance of historic structures at this coastal reservation.

3 William Cullen Bryant Homestead Cummington Access reestablished to the Bryant sugar bush, which has been tapped for over 200 years—a new bridge and repairs to several other bridges, as well as trail improvements were needed to address deep chasms caused by erosion.

4 Charles W. Ward Reservation Andover & North Andover Funded by a DCR Recreational Trails grant, a new .5-mile universal access trail has been constructed. And, nearly 14 acres were mowed in order to encourage herbaceous plant and ericaceous shrub growth at Boston Hill Barrens.

5 McLennan Reservation Tyringham A new entrance and parking lot have been created, which established a connection with neighboring Ashintully Gardens. Visitors can now access McLennan’s scenic woodland trails via a new trail and bridge crossing Hop Brook off Sodom Road.

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8 6 Naumkeag Stockbridge Multi-year erosion remediation project— improving lowland field conditions and barn access, and reducing flood risk during storm events for neighboring properties—utilizing innovative ‘green’ solutions.

7 Eagle Hill Community Garden East Boston Constructed new cedar garden plots, and leveled existing pavers to provide better and safer access for gardeners and visitors.

8 Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate Essex Work completed on the historic Choate House, addressing critical repairs on the exterior building envelope.

9 Notchview Windsor Replaced old oil-burning heating system at the Budd Visitor Center with new, cost effective and sustainable wood pellet furnace.

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Hamilton & Ipswich Projects to address the care of cultural features in the landscape, including the stone paddock and historic pinnacles throughout the property.

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Josh Knox, Stewardship Manager for the Trustees Western Region (center), along with volunteers Cindy Holmes and Jay Taylor, take a break from work clearing brush at Bullitt Reservation in Ashfield in February.

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Putting Values into Action

BY JEFF HARDER Two years ago, Jay Taylor and Cindy Holmes spent part of their summer rigging pulleys, ropes, and hoists for relocating mammoth boulders from a roadside staging area down a grade to build a retaining wall by the falls at Chapel Brook. Despite months of tough, hands-on effort, Jay and Cindy were eager to help. “That was such a neat experience,” says Jay, a retired therapist. “How many retirees get to fly rocks?” he adds with a chuckle.

For six years, Jay and Cindy have each devoted several hours most weeks to maintaining and improving Trustees properties in the Pioneer Valley, Hilltowns, and Southern Berkshires. Through a host of duties—field edge trimming at Bullitt Reservation in Ashfield, managing floodplain forest vegetation at Land of Providence in Holyoke, controlling invasives, and other critical tasks too numerous to list—they’ve become treasured volunteers.

“I’ve really built my volunteer program around their contributions,” says Josh Knox, Stewardship Manager for the Trustees Western Region, of Cindy and Jay. “Their consistent assistance is emblematic of the importance of volunteer efforts across the organization, without whom The Trustees could not function.”

Cindy, a native of the Commonwealth, first discovered The Trustees while falling in love with Monument Mountain.

After becoming a member of the organization in 2010, she began volunteering as an extension of her conservationist values. “I want to do as much as I can to preserve these places, these trees, and these animals,” Cindy says. “It’s just in my makeup.” Jay, a lifelong lover of the outdoors, has served on the town of Wilbraham’s open space committee and has hiked some 40 national parks so far. Every Monday, Josh calls his volunteers and conveys the week’s plan.

“Anything I’m up to, they’re involved with,” he says. “They’ve helped in all weather, all seasons—they’ve been remarkably willing to pitch in and do whatever it takes.”

Some of Jay’s fondest volunteering memories stem from reconditioning a trail at Mount Warner in Hadley. He still hikes the property once a month; he jokes that his wife gets bored when he recounts the work he’s done on the property. When he recalls working alongside volunteers of all ages—and knowing that he’s done his part to preserve and encourage sound public use of Mount Warner’s landscape—the memories trigger a sense of gratification. “I value conservation,” Jay says, “and this has been a way for me to put that value into action.” And we can’t say enough about Jay and Cindy, for all they are doing to help us care for our many special places!

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make a difference Founders Circle members are vitally important partners in ensuring The Trustees continues to grow and thrive. Join this network of friends and support The Trustees’ mission to protect and share our special places across Massachusetts. Through annual giving of $1,000 or more (just $84 a month,) you’ll receive special invitations to interact with our expert staff, plus private tours of reservations, fantastic events, and more!

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We count on your generous support to make our work possible.

Join the Circle today: thetrustees.org/founderscircle

The Trustees is Massachusetts’ largest, and the nation’s first, conservation and preservation nonprofit. We are supported by members, friends, and donors. Explore 117 amazing places across Massachusetts, from beaches, farms and woodlands, to historic homes, urban gardens and more.

Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO Joanna Ballantine Vice President, Western Region Jocelyn Forbush Chief, Operations & Programs Alicia Leuba Vice President, Eastern Region Matthew Montgomery Chief, Marketing & Engagement Ann C. Tikkanen Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Edward Wilson Chief of Development editorial Wayne Wilkins Director of Marketing and Communications design Liz Agbey Matthew Mullin Stephanie Pierce-Conway Graphic Designers

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Please send them to: Special Places | The Trustees 200 High Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02110 tel 978.921.1944 email marketing@thetrustees.org For information about becoming a member please contact us at 978.921.1944, email us at membership@thetrustees.org, or visit our website at www.thetrustees.org.

Special Places, Spring 2019.

Volume 27, Issue Number1. Special Places (ISSN 1087-5026) is published quarterly and distributed to members and donors of The Trustees of Reservations.

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