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and friends dance to music under the stars on
We are more than 100,000 people like you
the Grand Allée; where a quiet paddle on the
from every corner of Massachusetts. We love
Great Marsh reveals the hidden wonders of
the outdoors. We love the distinctive charms of New England. And we believe in celebrating
nature; and where a SummerQuest camper,
and protecting them – for ourselves, for our
gazing into the depths of a tide pool for the
children, and for generations to come. With
first time, comes to understand what it means
one hundred special places across the state,
to care for their environment at home – and
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we invite you to find your place.
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This past spring, we were honored to have
Andy Kendall President
this vision recognized by the National Trust who chose the Crane Estate as one of 25 Boston-area historic sites to compete for
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of people across the Commonwealth – and
A Vision Shared
helped the Crane Estate finish so strongly.
The story of Richard T. Crane, Jr., is one many
W. Eliot Award, named after our founder,
of us can relate to, in sentiment if not in actual
in recognition of our efforts to promote the
circumstance. In 1909, when he first laid eyes
conservation of our collective environment,
on the land at the end of a country lane in
whether it’s ecological or historical.
Ipswich, he was mesmerized by its beauty.
In May, Preservation Massachusetts presented The Trustees with the Charles
experience the Crane Estate and all of our
place he had been searching for to build a
reservations across the Commonwealth for
summer retreat for his family.
yourselves – to connect with our heritage, our
his cadre of architects and landscape designers,
Laurie O’Reilly Communications & Marketing Director
Anyone who comes merely for a swim is missing out – here are 50 things to do at the Crane Estate, not just in summer, but all year long.
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Andy Kendall
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PRESIDENT Special Places, Summer 2009. Volume 17,
be here for his friends and neighbors in
Issue Number 2. Special Places (ISSN 1087-
Ipswich and beyond, forever.
5026) is published quarterly and distributed
It’s that same vision that has guided The
to members and donors of The Trustees of
Trustees for more than 115 years. Indeed
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today, the Crane Estate embodies that vision
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on a grand scale. It’s a place where children laugh and play and build castles in the sand; where imagination and history flourish on walks through the Great House; where family
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P E O P L E A N D P L AC E
Crane Estate Countdown
Kate Wollensak Creative Director
beach and marsh as much for its untamed
wanted to protect and share, so that it would
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EDITORIAL
DESIGN
Nicole Polillio Design & Production Manager
natural treasures, and with the people and
he loved Castle Hill and the surrounding
this beauty – and his delight in it – that he
For those who experience its rhythms and subtle beauties, the Great Marsh, stretching from Cape Ann to the New Hampshire border, is both bracing and peaceful, spectacular and placid, mysterious and majestic.
Steve Sloan Deputy Director, Field Operations; Greater Boston Regional Director
Valerie Burns President, Boston Natural Areas Network Vice President, The Trustees of Reservations
F I E L D N OT E S
Of Tides, Mud, and Marshes
Dick O’Brien Central Regional Director
This summer, we invite you to get out and
He knew in an instant that he had found the
Even as Crane shaped the landscape with
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Wayne Mitton Northeast Regional Director
Wes Ward Vice President Land Conservation
the world – voted for their favorite historic
In 1909, Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane, Jr., lost his heart to the land at the end of a quiet country road in Ipswich.
Steve McMahon Berkshires Regional Director
Kate Saunders Vice President Advancement
breadth of the American experience. Thousands
C OV E R S TO RY
Home Sweet Home
Chris Kennedy Southeast Regional Director
Melanie Ingalls Vice President Education & Strategic Engagement
on places that reflect the rich diversity and
site. Thanks to all of your who voted and
Jocelyn Forbush Pioneer Valley Regional Director
Kathy Abbott Executive Vice President, Vice President Field Operations
for Historic Preservation and American Express,
competition, which concluded in May, focused
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across the Earth.
a share of $1 million for preservation. The
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Home Sweet Home A S A R G I L L A ROA D I N I P S W I C H C RO S S E S F OX C R E E K , T H E
text by Carroll Cabot
sweeping view over the channeled salt marshes ends abruptly at an isolated hill dominated by an imposing English manorstyle house. The site is Castle Hill, a drumlin known even in America’s earliest days as a significant landmark. The mansion is the Great House, designed by David Adler and built in the 1920s as a summer residence for Chicago industrialist Richard Teller Crane, Jr., and his family. The grounds, laid out by the finest landscape architects of the time, provide superlative views of one of the most beautiful natural settings in New England. Today, in a world that regards such extravagant monuments to wealth with skepticism, the mansion endures as a social statement as well an architecturally and culturally significant institution. Its design has proved timeless, as suitable today for social events and formal gatherings as it was in the elegant twenties; its lovely avenues and lawns welcome every kind of visitor for picnics, children’s entertainment, and music under the stars. Castle Hill continues to enjoy a public appreciative of its beautiful setting, eager to enjoy its ambiance and learn more about the family who once lived here in such splendor. Carroll Cabot served on the Crane House and Festival Committees from 1984–1994. She lives in Manchester, MA, where she is a community volunteer.
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across a For Sale sign one day in 1909, Richard Crane bought Castle Hill for $125,000. Here, he would find a tranquil respite from the demands of business and watch his young children grow up, sharing his love of the sea.
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At the turn of the 20th century, Boston’s North Shore from Beverly to Gloucester was a smart summer resort where prominent Bostonians, Washington diplomats, and wealthy Midwesterners mingled while enjoying the ocean breezes and the good life. The First House By the late 1800s, across the United States, pioneering financiers and industrialists, like Richard T. Crane, Jr., had made immense fortunes. These suddenly rich men eagerly sought ways to establish themselves as the new American gentry. While yachts, motor-cars, and horses supplied minor outlets, the score was really being kept in houses.
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Richard T. Crane, Jr., son Cornelius – named after Richard’s friend, Cornelius Vanderbilt – daughter Florence, and wife Florence in the Rose Garden.The Great House, c. 1930.The Great House library, c. 1931.The Italian Garden in its splendor, c. 1915. Mrs. Crane and a guest enjoy a stroll in the Rose Garden, c. 1915. The original house, an Italian-style villa, c. 1915. The half-mile-long Grand Allée, c. 1930.
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In 1909, the Cranes hired the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge to design their mansion – an Italian Renaissance villa of more than 60 rooms with stucco finish and a red-tiled roof. The landscape was just as grand, linking the estate’s cultivated grounds with its magnificent natural surroundings (a fashionable design concept of the time). Crane worked with the Olmsted Brothers to lay out the Italian Garden, the maze, and the bowling green over the next several years. Leading landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff created the 160-foot-wide, half-mile-long Grande Allée – dramatically connecting the house to the ocean – and brought to life Mrs. Crane’s vision of an elaborate, sunken Rose Garden, which would boast 600 varieties of the flower.
The Cranes lived in luxury, but their leisure was not our modern concept of the word. Managing such a grand estate, even for the summer, required 60 house staff and 100 gardeners.Their lives were ruled by a strict daily routine that could be tracked as much by changes of clothing – different occasions required a different set of clothing, even for the servants – as the clock. In spite of their rigid lives, the Cranes loved opening their doors to friends and neighbors. Presidents Taft and Wilson, among other dignitaries, visited Castle Hill over the years, and Mr. Crane especially loved entertaining friends, neighbors, and Ipswich children at clambakes. Great and good times were to be had by those fortunate enough to enjoy the serene summers on Argilla Road.
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When the first house failed to satisfy, the Cranes decided to tear it down and start again. They turned to Chicago architect David Adler. The tradition of English country life was much admired by wealthy Americans like the Cranes, and Adler was skilled at interpreting architectural tradition to suit the needs of his time. In addition to the use of authentic detail, his designs had a great sense of scale and style, and he knew how to provide luxury. Adler even acquired entire rooms from 17th-century London townhouses for the Cranes’ bedrooms and installed a beautiful paneled library from the dismantled manor house of the Earl of Essex.The Stuart-style Great House was completed in 1928. SpecialPLACES | SUMMER 2009
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Of tides, mud, and marshes by Doug Stewart
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In 1928, Florence made her debut at a dinner-dance at the family mansion in Chicago, and Cornelius, an avid yachtsman, financed, organized, and led an expedition to the South Pacific with a team of scientists from Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. The custom-built, 148-foot yacht, Illyria, was loaded with scientific equipment, twelve trunks of medicine, six cases of dynamite, two motorcycles and a side-car. Owing to a shortage of space, a folding-wing airplane and a dog were left behind.
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Rites of Passage
A SALT MARSH IS UNIQUE TERRAIN . IT ’ S NOT SEA , YET
it isn’t quite land. Viewed from high ground on a stormy fall day, the Great Marsh in northeastern Massachusetts is one moment a parched-looking, windswept plain stretching to the horizon with only a tiny duck-hunting shack punctuating the distant flatness. A few hours later, if there is a spring tide (a twice-a-month occurrence), you’d think a catastrophe had arrived: the landscape is inundated, perhaps even topped with whitecaps and streaks of salt spray. Hedgerows of cordgrass barely perforate the surface of this ocean that has somehow materialized as if by magic (and which will soon vanish just as magically). The drama, the immensity – the sheer sneakiness – of a spring tide flooding a marsh is always a surprise. At twilight with a full moon rising, you glance out a window at what you’re accustomed to thinking of as terra firma and are startled to see a trail of silver rippling toward the horizon. Under cover of darkness, the sea has crept in over the marsh. The moon, aptly enough, is the key reason that salt marshes exist. Tides are regulated by the relative movements of the moon, sun, and earth, a celestial clockwork well outside the reach of human interference. The pull of the moon, and to a lesser extent the sun, acts on the earth to squeeze it slightly out of shape. Here and there, the oceans swell and drop slightly in response. As the earth spins, the continents are forever moving in and out of these bulges and dips, hence the tides. Grasses that thrive under regular pickling in seawater are obviously well-adapted to what for other plants would be certain death. Relatively few are up to the task. This is one reason for the unbroken sweep of a healthy salt marsh: large swaths of it are dominated by a single species. On the New England coast,
Richard Crane died unexpectedly in 1931 at the age of 58. He was valued not only as a resident of prominence and wealth, but as a man who endeared himself to Ipswich. There, he had helped fund Cable Memorial Hospital, established a trust for schoolchildren to enjoy an annual outing to Crane Beach in celebration of Cornelius’s birthday, supported the Ipswich Historical Society, and helped preserve important local monuments such as the Whipple House.The North Shore Breeze noted: “Some faces speak for themselves, and one had only to look at Mr. Crane to feel confidence in him and to trust him.” For 18 years after his death, Mrs. Crane continued to summer, and, increasingly, winter in Ipswich. She had grown to love Castle Hill, and, in her last years there, she was visited often by family and friends. In 1945, the Crane Family gave 1,000 acres to The Trustees. When Mrs. Crane died in 1949, she left 350 more acres, the Great House, and most of Castle Hill.The contents of the Great House, some 1,032 items, were sold at auction. In 1957, Miné Crane, Cornelius’s wife, donated what is now the Crane Wildlife Refuge, where she and Cornelius are buried.
“To sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.”
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PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
PLANTING NEW IDEAS
Celebrating ten years of protecting the landscapes and landmarks that make Massachusetts a place we want to call home.
Beth Mercurio
the low marsh, flooded at least half the time, is covered in smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora. Anchored by a formidable network of roots, this sturdy grass can reach a height of ten feet. Slightly higher ground, which floods only occasionally, is blanketed in salt-meadow cordgrass, or salt hay (Spartina patens). At the upland edge of the marsh – drier and less salty still – salt-marsh elder and black grass dominate. One of the most pristine salt marshes in North America, the Great Marsh extends along the coast of Essex County from Cape Ann to the New Hampshire border. It is the largest intact salt-marsh ecosystem north of Long Island, with more than 20,000 acres of largely undisturbed salt marsh, along with mud flats, estuaries, barrier beaches, and marsh islands. Most of it is now protected as conservation land. In the flats along the tidal creeks and rivers, clamming remains a major commercial activity year-round; on the uplands, a few farmers still harvest salt hay each fall. Biologically, marshes are the sun-fueled engine powering one of the most productive ecosystems on earth. A single acre can produce ten tons of organic matter in a year. By contrast, an acre of well-managed wheat field, laboriously cultivated and fertilized, yields a ton and a half. The nutrients that marsh plants make available form the base of an astonishingly diverse food chain, from protozoa to mammals (including shellfishloving humans). Indeed, salt marshes provide sanctuary for an ark’s worth of wildlife. Tidal grasslands attract migrating waterfowl, shorebirds, and songbirds. Bitterns, or marsh herons, are so well adapted to marsh life, they disguise themselves when startled by pointing their bills skyward, impersonating stalks of cordgrass. Fiddler crabs scuttle among the grasses, scraping
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the mud for algae, while mummichogs and sticklebacks dart up and down the mud-walled creeks and channels, seeking food as well as refuge from deep-water predators. After the tides goes out, minnows and other small fish stay behind in the shallow pools, or salt pans, that interrupt the carpet of grasses. A New England marsh’s subtle colors reward the patient observer. Sprays of salt-tolerant sea lavender, or marsh rosemary, reveal tiny purple-tinged blossoms along their branching stalks. On higher ground, black grass bordering the marsh is actually a rush related to the lily; its flowers are miniature lily blossoms. Thick-stemmed samphire, or glasswort, grows here and there in dense, ground-hugging forests; its scale-like leaves turn patches of marsh a flame-red in early fall. Even the dominant cordgrass, up close, reveals tiny purple flowers along its stalks. Harder to miss are the dramatic shifts in a marsh’s character as the seasons pass. In spring, starting along the tidal channels, the grasses gradually shift from a muddy, monochromatic gray-brown to a softer, luminous green as energetic new shoots of Spartina begin to upstage last year’s brittle stalks. In late summer, the marsh is a radiant, wind-blown gold, as uniformly lush as a field of summer wheat. By year’s end, the marsh turns somber and austere once again as the Spartina dries up and dies back. Even during a long New England winter, when much of the Great Marsh is as bleak as tundra, the surging tides animate the landscape. In cold spells, day and night, the tide lifts the thick brackish ice covering the channels, only to drop it again as it flows back out to sea. As the ice sheet falls, it pounds the frozen mud bluffs on each side of the waterways in
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imperceptibly slow motion. Massive shards of ice pile up in curving jumbles of debris, as though an earthquake had buckled the earth along an oddly winding fault zone. A few hours later, the swelling tide has stitched the rubble into a seamless plateau of white once again. ■
OVER THE PAST CENTURY, COASTAL STATES AS A WHOLE LOST MORE THAN
half their wetlands. Environmental regulations in recent decades have put an end to rampant salt-marsh destruction. Still, marshes continue to suffer unintentional damage. Because marsh grasses are adapted to such a narrow ecological niche, they’re vulnerable to human disturbances, like oils washed from roads into waterways and even nutrient-rich freshwater leaching from lawns. The Great Marsh, healthier than most, is still vulnerable to development at its edges. More worrisome still, all barrier beaches are vulnerable to rising sea levels, which global warming is poised to accelerate. When the Ice Age glaciers melted and the seas rose, the marshes were able to keep up. If we allow the rate of sea-level rise to climb in the coming century, our marshes as well as our beaches will suffer. For champions of salt marshes, the most fundamental task is to educate the public about why these wetlands are valuable and how they can stay that way. Doug Stewart is a journalist whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, Discover, Time, and Muse. This essay is excerpted from his introduction to Dorothy Kerper Monnelly’s book, Between Land and Sea: The Great Marsh, a beautiful photographic tribute to this stunning landscape. Ask for Between Land and Sea at your local bookseller.
Why do you support The Trustees’ Conservation Council? I love that the Council focuses on allowing the next generation to get directly involved in conservation, whether through increased financial support or hands-on volunteering. The Conservation Council provides me with the perfect opportunity to surround myself with people and activists who embrace the importance of protecting and enjoying open space. What’s your favorite reservation? I have to pick just one? Read all 10 Voices at http://info.thetrustees.org/10Voices
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PEOPLE AND PLACE
Crane Estate Countdown There’s more to the Crane Estate than the beach, and anyone who comes merely for a swim is missing out. To help you make the most of your visit, here are 50 things to do at the Crane Estate – not just in the summer, but all year long.
50.Wind your way through the sandy dunes on more than five miles of trails. 49. Tour the 59-room Great House, in season, ogling the sterling silver bathroom fixtures as you go. 48.Witness the golden glories of beach wildflowers in June.
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41. Sculpt a at the annual SandBlast in August. 40. Sign up to help protect migratory shorebirds from footloose pedestrians.
47. Slurp down steamers at an office at Steep Hill Beach.
clambake
46. Pop the question.
45. Say
“I do.” 44. Scan the blue skies for Northern Harriers, a threatened species. 43. Send your kids on a weeklong SummerQuest for fun. 42. Explore the ups and downs of the Shurcliff- and Olmsteddesigned landscape.
39. Lose yourself in the miniature mysteries of a tidepool. 38. Lie on your back and try to find animals in the clouds.
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24. Fall for the foliage on a foray around Castle Hill.
10. Admire colorful creations at the annual art show in November.
23. Picture yourself in the movies (the estate has been the backdrop for several, including Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,The Crucible, and The Witches of Eastwick).
9. Ring in the holidays with a choral concert at the Castle Hill Holiday Open House.
22. Marvel at sculptures on a guided (or self-guided) landscape tour.
Groove to Zydeco, reggae, or swing at a summer concert.
32. Let the soothing rhythm of the waves take you away. 31. Pack a picnic and wine and dine in the Vegetable Garden. 30. Dig in for a workday (and dig into a BBQ when it’s over). 29. Soak up the wisdom offered by experts on architecture, ecology, and other topics at Castle Hill lectures. 28. Cast for striped bass.
27. Scarf down an
organic salad
21. Feast on the feats of celebrity chefs at the Inn at Castle Hill Fall Chefs Series. 20. Hike to the top of the hill on Choate Island, paying respects at the Crane family burial ground. 19. Escape the daily grind and plan a business retreat (or a party!) in The Tavern.
36. Let the tide carry you and your kayak through the Great Marsh estuary.
(yes, a 18. Say hello salad!) at the beach snack bar. to a griffin. 26. Practice your sidestroke.
35. Figure out all those light settings on your digital camera.
25. Plumb the inner workings of the Great House on a behindthe-scenes, “hot-and-cold” tour.
37. Help clean up the beach as a teen Conservation Crewhand.
Challenge
34. your friends to volleyball, croquet, or bocce.
17. Imagine life here in the Roaring ’20s. 16. Spy wildlife tracks in the sand or snow.
15. Search for animal images in the garden walls. 14. Frolic with your dog or ride your horse on the beach (off-season only, please).
13. Watch
piping plovers skitter across the sand.
8. Luxuriate in a romantic getaway at the Inn at Castle Hill.
6. Feel like a
7. Fly a kite.
kid again.
5. See who can roll the farthest down the Grand Allée. 4. Pedal seaside lanes on a mountain bike ride. 3. Wander from the Great House down the Grand Allée to the cliff overlooking the ocean. Just make sure to stop when you get to the edge.
2. Savor the colors of sunset.
12. Ponder climate change as you peruse the poem stenciled on the beach’s boardwalk stairs.
passion
11. Share your for great rooms, great design, and great art as a volunteer tour guide at the Great House.
1. Make plans to come back. For more information on Crane Estate events and volunteer opportunities, visit www.thetrustees.org or call 978.356.4354. Katharine Wroth is a senior editor at Grist.org.
SUMMER EVENT S!
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JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009
Sunday, July 5 | 1 – 3PM
Thursday, August 20 | 7:30 – 9PM
Butterfly Walk at Mountain Meadow MOUNTAIN MEADOW, WILLIAMSTOWN
Sounds of the Summer Night Guided Walk
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Mondays in July & August | 2 – 3PM
Friday, August 21 |
Special Places, Secret Spaces Tour
COMMEMORATION CEREMONY
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Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $12 house admission. For ages 2 – 6 with caregivers (siblings welcome).
Barnyard Books Storytime NAUMKEAG, STOCKBRIDGE 413.298.3239 x3000
Saturday, July 18 | 10AM – 12NOON
Live Birds of Prey with Tom Ricardi
BERKSHIRES REGION
A House, A View, and Seven Gardens: Guided Tours of Naumkeag
Daily, through Columbus Day | 10AM – 4PM
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Music in the Evening NAUMKEAG, STOCKBRIDGE 413.298.3239 x3000
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Mum Bett Day Celebration
Second Saturdays, July 11, August 8, September 12 | 11AM – 12NOON
Fridays, July 10, July 24 | 5 – 6PM
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Dance the night away at Castle Hill, celebrate the summer solstice at Naumkeag and World’s End, ramble over the places that inspired poet William Cullen Bryant, fly a kite at the Neponset River Greenway Festival, or snorkel with your kids at Long Point.There’s so much to do with The Trustees this summer!
Saturday, May 23 through Monday, October 12 10AM – 5PM (LAST TOUR 4 PM ); Fridays in July & August open until 6PM ( LAST TOUR 5 PM )
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Thursday, July 2 | 9AM – 12NOON BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
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Saturday, July 25 | 10AM – 2PM
Ancient Living Skills Hands-on Workshop
PIONEER VALLEY REGION Friday, June 19 | 5:30PM
Invasive Plants Primer for Homeowners and Volunteers HORSEMUNN FARM, MONSON 413.532.1631 X13
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Ashintully Afternoons
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Friday, July 31 | 6 – 9PM
Selected Sundays | 1 – 3PM
The Garden Party at Naumkeag
The Highlands’ Least-Wanted Field Days
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The Ashley House and Mum Bett: Stories of Freedom: Guided Tours
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Art & Architecture at the Folly FIELD FARM, WILLIAMSTOWN 413.458.3135
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Summer Solstice Celebration: Fairies in the Garden
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Sunday, June 28 | 9AM – 2PM Sheffield Covered Bridge Canoe Trip
Housatonic River Paddle – Guided Canoe Trip
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Volunteer on the Peony Terrace NAUMKEAG, STOCKBRIDGE 413.298.3239 x3000
Saturday, July 18 | 9AM – 12NOON
Monument Mountain Trail Work Day MONUMENT MOUNTAIN, GREAT BARRINGTON 413.298.3239 x3020
June 21 | Goutweed
Thursday, August 6 | 9AM – 12NOON
BEAR SWAMP, ASHFIELD
Eco-Team vs. Multiflora Rose BARTHOLOMEW’S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
MONUMENT MOUNTAIN, GREAT BARRINGTON
CHESTERFIELD
Call for information.
August 23 | Japanese Stiltgrass and Early Detection Species
Wednesday, August 12 | 9AM – 12NOON
CONWAY
Field Farm Trail & Garden Work Day
Wednesday, August 5 | 7 – 9PM; Friday, September 4 | 6 – 8PM; Saturday, October 3 | 5 – 7PM
Moonlight Paddle
FIELD FARM, SLOAN ROAD, WILLIAMSTOWN 413.458.3135
GOSHEN
Thursday, September 3 | 9AM – 12NOON
Eco-Team vs. Burning Bush
413.229.8600
Members: Adult $24, Child (10 – 12) $12. Nonmembers: Adult $30, Child (10 – 12) $15. Please pre-register. Saturday, August 15 | 10AM – 12NOON
Exploring Bartholomew’s Cobble BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD 413.229.8600
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $5. Space limited; please pre-register.
413.229.8600
September 20 | The Bad B’s: Barberry, Buckthorn, and Bittersweet
BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
Sundays, July and August | 8:30 – 11:30AM; Sundays, September | 9AM – 12NOON; Labor Day, September 7 | 9AM – 12NOON
Tyringham Cobble Trail Work Day
July 19 | Japanese Knotweed
FREE.
MONUMENT MOUNTAIN, GREAT BARRINGTON
FREE. Please pre-register at 413.268.8219.
Saturday, July 11 | 9AM – 12NOON
Hike into History 413.298.3239 X 3000
Flag Day Guided Hike to Flag Rock
Eco-Team vs. Japanese Barberry
BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
Weekends, Saturday May 23 through Sunday, October 11 | 10AM – 5PM (LAST TOUR 4PM)
When you volunteer with The Trustees, you’re not only helping us care for special places across the state, you’re making a difference to your community and to your neighbors. So don’t wait – get out, get dirty, have fun, and give back.
BARTHOLOMEW'S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
Saturdays, June 6 – October 10 | 1 – 5PM ASHINTULLY GARDENS, TYRINGHAM
Get Out and Get Involved!
BARTHOLOMEW’S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD
September 12 | 9AM – 3PM
Highland Communities Initiative Conference – The Future of the Highlands: It’s in Your Hands
413.229.8600
Call for information.
ASHFIELD 413.268.8219
Visit www.highlandcommunities.org for details and registration fees.
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Weekends, June 27 – October 11; Labor Day & Columbus Day | 1 – 5PM
Tour the William Cullen Bryant Homestead BRYANT HOMESTEAD, CUMMINGTON 413.532.1631 X 13
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult $6; Child $3.
Sundays, Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend 10AM – 12NOON
Tully River Boat Tours
Saturday, August 22 | 10AM – 1PM ( RAIN DATE SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 )
Saturdays | 10AM – 2PM
Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm
Fourth Sundays: July 26, August 23, September 27 | 1 – 3PM
Get Out and Get Involved!
Fabulous Ferns
WEIR RIVER FARM, HINGHAM 781.740.7233
Hike of the Month Club
TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $3.
CHARLES RIVER VALLEY PROPERTIES 508.785.0339
PIONEER VALLEY
FREE. Please pre-register.
Saturday, June 27 | 10AM – 12NOON
Wet and Wiggly: Pond Exploration
Kayak World’s End
Saturday, August 22 | 10AM – 4PM
PEAKED TRACT, PEAKED MOUNTAIN, MONSON
WORLD’S END, HINGHAM 781.740.6665
Kites on the River
413.532.1631 X13
Members: Adult $30; Child (under age 15) $15. Nonmembers: Adult $40; Child (under age 15) $20.
POPE JOHN PAUL II PARK, DORCHESTER
Please pre-register.
Visit BNAN’s website, www.bostonnatural.org, for more information.
Saturday, July 11 | 9AM – 3PM
MILLER TRACT, PEAKED MOUNTAIN, MONSON 413.532.1631 X 13
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $5 donation suggested. Please pre-register.
GREATER BOSTON
Saturday, July 18 | 12NOON – 4PM
Including Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN)
Bryant Day BRYANT HOMESTEAD, CUMMINGTON
Sunday, June 21 | 6 – 8:30PM
413.532.1631 X 13
Summer Solstice Celebration
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $5/car.
WORLD’S END, HINGHAM 781.740.6665
Sunday, July 26 | 11AM – 1PM
Members: Adult $5. Nonmembers: Adult $10. All children under 12 FREE. © J. BURKE
A Gorgeous Stroll CHESTERFIELD GORGE, CHESTERFIELD 413.532.1631 X 13
Sunday, August 9 | 10AM – 1PM
Late June – Mid-August
Neponset River Greenway Festival Visit BNAN’s website, www.bostonnatural.org, for more information.
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult $5, Child $3. Directions provided upon registration. Please pre-register.
BEAR SWAMP 413.532.1631 X 13
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult $5; Child $3. Please pre-register.
Saturday, June 27 | 10AM – 2PM
ELEANOR CABOT BRADLEY ESTATE, CANTON
The Legacy of Bear Swamp
Woodland Ramble
781.821.2996
Friday, August 14 | 9PM (RAIN DATE SATURDAY, AUGUST 15); Saturday, September 12 | 9PM
BROOKS WOODLAND PRESERVE (QUAKER
FREE.
Stargazing at Notchview
FREE. Please pre-register. Saturday, July 11 | 2 – 5PM
FREE.
Foraging for Wild Edibles with Russ Cohen
Saturday, July 25 | 10AM
TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON
Northampton Cycling Club Tour of the Hilltowns
978.249.4957
www.nohobikeclub.org
Critter Hunt
Star Gazing Visit www.thetrustees.org for details.
Paddle and Camp Overnight on the Charles
Saturday & Sunday, August 15 – 16
ROCKY NARROWS, SHERBORN 508.785.0339
DOYLE RESERVATION, LEOMINSTER 978.840.4446
Equestrian Trail Ride Fundraiser
CEDARIVER, MILLIS AND OTHER LOCATIONS
NOANET WOODLANDS AND POWISSET FARM,
508.785.0339
DOVER; ROCKY WOODS, MEDFIELD 508.476.3690
Members: Adult $30; Child $20. Nonmembers: Adult $40; Child $30. Please pre-register.
For more details or to pre-register, email ride coordinator Becky Kalagher, bstra@charternet.com
June 21 through September 22
TOURS AT THE OLD MANSE
Annual Summer in the Valley Photo Contest
269 MONUMENT AVENUE, CONCORD
CHECK IN: 9
– 10AM
978.369.3909.
Footprint Work Day DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS RESERVATION, HOLYOKE 413.532.1631 X13
Please pre-register. Saturday, August 1 | 9AM – 12NOON
Dam It! at the Bryant Homestead BRYANT HOMESTEAD, CUMMINGTON 413.532.1631 X13
Through Summer. Monday – Thursday 10AM – 5PM; Friday – Sunday | 10AM – 6PM
Saturday, September 19 | 9AM – 12NOON
Guided Tours of the Old Manse
NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION, WINDSOR
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult $8; Senior/Student $7; Child $5.
413.532.1631 X 13
The following tours are available throughout the calendar year. Call ahead or email oldmanse@ttor.org to book.
The Graffiti in the Garret Tours Adult $5; Senior/Student $4; Child $3.
Notchview Trail Work Day
CENTRAL Saturday, June 6 | 8AM – 2PM
Tully Trail Blitz TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON 978.249.4957
Please pre-register by emailing wkorby@ttor.org.
GREATER BOSTON
Call for information. Last Saturdays of the month: July 25, August 29, September 26 | 9AM – 2PM
Down and Dirty Trail Projects VARIOUS LOCATIONS 508.785.0339
Last Saturdays of the month: July 25, August 29, September 26 | 1:30 – 4:30PM
Members: Adult $70; Child $40. Nonmembers: Adult $85; Child $55. Please pre-register.
Friends in the Fields POWISSET FARM, DOVER 508.785.0339
© S. LAPIDES
THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
Sunday, September 27 |
Charles River Canoe Tours
House, Attic, and Landscape Tour
Fee: $10. Please pre-register.
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Saturdays & Sundays | 9AM – 1PM; 2 – 3:30PM
Sunday, July 12 | 9AM – 12NOON ( RAIN DATE SUNDAY, JULY 26 )
NEWTON, WALTHAM 508.785.0339
Members: Adult/Child $4; Family $12. Nonmembers: Adult/Child $6; Family $15. Please pre-register.
Great Northern Tier Geocaching and Letterboxing Tournament
FREE. Please pre-register.
UPPER CHARLES RIVER GREENWAY: WATERTOWN,
978.249.4957
FREE.
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $3.
Please pre-register.
Love It, Don’t Leave It Greenway Project
Greenwood Music Camp Concert 413.532.1631 X 13
ROCKY WOODS, MEDFIELD 508.785.0339
Second Saturdays: July 11, August 8, September 12 | 9AM – 1PM
Sunday, July 26 | 3 – 4:30PM BRYANT HOMESTEAD, CUMMINGTON
WEIR RIVER FARM, HINGHAM 781.740.7233
Adult $12; Senior/Student $10; Child $5.
Saturdays & Sundays, July 18 – 19, September 12 – 13
TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON
413.532.1631 X13
Find more about Green Dogs at www.thetrustees.org. Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $4. FREE Green Dog Pass. (Volunteers needed!)
NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION, WINDSOR
Saturday, August 8 | 10AM – 12NOON
No Grandchild Left Indoors
ROCKY WOODS, MEDFIELD 508.785.0339
FREE. Please pre-register.
413.532.1631 X 13
Outdoor Story Hour
Green Dogs Hound Hike (and safety tips)
MOOSE HILL FARM, SHARON 781.784.0567
413.532.1631 X 13
MILLER TRACT, PEAKED MOUNTAIN, MONSON
First Saturdays: July 4, August 1, September 5 8:30 – 10AM
DRIVE ENTRANCE) 978.248.9455
NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION, WINDSOR
Sunday, September 13 | 1 – 3PM
Visit www.thetrustees.org for contest rules.
Family Saturdays at the Bradley Estate: Meet the Livestock and Tour the Gardens
Cabin Care Work Day
Wednesdays, through September 30 10 – 11AM
508.785.0339
Saturdays through August 29 (closed July 4) 9AM – 12NOON
CENTRAL REGION
Peaked Mountain Work Day
Trips departing daily
More Tully Lake Campground programs at www.thetrustees.org.
FREE. Please pre-register.
Saturday, June 13 | 9AM – 1PM
FREE.
978.249.4957
TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON 978.249.4957
For more information email Farm Manager Meryl LaTronica at mlatronica@ttor.org.
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THE FARM FIELD SCHOOL AT APPLETON FARMS
© TTOR
IPSWICH/HAMILTON 978.356.5728
Join us for hands-on sustainable agriculture, volunteer, and stewardship programs for adults, families, and children. Times and fees vary. Please pre-register by calling 978.356.5728. FOR ADULTS Saturday, June 6 | 9:30 – 11AM To Eat or Not to Eat? Wild Edibles 101 with Tom Adams Members: $4. Nonmembers: $5.
Summer camp at the magnificent Crane Estate is packed with adventure, as young people explore dunes, marsh, fields, and the historic halls of the Great House through hands-on learning, songs, and games.They’ll also enjoy daily swimming and kayaking at Crane Beach. Children of all backgrounds are welcome and full scholarships are available. PLOVERS ( GRADES 3 – 4)
& GRIFFINS ( GRADES 5 –6)
One-week session, meet 9AM – 4PM daily. Members $300. Nonmembers $325. July 6 – 10 Castle Kids July 13 – 17
Shipwreck Sleuths
July 20 – 24
Junior Naturalists
July 27 – 31
Seacoast Safari
Aug 3 – 7
Dunes Detectives
Aug 10 – 14
Marsh Madness
Aug 17 – 21
Grand Allée Finale
STEWARDS IN ACTION CAMP
( GRADES 7 – 8 ) Aug 3 – 14 Two-week session, meets 9AM – 4PM daily. Members $400. Nonmembers $425. For detailed program information go to www.thetrustees.org/summerquest or call Sarah Bursky at 978.921.1944 x4005. Camp registration is handled through the North Shore YMCA, 978.356.9622 x107.
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THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
Sundays, June 7, July 12, August 16 | 3 – 5PM Farmstead Tour Members: $4. Nonmembers: $5. FOR FAMILIES Saturday, June 20;Tuesdays, July 14, August 11 3 – 4:30PM Meet the Cows Members: $4. Nonmembers: $5. Please pre-register. Tuesday, July 28 | 3:30 – 5PM Make Hay While the Sun Shines Members: $4. Nonmembers: $5. Please pre-register. Wednesday, August 12 | 4 – 6PM Meet the Machines $10 suggested donation per family. FOR YOUTH AGES 6 – 8: July 7 – 9; August 4 – 6 AGES 9 – 11: July 21 – 23; August 19 – 21. All sessions 9AM – 1:30PM Farm & Forest Explorers Members: $90. Nonmembers: $120. Monday, July 13 | 2 – 6PM Monday – Friday, July & August 8:30AM – 4:30PM Farm Stewards Call for program details and application. Minimum 2-week commitment. FREE.
APPLETON FARMS FOOD WORKSHOPS IPSWICH/HAMILTON 978.356.5728
Call for prices and to pre-register. Wednesday, June 24 | 5 – 6:30PM Preserves 101 Wednesday, July 29 | 5 – 6:30PM Pickling 101
APPLETON FARMS QUESTS Daily | ( QUEST
SUNRISE TO SUNSET DURATION :
1.5
HOURS )
FREE.
Pinnacle Quest Materials available at Highland Street parking area bulletin board. Farmstead Quest Materials available at Waldingfield Road parking area bulletin board.
Get Out and Get Involved!
Sunday, September 20 | 10AM – 3PM
NORTHEAST
Family Farm Day APPLETON FARMS, IPSWICH/HAMILTON
Last Saturdays of the month: June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26 | 9AM – 1 PM
978.356.5728
Crane Estate Volunteer Work Crew CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH 978.921.1944 X4035
Please pre-register. First Tuesdays, July, August, September 9AM – 12NOON
Sundays, July 19, August 16, September 20 8 – 10AM
Thursdays & Saturdays, May 28 – October 10 10AM (CLOSED JULY 4)
Thursday, June 18 | 6 – 8PM
Beginning Birding
Castle Hill Landscape Tours
Evening with the Herons
HALIBUT POINT, ROCKPORT 978.921.1944 X 4013
CASTLE HILL, THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH
COOLIDGE RESERVATION, MANCHESTER
FREE.
978.921.1944 X4009
Tuesday, July 21 | 4 – 6PM
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $5. Self-guided tours available (FREE) from the Gatehouse during property open hours.
BY THE SEA 978.921.1944 X 4013
Members: $10. Nonmembers: $14. Please pre-register.
Garden Trough Making
Tuesdays with The Trustees CAPE ANN RESERVATIONS 978.526.8687
Thursdays through Saturdays, July, August, September | 9AM – 12:30PM
Cape Ann Conservation Crew Hands (FOR AGES 13 – 16) CAPE ANN RESERVATIONS 978.526.8687
Please pre-register.
Wednesday, June 24 | 4 – 5:30PM
LONG HILL, BEVERLY 978.921.1944 X 4018
Propagation by Cuttings Workshop LONG HILL, BEVERLY 978.921.1944 X 4018
Members: $28. Nonmembers: $35. Please pre-register.
Members: $15. Nonmembers: $20. Please pre-register.
Saturdays & Sundays, May 30 – October 11 1 – 4PM (ONE - HOUR TOUR ) First Thursdays: June, July, & August | 6 – 8PM
Weekends, July 11 – September 7 ( TIME IS TIDE DEPENDENT )
Saturday, July 25 | 3 – 4PM
The Stevens-Coolidge Place House Tours
Crane Estate Volunteer Migratory Shorebird Stewards
Saturday, June 27 | 1 – 3PM
A Child’s Afternoon in Peter Rabbit’s Garden
THE STEVENS-COOLIDGE PLACE,
CRANE BEACH, IPSWICH 978.921.1944 X4011
Hermit’s Tales on the Trails
LONG HILL, BEVERLY 978.921.1944 X 4018
NORTH ANDOVER 978.921.1944 X4009
Please pre-register.
RAVENSWOOD, GLOUCESTER 978.921.1944 X4013
Member children: $4. Nonmember children: $5. Accompanying adults FREE. Appropriate for all ages. Please pre-register.
Bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds, followed by a house tour! FREE to all (donations gratefully accepted). The gardens are FREE and open to all, sunrise to sunset. Guided house and garden tours also available by appointment (fee charged).
Recommended for families. Members: Adult $4. Nonmembers: Adult $6. Please pre-register. Thursdays, July 2 through September 3 7 – 9PM
Thursday, August 6 | 4 – 6PM
Castle Hill Picnic Concerts
LONG HILL, BEVERLY 978.921.1944 X 4018
THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH
Members: $28. Nonmembers: $35. Please pre-register.
Thursdays, July 16, 23, 30 & August 6, 13 11AM – 12NOON
Thursday, July 16 | 1 – 2:30PM
Bike Repair Tips with Seaside Cycles’ Scott Bumpus, followed by Mountain Bike Ravenswood
EAST OVER SOUTH, 285 COUNTY ROAD MARION 508.679.2115
First Saturdays (11AM – 4PM) & Sundays (1 – 4PM), June – October
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
Saturday, August 15 | 8AM – 4PM
THE PAINE HOUSE AT GREENWOOD FARM,
Wednesdays in July & August
Crane Beach Sandblast!
IPSWICH 978.921.1944 X4009
PLEASE CALL FOR TIMES
CRANE BEACH, IPSWICH 978.356.4351 X 4015
$7 per team to enter competition plus regular beach admission
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult (18+) $8; Child $5. Also available by appointment. Trails are FREE and open to all, sunrise to sunset.
Sundays, September 6 & 13 | 3:30 – 4:30PM
Daily, April – November. Allow 2 hours.
Late Summer Strolls in the Sedgwick Gardens
Little River Self-guided Quest
LONG HILL, BEVERLY 978.921.1944 X 4018
FREE
Garden Volunteer Days MYTOI GARDEN, CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
MYTOI , CHAPPAQUIDDICK
OLD TOWN HILL, NEWBURY
Members: $4. Nonmembers: $5. Children FREE.
NORTHEAST HOUSE TOURS
BY THE SEA 978.921.1944 X 4013
Members: Adult $8. Nonmembers: Adult $10. Child FREE. Please pre-register.
East Over Volunteer Day
Paine House Tours
Curiosity Companions – Pre-K Club COOLIDGE RESERVATION, MANCHESTER
Saturday, July 25 | 9AM – 12NOON
Sand-cast Your Own Birdbath
978.356.4351 X 4015
Admission at the gate only. Members: $20/car. Nonmembers: $25/car. Please note: If a car has more than 6 passengers, each additional passenger will be charged $5. Members save 20% when you buy a special season pass for just $160. Purchase by July 2 over the phone or in person at the July 2 concert.Visit www.thetrustees.org for concert descriptions and special start times for select concerts.
SOUTHEAST
Self-guided Quests at Cape Ann Reservations Daily, April – November. Allow 2 hours.
First Wednesdays: June, July, August, & September | 10AM – 8PM; May 27 through October 10, Wednesdays – Thursdays | 10AM – 3PM; Fridays – Saturdays 10AM – 1PM (ONE-HOUR TOURS; CLOSED JULY 4)
Great House Tours CASTLE HILL, THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH
RAVENSWOOD, GLOUCESTER 978.921.1944 X4013
978.921.1944 X 4009
Recommended for families. Members: Adult $10. Nonmembers: Adult $15. Please pre-register.
Members: FREE. Nonmembers: Adult (18+) $10; Child $5.
Hermit’s Haven Quest RAVENSWOOD PARK, GLOUCESTER
Quarry Quest HALIBUT POINT, ROCKPORT
Journey Through Time Quest HALIBUT POINT, ROCKPORT
Ruins Quest MISERY ISLAND, SALEM
© T. KATES
NORTHEAST REGION
SAVE THE DATE !
© A. GAUSE
Wednesday, September | 5 – 6:30PM Canning 101
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Open Lighthouse
Cape Poge Natural History Tour*
COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
NANTUCKET 508.228.6799
CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
Members only. FREE.
Saturday, July 11 | 9AM – 12NOON
Bike the Bioreserve WATUPPA RESERVATION HEADQUARTERS, FALL RIVER 508.679.2115
FREE. Friday, August 7 | 7:30 – 9:30PM ( RAIN DATE FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 )
Magnificent Moths COPICUT WOODS, FALL RIVER 508.679.2115
FREE.
Wildlife Discovery Tour
Fishing Discovery Tour*
508.693.3678
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE, CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
Members: $15; Nonmembers: $25. All children (15 and under) $10.
Members: Adult $60; Child $25. Nonmembers Adult $82.50; Child $25 (introductory membership included with tour).
Backcountry Cooking REI Members: $40; Nonmembers: $60
Monday & Tuesday evenings, July & August SUNSET ( TOUR DURATION 1.25 HOURS )
Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Boston REI August 1 | 9AM – 3PM
Cape Poge Lighthouse Tour*
Discover Cornell Farm 508.679.2115
FREE.
SELF - GUIDED TOURS
Wednesdays, June – August | 9:30AM
Daily, April – December | (QUEST DURATION: 3 HOURS)
MENEMSHA HILLS RESERVATION, CHILMARK 508.693.7662
Adult $25; Child $15.
FREE. Materials available at Menemsha Hills entrance bulletin board.
Monday – Friday, July & August | 10AM & 12:45PM (TOUR DURATION 1.25 HOURS)
NANTUCKET 508.228.6799
Adult $75; Child (12 and under) $30. Daily, May through October 9:30AM & 1:30PM (TOUR LASTS: 2.5
COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE, NANTUCKET 508.228.6799
Poucha Pond Self-Guided Discovery Tour CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE, CHAPPAQUIDDICK
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
508.627.3599
Member Child: $10. Nonmember Child: $12 (up to two adults FREE with child’s admission).
HOURS)
Daily, Memorial Day – Columbus Day 9AM – 5PM (DURATION: 4 OR 8 HOURS)
Snorkel Discovery* CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
Natural History Tour
Menemsha Hills Quest
NANTUCKET 508.228.6799
CALL FOR TIMES
Members only: 4 hours for $25 or 8 hours for $35 (per canoe or kayak). Daily, Memorial Day – Columbus Day 9AM – 5PM (QUEST DURATION: 3 HOURS)
Cape Poge Quest
Members: Adult $30; Child (12 and under) $15. Nonmembers: Adult $40; Child (12 and under) $15.
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE, CHAPPAQUIDDICK
Daily, Memorial Day through Columbus Day 9 AM & 2 PM ( TOUR LASTS 2.5 HOURS )
FREE. Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge and Wasque Reservation oversand vehicle permit required. Materials available at Chappaquiddick gatehouses.
508.627.3599
Wildlife Canoe/Kayak Tour* CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
Daily, Memorial Day through Columbus Day 9AM – 5PM (QUEST DURATION: 1.5 HOURS)
CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
Members: Adult $30; Child (15 and under) $15. Nonmembers: Adult $40; Child (15 and under) $18. Special Evening Kayak Tours* Wednesdays and Thursdays (begins one hour before sunset), July and August: Add $10 per person to daytime prices.
Coskata Woods Quest COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE, NANTUCKET 508.228.6799
FREE. Coskata-Coatue oversand vehicle permit required to access the Woods by vehicle. Walkers welcome. Materials available at the Wauwinet gatehouse.
© T. KATES
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Digital Photography Field Trip REI Members: $40; Nonmembers: $60 Appleton Farms – Participants meet at Appleton Farms June 20 | 9AM – 3PM
SUNRISE TO SUNSET
COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
Thursdays – Saturdays, May – October
COSKATA-COATUE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE, CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
Members: Adult $15; Child (15 and under) $10. Nonmembers: Adult $25; Child (15 and under) $12.
GUIDED NATURAL HISTORY TOURS
Fishing Discovery Tour
(Not-So-Creepy) Creatures of The Night Family Hike*
Member Child: $10. Nonmember Child: $12 (up to two adults FREE with child’s admission).
Science Discovery Wednesdays
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
LONG POINT WILDLIFE REFUGE, WEST TISBURY
CHAPPAQUIDDICK 508.627.3599
CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
CORNELL FARM, SOUTH DARTMOUTH
554 Sloan Road, Williamstown tel 413.458.3135 www.guesthouseatfieldfarm.org
Learn something new and enjoy your favorite Trustees reservation at the same time on these special REI Outdoor School programs. For more information, visit www.thetrustees.org/REI.
Daily, Memorial Day through Columbus Day 8:30AM & 1:30PM ( TOUR LASTS 4 HOURS )
Daily, Memorial Day through Columbus Day 9AM, 12NOON, & 2PM ( TOUR LASTS 1.5 HOURS )
Sunday, August 30 | 1 – 3PM
Daily, Monday, June 15 – Tuesday, September 15 8:30AM, 11AM, & 1:30PM (TOUR LASTS 1.5 HOURS)
*Transportation from the ferry is available if you register in advance.
World’s End – Participants meet at Hingham REI August 29 | 9AM – 3PM Essential Camping Skills REI Members: $40; Nonmembers: $60 Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Framingham REI August 15 | 9AM – 3PM Family Hike: Summer Exploration REI Members: $10; Nonmembers: $30. Children are FREE but must register. World’s End – Participants meet at World’s End August 1 | 10AM – 2PM Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Rocky Woods August 16 | 10AM – 2PM Introduction to GPS Navigation REI Members: $45; Nonmembers: $65 Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Framingham REI June 13 | 9AM – 3PM July 26 | 10AM – 4PM Introduction to Map and Compass REI Members: $45; Nonmembers: $65 Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Boston REI July 11 | 9AM – 3PM
Whitney and Thayer Woods – Participants meet at Hingham REI July 18 | 9AM – 3PM Introduction to Mountain Biking REI Members: $65; Nonmembers: $85 Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Framingham REI July 7 | 10AM – 4PM Whitney and Thayer Woods – Participants meet at Hingham REI August 7 | 10AM – 4PM September 5 | CALL FOR TIME (women only)
© JUMPING ROCK
Members: Adult $30; Child (15 and under) $15. Nonmembers: Adult $40; Child (15 and under) $18.
Daily, June through October | 1 – 2PM
Summer Escapes Whether you love mountains or the sea, at a Trustees inn you’ll enjoy an unforgettable stay amidst spectacular scenery. Get active hiking, biking, and paddling – or enjoy the pleasures of art galleries and antique stories. Or, simply relax and enjoy the view.
Rocky Woods – Participants meet at Boston REI August 22 | 9AM – 3PM
All proceeds from your stay benefit our conservation work at Field Farm and the Crane Estate.
Kayaking: Level 1 REI Members: $95; Nonmembers: $105
Don’t wait – book your summer getaway today!
World’s End – Participants meet at Hingham REI June 14 | 9AM – 3PM July 19, July 25, & August 9 10AM – 4PM Crane Estate – Participants meet at Reading REI June 28, August 1 | 9AM – 3PM Charles River Reservation – Participants meet at Framingham REI July 11, August 29, & September 12 9AM – 3PM Kayaking: Level 2 REI Members: $95; Nonmembers: $105
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SOUTHEAST REGION
Daily, Memorial Day through Columbus Day 9AM & 2PM ( TOUR LASTS 2.5 HOURS )
As featured in National Geographic Traveler’s “Stay List.”
World’s End – Participants meet at Hingham REI June 20 & August 22 | 9AM – 3PM Charles River Reservation – Participants meet at Framingham REI July 18 | 9AM – 3PM
280 Argilla Road, Ipswich tel 978.412.2555 www.craneestate.org
FIND YOUR PL ACE Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich © K. WOLLENSAK
Special PLACES
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THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
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MY PLACE IS ON A L ADDER …with a paintbrush, in the gardens with a rake, or wherever something needs to be done on the Crane Estate. –
CRANE ESTATE VOLUNTEERS
(clockwise from top) LAURIE MILES GABE PETINO NANCY PETINO CANDACE WHITE BONNIE SONTAG
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RICH ERICKSON
FIND YOUR PLACE Together with our neighbors, we protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment to special places. Our passion is to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for.
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