Trustees | Special Places | Fall 2022

Autumn Abundance Harvest the fun!

New Report Provides Climate Impact

communities along Buzzards and Narragansett Bays and their tidal rivers, from Falmouth to Seekonk.

The Trustees released its 3rd annual State of the Coast report in September, this edition focusing on the Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay-facing communities of the Massachusetts South Coast region. As previously mentioned in this publication, State of the Coast is a series of reports examining the challenges and opportunities for coastal zone communities along the vulnerable Massachusetts coast, intended to spark dialogue and action. Earlier editions covered the North Shore (released in 2020) and Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands (2021). Development of this year’s report again involved members of the local community, including collaboration with the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Mashpee Wampanoag, each contributing a featured article for the report. State of the Coast pinpoints climate-based threats—such as impacts from flooding events on habitat, infrastructure, and buildings—examines resources, and highlights adaptation methods. Notable findings on projected impacts for as soon as 2050 include potential inundation of more than 25% of Wareham’s buildings from a 10-year storm event, 23% loss of salt marsh (earlier than other regions of the state studied so far), and the potential for high tides to close the New Bedford hurricane barrier much more frequently than it is today—even as often as once or twice a day (for comparison, the barrier was closed a total of 26 times in 2019.) To read all of the report’s findings, download this edition of State of the Coast, as well as past reports, at thetrustees.org/coast.

Artist Steve Locke to Receive 2022 Rappaport Prize

The Trustees is thrilled to announce Steve Locke as the recipient of the 2022 Rappaport Prize. Established in 2000, the Rappaport Prize is an annual art award presented to a contemporary artist with strong connections to New England by deCordova Scuplture Park and Museum through the support of the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation. Spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, Steve Locke’s artistic practice critically addresses the history of western art and interrogates the connections between desire, identity, and violence. A native of Cleveland who now lives and works in Brooklyn and Hudson, NY, Locke is Professor of Fine Art at Pratt Institute, as well as an author. Locke has exhibited extensively, including solo shows at the Institute for Contemporary Art and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, where his 2019 work, Three Deliberate Grays for Freddie: A Memorial for Freddie Gray, was described by the Boston Globe as, “[A]bstract and enigmatic, at once a vivid display of beauty and a somber spot for mourning.” The artist will present a free lecture in Spring 2023.

Art Installation Uses Climate Change Projections to Visualize Local Impacts

A New England-based art installation focused on climate change has arrived at seven Trustees North Shore reservations. The project is the brainchild of Tom Starr, a public artist and Professor of Graphic and Information Design at Northeastern University. Starr’s installation, titled Remembrance of Climate Futures uses signage with future-facing language to tell the story of climate change impacts and how they are forecast to affect local marshes, beaches, habitat, infrastructure, and more. “The impacts outlined on the 15 signs draw on data used in our State of the Coast report for the North Shore region, as well as our statewide Climate Vulnerability Assessment,” noted Cynthia Dittbrenner, Trustees Director of Coast and Natural Resources.

“Sometimes these projections can seem abstract and far away, but when you apply them to familiar sites, it’s an eye-opening visual of what kinds of changes may happen in just the next few decades.” In 2021, Starr received funding the from the Essex County Community Foundation to expand Remembrance of Climate Futures with 15 new partners such as The Trustees and the City of Salem. The project’s signs can be found at Coolidge Reservation in Manchester-by-the-Sea, the Crane Estate, Greenwood Farm, and Hamlin Reservation in Ipswich, Crowninshield and Gerry Islands in Marblehead, and Old Town Hill in Newbury. More information is available at thetrustees.org/climatefutures

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into Fall

happening at

1 & 2 SHOOTING STARS: Amateur astronomers from Arunah Hill Natural Science (Cummington) set up their telescopes at Notchview this summer and invited folks to gaze with them at deep space objects like planets, nebulae, and—as in this incredible photo by participant Dan Lewis— the Milky Way.

3, 4, 5 WHEELS OF WONDER: In its first summer, the Trustees Mobile Adventures van has been visiting community events and festivals, local parks, and community centers, bringing pop-up style experiences designed to spark exploration, play, discovery, and curiosity with nature. At this August event in Fall River, kids were invited to build forts, make moon cookie crafts, and check out some amazing telescopes, among other activities.

6, 7, 8 YOUTH MOVEMENT: The One Waterfront Ambassadors—a Trustees summer youth employment program— welcomed ten teens from Boston neighborhoods this summer. Among their many activities in the East Boston community, designed to help raise awareness about the Piers Park III project, the group led informative tours, hosted games, and offered free kayaking for local residents.

To Do Fall programs

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Dear Members:

As I write this letter, I can see the first leaves changing outside my office window. Fall in Massachusetts is a magical time—and nowhere does fall shine more brightly than at The Trustees. From our Halloween celebrations at Naumkeag and Long Hill, to our hayrides at Powisset and Appleton Farms, to foliage walks at World’s End, our seasonal activities let you experience our properties in all their autumnal glory.

One property I’m especially excited about visiting this season is our newest one: Becket Historic Quarry and Forest, which we began managing in October 2021. The Berkshires reservation is a portal into the past, with building and equipment remnants speaking to its previous life as a granite quarry. But it’s also a glimpse into our future: 280 preserved acres that house hiking trails, forest, and wildlife, yet another example of our efforts to preserve special places for all to enjoy, forever.

One of my favorite memories from this summer was seeing my daughter Caroline experience the Trustees camps for the first time. Our camps are just one part of the vital education work being done across our properties throughout the year, from our school field trips to our Coastal and Waterfront Ambassador programs. As both a parent and a member, I especially enjoyed reading about the ways our programs have impacted children across the Commonwealth—and I’m sure you will, too.

It’s a busy season for all of us. But I did take some time to sit down with our Special Places editors to reflect on my first seven months with The Trustees and share my goals and priorities for this wonderful organization. My wish list is long, but above all, I want to find new and exciting ways to share our properties with as many people as possible— including you, our wonderful members. And this issue is full of suggested new ways to experience The Trustees, from day trip itineraries to seasonal recipes cooked up by our farm managers.

I hope all of you can take some time off from your packed fall schedules and revel in the magic of a New England autumn.

Warmly, John Judge President & CEO

U.S. Representative Bill Keating joined The Trustees and the Nantucket Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge in August for discussions focused on coastal resilience.

Pictured, from left: NCF Senior Research Ecologist Dr. Jen Karberg, Trustees President & CEO John Judge, Congressman Bill Keating, NCF President & CEO Cormac Collier, Trustees Managing Director of Nature and Resilience Tom O’Shea, NCF Director of Science & Stewardship Karen Beattie, and Tevis Keating.

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ROCKS, Rust, Revival

Becket Historic

Quarry & Forest offers a bucolic glimpse into our industrial past

BY JEFF HARDER

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Off of Quarry Road in the town of Becket, a snapshot of the western Berkshires’ industrial past presents itself at walking speed. Pebbly debris spilling down a ridge like crumble from a coffee cake, rusted compressor trucks that haven’t moved in more than 70 years, a half-mile access road that was once a rail bed, a massive crane rising above 75-foot cliffs that plunge toward an inky pool—all are relics of a quarry that, for nine decades, extracted and transported prized granite before being abandoned to the elements. It’s as though one day the quarry workers simply walked off the job and never came back.

In part, Becket Historic Quarry and Forest is an archaeological record of New England’s industrial heritage left in situ. But since the late 1990s, after the Becket Land Trust (BLT) prevented the quarry’s commercial revival, it’s grown into a cherished recreation destination with miles

of trails alongside vital forest and wildlife management areas. In October 2021, after swelling crowds compelled the land trust to find a partner to take ownership of the site, The Trustees assumed management of the property, breathing new life across 280 enigmatic acres.

“We weren’t starting from square one here,” says Brian Cruey, Director of The Trustees’ Southern Berkshires Portfolio. “This is a site that has been loved and cared for by a small community organization, and it just needed help taking it into the future. Given its location and its importance as a historical and conservation area, we felt it was crucial for us to do just that.”

FEATS OF STONE

From its beginnings in the 1860s, The Chester-Hudson Granite Quarry earned a reputation for extracting Chester blue

granite, a high-quality stone primarily used to construct tombstones and other monuments—mementos in high demand in the years following the Civil War. Over time, the operation accumulated a variety of winches, generators, and other heavy equipment powered by steam and compressed air for wresting raw material.

The crane—known as a guy derrick—is perhaps the most imposing feature on site, rising 55 feet up from the birch-lined cliffs encircling the now-flooded quarry. “It could lift a 20-ton block of stone off the quarry floor,” says Ken Smith, President of Becket Land Trust. “That’s a great example of the brilliant engineering feats [the workers] were capable of while just using steel cables.” But the quarry eventually fell on hard times, struggling financially before ultimately becoming insolvent in the 1940s, Smith says. (Most of the machines on site date to the 1920s and 30s, he adds,

O“There’s a lot of history and educational value here, but we’re also managing it as a conservation area.”–Brian Cruey

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“Most of the machines on site date to the 1920s and 30s...”

–Ken Smith

suggesting the owners removed the most expensive equipment before the operation shut down for good.)

ROOTS OF PRESERVATION

About half a century later, Smith and other local residents founded the Becket Land Trust to spread ecological awareness in the area. Soon after, they discovered that a stone mining operation intended to reactivate the quarry to source paving material for Boston’s Big Dig—which, Smith says, would have meant 20 tractor trailer loads of granite coming down hour after hour, six days a week, for years on end. But in 1999, the nonprofit land trust galvanized citizens around an alternative, raising funds to acquire the property for recreation and historic preservation. “This was a true grassroots initiative,” Smith says. “It was an outpouring from the whole community: in three months, we raised $300,000 from 300 families and no donation was more than $3,000.”

With the property secured, the land trust—whose board members had expertise in forestry and museums—shaped the landscape into a destination for recreation, history, and conservation. Seven miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails wind through the property, some of which trace the quarry’s original transport routes. The

trust also established 20 acres of oak regeneration forest and 40 acres of New England cottontail management area. “These are demonstration forests, so people can see what active management means,” Smith says. The land trust also produced a series of interpretive panels that provide in-depth explanations of the heavy equipment on display.

But with only a handful of staff and growing renown, the Becket Land Trust was stretched thin. After welcoming some 14,000 pandemic-weary visitors in 2020— an all-time high—Smith and company searched for an outside partner to assume ownership and maintenance. In conversations with The Trustees, the BLT found a partner suited to protecting the quarry. “The professional, paid staff of The Trustees is going to be much better equipped, and have the expertise and the resources we don’t have, to manage the

property in a far better way,” Smith says. The Trustees, meanwhile, saw a remarkable addition to its property portfolio. After BLT raised the initial dollars to endow the property’s stewardship, The Trustees matched the funds and the arrangement was complete.

“The decades of dedication and hard work from Becket Land Trust helped make Becket Historic Quarry and Forest a singular destination in the western Berkshires, drawing visitors from all over to experience its intriguing history and ecology,” says John Judge, Trustees President and CEO. “We’re honored to step in and use everything we have to ensure the legacy of this unique property continues in perpetuity.”

Though there have been a series of improvements—new trail mapping and blazes have been completed, and accessibility upgrades are underway on the access road tracing the former rail bed—the

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property hasn’t strayed from its diverse character. “There’s a lot of history and educational value here, but we’re also managing it as a conservation area,” Cruey says. “These are several hundred acres of managed forestry lands that we’re protecting from further development, but we’re also inviting the public to enjoy it, which is what The Trustees really does best.”

Once improvements to the access road are complete (expected by late fall; updates can be found at thetrustees.org/ becketquarry) Cruey recommends visitors trek around the old quarry site, then take side excursions on the smaller routes through the conservation areas. At the highest elevations, the vistas stretch out to the Pioneer Valley and Mount Greylock. “There are seven miles of trails here, which is quite extensive for a site of this size, so give yourself some time to explore,” he says. And around every corner, these 280 acres bear the patina of the past.

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

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Q&A

with JOHN JUDGE

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Trustees President and CEO John Judge speaks at an event for the Boston Waterfront Initiative, One Waterfront, in September. Above: at Coolidge Reservation in Manchester-by-the-Sea.

How Do We Meet People Where They Are?

An internationally known advocate for conservation stewardship, John Judge joined The Trustees as President and CEO in January 2022. Seven months into his position, Judge shares his foray into conservation work, his priorities for the organization, and his ideal weekend visiting Trustees properties.

Q: What first led you to pursue a career in conservation and climate work?

A: My dad was a marine turned landscape architect and horticulturist—we called him the “Green Marine”—and he made sure us kids spent as much time outdoors as possible. I grew up exploring a patch of conservation land right behind our house in Milton, spending whole days playing on downed trees, hiding in the bramble, and poking sticks into the little brook. I also helped my dad with some of his own conservation work, weeding, rebuilding

stone walls, and tending to the garden. One of my earliest memories is working with him in our backyard to save our lone elm tree from Dutch elm disease. We drilled holes around the base of the trunk, and I was in charge of pumping a fungicide serum into the root base three times a day. That’s when I first discovered how much I loved taking care of the natural world.

Later, as a teenager, I joined the Eagle Scouts, and that’s when I really developed a desire to protect nature for others to enjoy. My scoutmaster and other scout volunteers spent hours teaching me how to navigate and respect the outdoors, and I passed that knowledge onto other scouts at a summer camp. Years later, when I graduated college, I got a call from the Boy Scouts of America offering me a job. I’d planned to go into investment banking, but I accepted, figuring I’d spend a year or two giving back before reentering the corporate world. Needless to say, that didn’t happen! Instead, I discovered that mission is what really motivates me.

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Q: What inspires you most about the work of the Trustees?

A: From the beginning, the organization has always been about people as much as nature. That really resonates with me. Humans and nature are completely intertwined, after all; we’re completely reliant on each other for survival. But somehow, we’ve stopped seeing ourselves as part of the natural world. So, to me that’s what makes The Trustees so unique in the conservation world. We do more than protect the Commonwealth’s special places–we share them, too, and reconnect people with their natural relatives.

Q: What do you think are some of the biggest opportunities ahead for the organization?

A: We have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to lead in the climate resiliency space. We need to invest in our places to make them more sustainable, while also pushing ourselves to educate the public, inspire people to act, and mitigate climate impacts across the state. And we need to practice what we preach by lessening our own carbon footprint.

Another major priority is to do more for our cities’ residents. More people are moving into Boston and other urban areas. So how do we meet people where they are? How do we invest more in community gardens, in micro-forests, in urban

horticultural initiatives? How do we create more city parks like Piers Park III? What educational programs can we bring to schools? What partnerships can we form with local environmental justice groups and other urban outdoor organizations?

And we need to work to make our spaces more inclusive and welcoming. We need to invest in making more of our properties more accessible and welcoming to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, and people with disabilities. We will continue to focus on diversifying our staff and governance and building partnerships that will help us more fully meet our mission and be a highly effective and inclusive organization.

Q: What are some of the moments that stand out for you from your site visits over the last seven months?

A: One of the most exciting things for me has been to meet and talk with our staff and volunteers, to really get to know the incredible talent and passion that runs up and down this organization. Everywhere I went, I was blown away by our breadth of knowledge, from agroecology to trail maintenance to stewardship to shoreline restoration. One of my favorite early visits was walking Long Hill with our senior horticulturist Dan Bouchard, who has worked with us for 28 years and was able to regale me with fascinating information about every single plant and tree in our gardens.

Among the many stops on his learning tour of Trustees reservations and current work (clockwise from left), Judge heard about historical collections and received a construction update at Long Hill, and learned about the progress of our work on the Boston waterfront.

Q: You have one weekend to visit as many Trustees properties as you can. What does your itinerary look like?

A: That’s tough! Assuming you could drop me anywhere in the state, I’d probably go west to east: start at the Rose B. Simpson exhibition at Field Farm, which blew me away the first time I saw it this summer, then head over to Naumkeag. From there I’d want to do some hiking: Monument Mountain, or maybe Ward Reservation–I love the views from Holt Hill. There’s no better time to visit our farms than in the fall, so I’d definitely head to Powisset Farm, maybe take the loop trail to check out the foliage and the hay fields. Since I have a weekend, I’d want to take the ferry over to the Vineyard and make a stop at The Brickyard in Chilmark, for the views and the history. I’d end with a tour of our Boston community gardens–nothing makes me happier than getting to meet some of our gardeners and hear about what their plots mean to them. On the way home, I’d hit up the farm store at Appleton, to bring home a bag of cider apple donuts and some vegetables to grill for dinner.

“We have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to lead in the climate resiliency space. We need to invest in our places to make them more sustainable, while also pushing ourselves to educate the public, inspire people to act, and mitigate climate impacts across the state.”—JOHN JUDGE

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Jump into our pile of great programs this season! Fall INTO Fall

Fall harvesting. Hayrides. Apple cider donuts. Pumpkins. Bright colors on the trees. Cool, crisp air. Autumn is the perfect time to be experiencing all that our reservations have to offer! Enjoy some Fall Fun on the Farm, an Outdoor Adventure or two, art-making, holiday baking, and more—for yourself, your kiddos, or the whole family!

Farm Fun for All

River Farm in Hingham, as well as Appleton Farms, Powisset Farm, and Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough. Take a fall hayride or Hike for Beer followed by Farmhouse Wood-Fired Pizza at Appleton Farms, or try a Plein Air Painting Workshop at Weir River Farm: Fall Foliage Views, or Hike with Goats at Chestnut Hill Farm. On weekends through October don’t miss Fall Fun at Powisset Farm, from hayrides to apple cider to Storywalks, scavenger hunts, wood-fired pizza, and of course our adorable barnyard animals!

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Wildlife Refuge or a Sunset Hike to Cedar Point. Hop on our riverboat for a tour of Castle Neck. Or combine your experience with Riverboat to Choate Island & Hike.

Autumn in the Gardens

Our farms are brimming with activities for the whole family in fall. There are culinary classes in our kitchens at Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich, Powisset Farm in Dover, and The FARM Institute in Edgartown, and loads of barnyard story hours, farm explorer programs, and Boo in the Barnyard events for the kiddos at Weir

There’s always an adventure to be found at the Crane Estate in Ipswich & Essex. Warm yourself up in the cool fall air with a paddle Once Around the Islands of the Crane

New this October, Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover is filled with pumpkins, mums, scarecrow displays, artistic installations, and more. The gardens are already stunning this time of year and Autumn in the Gardens is a great reason to see it all.

There’s so much more going on this season at a Trustees reservation near you. Fall into fall and visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do for the most up-to-date listings and to register today.

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Look inside for a snapshot of programs available this season. There are many more on our website—see the full list and sign up at thetrustees.org/ things-to-do, today!

THINGS TO DO

TRICKS & TREATS

HALLOWEEN AT DECORDOVA

FRIDAYS, OCT 21 & 28 | 5:30-7:30PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

FESTIVE FALL HALLOWEEN CLAY LANTERNS WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, OCT 22 | 2-3:30PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

GHOSTLY GARDEN SCAVENGER HUNT

SATURDAY, OCT 22 | 4-8PM

Berkeley Community Garden, Boston

PUMPKINS IN THE PARK & NOCTURNAL TRAIL

SATURDAY, OCT 22 | 5-7:30PM

Francis William Bird Park, Walpole

SPOOKY SPIRITS GARDEN MIXOLOGY (ONLINE)

THURSDAY, OCT 27 | 6-7:30PM

Berkeley Community Garden, Boston

HALLOWEEN HIKE AT COPICUT WOODS

FRIDAY, OCT 28 | 6-8PM

Copicut Woods, Fall River

SPIRITS OF THE OLD MANSE

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCT 28 & 29 | 4-8PM

The Old Manse, Concord

HILLSIDE HALLOWEEN AT FRUITLANDS MUSEUM

FRIDAY, OCT 28 & SUNDAY, OCT 30 | 4-7PM

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

CREATIVE CLAY HALLOWEEN HOUSES

FOR PARENT AND CHILD

SATURDAY, OCT 29 | 1:30-3PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

HALLOWEEN IN THE MORNING MISTS (for toddlers-preK, and their grownups) SUNDAY, OCT 30 | 10-11AM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

HALLOWEEN ART & ALES

MONDAY, OCT 31 | 6-8PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

Boo in the Barnyard

BOO IN THE BARNYARD AT WEIR RIVER FARM

SATURDAYS, OCT 8, 15, 22 & 29 10-11AM, 11AM-12NOON, 12NOON-1PM Weir River Farm, Hingham

BOO IN THE BARNYARD AT POWISSET FARM FRIDAY, OCT 28 | 2-5PM Powisset Farm, Dover

SENSORY-FRIENDLY BOO IN THE BARNYARD

SATURDAY, OCT 29 | 2-3PM & 3-4PM Weir River Farm, Hingham

BOO IN THE BARNYARD AT CHESTNUT HILL FARM SUNDAY, OCT 30 | 1-2PM, 2-3PM, 3-4PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

Don’t forget to REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR PROGRAM at thetrustees.org/things-to-do 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.

Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts. If you need to find your member code, account information, or look up ticket and registration status for specific programs, visit thetrustees.org/customerservice

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FOR THE KIDDOS

From afterschool to preschool, story hour to nature play, The Trustees has a variety of adventures to keep the kids asking for more. Here are just a sample of the opportunities in store for the young ones in your family.

Outdoor Adventures

WEE EXPLORERS

TUESDAYS, OCT 4–NOV 29 | 9:30-10:30AM

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, North Andover

APPLETON FARMS NATURE PLAYGROUP

TUESDAYS, OCT 4, 11 & 18 | 10-11AM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

JUNIOR FARMER FOR A DAY

WEDNESDAYS, OCT 5 & NOV 8 | 9AM-3PM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES

DROP-IN FALL SERIES

WEDNESDAYS, OCT 5-NOV 16 | 2-4:30PM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

CraneExplorer: SHIFTING SANDS

SATURDAY, OCT 8 & SUNDAY, OCT 23 | 10AM-12NOON

Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

ART EXPLORERS:

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES SERIES

WEDNESDAY, OCT 12 | 3:30-5PM

Weir River Farm, Hingham

PRESCHOOL FARM EXPLORERS:

ANIMAL CHORES!

THURSDAYS, OCT 13 & 27 | 10-11AM Powisset Farm, Dover

CraneExplorer: SEASIDE SCIENCE ON THE DOCK

SATURDAYS, OCT 15 & 29; FRIDAY, NOV 11 | 10AM-12NOON

Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Essex

BOOK BUGS: FARM FUN FOR LITTLE ONES

TUESDAYS, OCT 18, NOV 1 & 15, DEC 6 & 13 | 9:30-10:30AM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

ARTfull PLAY

WEDNESDAYS, OCT 19, NOV 16 & DEC 7 | 10:30-11:30AM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

MAKE IT ARTfull WORKSHOP

SUNDAYS, OCT 23, NOV 20 & DEC 4 | 10AM-12NOON

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

ARTfull EXPLORATIONS

SUNDAYS, OCT 23, NOV 20 & DEC 4 | 1:30-3:30 PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

CraneExplorer: SHIPWRECK SCHOLARS

SATURDAY, NOV 5 | 3-5PM

SATURDAY, DEC 3 | 1-3PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

EARLY RELEASE AGRICULTURAL AFTERNOONS

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOV 17 & 18 | 12:30-3:30PM

Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

Kids in the Kitchen

Sign up your young sous chef for one or more of these hands-on cooking classes.

KIDDOS IN THE KITCHEN

WEDNESDAYS, OCT 5 & 19, NOV 1, 16 & 30 DEC 7, 14 & 21 | 4-6PM

SATURDAY, NOV 5 | 12NOON-2PM SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 10AM-12NOON Powisset Farm, Dover

TOTS IN THE KITCHEN

TUESDAYS, OCT 25, NOV 1, 15 & 29 DEC 6, 13 & 20 | 10-11:30AM

SATURDAYS, NOV 5 & DEC 3 | 9-10:30AM

Powisset Farm, Dover

KIDS CAN COOK

SATURDAYS, OCT 1 & 15, NOV 5 & 10, DEC 3 10AM-12NOON

The FARM Institute, Edgartown

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

TUESDAYS, OCT 25, NOV 8, DEC 6 & 13 | 3:30-6:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

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Fall 2022Highlights & Special Events

A glimpse at just a few of the hundreds of things to do at our special places across the state this season. Visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do to see all of our programs, get the latest updates, find more information and, for events that require them, get tickets. We hope to see you at one of our reservations soon!

The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show

WEDNESDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 30 & MONDAY, OCT 31 | 5-8:30PM

Naumkeag, Stockbridge

Autumn in the Gardens

Come see our all-new festive pumpkin and scarecrow displays!

DAILY, OCT 1-31 (CLOSED WEDNESDAYS) | 10AM-6PM

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, North Andover

Halloween on the Hill

WEDNESDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 30 & MONDAY, OCT 31 | 5-9:30PM (LAST ENTRY 8:30PM)

Long Hill, Beverly

Fall Concerts

Fall Concert Series! Pack a sweater, grab a blanket, and join your friends for this fall’s musical performances—from Blues to Folk and more—in the great outdoors.

Fruitlands Museum (Harvard), Weir River Farm (Hingham), Governor Hutchinson’s Field (Milton)

Visit thetrustees.org/fallconcerts for full schedules and details.

Don’t forget to REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR PROGRAM at thetrustees.org/things-to-do

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.

Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts. If you need to find your member code, account information, or look up ticket and registration status for specific programs, visit thetrustees.org/customerservice

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Fall on the Farm

Fall is the perfect time to bring the whole family to our farms. Enjoy hayrides, visit the animals, listen to music, and taste locally sourced food.

Appleton Farms (Hamilton & Ipswich), Powisset Farm (Dover), The FARM Institute (Edgartown), Weir River Farm (Hingham) Visit thetrustees.org/fallfarmfun to see what each farm is offering this fall.

Outdoor Adventures

Fall weather is the prime time to hit the trails or to go paddling. From kayaking to the Crane Wildlife Refuge’s Choate Island in Essex to hiking East Over Reservation in Rochester or taking an Owl Prowl at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, there is something for the whole family. thetrustees.org/outdooradventures thetrustees.org/cranekayak

Full Moon Hikes

Enjoy Trustees’ properties under the light of the full Hunter’s, Beaver, or Cold moons! Choose from a variety of experiences across the state.

Chestnut Hill Farm (Southborough), Crane Estate (Ipswich), deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (Lincoln), Fruitlands Museum (Harvard), Jewell Hill (Ashburnham), Lyman Reserve (Buzzards Bay), World’s End (Hingham) Visit thetrustees.org/moon for full schedule and details.

Explore your Creative Side

This fall there are a variety of art-making workshops to exercise your creative side, from ceramics and photography to embroidery, sketching, weaving, and more.

deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (Lincoln), Fruitlands Museum (Harvard), The Old Manse (Concord) Visit thetrustees.org/artmaking for full offering and details.

Crane Estate Events

Art Show & Sale: My Happy Place

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOV 5 & 6 | 10AM-4PM

Christmas at Castle Hill

FRIDAYS, DEC 2-16 | 5-8PM

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, DEC 3-18 | 10AM-4PM

TUESDAY-SATURDAY, DEC 27-31 | 10AM-4PM

The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex

For a FULL LISTING OF PROGRAMS not shown here, visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do

PHOTO BY BOB HANDELMAN

PHOTO BY TERRY COOK

PHOTO BY SARAH RYDGREN

FOR THE HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS ON THE HILL

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS | DEC 3-18 | 11AM-3PM

Long Hill, Beverly

HANDCRAFTED EVERGREEN WREATHS

WITH DERBY FARMS

SAT, DEC 3 | 11AM-12:30PM & 1-2:30PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

HOLIDAY GARDEN MIXOLOGY (ONLINE)

THURSDAY, DEC 8 | 6-7PM

Boston Community Gardens, Boston

BIRD PARK TREE LIGHTING

FRIDAY, DEC 9 | 6:30-7:30PM

Francis William Bird Park, Walpole

FESTIVE FIRESIDE COCKTAIL PARTY

FRIDAY, DEC 9 | 7-9PM | Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

CraneExplorer: COASTAL HOLIDAY CRAFTS

SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 10AM-12NOON Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

LUMINARIA WALK ON THE MARY ELLEN WELCH GREENWAY

SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 4:30-6PM

Mary Ellen Welch Greenway, East Boston

WINTER WONDERLAND

KIDS SUCCULENT WORKSHOP

Saturday, Dec 10 | 2-4PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

WINTER WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 10:30AM-12NOON

Weir River Farm, Hingham

WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 11AM-12NOON

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

HOLIDAY COOKING

Here are just some of the cooking programs on offer to help you prep for the holidays, with farm fresh ingredients and new friends. Visit thetrustees.org/trusteescooks for these and many more culinary experiences in our farm kitchens.

SEASONAL SUPPERS WITH CHEF JENNY DEVIVO

SATURDAYS, OCT 15 & NOV 12 | 5:30-7PM

The FARM Institute, Edgartown

PIES THE LIMIT!

THURSDAY, NOV 3 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover

CULINARY WREATH MAKING

SATURDAY, NOV 12 | 10-11:30AM

The FARM Institute, Edgartown

CHARCUTERIE BOARD WORKSHOP

THURSDAYS, DEC 1 | 7-8:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham

HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING SPIRIT

THURSDAY, DEC 8 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover

HOLIDAY SUPER SIDES!

THURSDAY, DEC 15 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover

Artisan Markets

WINTER FAIR AND WREATH RAISING

SATURDAY, DEC 3 | 11AM-2PM

Weir River Farm, Hingham

HOLIDAY ARTISAN FAIR AT FRUITLANDS

SUNDAY, DEC 4 | 11AM-4PM

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

HOLIDAY MARKET AT APPLETON FARMS

SATURDAY, DEC 10 | 12-4PM

Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich

Don’t forget to REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR PROGRAM at thetrustees.org/things-to-do 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.

Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts. If you need to find your member code, account information, or look up ticket and registration status for specific programs, visit thetrustees.org/customerservice

SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS

SOLSTICE CLAY CANDLE LANTERNS WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, DEC 17 | 2-3:30PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

SOLSTICE ILLUMINATION NIGHT

SATURDAY, DEC 17 | 4-6PM

Governor Hutchinson’s Field, Milton

SOLSTICE STARGAZING WITH ALDRICH ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

SATURDAY, DEC 17 & WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 5-7PM

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

WINTER SOLSTICE FAMILY FUN: FOLKLORE & THE FARM TOMTEN CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, DEC 17 | 1-2PM & 2-3PM

Weir River Farm, Hingham

SOLSTICE SUPPER

SATURDAY, DEC 17 | 6-8PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

SUNDAY, DEC 18 | 3-5PM | Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

SOLSTICE FAMILY FUN: FOLKLORE & THE FARM NISSE CELEBRATION

SUNDAY, DEC 18 | 1-4PM (timed entry; 30-min intervals) Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

CRANEOUTDOORS: WINTER SOLSTICE HIKE

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 2:30-5PM

Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

FRUITLANDS SOLSTICE STROLLS

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 4-8PM | Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

WINTER SOLSTICE SUNRISE

AT EAST OVER RESERVATION

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 6:45-8AM

East Over Reservation, Rochester

WINTER SOLSTICE SUNSET HIKE

AT WORLD’S END

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 4-5:30PM | World’s End, Hingham

WINTER SOLSTICE SUNSET WALK

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 4-5PM | Long Hill, Beverly

WINTER SOLSTICE STROLL

AT APPLETON FARMS

WEDNESDAY, DEC 21 | 4-6PM & 6:30-8:30PM

WINTER SNEAK PEEK!

Plan ahead: We know how busy it can get during the fall and don’t want you to miss out on these post-holiday events and dates. Details will be announced on Trustees social media channels and in our e-Newsletters in the coming months, or visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do.

FIRST DAY HIKES

Kick off the new year with an invigorating hike in the woods, along the beach, or at the sculpture park. Various reservations, to be announced.

FIRELIGHT NIGHTS

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, FEB 10 & 11, 17 & 18 Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION

OPENS THURSDAY, JAN 12 (DATE TBC) thetrustees.org/camps Amazing outdoor camp experiences at nine Trustees signature reservations throughout eastern Massachusetts. Whether your child likes farms or fields, woods or waves, art-making or culinary creations, we have a fun and illuminating summer lined up for them!

For a FULL LISTING OF PROGRAMS not shown here, visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do

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HISTORIC SPACES

The Trustees’ historic houses showcase architecture and design, collections and craftsmanship, and culture that spans more than 300 years. These spaces animate history, provoke conversation, and stimulate new thinking while reinterpreting our cultural past. Before heading out, be sure to visit thetrustees.org/ historicspaces for the latest details on opening schedules, tour dates and times, tickets, and more.

THE GREAT HOUSE AT CASTLE HILL

Themed tours include Cupola with a View, Guest of the Cranes, Highlights on the Hill, Servant Life in a Tech-Savvy House, The Cat’s Meow, and Within the Garden Walls. The Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich

THE OLD MANSE

Choose from six themed tours, including four highlighting new stories and interpretations.

269 Monument Street, Concord

STEVENS-COOLIDGE HOUSE & GARDENS

The Stevens-Coolidge house is opening again after extensive restoration work. Open weekdays except Wednesday, with guided tours at 1PM, and on Saturdays and Sundays for self-guided tours.

153 Chickering Road, North Andover

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM

102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard LONG HILL

576 Essex Street, Beverly

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.

Don’t forget to REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR PROGRAM at thetrustees.org/things-to-do

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

Use your member code (above your name on your member card) to qualify for member discounts. If you need to find your member code, account information, or look up ticket and registration status for specific programs, visit thetrustees.org/customerservice

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EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW

For more information on these and all Trustees exhibitions, visit thetrustees.org/ exhibitions

NAUMKEAG

5 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge

GEORGE RICKEY: VIEWESCAPES through Nov 1, 2022

Presented by The Trustees, in partnership with The George Rickey Foundation

A major exhibition of the late George Rickey’s kinetic sculptures, ViewEscapes features 12 of Rickey’s large-scale outdoor sculptures installed throughout the public gardens, as well as six sculptures and three works of art inside the historic house. The exhibition explores Rickey’s life, design process, and artistic intent, highlighting works spanning from the 1950s through the 1990s and the end of his long and prolific career.

FIELD FARM

554 Sloan Road, Williamstown ROSE B. SIMPSON: COUNTERCULTURE through Spring 2023

Simpson’s most ambitious work to date, Counterculture honors generations of marginalized people and cultures whose voices have been too often silenced by colonization. Counterculture is installed along the horizon line of a Field Farm meadow, standing watch over Sloan Road and the surrounding Berkshire hills. The artwork consists of twelve 10-foot-tall cast-concrete figures adorned with ceramic and found objects.

Alvan Fisher, American, 1792–1863, The Notch, 1834, Oil on canvas, Collection of Fruitlands Museum, The Trustees, FM.G.1967.287

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM

102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard

WIND FROM THE HILLS

Oct 2022-Mar 2023

Drawn from Fruitland’s permanent collection this exhibition is inspired by select poems from Fruitlands founder Clara Endicott Sears’ 1935 anthology Wind from the Hills and Other Poems. The galleries feature 19th-century landscape paintings, folk art, Shaker textiles, and Indigenous artworks, revealing the complexities of Sears’ artistic interests while reviving her words.

DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM

51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln NEW FORMATIONS

Oct 7, 2022-Mar 12, 2023

Through contemporary photography, video, and painting, this exhibition features human bodies in powerful athletic performance, ecstatic expressions of dance and collective procession.

ART & EXHIBITIONS

DOWNSTREAM

Oct 7, 2022-Mar 12, 2023

This exhibit from the permanent collection explores environmental ethics through art—namely, the unequal ways in which groups of people experience waste, infrastructure breakdown, and climate change. Downstream focuses on imagery of fluidity and contamination to demonstrate how we encounter climate catastrophe differently across geography, race, and class.

MELVIN EDWARDS: BRIGHTER DAYS through May 8, 2023

Large-scale sculptures by the inimitable contemporary African American artist Melvin Edwards (b. 1937). Organized by the Public Art Fund of New York City, this exhibition brings forth significant conversations on Black history and identity and continues to provide the opportunity to engage with pivotal figures of contemporary art across the two main lawns at deCordova.

Carolina Caycedo, Apariciones/Apparitions, 2018, video. Jointly owned by The Huntington and the VPAM Foundation. Purchased for The Huntington with funds from The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation. © Carolina Caycedo

APARICIONES/APPARITIONS

Oct 7, 2022-Mar 12, 2023

This haunting video follows a group of Afro-Latinx, Indigenous, and queer individuals as they wander The Huntington Art Galleries, Library, and Botanical Gardens, in Pasadena, CA—reviving marginalized experiences that remain absent or buried throughout The Huntington’s collection.

Installation view Ioanna Pantazopoulou, PLATFORM 29: Jungle Prosthetics: Enchanted Forest, 2022, Image: Mel Taing

PLATFORM 29: IOANNA PANTAZOPOULOU, JUNGLE PROSTHETICS: ENCHANTED FOREST through August 2023

This whimsical piece highlights an inverted palm tree draped with thousands of shimmering crystals and festive ornamentation. The surrounding trees are also embellished with sculptural interventions, transforming the Grove into a celebratory immersive atmosphere.

PLATFORM 30: ROSEMARY LAING, PROWSE through August 2023

In Laing’s photography, interventions explore the tension between what was versus what remains; the grounds’ literary and visual histories; as well as land ownership, the displacement of Indigenous peoples, and environmental degradation.

Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo, b. 1983) Counterculture, 2022 Dyed concrete, steel, clay and cable Twelve sculptures, 128 x 24 x 11 inches each Courtesy of the artist, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY. Image: Stephanie Zollshan

LEARNING THROUGH CONNECTION

Trustees provides immersive educational experiences for kids and teens

BY KRISTEN SWANBERG, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, & VISITOR ANALYTICS

Trustees reservations provide unequaled platforms for exploration, discovery, learning, and creativity, for all ages— especially kids and teens. Deepening the connection our youth have with the wonder of the natural world is a priority for the organization. Our education teams have been busy in recent years building out new opportunities for schools, youth organizations, and families throughout Massachusetts in order to provide immersive experiences in nature and place—from field trips to afterschool programming, summer camps, internships, and seasonal employment. Here are highlights and examples of several education programs currently underway.

LOCAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

Trustees special places are remarkable learning laboratories and our education teams are busy building partnerships with local schools and many of our reservations. School groups participate in field trips to Trustees properties that immerse students in authentic learning experiences, building on their classroom lessons while connecting them to local resources. With topics for children, teens, and young adults alike—ranging from coastal ecology to horticulture, agroecology, and contemporary art—the learning opportunities at Trustees reservations are rich and robust. At Appleton Farms,

kindergarten and 1st grade students from Salem’s Witchcraft Elementary School planted their own seeds and bulbs in the Learning Garden. The school’s 5th graders visited three times throughout the year so they could follow the seasonal rhythms of the farm. Brockton’s George Elementary School brought students to Weir River Farm to learn about habitat and adaptation. And high school students in Harvard came to Fruitlands Museum to immerse themselves in local history. This summer we also partnered with YES (Youth Enrichment Services) who brought Boston youth to Rocky Woods for guided hikes, pond explorations, and a canoe trip. We are excited to expand this partnership over the coming months. In the past year, more than 5,800 PK-12th grade students participated in the 219 school and youth program visits to Trustees special places, and we expect continued growth in the years to come.

SUMMER CAMPS

This past summer, The Trustees welcomed our ninth summer day camp, at Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough—joining popular camps at Appleton Farms, the Crane Estate, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Powisset Farm, Rocky Woods, Weir River Farm, World’s End, and the FARM Institute. 3,500 campers participated in a variety of activities, from pickling farm fresh vegetables to making butter, catching crabs and walking goats, nature journaling and constructing outdoor art installations. Despite a challenging heat wave—which inspired creative new forms of waterplay, consolidating energy, and finding shade— our campers had memorable experiences at all of the Trustees’ farm, coastal, nature, and art camps. To help ensure the camp experience is available to more children who might be interested, scholarships were increased and improvements were made to the aid process in order to provide greater access for families in varying financial situations.

YOUTH COASTAL AMBASSADORS

In November 2021, The Trustees launched a Youth Coastal Ambassadors Program (YCAP) on Martha’s Vineyard, connecting island high school students interested in coastal studies with Trustees stewardship

and resilience work. Developed through the Claire Saltonstall Education Program, the YCAP is designed to help teens develop skills in leadership, stewardship, public engagement, and education. Students take part in hands-on site work to learn about ecology, the effects of climate change on coastal landscapes, and restoration and adaptation techniques. In fall and spring, the program includes a variety of on-property stewardship and Citizen Science projects including beach profiling, salt marsh cleanups, invasive species management, and dune restoration. In winter months, students take on independently driven projects, including producing educational videos and aiding facilitators on school field trips. “We hope to prepare students for future careers in conservation while providing a foundation of knowledge that is vital to how we manage and adapt to life along the coast with the impacts of climate change,”

ONE WATERFRONT AMBASSADORS

The Trustees’ One Waterfront Ambassadors is a summer youth employment program for Boston teens as part of the organization’s work to establish a series of resilient and equitable parks along the Boston waterfront. This summer’s team of ambassadors included ten teens from Boston neighborhoods. The teens engaged in community outreach work around the Piers Park III project in East Boston and participated in service projects and professional development activities while learning about waterfront issues in and around their neighborhoods.

They worked with other local nonprofits and environmental organizations in Greater Boston, hosted their own walking tour for local East Boston youth, and gave a group presentation to community partners, colleagues, family, and friends on their work—sharing what they had learned about the history of Piers Park and the process underway to design and build Piers Park III. The One Waterfront Ambassadors program will return for its fourth summer in 2023.

(For photos, see Out & About , page 2.)

Through all of these educational endeavors, and more, The Trustees seeks to inspire a sense of wonder in our youth and foster the next generation of conservationists, stewards, environmental leaders, and informed citizens. To read ongoing updates on the Trustees educational efforts, please visit thetrustees.org/education .

notes Molly Peach Mayhew, Islands Education Manager for The Trustees. The next season of this program begins in November.

BY VICTORIA ABBOTT RICCARDI

Crop Props

This fall, Trustees farms will harvest a bumper crop of veggies—to fill the baskets of CSA members, satisfy shoppers in the farms’ stores, and provide fresh produce for their chefs to prepare in the farm kitchens.

“We’ll have an array of winter squash, pumpkins and rooty stuff, such as carrots, turnips and radishes,” says Tim Laird, CSA & Vegetable Farm Manager at Powisset Farm in Dover, “along with greenery, like kale, collards, bok choy, Napa and regular cabbage, and lettuce.” In Ipswich, Andrew Lawson, Appleton Farms CSA & Farm Manager, expects to harvest nearly twenty kinds of vegetables, from beets, leeks, and cauliflower to hearty greens, turnips, and sweet potatoes.

Taking inspiration from all this fresh, local, and healthy veggie goodness, we asked four chefs at Trustees farm kitchens to tell us about their favorite fall produce and to suggest some interesting (and maybe surprising) ways to prepare it. “I think fall is probably the most exciting season in which to cook,” says Charlie Granquist, Culinary Director of Slough Farm Foundation, which is a Trustees partner at The FARM Institute in Edgartown.

Delight family and friends with these exciting new ways to prepare your veggie harvest

until it’s cooked through, and you’ve got this meaty shawarma goodness. Or you can take it in a completely different direction and just season it with Herbs du Provence and after roasting, serve it with melted butter and capers. It’s a great way to have a meat-free meal that still feels substantial.”

Imagine Celeriac

Thi Bowles, Chef and Cooking Instructor at Powisset Farm (left), looks forward to cooking with celeriac, the knobby, gnarly root of a celery plant. “Since I try not to eat a lot of carbs, celeriac is a great option,” she says. “I love mashed potatoes, especially during the colder months, and celeriac puree is a really nice substitute. You have that creamy factor, but then it has this hint of celery and parsley.”

Butternut Closer

Cauliflower Power

Granquist, who formerly cooked at the storied Blue Hill restaurant in New York City, loves making an entire meal out of a head of cauliflower. “It’s a robust vegetable that is very filling and a bit of a blank slate,” he says. “Try covering it in olive oil, salt, and shawarma spices and roasting it whole

Chef Thi also favors fall squashes. “I love butternut squash. Most people think of roasting it or turning it into a puree. But I think sweet versions of butternut squash don’t get made very often.” Ergo, her idea to put the squash in a silky bread pudding drizzled with sweet-salty coconut milk.

“What I love about this dessert is that it has a soft custardy body with a crunchy baked top. You get bites of sweet, caramelized squash from the top portion and soft bready pieces throughout—I always use

croissants—that contrast with the milky, coconutty, salty finish. It’s a balanced desert with warm notes reminding you it’s fall.”

Stay Sweet, Potato

A favorite fall recipe of Jenny DeVivo— a Chef and Culinary Educator on Martha’s Vineyard who also teaches cooking at The FARM Institute—uses sweet potatoes, which she roasts with fragrant spices and blends with black beans, the last of summer’s corn, cilantro, lime, and a chipotle dressing. She then spoons the mixture into corn tortillas with shaved red cabbage. It’s colorful, fresh and filling, says

DeVivo. “Don’t be afraid to eat the skins of your potatoes and other veggies, too—such as carrots and certain kinds of squashes, like Acorn and Delicata. Skins add texture and flavor and a world of nutrients.”

Tip-top Pot Pie

Kami Turgeon, Culinary Program Operations Manager at Appleton Farms, can’t wait for all the root vegetables. “They are kind of magical because you can do so much with them,” she says. As an avid baker, one of Turgeon’s specialties is root vegetable pot pie. “I use whatever’s on hand—potatoes, onions, carrot, celeriac,

winter squash—and roast them with herbs. Then, I make my own gravy [from vegetable stock, flour, and butter] and put it all in a classic, all-butter pie crust.” Turgeon and her team make crusts in the farm’s kitchen with a blend of white and whole wheat flour from Holyoke-based Ground Up Grain, which stone mills area-grown grains. The Appleton farm store sells the flours and will carry her root vegetable pot pie this winter.

Visit thetrustees.org/farmrecipes for all of these great recipes and more tasty ideas and culinary tips from Trustees farms and chefs.

Victoria Abbott Riccardi is a freelance travel, culture, and food writer, and author of Untangling my Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Japan (Broadway) from Newton.

Jenny DeVivo’s Roasted Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Corn Salad with Charred Corn Tortillas

Kami Turgeon’s Root Veggie Pot Pie

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNY DEVIVO

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH CECIL

YOU

Complete the Picture

AAs reported in the last issue of Special Places (Summer 2022), the Trustees’ ambitious five-year strategic plan, Momentum, is in its final phase. This plan is enabling the organization to rapidly scale its conservation and programming efforts to address the great environmental challenges of our day.

The fundraising campaign established to support the goals of Momentum has enabled The Trustees to save landscapes under threat of development, launch groundbreaking, first-in-the-nation projects fortifying our coastlines, and invest in new programs and learning centers for younger audiences of all backgrounds to discover the natural wonders hidden in their own backyards.

The success of the campaign, and of the strategic goals themselves, is only possible thanks to the generosity of people like you. Your dedication to passing on the gift of the outdoors is what completes the Trustees picture, and for that we are eternally grateful.

In this, the second is a series of three articles on the Momentum campaign, we share the stories of two donors who through a family connection to the land and a sense of duty to preserving nature’s beauty are helping build The Trustees of the future.

For Generations to Come

While Peter Creighton was a child wandering the woods around his family’s Manchester home, he quickly learned that he had certain responsibilities to the landscape. His family “adopted” a prominent trail on the North Shore; charged with keeping the footpath in good repair, Peter happily joined in clearing brush. “That stewardship instilled in us that it’s not just about walking on trails and enjoying them, but being part of a movement to protect the land,” Peter says.

Today, Peter and his wife Catherine are driven by a conviction that the future of land conservation relies on sharing nature with new generations. Peter experienced this firsthand, exploring Trustees properties with his late father Albert Creighton, a New England land conservation luminary who spent half a century in volunteer governance work with The Trustees. Soon, Peter cut his own path toward the organization: taking a summer job at Long Hill in the 1980s and later serving as an advisory board member and on the Board of Directors.

After leading a conservation-focused residential development company, Peter found a new career in delivering outdoor education to urban communities. More recently, he has begun developing an environmental literacy curriculum for fifth and sixth graders. “As a teachereducator, I’m hoping that if I can open the eyes of urban youth, they’ll become comfortable with the out-of-doors environment,” he says. “Then they can pass their experiences along to their children, in the same way that saving a piece of land today benefits future generations.”

Catherine has joined Peter in co-chairing several fundraising events for The Trustees. As a parent to two young children, she treasures seeing familiar landscapes, like Ravenswood and Coolidge Reservation, through their eyes. “We first visited Long Hill with them three years ago, and I wish I could have bottled their response,” Catherine says. “Running through gardens navigating woody thickets, peering through iron gates—their complete delight made it even more magical.”

Considering the intergenerational role that The Trustees has played, Peter and Catherine felt a planned gift was a natural decision. “The Trustees is such an important part of our lives,” Peter says. “Thinking about my dad’s legacy and the real impact it has had has made me realize the benefits of planned giving to The Trustees, even in my 50s. For us, it’s a gift that lives on for the next generation.”

PHOTO BY KRISTA PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY KRISTA PHOTOGRAPHY

A Legacy of Conservation

Vida Poole remembers summers in Chilmark as a child, picking blueberries, bird watching, and running through the fields with her cousins. When she was older, Vida and her parents would cut back brush to keep the trails passable at Menemsha Hills. For more than 150 years, Vida’s family lived on, worked on, and cared for more than 200 acres of land on Martha’s Vineyard’s western coast before donating it to The Trustees, creating two reservations—Menemsha Hills and The Brickyard—and a legacy of conservation that will live on forever.

“This place has always been home to me,” Vida said. Her great-grandfather, Nathaniel Harris, purchased the land in Chilmark in the 1860s, including the brickworks that was already in operation. The Brickyard operated six months out of the year and employed 100 people, producing more than 2 million bricks per summer at the height of its operation.

The brickworks ceased operation in the late 19th century, and the 18-acre Brickyard was passed down through generations of the family, eventually belonging to Vida’s mother, Flora Harris Epstein. Her cousins, Nathaniel and Catherine Harris, received the abutting 211-acre Menemsha Hills property, which they donated to The Trustees in 1966.

Vida’s mother, a longtime supporter of The Trustees, bequeathed The Brickyard—with its 45-foot-tall chimney, historic artifacts, and trail to Menemsha Hills—to The Trustees, which officially opened it to the public in 2020. “You want the property to be preserved and to be enjoyed by people who can appreciate it,” says Vida.

While the land is now public, Vida still carries on the family connection to the land and spends time roaming the property with her daughter, Sarah. “She’s heard me refer to places and wanted to come down and learn about them, and keep some of the history of the place,” Vida said. “I have such a strong pull to the land and she feels it too, it’s just so beautiful.”

Thanks to Vida, her mother, and her ancestors, anyone and everyone now has the chance to be drawn to that same beauty and explore this remarkable piece of Martha’s Vineyard history.

Passing along the gift of the outdoors

You can learn more about Momentum—the transformative accomplishments that have been made and those just beginning to be realized—as well as how you can help The Trustees complete the picture and reach the end goal of the campaign in its final six months, by visiting thetrustees.org/momentum.

MENEMSHA HILLS, CHILMARK

SEIZE the DAY (TRIP)

Make plans to explore these great itineraries, all across the state, this fall.

TThe Trustees has compiled a slew of curated itineraries for day trips in Massachusetts— perfect ideas for staying local this fall. Many of these suggestions can be expanded into weekend trips, too, if you’d rather explore further or take a more leisurely pace. Detail on the itineraries highlighted here, and many more, can all be found at thetrustees.org/daytrips.

Literary Trail

Art Lovers Getaway in the Berkshires

Berkshires

Pioneer Valley Central MA Metro West

RESERVATIONS IN THE CHARLES RIVER VALLEY

Bridge Island Meadows, Millis Cedariver, Millis

Charles River Peninsula, Needham Chase Woodlands, Dover

Fork Factor y Brook, Medfield

Nor theast Metro Boston

South of Boston

Cape Cod and Islands

JAN 2022

Sculpture exhibitions, cultural installations, scenic gardens, vistas, and a cozy inn! Book a stay in the heart of the art-filled northern Berkshires at the Guest House at Field Farm in Williamstown. Enjoy Rose B. Simpson’s Counterculture and the inn’s own sculpture garden and take in a foliage hike while you’re at it.

Medfield Meadow Lots, Medfield Medfield Rhododendrons, Medfield Noanet Woodlands, Dover Noon Hill, Medfield

Pegan Hill, Dover and Natick

Peters Reser vation, Dover Powisset Farm, Dover Rocky Narrows, Sherborn

Rocky Woods, Medfield

Shattuck Reser vation, Medfield

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD

Massachusetts’ natural landscapes have been a source of inspiration and refuge for authors, poets, journalists, and playwrights, including some of our most revered literary masters. Our Literary Trail highlights nine Trustees stops, from The Old Manse and Fruitlands Museum to Bryant Homestead and Bartholomew’s Cobble.

Becket Quarry

PHOTO BY K. MCMAHON

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN

FIELD FARM

Fall Foliage Hikes

Take in the cooler air and brilliant displays of color that make fall in New England so special. Trustees Stewardship teams share some of their favorite (and lesser-known) prime leaf-peeping hikes across the state, like Bear Swamp, Swift River, and Norris Reservations.

North Shore

Beautiful beaches, vibrant farms, lush gardens, and scenic trails— from popular destinations like Appleton Farms and the Crane Estate to lesser-traveled gems like Coolidge Reservation and Greenwood Farm. Try a fall Crane Beach adventure by hiking the remarkable dune trails, or add in one of our spectacular kayak or riverboat tours through CraneOutdoors. A stay at the Inn at Castle Hill, in the heart of the Crane Estate will turn your day trip into a weekend to remember.

details on these and many more itineraries, go to:

thetrustees.org/ daytrips

Martha’s Vineyard

Fall is a beautiful time to visit Martha’s Vineyard. Spend a day enjoying the island’s magnificent scenery, from the sandy beaches of Cape Poge or Long Point, to the serene beauty of Mytoi Gardens, and the pristine hiking trails of Menemsha Hills and The Brickyard.

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Dexter Drumlin

Cormier Woods

The Old Manse

Farandnear Malcolm Preser ve Bradley Estate Signal Hill

Francis William Bird Park Moose Hill Farm

World’s End Weir River Farm Whitney & Thayer Woods

Weir Hill

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Charles W. Ward Reser vation

Pine & Hemlock Knoll Crowninshield Island Miser y Islands

The Monoliths Coolidge Reser vation

Ravenswood Park

Halibut Point Reser vation Mount Ann Park

Old Town Hill Greenwood Farm Hamlin Reser vation Stavros Reser vation

Chestnut Hill Farm Boston Community Gardens & Parks City Natives Holmes Reser vation

Lyman Reser ve East Over Reser vation and Hales Brook & Sippican River Tract Cornell Farm Slocum’s River Reser ve

Westport Town Farm

Lowell Holly RiMashpee ver Reser vation

Menemsha Hills

Long Point Wildlife Refuge

Wasque Mytoi

Gov. Ames Estate

Dunes’ Edge Campground Allen C Haskell Public Gardens

Copicut Woods Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

Moraine Farm Norris Reser vation Two Mile Farm

Long Hill

The Crane Estate (Castle Hill, Crane Beach

Norton Point Beach

Fruitlands Museum The FARM Institute

& Crane Wildlife Refuge)

Appleton Fa rms & Grass Rides

Gov. Hutchinson’s Field & Pierce Reser vation

Archives & Research Center

Gerr y Island deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

The Brickyard

Mary Cummings Park Armstrong-Kelley Park

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PHOTO BY M ARDUSER

APPLETON FARMS

MENEMSHA HILLS

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“Once in a while i am struck all over again... by just how blue the sky appears... on wind-played autumn mornings, blue enough to bruise a heart.” —Sanober Khan

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Special Places, Fall 2022. Volume 30, Issue Number 3. Special Places (ISSN 1087-5026) is published quarterly and distributed to members and donors of The Trustees of Reservations. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved. Photographers may retain copyrights.

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