Special Places | Summer 2017 by The Trustees of Reservations

SUMMER 2017 VOLUME 25 NO. 2

FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TRUSTEES

Get Outdoors Nature is calling

BE A TRUSTEES VOLUNTEER

Get involved!

NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

We get it. Your time is valuable, and you have a choice on how you spend it. By working with us, you’ll be able to share your skills and develop new ones, surrounded by the beautiful land and culture of Massachusetts. Ongoing and short-term opportunities to volunteer with The Trustees this summer include:

Confronting Space and Time at Castle Hill

KITCHEN Assistants, Cheese Ambassadors Flexible schedules Boston Public Market, Boston awolf@thetrustees.org

Property Ambassadors Flexible schedules Boston Community Gardens, Boston awolf@thetrustees.org

Public Program Assistants Flexible schedules The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover mmahan@thetrustees.org

Public Program Assistants

Flexible schedules Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich mmahan@thetrustees.org

A new art installation—the third in the Trustees’ Art & the Landscape initiative— comes to Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich beginning in late August. Art & the Landscape curator Pedro Alonzo is working with award winning Berlin-based artist Alicja Kwade to develop an original piece specifically designed for the site of Castle Hill’s former hedge maze. Drawing on the property’s gilded era majesty, the Crane family history, and the beauty of the surrounding ©FABRICE SEIXAS landscape, Kwade’s as-yetAlicja Kwade untitled work will interpret the natural and cultural surroundings with a nontraditional form of expression. “It will be an immersive structure designed to challenge the viewer’s notions of space, time, and perception,” says Alonzo. “Alicja Kwade stands out for her ability to use raw materials

©ALICJA KWADE, COURTESY 303 GALLERY, NEW YORK

In her 2016 303 Gallery (NY) installation “I Rise Again, Changed But the Same,” Alijca Kwade’s suggestions of simultaneous parallel worlds unseats perceived reality.

and every day objects to create bold works that imbue meaning, creativity, and surprising functionality.” The installation will be on view through September 2018. For further details on the opening, the artist and her work, as well as other Art & the Landscape artists and installations, visit thetrustees.org/art.

Wednesday Workday Corps 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month Charles River Valley locations esmall@thetrustees.org

Guest Services Ambassadors, Nature Educators Flexible schedules Rocky Woods, Medfield esmall@thetrustees.org

Event Assistant Flexible schedules William Francis Bird Park, Walpole esmall@thetrustees.org

Program Assistants Flexible schedules Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough awolf@thetrustees.org

Tour Guides Flexible schedules, Fridays-Sundays William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington tbeasley@thetrustees.org

Special Event Helpers

July 23: Bryant Day (Cummington) August 11: Free Fun Friday (Stockbridge) tbeasley@thetrustees.org

Go All Over: New OSV Permit Option for the Vineyard From the edge of Edgartown to the tip of Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard is abuzz with smashing summer news: The Trustees now offers an All-Over Oversand Vehicle (OSV) pass. What does that mean for Vineyard fans? For only $500, visitors and residents alike can get access to the stunning and oft-secluded island beaches. The pass includes combo OSV permits for Cape Poge, Wasque and Norton Point; unlimited access to Long Point Wildlife Refuge for the passholder vehicle and all guests; unlimited walk-on access to East Beach gatehouse for the passholder and guests; and unlimited access to Wasque Reservation parking lot and beaches for the passholder vehicle and all guests. That all adds up to a boatload (ahem, carload!) of fun in the sun this summer. Buy yours online today at thetrustees.org/ osv or at the Mytoi or Norton Point Gatehouse, or the Vineyard Haven office at 860 State Road. ©TRUSTEES

Historic Home Greeters

Flexible schedules, Fridays-Sundays Mission House, Stockbridge tbeasley@thetrustees.org

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

TourTrustees: Castle Hill

©J. BELCHER

Massachusetts 2nd District Congressman Jim McGovern picks up some cheese from Rebecca Cann (left) and Khrysti Smyth at the Appleton Farms booth at Boston Public Market, during his visit in early April.

Advocating for Farms and Food On Friday, April 7, The Trustees and the Boston Public Market welcomed Congressman Jim McGovern, a leading advocate for land conservation, food access, and agriculture representing the second congressional district of Massachusetts. The Congressman’s tour of the KITCHEN and Market was an opportunity to learn more about the work of both organizations locally in conserving and promoting agricultural

lands, healthy eating, wellness, and local food access. “Supporting our local farmers has been one of my top priorities and the investments made by Boston Public Market and The Trustees are making a tremendous difference,” said McGovern. “I look forward to continuing to work with them to build strong and sustainable communities that support local farmers and help grow our economy.”

Three Fun (Trustees) Fridays For the 4th year, The Trustees is participating in the Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Friday program again this summer. Thanks to grant funding from this venerable organization, The Trustees can offer visitors no-cost admission to Fruitlands Museum in Harvard (July 21), The Old Manse in Concord (August 4), and Naumkeag in Stockbridge (August 11). The Free Fun Friday program, created to increase access and enrichment opportunities to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts, is a true gift to the community. “We’re thrilled to welcome a new audience of families and kids who are coming to explore our inspired

places for the first time,” says Director of Public Programming and Education, Kristen Swanberg. “We hope to encourage a lifelong love of learning through the experience.”

History Comes Alive with New Castle Hill Tour App The Trustees recently launched a new smartphone-guided garden and landscape tour app for Castle Hill on the Crane Estate. Using TourTrustees—available for iPhone and Android users—visitors can “explore the landscape and gardens at their own pace and choose how much they want to learn about each feature,” says Trustees Director of Visitor Interpretation Danielle Steinmann. As you walk the grounds, the app provides insights into the artisans who designed the landscape and structures, and allows you to “meet” the people that lived and worked on the estate through archival photos and first-person accounts. From the Great House to the Grand Allée, the Casino, Italian Garden and beyond, the app’s features take you on your own journey of discovery, unveiling the personalities and the stories behind the origins of this premier example of a Country Place Era estate. Download it from your app store.

SUMMER 2017

Trustees Receives Garden Club of America Honor In May, The Trustees was awarded the Garden Club of America’s Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Medal, which recognizes organizations or individuals who demonstrate exemplary service and creative vision in an area of the Club’s mission. The Garden Club of America (GCA) is composed of 200 clubs across the country, with nearly 18,000 individual members who devote energy and expertise to projects both in their communities and throughout the U.S. Originally nominated by the North Shore Garden Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, The Trustees was recognized for “its careful protection of the cultural and natural heritage of Massachusetts,” said Laura Gregg, Awards Committee chair. “The estimated 1,600 U.S. conservation land trusts owe their origin to the pioneering work of The Trustees.” The award—one of the highest commendations bestowed by the GCA—is named in honor of Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor, a national figure in the GCA for many years. The Trustees is in fine company—joining such previous recipients as Lady Bird Johnson, Heifer International, Newman’s Own, and the U.S. National Park Service.

©GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA

From left: SaSa Panarese, Vice President of the GCA Executive Board, Milton Garden Club, Milton, MA; Jocelyn Forbush, Chief of Operations & Programs for The Trustees; Trustees President & CEO Barbara Erickson; and Awards Chairman Tammy MacKenzie, from the member club that nominated The Trustees for the Proctor Medal, the North Shore Garden Club.

Exploring the Nature and Future of Martha’s Vineyard

CONTENTS

Eminent ecologist and longtime Trustees Board member and supporter David R. Foster has just released A Meeting of Land and Sea, a new book on the history and ecology of Martha’s Vineyard. Benefitting from two decades of research by Foster—a faculty member in biology at Harvard University, and director of the 4,000-acre Harvard Forest in Petersham—and his colleagues, the book encompasses the native people and prehistory of the Vineyard, climate change and coastal dynamics, colonial farming and modern tourism, as well as land planning and conservation efforts. ©J. BELLER As Foster describes, each of these has helped shape the island of today, and each also illuminates possibilities for future caretakers of the island’s ecology. Published by Yale University Press, A Meeting of Land and Sea is already being recognized for its unprecedented research, stunning photography, powerful narrative, and profound historical perspective on the stewardship of this treasured coastal landscape.

Nature is a kid’s best friend.

Blooms and tunes in Canton.

Make this your most memorable one yet.

Summer programs and events, statewide.

Get Out(doors)!

Bradley Abuzz

ON THE COVER: THE FARM INSTITUTE, MARTHA'S VINEYARD. CREDIT: TRUSTEES

THE TRUSTEES

Ah, Summer!

Things To Do

A Time for Reflection, and Action Dear Members, Summer season represents the time when many of our annual visitors come to enjoy our special places, when beaches are bustling, trails are filled with hikers, farms are yielding their bounty. And yet, at many of our places, there is a way to find a place for solace, a peaceful moment of reflection away from your daily life. Even at some of the busiest properties, on a far corner or around a tree or up a rock, there are places to perch and to contemplate, to be filled with serenity and to wonder at nature. Today, more than ever it seems, we need to deliberately build these experiences into our lives in order to stay healthy. While this issue is filled with the many ways that you can get outdoors and experience activities and programs, I want to also emphasize that we offer opportunities for reflection as well. This is something that we cherish about our work and we seek to always offer. Many of our properties are open for free, thanks to our members, who provide the much needed support to operate our organization and to care for these places. As you plan your trip to the beach, please take a moment to read about our coastal vulnerability study. It is sobering information about the fragility of “forever” and how important our work to save open spaces continues to be today. Once we save and begin to manage a place like Wasque or Crane Beach, we must also plan for perpetuity and to carefully steward all parts of the ecology, landscape, and land. We undertook this study in order to understand the impact R HE of the changing climate on our shoreline and to begin to plan. The LC © J. BE future is not a Trustees problem, but something that each of the communities around our places will face. Our work will impact and greatly improve our neighbor’s futures as well. Together we are striving to both understand and to change our work to face the challenges of caring for our coast.

Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO

What climate change may really mean.

Get the most from your CSA share.

Celebrating the language of nature.

Giving her all for the Bryant Homestead.

Shore Story

Harvest of Champions

Trustees Literary Trail

Volunteer Spotlight

SUMMER 2017

WANDER

Nature provides wonders for all the senses. At the Ward Reservation in North Andover.

Kids, Get Out(doors)! Why being engaged with nature is so vital BY MICHELLE PERRAS-CHARRON

©L. JAMES

Summer has sprung! The landscape of the Commonwealth, to include our many special places, is awash in shades of green and dotted with bursts of color— be it yellow daylilies, purple irises, or the brilliant blue of the blue jay.

THE TRUSTEES

PHYSICAL BENEFITS “We must emphasize how important it is for our health to get out and be active—even just for walks and viewing the environment,” says Dr. David Elkind, professor emeritus of child development at Tufts University and author of The Power of Play. “I think one of the problems with childhood moving indoors is children are not getting the exercise they need to fully realize their physical abilities, and their mental abilities as well,” he adds, explaining that motor development and mental development go hand-in-hand. Indeed, kids need room to move their bodies in all directions to stimulate the vestibular (balance) system. A critical part of child development, balance is an important component of stability and coordination, helping to foster core strength and reduce the likelihood of injury. Whether by running, jumping, rolling down hills, climbing trees, hanging upside down, or simply spinning in circles, being outdoors naturally provides the space needed for the activities that stimulate vestibular system development. Children also benefit from time outdoors via sensory integration. Occupational therapist and psychologist Jean Ayres pioneered our current understanding of sensory integration in the late 1960s. She defined sensory integration as, “The neurological process that organizes sensation from one’s own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively with the environment.” In other words, it is how the brain processes information obtained through our senses, and then organizes it so that we can respond appropriately to our surroundings. As children spend time outside, they are likely engaging at least four of the five senses at any given time. Their brains take incoming

©TRUSTEES

There is no shortage of sights, sounds, and smells to get out and enjoy together as a family. Whether you choose to amble along a shady trail, hike to a gushing waterfall, or simply listen to the bullfrogs, do get out in nature with the kids. Whether physical, emotional, social, or academic, the benefits of spending time outdoors are abundant and worthwhile.

Unstructured playtime is an important component of all Trustees camp programs, like this one at The FARM Institute on Martha’s Vineyard.

sensory information, comparing it to previously stored information, and then helping them respond to their surroundings. For example, when you hear a bird call, your body is orienting itself to the space around you, via the sound of the bird (spatial awareness). It is believed by today’s occupational therapists that organization of the senses and brain help children be better prepared to learn in school. Furthermore, pediatric occupational therapists and child development experts alike believe the lack of movement associated with less outdoor time—and therefore less play and sensory activation time—is in part responsible for many of the attention problems children have in school today, to include the rise in referrals for ADHD testing.

Children are simply fidgety and unable to pay attention because their bodies crave movement. Increasing the time they spend in nature helps children better manage emotions, pay attention, and reduce stress, leading to improvements in concentration and the ability to learn. “We’re biological beings, our biology demands activity,” stresses Elkind. “We know that the more active we are, the healthier we are, both physically and mentally.” NATURE DEFICIENCY “We’ve seen a real change in the way children experience childhood compared to generations before them,” notes Barbara Erickson, Trustees President & CEO. “Children today are over-programmed.”

SUMMER 2017

Simply said, today’s generation of children are spending most of their free time (time which generations past spent outdoors after school) shuttling back and forth between organized sports and extracurricular educational activities. Counter-intuitively for many parents, more time in nature, not less, is what children need to do well in school. Beyond programmed activities, children also need unstructured time to explore and connect to the world around them. But even when that time is available, too many kids spend it indoors. Elkind identifies the prevalence of technology, noting how screens have become a dominant part of our lives, as the major reason childhood has moved inside. “Virtual reality is taking over the natural world,” he cautions. “Increases in technology have severely reduced the ability for kids to be outside,” agrees Erickson. “We know that, on average, children engage in four to seven hours of screen time a day—and we’re worried about it!” Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, has termed this phenomenon “nature-deficit disorder,” and the movement to counter the adverse affects of less time in the natural world is gaining speed.

THE TRUSTEES

©T.KATES

Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

EMBRACING THE OUTDOORS Just as some schools are eliminating or drastically reducing recess as a way to allow more time for academics and improvement of standardized test scores, others are doing just the opposite. Recognizing how beneficial unstructured playtime is to cognitive, social, emotional, and physical

development, there are school systems that are providing multiple recess periods per day for their students. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on School Health declared in 2013, “recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child’s development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons.” Nature preschools are popping up all over, the use of outdoor classrooms is on the rise,

Norris Reservation, Norwell

©TRUSTEES

At Farandnear in Shirley, the visitor pavilion provides a wide variety of activities and explorations throughout the property for kids of all ages.

and traditionally indoor-based curricula are developing experiential and environmental elements to connect students with the natural world. For similar reasons, Trustees has greatly increased the number of family programs being offered at its properties in recent years. Five years ago family programming accounted for approximately 15% of programs offered. Today, that number has surged to 50%. “Trustees does everything it can to get families outside,” Erickson says. “There’s something for everyone—you don’t have to be a naturalist to get out and enjoy our programs.” These activities reflect the Trustees’ commitment not only to family programming,

©T.KATES

©TRUSTEES

Farm fests and open barnyard experiences are a great way for families to connect with nature, animals, and each other. At Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough.

but to engaging with the public on a deeper level, says Kristen Swanberg, Director of Public Programming and Education at The Trustees. “At our farms, for example, we can help kids understand local agriculture and where food comes from, and learning about healthy eating, all while spending time outdoors.”

©CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK

Resources provided by the Children & Nature Network—a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fuel the worldwide grassroots movement to reconnect children with nature— provide insight into the many studies that reveal how being in nature and utilizing green schoolyards improves health and wellbeing, and academic outcomes for children.

STIMULATING NEW CONNECTIONS “There are so many reasons for young people and families to spend time in nature,” says Judy Braus, Executive Director of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). “By creating opportunities for young people to explore their local environment, we are also helping them develop a stewardship

ethic—caring about nature, taking care of the environment, and understanding that we all depend on nature to survive.” Braus also points out that time in nature can provide inspiration for children and adults alike, which in turn promotes curiosity and creativity. Similarly, time in nature is a great way for parents to bond with their children, as there are so many ways to explore and learn together, she adds. New outdoor experiences, or learning a new skill together, are great ways for families to stay connected, as children naturally enjoy being outdoors and spending time with people they love. As Swanberg reminds us, “You just need a sense of curiosity and adventure to get outside and into nature with the kiddos.” Michelle Perras-Charron is a Western Massachusetts-based freelance writer whose work appears regularly in baystateparent Magazine.

SUMMER 2017

HISTORIC GEM

BRADLEY ESTATE’S

ABUZZ VINTAGE MEETS MODERN AT THIS STUNNING COUNTRY ESTATE BY JEANNE O’ROURKE ucked behind the rattle and hum of I-93/Route 128 in Canton lies a historic gem: The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate. While in the past this turn-of-the-century estate has been a bit of a best-kept secret for local fans, this year Bradley is blooming in a big way. First on the scene: a unique and brandnew display garden. You’ll find a summerlong display of arresting annuals, provocative perennials, and showy shrubs serving as a new backdrop to this gracious country estate. A unique partnership between The Trustees and Proven Winners, Violet Riot: Bradley in Bloom transforms the formal gardens here into a purple and chartreuse celebration of the beauty, diversity, and drama of ornamental plants. We encourage you to visit several times over the summer, to catch the wide variety of blooms as they pop. You can also take in one or more of our horticultural lectures to get garden tips from Trustees and Proven Winners experts. Visit thetrustees. org/blooms for all the details. And speaking of pop…did we mention the rockin’ live music coming Canton’s way? The Trustees debuts Bands at Bradley Estate, a new summer picnic concert series on Thursday nights from July 13 to August 3. Modeled after our very popular picnic concerts at Castle Hill, the evenings will feature a hot mix of music from Beatles to Latin rock, and a cool collection of bevs at the Bradley Bar. Don’t feel like packing your own picnic? Travel 8

THE TRUSTEES

Bradley Estate Horticulturist Jeff Thompson began planting the Violet Riot in early May. The brilliant colors will be popping just in time for your visit this summer! PHOTOS ©TRUSTEES

light and take advantage of our hand-picked vendors: Asian cuisine by Bon Me, ice cream from Crescent Ridge, and artisanal spirits by Berkshire Mountain Distillers. We encourage you to BYO blankets, chairs, and tables— and heck, BYO kids, too. Or, perhaps this is the perfect (overdue?) date night venue. Your partner will be impressed—trust us. Bands at Bradley info is at thetrustees.org/ bradleyconcerts. And, as if the blooms and tunes aren’t enough to tempt you, then we welcome you to savor the heritage of this lovely estate: it’s easy to feel as though you are stepping back in time to a bygone era when visiting the Eleanor

Cabot Bradley Estate. Originally called Cherry Hill, the estate was designed for Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot in 1912 by Charles Adams Platt, a prominent American artist, landscape architect, and architect of the “American Renaissance” movement who was renowned for creating impressive country home designs balanced by gardens and natural surroundings. So, this summer, when you’re wondering what should I do today, the answer lies a stone’s throw from Boston. Mark your calendar for a visit to this inspired place where vintage and modern meet. All the info you need is on our website at thetrustees.org.

©T.KATES

COME OUT AND PLA Y

Ah, Summer! Make this one a season to remember

BY WAYNE WILKINS

Toes in the sand. Exploring riverbanks by canoe. Live music under the stars. S’mores! Summer is the time to make memories that last a lifetime, and this season is chock-full of ways to do just that at Trustees places throughout the state. Try something new and create fresh favorite memories—what are you waiting for? SUMMER 2017

COME OUT AND PLA Y FARM FRESH FUN Trustees working farms are full of fun opportunities for kiddos who like animals, growing things, or just getting their hands into the soil. Kids learn all about farming and tend the budding children’s garden in Little Sprouts at Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough (Thursday mornings, July & August). Appleton Farms in Hamilton and Ipswich has Saturday Hay Bale Hangouts, a hands-on opportunity for children to learn all about the farm while collecting eggs, feeding sheep, brushing goats, and enjoying a farm story time (Saturdays, through September). And you can bring the kids to Weir River Farm in Hingham for Barnyard Stories (Wednesdays, through September,) or meet all the animals at Open Barnyards on Saturdays through September 23.

©J. EUSTACE

Is this the summer your family will try kayaking or canoeing on one of our picturesque rivers? It should be!

RIVERS OF DREAMS Many of us drive along rivers and streams often, and never give them a second thought. Stop and take in the scenery for a change… with a canoe or kayak tours. Rentals and guided trips are offered at Long Point and Cape Poge on Martha’s Vineyard, or you can rent canoes at Rocky Woods in Medfield. Out in the Berkshires, take a guided canoe trip on the Housatonic at Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield. “You’ll see all the incredible wildlife that call the river home: Great Blue herons,

THE TRUSTEES

This terrific image from a 2008 photo contest at Tully Lake Campground in Royalston captures a glimpse of the magic of camping out on a sparkling, moonlit night.

bank swallows, fishers, weasels… even otters sliding down the clay banks,” says Engagement Site Manager Carrieanne Petrik-Huff. “After a trip like this, you’ll never look at the river the same way again!” CREATIVE CAMPING If you like to sleep out under the stars, be sure to book a spot at one of our great campgrounds at Tully Lake in Royalston and Dunes’ Edge in Provincetown. And this summer, you can see some of The Trustees most iconic places in a totally new way with one of our unique camp out events. Come to World’s End in Hingham to camp atop a drumlin with a view of the Boston skyline in the distance across the water (July 15-16 or August 1920). Castle Hill in Ipswich offers The Great Rowing Adventure, a new over-21 boating and camping experience, where you’ll explore the creeks and coastline in traditional wooden boats, have a cookout on the beach, and camp under the stars (August 18-20). And Labor Day weekend is full of camp out options—at Castle Hill, Rocky Woods in Medfield, and at Notchview in Windsor. WORDS OF WISDOM The natural landscapes at what are now Trustees reservations inspired great writers over the years, from Melville to Hawthorne, Alcott to Emerson. Come celebrate “The Language of Nature” at events all over the

©TRUSTEES

A trail at Fruitlands Museum—one of hundreds in The Trustees’ 350-mile network of trails—beckons.

state: Take a Words & Woods Walk on the Bryant Homestead’s Rivulet Trail (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, through September), or enjoy Cocktails at the Castle with the Great Gatsby, at Castle Hill in Ipswich (July 26). For something more spiritual, try the Night and Moonlight Transcendental Night Hike at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard (September 6). And be sure to check out the new Trustees Literary Trail while you’re at it; the map is on page 34. ACTING NATURALLY The play’s the outdoor thing this summer with The Trustees. The first act is Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid at Castle Hill in Ipswich (July 8&9). Next, you’ll have three unique ways to see a Shakespeare play—in

CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

SUMMER 2017

THINGS TO DO

July | August | September

CAL 1

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

Fresh, Fast and Delicious for Less w/ Project Bread

Thursdays | 11:45AM-12:30PM & 1PM-1:45PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

World’s End Works

Veggie Garden Summer Care I Thursday, July 6 | 10-11:30AM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member $9; Nonmember $15

Words & Wine: Bryant Literary Series

Butterfly Walk

Cooking on a Budget: SNAPED Nutrition Workshops

Sundays, July 9 & 23, Aug 6 & 20, Sep 3 & 17 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $36; Nonmember $45

Fridays, July 7, Aug 4, Sep 8, Sep 15, Sep 22, Sep 29 10:30-11:30AM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Yoga on Steep Hill Beach!

Trees of World’s End

Beach Yoga

Mondays, July 3-Sep 18 5:30-7PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Independence Woodland Garden Walk & Talk

Tuesday, July 4 | 10AM-12Noon Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Forest Flow Yoga

Wednesdays, July 5-Sep 27 6:30-7:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $9; Nonmember $15

Saturdays July 8-22 12Noon-2PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9; Nonmember $15

Friday, July 7, Thursday, July 20, Saturday, Aug 12, Tuesday, Aug 22, Friday, Sep 8, | 7:30-8:30PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $9; Nonmember $15

Saturdays, July 1, Aug 5 & Sep 2 | 9-10AM World’s End, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE Sundays, July 2 & 9, Aug 13, 20 & 27, Sep 3 | 7:30-9AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Make It and Take It Garden Bouquet

Sunday, July 9 | 1-3PM Mountain Meadow Preserve, Williamstown Member & Nonmember FREE

Paint the Gardens

The Dog Obedient Express

Landscape Lectures: Proven Winners - Shrub Plants & Care

Wednesday, July 12 | 6-8PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9; Nonmember $15

Wednesday Workshop: Intro to Bread Baking with Vineyard Bread Project

Wednesday, July 12 | 5:30-7PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $40; Nonmember $50

Garden Meetup

Wednesday, July 12 | 6-7:30PM Rutland Washington Community Garden, South End, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Sundays, July 9-Aug 13 9:30-10:30AM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $150 (for 6-week class); Nonmember $180 (for 6-week class)

Yoga in the Park

The Secret Gardens of Naumkeag

Doggie Trails

A Trip through New England Food Culture

Bryant’s Favorite Reds: Italian Wine Tasting

Yoga with a View

Friday, July 7 | 6:30-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Saturday, July 8 | 10AM-5PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member FREE; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child $5 (includes General House Tour)

Saturday, July 8 | 5-7PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $28; Nonmember $35

Plein Air Pastel Workshop with Joelle Feldman

Saturday & Sunday, July 8 & 9 10AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $160; Nonmember $200 (two-day workshop)

Sundays, July 9-Aug 6 10:45-11:45AM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $150 (for 6-week class); Nonmember $180 (for 6-week class) Mondays, July 3-Sep 4 9-10:30AM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $12; Nonmember $20

Summer Trailside Yoga

Tuesdays, July 11-25 10-11:30AM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $12; Nonmember $20

Yoga in the Garden

Tuesdays, July 11-Aug 15 10-11:15AM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9/class; Nonmember $15/class

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Classes: Egyptian, Persian and Indian Flavors Thursday, July 13 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

Artist Talk: Lisa McCarty Wednesday, July 12 11AM-12Noon Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission © T.KATES

Thursdays, July 13-Aug 24 | 6-7PM Fridays, July 14-Aug 25 12Noon-1PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member $9; Nonmember $15

Fridays, July 14, 21 & 28, Aug 4, 11 & 18 | 12Noon-1:30PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Guided Meditation in the Park

Fridays, July 14-Aug 25 | 1-1:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

The Geology of World’s End Saturday, July 15 | 10-11:30AM World’s End, Hingham Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Natives for Eating

Saturday, July 15 | 10-11:30AM Minton Stable Community Garden, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

Use & Preserve Herbs

Saturday, July 15 | 1-2:30PM Symphony Road Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Family Yoga in the Park

Saturday, July 15 | 1-2PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $15; Nonmember Family $20

Open the Books!

Sundays, July 16, Aug 6, Sep 10 3-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO Yoga in the Casino!

Sundays, July 16, 23 & 30, Aug 6 7:30-9AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

The Savory Herbal Pantry

Sunday, July 16 | 9:30AM-1PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $64; Nonmember $80

The Itinerant Painter: MultiSite Plein Air Painting Series

Tuesday-Thursday, July 18- 20 9:30AM-3:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $200; Nonmember $250 for full three-day series

Sushi Rolling Workshop with Red’s Best

Wednesday, July 19 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

Wednesday Workshop: Kombucha with Head High Kombucha

Wednesday, July 19 | 5:30-6:30PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $28; Nonmember $35

Sunset Drum Circle

Wednesday, July 19 | 7-8:15PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

(Wild)Craft Cocktails

Thursday, July 20 | 6:30-8:30PM Minton Stable Community Garden, Jamaica Plain Member $12; Nonmember $20

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Summer in Tuscany & Florence

Thursdays, July 20 & Aug 17 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

FARM DINNERS Appleton’s Friday Farm Dinners with Chive Events

Fridays, Jul 7-Sept 29 | 5:30-8:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Trustees Member Adults $36; Nonmember Adults $45 Member Child $12; Nonmember Child $15

Powisset’s Friday Farm Dinner

Eating New England

Fridays, July 21, Aug 11 & Sep 8 6-7PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $28; Nonmember $35

Flowers on the Farm: A Beginner’s Workshop

Saturday, July 22 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member $24; Nonmember $30

Welcome Home Longfellow Saturday, July 22 | 10AM-12PM The Old Manse, Concord Member: $9; Nonmember $15

Totally Tomatoes

Saturday, July 22 | 2-4PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $52; Nonmember $65

Wednesday Workshop: Simple Green Suppers with Susie Middleton

Wednesday, July 26 | 5:30-8:30PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $28; Nonmember $35

Landscape Lectures: Proven Winners - Perennials Plants & Care Wednesday, July 26 | 6-8PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9; Nonmember $15

Indigo Harvest, Dye, and Shibori Workshop

Fridays, Jul 14, Jul 28, Aug 11, Aug 25, Sept 8, Sept 22 | 6-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $36/Adult, $12/Child; $45/Adult, $15/Child

Saturday, July 29 | 10AM-3PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $60; Nonmember $75

Weir River’s Friday Farm Dinner

A Guide to Gluten-Free with Nutritionist Megan Faletra

Fridays, Jul 28, Aug 25, Sept 29 | 5-8PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $48/Adult, $16/Child; Nonmember $60/Adult, $20/Child

Chestnut Hill’s Friday Farm Dinner

Fridays, Jul 7, Aug 4, Sept 8 | 6:30-8:30PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $36/Adult, $12/Child; Nonmember $45/Adult, $15/Child

Bryant Homestead’s Farm Dinner with Wheelhouse Farm

Saturday, Jul 1 | 5-7:30PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $64; Nonmember $80

Saturdays, July 29 & Aug 19 12Noon-1:30PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $12; Nonmember $20

Build It Yourself: Adirondack Chair

Saturday & Sunday, July 29 & 30 9AM-4PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $220; Nonmember $275 (two-day workshop)

FAMILY FUN Hay Bale Hangout

Saturdays, July 1-Sep 30 10AM-2PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Open Barnyard

Saturdays, July 1-Sep 23 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

World’s End Big 50 Challenge Saturdays, July 1, Aug 5 & Sep 2 8AM-8PM World’s End, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Farm Tour with Meadow Hayride

Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 3-Aug 31 10-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family $10; Nonmember Family $15

Barnyard Stories

Wednesdays, July 5-Sep 27 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5

Farm Tour

Thursdays & Fridays, July 6-Aug 31 | 10-10:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family FREE; Nonmember Family $10

Story Hour on the Farm

Thursdays, July 6-Aug 31 10-11AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5; Adults FREE

Little Sprouts

Thursdays, July 6-Aug 31 9:30-10:30AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10 (Adults are FREE)

Landscape Painting for Families

Friday, July 7 | 10AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $9; Member Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child $10

July

continued A Friday for Fireflies! Night Hike for Families

Friday, July 14 | 8-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $9; Member Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child $10

BANDS AT BRADLEY ESTATE SUMMER PICNIC CONCERTS Join us for this brand-new picnic concert series in Canton – BYO picnic or buy tasty nibbles and libations from our vendors.

The UnHoly Mackerels

Thursday, Jul 13 | 7-9PM

AfterFab

Thursday, Jul 20 | 7-9PM

Friends of Windsor Celebration at Notchview!

Saturday, July 15 | 10AM-2PM Notchview, Windsor Member & Nonmember FREE

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

The Baha Brothers

Thursday, Jul 27 | 7-9PM

Saturday, July 15 | 1-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Santa Mamba

Fish Printing For Kids!

Thursday, Aug 3 | 7-9PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $20/car; Nonmember $30/car; Walk-in, bicycle & motorcycle $10 More info: thetrustees.org/bradleyconcerts

Sunday, July 16 | 9:30AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult FREE; Member Child $24; Nonmember Adult FREE; Nonmember Child $30

Shakespeare on the Farm: The Merchant of Venice Saturday & Sunday, July 29 & 30 | 5-7:30PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member & Nonmember FREE

What’s the Moos? Cow Talk

Sunday, July 30 | 11AM-12Noon The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children under 13 FREE

Teddy Bear Picnic

Sunday, July 30 | 1-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $5; Nonmember $10; Price applies to both children and adults and includes Museum Admission

Summer Sundays Series: Puppets!

Sunday, July 30 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Gardening With Kids

Great Goldfish Day

Friday, July 7 | 4:30-6PM Mytoi, Martha’s Vineyard Member & Nonmember FREE

Expedition Beaver

Fridays, July 7-Aug 25 | 6-8PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $24; Nonmember $30

Kids in The KITCHEN

Saturdays, July 8 & 22, Aug 12 & 26, Sep 9 | 10-11AM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $9; Nonmember $15

Family Fishing Clinic

Sundays, July 9-Sep 24 10AM-12Noon Rocky Woods, Medfield Member & Nonmember $5

Summer Sundays Series: Magic!

Discoveries at Dusk

Tuesdays, July 11 & 25, Aug 8 & 22 | 6:30-7:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Car $25; Nonmember Car $30 (price per car)

Wee Farmers

Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 11-Aug 17 | 9-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $15; Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $25

Summer Outdoor Explorers

Wednesdays, July 12-Aug 23 10AM-12Noon Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Summer Story Hour

Sunday, July 9 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Thursdays, July 13-Aug 24 10-11AM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Forest Fairy Houses

Community Picnic

Tuesdays, July 11 & 18, Wednesdays, July 12 & 19 2-3:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $36; Nonmember $45 (price per fairy house)

Fridays, July 14 & Aug 18, Sunday, Sep 17 | 5-7PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member & Nonmember FREE; Suggested donation $5

Saturday, July 22 | 10-11AM Alvah Kittredge Community Garden, Roxbury Member & Nonmember FREE

World’s End Camp Out

Saturday-Sunday, July 22 & 23 3PM-11AM World’s End, Hingham Member Tent $60; Nonmember Tent $80

“Feeding a Family” Cooking Class with Author Sarah Waldman

Saturday, July 22 | 10-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member parent-child pair $40; Nonmember parent-child pair $50

Shakespeare in the Woods

Saturday & Sunday, July 22 & 23 5-7:45PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member & Nonmember FREE

Summer Sundays Series: Live Animals!

Sunday, July 23 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Meet the Machines & Summer Picnic

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES The Wonder of World’s End: Full Moon Hike Series Sunday, July 9, Monday, Aug 7, Wednesday, Sep 6 | 8-9:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Housatonic River Guided Canoe Trips

Sundays, Saturdays July 1-Sep 3 9-11AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $24; Nonmember $30

Canoe Rentals at Bartholomew’s Cobble

Sundays, Saturdays July 1-Sep 4 12Noon-4PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Recreational Rentals for Added Fun!

Sundays & Saturdays May 7-Oct 29 | 10AM-4PM Rocky Woods, Medfield See website for pricing

Sunday, July 23 | 4-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Family $24; Nonmember Family $30

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

Sunset Kayak

Wednesdays, July 5, 12, 19 & 26, Aug 2 & 9 | 7:45-8:45PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $40; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $50; Nonmember Child $20

Brew Moon Hike: Craft Roots Brewery

Saturday, July 8 | 8:30-10PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Brew Moon Camping

Saturdays, July 8, Aug 5, Sep 9 8PM-10AM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $32/site, $12/field; Nonmember $40/site, $20/field

Kayak to Choate!

Saturday, July 8 & Aug 12, Sunday, Sep 24 | 2-5PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45

Butterflies & Books

Full Moon Kayak & Campfire

Sunday, July 9 | 8-10PM Monday, Aug 7 |7:30-9:30PM Wednesday, Sep 6 | 7-9PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $44; Member Child $20; Nonmember Adult $55; Nonmember Child $25

Full Moon & Folklore Hike

Sunday, July 9 | 8:30-10:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Art in the Garden

Gardens and Grounds Seasonal Stroll

Local Independents Party

Thursdays, July 6 -Aug 10 | 7-9PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $10 per car; Nonmember $15 per car

World’s End Curiosities

Saturday, July 8 | 9-10:30AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Fridays, July 21 & Sep 15 6:30-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Notchview Starry Nights: Star Gazing with Arunah Hill Saturdays, July 22, Aug 26 & Sep 23 | 7:30-9:30PM Notchview, Windsor Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Northampton Cycling Club Tour of the Hilltowns

Saturday, July 29 Notchview, Windsor Please visit www.nohobikeclub.org for more information.

Full Moon Lighthouse Tour

Sunday, July 9 | 8-10PM Monday, Aug 7 |7:30-9:30PM Wednesday, Sep 6 | 7-9PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $28; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $35; Nonmember Child $20

Summer Concert Series

Sunday, July 16 10:30AM-12:30PM Bullitt Reservation, Ashfield and Conway Hilltown Land Trust and Trustees Member $10; Nonmember $15

SPECIAL EVENTS

Outdoor Summer Theatre: The Imaginary Invalid by Molière

Saturday, July 8 | 3-5PM & 7-9PM Sunday, July 9 | 4-6PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $24, Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30, Child $15

Art in the Garden: Grand Opening

Friday, July 14 | 5-7PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

The Crane Estate in the Movies

Daily, July 16-Aug 17 | Dawn-Dusk Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE Wednesday, July 19 | 6-8:30PM Symphony Road Community Garden, Fenway Member $15; Nonmember $25

Happy Hour with the Jersey Girls

Thursday, July 20 | 5-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

The Garden Party at Naumkeag

Saturday, July 22 | 4-7PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Friends of Naumkeag (under 40 years old) $75/person; Fletcher Steele Level $150; Mabel Choate Level $300; Ambassador Choate Level $750; Naumkeag Legacy Level $1,250/ person

Bryant Day 2017

Music at the Manse

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

Sunday, July 23 | 10:30AM-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

Castle Hill Picnic Concerts

Summer Sundays Series: Music!

Sundays, Saturdays July 23-Oct 8 10AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5 per ten stems; Nonmember $10 per ten stems

Sundays, July 2 -Oct 1 | 2-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE Thursdays, July 6-Aug 31 | 7-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $20/car; Nonmember $30/ car; Motorcycles, Bicycles, and Walk-Ins $10

Sunday, July 16 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Flower Fields Cutting Garden

Cocktails at the Castle with The Great Gatsby

Naumkeag At Night

Wednesday, July 26 | 6-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Thursdays, July 6-Sep 7 | 5-8PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $5; Nonmember $10

Open Garden Afternoon

Thursday, July 27 | 4-7PM Rutland Washington Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Sounds of the Garden Concert

Thursday, July 27 | 6-7PM Rutland Washington Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

World’s End 50th Anniversary Exhibit Saturday, July 29 | 9AM-5PM Hingham Public Library, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE ©J.BELLER

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

Fresh, Fast and Delicious for Less w/ Project Bread

Thursdays | 11:45AM-12:30PM & 1-1:45PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Yoga in the Garden

Cut Your Own Bouquet at the Naumkeag Flower Farm

Veggie Garden Summer Care II

Cooking on a Budget: SNAPED Nutrition Workshops

Cover Crops for Small Gardens

Fridays & Saturdays, Aug 4-Sep 2 10AM-12Noon Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $9; Nonmember $15

Fridays, Aug 4, Sep 8, 15 & 22, Sep 29 | 10:30-11:30AM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Guided Meditation in the Park Fridays, Aug 4-25 | 1-1:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Tuesdays, Aug 1, 8 & 15 10-11:15AM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9/class; Nonmember $15/class

World’s End Works

Evening Light Plein Air Open Studio

Saturday, Aug 5 | 10AM-12Noon St. Rose Community Garden, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

Tuesdays, Aug 1-29 5:30-8PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member FREE; Nonmember $10]

Wednesday Workshop: Flower Arranging with Morrice Florist

Wednesday, Aug 2 | 5:30-6:30PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $40; Nonmember $50

Farm-to-KITCHEN Cooking Class: Egyptian, Persian and Indian Flavors Wednesday, Aug 2 & 9 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

Forest Flow Yoga

Wednesdays, Aug 2-Sep 27 6:30-7:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $9; Nonmember $15

Yoga in the Park

Thursdays, Aug 3-24 | 6-7PM Fridays, Aug 4-25 | 12Noon-1PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member $9; Nonmember $15

Plein Air Landscape Sketching

Friday, Aug 4 | 8AM-2PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $176; Nonmember $220

Saturdays, Aug 5 & Sep 2 9-10AM World’s End, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Herbs for Food & Medicine

Flower Fields Cutting Garden

Saturdays & Sundays, Aug 5-Oct 8 | 10AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5 per ten stems; Nonmember $10 per ten stems

Artist Talk: Jonathan Gitelson Sunday, Aug 6 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Open the Books!

Sundays, Aug 6, Sep 10 | 3-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

Yoga with a View

Mondays, Aug 7-Sep 4 | 9-10:30AM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $12; Nonmember $20

Beach Yoga

Mondays, Aug 7-Sep 18 | 5:30-7PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Curator Tour: Shaker Office Wednesday, Aug 9 | 6:30-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Thursday, Aug 10 | 10-11:30AM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member $9; Nonmember $15

Thursday, Aug 10 | 6-8PM City Natives, Mattapan Member & Nonmember FREE

Eating New England

Fridays, Aug 11 & Sep 8 | 6-7PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $28; Nonmember $35

Olmsted History Walk

Family Yoga in the Park

Saturday, Aug 19 | 1-2PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $15; Nonmember Family $20

A Guide to Gluten-Free with Nutritionist Megan Faletra Saturday, Aug 19 12Noon-1:30PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $12; Nonmember $20

33rd Annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest Tuesday, Aug 22 | 9AM-2PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Friday, Aug 11 | 6:30-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Sunset Drum Circle

Fairy House and Garden in a Basket

Into the Books Curator Tour

Saturday, Aug 12 | 1-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $52; Nonmember $65

Wednesday, Aug 23 | 6:30-7:45PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15 Thursday, Aug 24 | 6:30-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $15; Nonmember $25

Smart Phone Photography

A Trip through New England Food Culture

Roots: A Night of Live Storytelling in the Garden

Labyrinth Workshop with Greg Lookerse

Wednesday, Aug 16 | 2-4:30PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $12; Nonmember $20

Wednesday, Aug 16 | 6-9PM Berkeley Community Garden, South End Member & Nonmember FREE

Friday, Aug 25 | 12Noon-1:30PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Saturday, Aug 26 | 2-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Native Plant Series: Natives for Every Landscape Saturday, Aug 19 | 10-11:30AM Minton Stable Community Garden, Jamaica Plain Member & Nonmember FREE

FUN FREE FRIDAYS Thanks to a partnership with the Highland Street Foundation, three of our inspired places are open for free on these summer Fridays:

Free Fun Friday at Fruitlands Museum Friday, Jul 21 | 10AM-4PM

Free Fun Friday at the Old Manse Friday, Aug 4 | 10AM-8PM

Free Fun Friday at Naumkeag Friday, Aug 11 | 10AM-4PM

Bring family and friends to explore the excitement these cultural treasures have to offer.

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO The Stevens-Coolidge Place Open House

Saturdays, Aug 26 & Sep 30 10AM-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10; Kids under 13 FREE

Fermentation Festival

Sunday, Aug 27 | 10AM-5PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Wednesday Workshop: Seed Saving

Wednesday, Aug 30 | 5:30-7PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member & Nonmember FREE

“Aw Shucks” Raw Bar Workshop with Red’s Best Thursday, Aug 31 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

FAMILY FUN Wee Farmers

Tuesdays & Thursdays, Aug 1-17 | 9-11AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Adult/Child Pair $15 Nonmember Adult/Child Pair $25

Barnyard Stories

Children’s Nature Journaling

Summer Outdoor Explorers

Expedition Beaver

Wednesdays, Aug 2-Sep 27 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5 Wednesdays, Aug 2-23 10AM-12Noon Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Little Sprouts

Thursdays, Aug 3-31 9:30-10:30AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10 (adults are FREE)

Farm Tour

Thursdays & Fridays, Aug 3-31 10-10:30AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family FREE; Nonmember Family$10

Story Hour on the Farm

Thursdays, Aug 3-31 | 10-11AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member FREE; Nonmember $5; Adults FREE

Summer Story Hour

Thursdays, Aug 3-24 | 10-11AM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $5; Nonmember Family $10

Thursdays, Aug 3 & 24 10:30-11:30AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $12; Nonmember Child $20 Fridays, Aug 4-25 | 6-8PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $24; Nonmember $30

World’s End Big 50 Challenge Saturdays, Aug 5 & Sep 2 8AM-8PM World’s End, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Home Grown Berries and Ice Cream Day!

Saturday, Aug 5 | 11AM-1PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $5; Nonmember $10

How to Be an Explorer: Family Nature Journal Hike Saturday, Aug 5 | 1-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member Adult $9; Nonmember Adult $15; Kids FREE

Family Fishing Clinic

Sundays, Aug 6-Sep 24 10AM-12Noon Rocky Woods, Medfield Member & Nonmember $5

Hay Bale Hangout

Saturdays, Aug 6-Sep 30 10AM-2PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Open Barnyard

Saturdays, Aug 6-Sep 23 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Teddy Bear Picnic

Sunday, Aug 6 | 1-3PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

Summer Sundays Series: Shakespeare!

Sunday, Aug 6 | 5-7PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Farm Tour with Meadow Hayride

Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, Aug 7-31 | 10-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Family $10; Nonmember Family $15

The Wonder of World’s End: Full Moon Hike Series Monday, Aug 7 & Wednesday, Sep 6 | 8-9:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

J. BELLER TRUSTEES ©©

August Wilderness Kids

Tuesdays & Thursdays, Aug 8-17 | 2-4PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Child $24; Nonmember Child $30

Good Night Hiking

Thursday, Aug 10 | 7:30-9PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $5; Nonmember $10

“Feeding a Family” Cooking Class with Author Sarah Waldman

Saturday, Aug 12 | 10-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member parent-child pair $33; Nonmember parent-child pair $40

Kids in the Kitchen: The Hidden Vegetable

Saturday, Aug 12 | 10AM-12Noon Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $24; Nonmember Child $30; Adults, FREE

Barnyard Family Fun Day!

Saturday, Aug 12 | 12Noon-2PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Viewing the Perseids Meteor Showers: A Family Night Hike Saturday, Aug 12 10PM-12Midnight Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $9; Member Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child $10

Summer Sundays Series: Juggling!

Sunday, Aug 13 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Astronomy Night

Wednesday, Aug 16 | 8-9:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $5; Nonmember $10; Kids FREE

Community Picnic

Friday, Aug 18 & Sunday, Sep 17 5-7PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member & Nonmember FREE; Suggested donation $5

continued

Summer Sundays Series: Live Animals!

Sunday, Aug 20 | 3-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Family $9; Nonmember Family $15

Elizabeth Freeman Day

Sunday, Aug 20 | 1-3PM Ashley House, Sheffield Member & Nonmember FREE

Tidepools & Wracklines

Thursday, Aug 24 | 9-11AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $9; Member Child $6; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child $10

Family Dinner Night: Seasonal Cooking Class

Fridays, Aug 25, Sep 22 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $24; Nonmember $30; Child Member $12; Child Nonmember $15

Flower Crown Making

Sundays, Saturdays Aug 27-Sep 30 | 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5 Nonmember $10

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Housatonic River Guided Canoe Trips

Sundays & Saturdays, Jun 4-Sep 3 | 9-11AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $24; Nonmember $30

Canoe Rentals at Bartholomew’s Cobble

Sundays & Saturdays Jun 4-Sep 4 | 12Noon-4PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Recreational Rentals for Added Fun!

Sundays & Saturdays, May 7-Oct 29 | 10AM-4PM Rocky Woods, Medfield See website for prices

Brew Moon Hike: Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing

Brew Moon Camping

Saturdays, Aug 5 & Sep 9 8PM-10AM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $32/site, $12/field; Nonmember $40/site, $20/field

Kayak to Choate!

Saturday, Aug 12 & Sunday, Sep 24 | 2-5PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45

Saturday, Aug 5 | 8-9:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Full Moon Lighthouse Tour

Monday, Aug 7 | 7:30-9:30PM Wednesday, Sep 6 | 7-9PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $28; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $35; Nonmember Child $20

Full Moon Kayak & Campfire Monday, Aug 7 | 7:30-9:30PM Wednesday, Sep 6 | 7-9PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $44; Member Child $20; Nonmember Adult $55; Nonmember Child $25

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO World’s End Curiosities

Friday, Sep 15 | 6:30-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Notchview Starry Nights: Star Gazing with Arunah Hill Saturdays, Aug 26, Sep 23 7:30-9:30PM Notchview, Windsor Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Sunset Kayak

Wednesdays, Aug 2 & 9 7:30-9:30PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $40; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $50; Nonmember Child $20

Cycling in the Hilltowns: Tour de Trustees

Saturday, Aug 5 & Sunday, Sep 3 10AM-2PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $15; Nonmember $20

Castle Neck River Boat Tour

Sundays, Aug 13 & 27, Sep 10 & 24 1-2:30PM & 3-4:30PM Sundays, Aug 20, Sep 3 & 17 9-10:30AM & 11AM-12:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Full Moon & Folklore Hike

The Great Rowing Adventure: Adult Camp Out! Friday - Sunday, Aug 18 - 20 4PM-11AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $360; Nonmember $450

World’s End Camp Out

Saturday-Sunday, Aug 19 - 20 3PM-11AM World’s End, Hingham Member Tent $60; Nonmember Tent $80

2017 Rocky Woods Open: Disc Golf Tournament

Sunday, Aug 20 | 10AM-5PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Members and Nonmembers $5 post-tournament random doubles

SPECIAL EVENTS Music at the Manse

Sundays, Aug 6-Oct 1 | 2-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Naumkeag At Night

Thursdays, through Sep 7 | 5-8PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $5; Nonmember $10

Summer Concerts at Fruitlands

Monday, Aug 7 | 8-10PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Thursdays, through Aug 10 7-9PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $10 per car; Nonmember $15 per car

Clam-O-Rama!

Castle Hill Picnic Concerts

Friday, Aug 11 | 6:30-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $28; Nonmember $35

Kayak to Choate Island, with Tour and Picnic Supper Sunday, Aug 13 | 3-7PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $48; Nonmember $60

Sunset Kayak

Wednesdays, Aug 16, 23 & 30 7:15-9:15PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $40; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $50; Nonmember Child $20

Thursdays, Aug 3-31 | 7-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $20/car; Nonmember $30/car; Motorcycles, Bicycles, and Walk-Ins $10

Art in the Garden

Daily, Aug 3-17 | Dawn-Dusk Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

Shakespeare in the Park

Saturday, Aug 5 | 5-7PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Roaring Twenties Lawn Party

Saturday & Sunday, Aug 5 & 6 3-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $32; Student/Senior $32; Nonmember Adult $40; Children 10 or under FREE Two-day Pass Member $52; Student/ Senior $52, Nonmember Adult $70; Parking Pass $10

Mountain Music at the Cobble Saturdays, Aug 19 | 5-8PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $5; Nonmember $10

World’s End 50th Anniversary Lecture Series Thursdays, Aug 10, 17 & 24 7-8PM Hingham Public Library, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Picnic for Public Art and Gardens

Thursday, Aug 17 | 6-8PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford $20 per person

Sounds of the New World, Featuring Contralto Emily Marvosh

Saturday, Aug 19 | 7:30-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $25; Nonmember $35

String Quartet Hits

Saturday, Aug 26 | 7:30-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $25; Nonmember $35

Cocktails at the Castle Speakeasy

Wednesday, Aug 30 | 6-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Foraging the Farm: A Dining Expedition at Appleton Farms Saturday, Aug 12 | 5-8PM Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton and Ipswich Member $120; Nonmember $150

Griffins and Goddesses: The Sculpture of Castle Hill Saturday, Aug 12 10:30AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $12; Nonmember $20

Summertime - and the Classics Get Jazzy

Saturday, Aug 12 | 7:30-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $25; Nonmember $35

Picnic on the Roof

Wednesday, Aug 16 | 6:30-8PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $40; Nonmember $50

Will Hike for Beer Happy Hour Thursday, Aug 17 | 5-7PM Appleton Farms & Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton and Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

September © TRUSTEES

Dog Day at Bird Park

Saturday, Sept 9 | 10AM-4PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Disc Dog Competition

Saturday, Sept 9 | 10AM-12Noon Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member $10; Nonmember $15

Dog Day “Best in Show”

Saturday, Sept 9 | 12Noon-1PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member (dog) $5; Nonmember (dog) $10 (unlimited categories)

Disc Dog Demonstration

Saturday, Sept 9 | 1-1:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Disc Dog Workshop I ©R . SMITH

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

Fresh, Fast and Delicious for Less w/ Project Bread Thursdays | 11:45AM-12:30PM and 1-1:45PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Beach Yoga

Mondays, Sept 4-18 | 5:30-7PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member $12; Nonmember $20

Forest Flow Yoga

Wednesdays, Sept 6-27 6:30-7:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $9; Nonmember $15

Yoga with a View

Monday, Sept 4 | 9-10:30AM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $12; Nonmember $20

PYO Tomatoes & Potatoes Monday, Sept 4 | 11AM-1PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9; Nonmember $15

Open the Books!

Sunday, Sept 10 | 3-4PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

Flower Fields Cutting Garden Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 2-Oct 8 | 10AM-5PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5 per ten stems; Nonmember $10 per ten stems

Cut Your Own Bouquet at the Naumkeag Flower Farm Friday & Saturday, Sept 1 & 2 10-12Noon Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $9; Nonmember $15

Pasture to Plate: Cheese Making Tour

Saturdays, Sept 2, 9, 23 & 30 3:30-4:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member $12 Nonmember $20

Teas from the Garden

Sunday, Sept 3 | 2-3:30PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $12; Nonmember $20

Beach Plum Picking & Jam Workshop

Tuesday, Sept 5 | 5-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $44; Nonmember $55

Garden Meetup

Wednesday, Sept 6 | 6-7:30PM Lenox & Kendall Community Garden, Roxbury Member & Nonmember FREE

Cheese Making Intensive with Kristian Holbrook

Thursdays, Sept 7 & 14 11AM-4PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member $200; Nonmember $275

Haskell Horticulturist’s Garden Tour

Thursday, Sept 7 | 10-11:30AM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member $9; Nonmember $15

Plein-Air Painting at Weir River Farm

Thursday & Friday, Sep 7 & 8 8AM-7:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member & Nonmember FREE

Candlelight Yoga

Thursdays, Sept 7-Oct 12 6:30-7:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $80; Nonmember $100 for full six-week series

Saturday, Sept 9 | 1:45-2:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member $12; Nonmember $20

Disc Dog Workshop II

Saturday, Sept 9 | 2:45-3:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member $12; Nonmember $20

Exercises for the Quiet Eye Saturday, Sept 9 | 2-3:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

Homesteading Series at Weir River Farm: Soap Making Saturday- Sunday, Sept 9- 10 3-5PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $32 Nonmember $40 (see website for the 4-week series price)

Yoga on Steep Hill Beach!

Sundays, Sept 10 - 24 | 7:30-9AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15; Nonmember $25

Skeletons in the Basement Sunday, Sept 10 10:30AM-12Noon Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $15 Nonmember $25

Quince, Carrots and Beets, Oh My!

Sundays, Sept 10- 17 10AM-12Noon Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $9; Nonmember $15

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO Painting with Pastels with Joelle Feldman

Tuesdays, Sept 12-Oct 17 | 6-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $200; Nonmember $250 for full six-week series

Ceviche & Poke with Red’s Best

Wednesday, Sept 13 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $48; Nonmember $60

Homesteading Series at Weir River Farm: Beekeeping Basics and Lip Balm Making Saturday, Sept 16 | 3-6PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $32; Nonmember $40 (see website for the 4-week series price)

Preserving the Harvest

Saturday, Sept 16 | 10AM-12Noon Symphony Road Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

The Medicinal Herbs of New England

Sunday, Sept 17 | 3-4:30PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member $9; Nonmember $15

Fall Equinox Gardening Workshop

Friday, Sept 22 | 6:30-8PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Cost Member $10; Nonmember $20; Children 12 or under FREE

Homesteading Series at Weir River Farm: From Sheep to Shawl

Saturday, Sept 23 | 3-6PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $45 Nonmember $60 (see website for the 4-week series price)

Plein-Air Painting

Saturday, Sept 23 10AM-12:30PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member $60; Nonmember $75

Tonics on the Housatonic

Saturday, Sept 23 | 5-7PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Fun Fungi! Rivulet Forest & Mushroom Walk

Sunday, Sept 24 | 12:30-2:30PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member & Nonmember FREE; Suggested donation $5-$10

Painting Materials and Methods with Jill Pottle

Fridays, Sept 29-Nov 3 9:30AM-12:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $200; Nonmember $250 for full six-week series

Homesteading Series at Weir River Farm: Backyard Chickens

Saturday, Sept 30 | 4-6PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member $15; Member Child $5; Nonmember $20; Nonmember Child $10 (see website for the 4-week series price)

Hilltown Paint Out

Saturday, Sept 30 | 10AM-3PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

Artist Talk: Greg Lookerse

Hay Bale Hangout

Saturdays, Sept 2-30 | 10AM-2PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Open Barnyard

Saturdays, Sept 2-23 | 10AM-2PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

Barnyard Stories

Wednesdays, Sept 6-27 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child FREE; Nonmember Child $5

Family Fishing Clinic

Sundays, Sept 3-24 10AM-12Noon Rocky Woods, Medfield Member & Nonmember $5

Saturday, Sept 30 | 2-3PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard FREE with Museum Admission

Family Dinner Night: Seasonal Cooking Class

Friday, Sept 22 | 6-8PM Boston Public Market, Boston Member $24; Nonmember $30; Child Member $12; Child Nonmember $15

Flower Crown Making

Saturdays & Sundays, Sept 2-30 2-4PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10

Labor Day Family Camp Out

Saturday, Sept 2 | 11AM Saturday through 11AM Sunday Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $45; Member Child $25; Member Only Event

Pre-School Farm Explorers

Wednesdays, Sept 6-27 10-11AM Powisset Farm, Dover Member Child $15; Nonmember Child $25; Adults FREE

Homestead Fiber Arts: Pop, Drop and Spin

Saturday, Sept 30 | 10AM-12:30PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $32; Nonmember $40 (plus $8 materials fee)

The Stevens-Coolidge Place Open House

Saturday, Sept 30 | 10AM-2PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member $5; Nonmember $10; Kids under 13 FREE

FAMILY FUN Labor Day Family Campout

Saturday-Sunday, Sept 2 - 3 5PM-10AM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member Family $60; Nonmember Family $75 (5 people per family)

Labor Day Backyard Olympics

Saturday, Sept 2 | 11AM-2PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $9; Nonmember $15 (kids under 5 are FREE)

Movie Night Under the Stars! Saturday, Sept 2 | 7:30-9:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

FALL FARM FESTIVALS Celebrate the bounty of fall at a fabulous farm festival this season.

Boston Agricultural Exposition

Sunday, Sept 10 | 10AM-4PM Haley House Bakery Cafe (outside), Roxbury Nonmember Adult $2.00; all others FREE

Harvest Festival at Powisset Farm

Saturday, Sept 16 | 10AM-3PM Powisset Farm, Dover Member $9/person, $24/family; Nonmember $15/person, $30/family

Family Farm Day: Fall Festival at Appleton Farms Saturday, Sept 16 | 10AM-3PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Family; $24 Nonmember Family $30

Hops and Hogs Fall Festival

Saturday, Sept 16 | 11AM-6PM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member $5/family; Nonmember $10/family

Fall Farm Festival

Saturday, Sept 30 | 10AM-4PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Car $24; Nonmember Car $30

September Appleton’s Preschool Farm Explorers

Wednesday, Sept 6 9:30-10:30AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Child $60; Nonmember Child $75

Chestnut Hill’s Preschool Farm Explorers

Fall Wee Farmers

Saturdays, Sept 9-Sept 30 9:30-11AM The FARM Institute, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15

Wednesday, Sept 6 9:30-10:30AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Member Child $60; Nonmember Child $75 (for full 4-week session)

Wild Ones Nature Adventures

Tiny Tot Garden Games

Outdoor Preschool Adventures

Thursdays, Sept 7-Oct 12 10-11:30AM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member Child $9; Nonmember Child $15; Adults FREE (per class)

Down on the Farm Fall Concert Series

Sunday, Sept 24 | 4-7PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich Member Car $20; Nonmember Car $30

Preschool Farm Explorers

Mondays, Sept 11-Oct 2 9:30-10:30AM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $60; Nonmember Child $75; World’s End Add-on Day Member Child $15; World’s End Addon Day Nonmember Child $20

Thursday, Sept 7 | 9:30-10:30AM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $60; Nonmember $75 (price per child, 4-week session)

continued

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Sept 12-23 | 1-3PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10; Adults FREE

“Painting” with Wool – Kids Felting Fun at the Farm Wednesday, Sept 13 3:30-4:30PM Weir River Farm, Hingham Member Child $5; Nonmember Child $10

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Housatonic River Guided Canoe Trips

Saturday & Sunday, Sept 3 & 4 9-11AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $24; Nonmember $30

Canoe Rentals at Bartholomew’s Cobble

Saturday & Sunday, Sept 3 & 4 12Noon-4PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Recreational Rentals for Added Fun!

Saturdays & Sundays, May 7-Oct 29 | 10AM-4PM Rocky Woods, Medfield See website for prices

Full Moon Lighthouse Tour

NATURE PLAY Nature: A Walking Play

Wednesday, Sept 6 | 7-9PM Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $28; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $35; Nonmember Child $20

Thursday, Sept 28 | 5:30PM Fridays, Sept 22, 29 | 5:30PM Saturdays, Sept 23, 30 | 1PM & 5PM Sundays, Sept 24, Oct 1 | 1PM & 5PM The Old Manse, Concord Member Adult $20; Member Child $10; Nonmember Adult $25, Nonmember Child $15

Full Moon Kayak & Campfire

thetrustees.org/natureplay

World’s End Curiosities

Join us for an immersive and family-friendly telling of Emerson, Thoreau, and their mutual love of the natural world.

Wednesday, Sept 6 | 7-9PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Adult $44; Member Child $20; Nonmember Adult $55; Nonmember Child $25 Friday, Sept 15 | 6:30-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham Member $5; Nonmember $10; Children FREE

Cycling in the Hilltowns: Tour de Trustees

Sunday, Sept 3 | 10AM-2PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $15; Nonmember $20

Castle Neck River Boat Tour

Sundays, Sept 10, Sept 24 1-2:30PM & 3-4:30PM Sundays, Sept 3, Sept 17 9-10:30AM & 11AM-12:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $24; Nonmember $30

Flora and Fauna Discovery Quest

Friday, Sept 1 - Saturday, Sept 30 | 8AM-5PM Appleton Farms Grass Rides, Hamilton Member & Nonmember FREE (Parking is $5 per car for Nonmember)

Labor Day Weekend Family Campout

Saturday-Sunday, Sept 2-3 Sat 4PM-Sun 10AM Notchview, Windsor Member $18; Nonmember $30 Children 5 and under FREE

“Night and Moonlight”: A Transcendental Night Hike Wednesday, Sept 6 | 7-9PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $9; Nonmember $15

Full Moon & Folklore Hike Wednesday, Sept 6 | 7-9PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $9; Nonmember $15

Brew Moon Hike

Saturday, Sept 9 | 7:30-9PM Rocky Woods, Medfield Member $12; Nonmember $20

Kayak to Choate!

Saturday, Sept 30 | 2-5PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45

SPECIAL EVENTS Music at the Manse

Sundays, Sept 3-Oct 1 | 2-4PM The Old Manse, Concord Member & Nonmember FREE

Outstanding in the Field Sunday, Sept 3 | 3-8PM Powisset Farm, Dover $235/person

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO

©P. KRAMARCHYK

Naumkeag At Night

Thursday, Sept 7 | 5-8PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge Member $5; Nonmember $10

Live Concert: The Originals Band

Saturday, Sept 9 | 4-6PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Member & Nonmember FREE

Choate Island Day

Saturday, Sept 9 | 10AM-3PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member Adult $12; Member Child $6; Nonmember Adult $20; Nonmember Child $10

Fall Plant Sale

Saturday, Sept 9 | 10AM-2PM City Natives, Mattapan Member & Nonmember FREE

The Housatonic River Flotilla Sunday, Sept 10 | 11:30-3:30PM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield $5 for member and Nonmember

Hilltown Chautauqua: Earthcare 2017 - The Sense of Plenty: Food, Farms and The Land

Friday-Sunday, Sept 15- 17 Dawn-Dusk William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington please visit hilltownchautauqua.org for ticket pricing

Flower Field Soirée

Saturday, Sept 16 | 4-7PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $9, Member Child FREE; Nonmember Adult $15; Nonmember Child FREE

Garden Display Competition: Opening Night Saturday, Sept 16 | 5-8PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member FREE; Nonmember $5

Garden Display Competition: See the Entries!

Daily, Sept 17-29 | Dawn-Dusk Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

SBN’s Boston Local Food Festival

Sunday, Sept 17 | 11AM-5PM Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Open Garden Afternoon

Thursday, Sept 21 | 4-7PM Lenox & Kendall Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Sounds of the Garden Concert Thursday, Sept 21 | 6-7PM Lenox & Kendall Community Garden, Boston Member & Nonmember FREE

Autumn Salon Concert Piano Solo

Thursday, Sept 21 | 6-8PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member $15; Nonmember $25

The Choate Challenge: Run & SUP Race!

Saturday, Sept 23 | 1-3PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36 Nonmember $45

Endless Summer Picnic Concert

Saturday, Sept 23 | 4-7PM The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover Member Adult $9; Nonmember Adult $15, All Children FREE

7th Annual Craft Festival at Fruitlands

Saturday & Sunday, Sept 23 & 24 10AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Member $5; Nonmember $10; Kids 12 and under FREE

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Bradley with Healthy, Local Food! Sunday, Sept 24 | 10AM-1PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton Member FREE; Nonmember $10

Live Action Clue for Adults Friday, Sept 29 | 7-9:30PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Member $36; Nonmember $45 North Shore

Fall Plant Sale

Saturday, Sept 30 | 9AM-1PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Member & Nonmember FREE

Ongoing MARTHA’S VINEYARD CAPE POGE WILDLIFE REFUGE Cape Poge Lighthouse Tour Daily, Jul 2-Sep 30 | 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM (Tours are 90 min long) Member Adult $24; Member Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30; Nonmember Child $15

Poucha Pond Self-Guided Exploration: Kayak/Paddleboard

Daily, Jul 2-Sep 30 | 9AM-3:30PM Member Single Kayak/Paddleboard $20/hr; Member Double Kayak $30/hr

Discovery Kayak Tour

Daily, Jul 2-Aug 31 | 10AM-12Noon Member Adult $32; Member Child $16; Nonmember Adult $40; Nonmember Child $20

Shore Safari

Thursdays & Fridays, Jul 6-Aug 31 | 11AM-12:30PM Member Adult $24; Member Child $12; Nonmember Adult $30; Nonmember Child $15

Pondside Fun

Fridays & Saturdays, Jul 7-Aug 26 11AM-12Noon Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Martha’s Vineyard Member Child $3; Nonmember Child $6, Adults FREE

WASQUE Kayak & Paddleboard Rentals Daily, Jul 1-Aug 31 | 10-3:30PM Member Single Kayak/Paddleboard $20/hr; Member Double Kayak $30/hr

CAMPGROUNDS

HISTORIC HOUSES

DUNES’ EDGE, PROVINCETOWN

ASHLEY HOUSE, SHEFFIELD

2017 Camping Season: Now through September 30 Visit thetrustees.org/dunesedge for availability.

Sundays, Jul 2-Aug 27 | 12Noon, 1PM, 2PM. Gardens open dawn to dusk. Members FREE, Nonmembers $5

TULLY LAKE CAMPGROUND, ROYALSTON 2017 Camping Season: Now through October 22 Visit thetrustees.org/tully for availability.

NANTUCKET

Welcome Fire

Natural History Tours

Thursdays-Mondays, July 1-Oct 9 9AM-12Noon and 1-4PM Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket Member Adult $40; Nonmember Adult $60; Children (12 and under) $20

Fridays, July 7-Oct 6 | 7-8:30PM Member & Nonmember FREE

Fishing Clinic

Saturdays, July 1-Oct 7 3-4:30PM Member $5; Nonmember $10

Expedition Beaver

Saturdays, July 1-Oct 7 | 6-7:30PM Member $5; Nonmember $10

Kayak Clinics

Saturdays, Jul 1-Sep 30 1-2:30PM Member $28; Nonmember $35

LONG POINT WILDLIFE REFUGE

Stand Up Paddleboard Clinics Saturdays Jul 1-Sep 30 | 10-11AM Member $21; Nonmember $35

Kayak & Paddleboard Rentals Daily, Jul 1-Aug 31 | 10AM-3:30PM Member Single Kayak/Paddleboard $20/hr; Double Kayak $30/hr; Nonmember Single Kayak $30/hr; Double Kayak $40/hr; Paddle board $25/hr

Tully Adventure Packs

Ashley House Tours

CASTLE HILL AT THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH Guest of the Cranes

Daily, July 1-Oct 29 | 10AM-3PM Member $5; Nonmember $15

Help Wanted: Becoming a Servant at Castle Hill Wednesdays, July 5-Oct 28 2-3PM Saturdays, July 1-Oct 28 10:30-11:30AM Member $10; Nonmember $20

A Cupola with a View

Tuesdays-Friday, July 4-Oct 29 11:30 AM Saturdays & Sundays, July 1-Oct 29 | 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM Member $10; Nonmember $20

Highlights of the Hill: Castle Hill Estate Tour

Sundays & Saturdays, Jul 1-Oct 29 | 12Noon & 2PM Member $10; Nonmember $20

The Cat’s Meow

Fridays & Saturdays, Jul 7-Aug 26 10-11AM Member $5 Nonmember $15; Children FREE (Backpack babies welcome)

Twilight Boat Rentals

Sundays, Jul 2-Sep 30 4PM - Dusk Member $15; Nonmember $20

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.

©JUMPING ROCKS

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

COOKING

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.

LANGUAGE OF NATURE

MUSIC

CAMPOUTS

THINGS TO DO ELEANOR CABOT BRADLEY ESTATE, CANTON Open House and Gardens Self-Guided Tours

NAUMKEAG, STOCKBRIDGE Three Lives of Naumkeag: General House Tour

Tuesdays – Sundays, Jul 1-Oct 8 10AM-2PM Member $5; Nonmember $10

Daily, Jul 1-Oct 9 10:30AM-3:30PM Member FREE; Nonmember $15 Includes admission and general tour

House and Garden Tours A Step Back in Time

The Gilded Age in the Berkshires

Tuesdays & Thursdays, Jul 6-Aug 17 | 1-3PM Member $9; Nonmember $15; Children FREE

Bountiful Bloom Tours

Saturdays, Jul 8-22 10-11:30AM Member $5; Nonmember $10

Working Spaces and Places at the Bradley Estate

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays Aug 1- 12 | 10AM-12Noon Member $5; Nonmember $10

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD, CUMMINGTON

The Stevens-Coolidge Place Open Houses

The Comfort of Home: William Cullen Bryant in Cummington

Saturdays, Jul 22, Aug 26, Sep 30 10AM-2PM Member $5 Nonmember $10 Children under 13 FREE

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Jul 2-Sep 30 | 10-11AM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

Top Hat & Coattails: William Cullen Bryant in New York City & Abroad

Sundays & Mondays, Jul 2-Oct 9 2:30PM $5 with admission

Daily, Jul 2-Oct 9 | 12Noon & 2PM $5 with admission

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Jul 2-Sep 30 | 11-11:35AM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $5; Nonmember $10

FAMILY STYLE: Hands-on Tour for Younger Visitors

Woods & Words: Rivulet Trail Walk

SHAPING A LANDSCAPE: The Gardens of Naumkeag

Tuesdays, Jul 4-Sep 4 | 11AM $5 with admission

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Jul 2-Sep 30 | 12Noon-1:15PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington Member $7; Nonmember $12

BEHIND THE VELVET CURTAIN: Backstairs at Naumkeag

FIELD FARM, WILLIAMSTOWN

Tuesdays & Saturdays, Jul 4-Sep 4 | 1:30PM $5 with admission

Folly House Tour

OUTSIDE IN: the Architecture and Design of Naumkeag House and Gardens

Saturdays, July 8, 22, August 12, 16 | 12Noon & 1PM Members $5; Nonmembers $10

THE STEVENS-COOLIDGE PLACE, NORTH ANDOVER

©M. ARDUSER

Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays Jul 5-Oct 9 | 1:30PM $5 with admission

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM, HARVARD Open Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10AM – 4PM Saturdays & Sundays 10AM – 5PM

MISSION HOUSE, STOCKBRIDGE Colonial Revival Collection Tour

Sundays & Saturdays, Jul 2-Sep 4 11AM, 12Noon, 1PM, 2PM Gardens open dawn to dusk Mission House, Stockbridge Members FREE, Nonmembers $5

THE OLD MANSE, CONCORD Home to Two Revolutions

Tuesdays– Sundays, July 1-Oct 31 12Noon-4:30PM Member FREE; Nonmember Adults $10, Students and Seniors $9; Children (7-12) $5, Children 6 and under FREE

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

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

Hey you.. Take a Hike!

There’s still plenty of time to get in on our Hike 125 Challenge. 4 prize categories, awarded after the challenge ends on Dec. 31, 2017: Hike Far — to the hiker who goes the farthest

Hike Often — to the hiker who logs the most hikes

“Be Like Brian” — named for Trustees Board member Brian Kinney, who has spent time at all 116 Trustees properties—to the hiker who hikes at the most reservations

Family Hikers — to the hiker who goes the farthest with their kids

a walking play An immersive and family-friendly telling of Emerson, Thoreau, and their mutual love of the natural world. The Old Manse in Concord—where Emerson lived while writing his famous essay “Nature”— provides the most fitting location for a stop on this nationwide touring production. “Absolutely magical! An extraordinary theater experience!” Limited run: Friday September 22 through Sunday October 1 Thursday & Fridays | 5:30PM Saturdays & Sundays | 1PM & 5PM

THE TRUSTEES

For tickets and more information, visit thetrustees.org/ natureplay Note: This is an outdoor play. Performances are rain or shine, except in dangerous weather conditions.

COME OUT AND PLA Y

©TRUSTEES

The Castle Hill Picnic Concerts (Thursday evenings in July and August on the Crane Estate in Ipswich) are always a big hit with music lovers of all ages. And this year, come by the carload to picnic with live music at other reservations as well, like the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton and Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, among several others.

Hill and Appleton Farms in Ipswich, to The Old Manse in Concord, to Naumkeag at Night in Stockbridge. And don’t miss concerts at Bird Park in Walpole (Sept. 9), and the Endless Summer Picnic Concert at The StevensCoolidge Place in North Andover (Sept. 23) to round out the summer music fun.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

the woods, on the farm, and in the park— when The Gazebo Players of Medfield present The Merchant of Venice at Rocky Woods in Medfield (July 22&23), Powisset Farm in Dover (July 29&30), and Bird Park in Walpole (Aug 5&6). “Outdoors is the best way to experience Shakespeare,” says Maura O’Gara, Engagement Site Manager at Bird Park. And the final act is a walking play—Nature is a mythic telling of Emerson and Thoreau’s mutual love affair with the natural world. It comes to The Old Manse in Concord (see ad, left; opens Sept 22). O’Gara notes, “With the extra space and freedom, outdoor plays are a great opportunity to expose children to theatre.” NOTES ON THE BREEZE The tunes fill the summer night air at Trustees properties all over the state this summer. Spread your blankets on the lawn of the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton for the new Bands at Bradley summer picnic concerts on Thursday evenings (July 13-Aug 3; see page 8 for more details). Or gather ‘round

©TRUSTEES

Fruitlands Museum’s outdoor stage and take in the magnificent view while listening to the Concord Band or other groups scheduled to perform in the Summer Concert Series (Thursdays, through August 10). There’s Mountain Music at the Cobble—Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield, that is—with bluegrass and hay rides (Saturdays July 15 & August 19). Check out the Things To Do calendar section for many other outdoor concerts, from Castle

IDEAS A-POPPIN’ Summer with The Trustees offers oodles of happenings for the whole family. Beyond these ideas, there’s Family Fishing Clinics on Chickering Pond at Medfield’s Rocky Woods (Sundays, through September), yoga, plein air painting, or take a walk on the wild side with a nature or astronomy hike at a number of special places throughout the state. And don’t miss Fruitlands Museum’s famous and 7th Annual Crafts Festival on September 23&24, with food, music, and admission to the museum included with your ticket. Visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do or the calendar section of this magazine for these and many more great ideas to make the Summer of ’17 your most memorable yet.

SUMMER 2017

ÂŠTRUSTEES

The Fox Creek salt marsh on Argilla Road near Crane Beach in Ipswich, seen from Castle Hill. Salt marshes are a critical habitat for wildlife, play a vital role in cleaning and filtering water, and are an important factor in storm protection, acting as a buffer to absorb wind, waves, and flood water.

Shore Story A provocative tale for our coast BY JEFF HARDER The iconic marsh grass sprouts forming a green-and-brown collage on the drive out to Crane Beach are a familiar and welcome sight down Argilla Road. Early Ipswich settlers came here to source hay. Now, the salt marsh serves as natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3,000-acre welcome sign for the visi-

tors journeying to the sand every summer while performing quiet, vital work: regulating tidal flows, ensuring biodiversity, serving as valuable habitat, taming storm surges, and safeguarding roads and built infrastructure. But within a few decades, the marsh could disappear. Sea-level rise, catastrophic flooding, and the fiercest face of coastal change could turn the marshes into tidal flats, or render

The marshes of the Commonwealth play an essential role in sustaining the Saltmarsh Sparrow (left). A species of greatest conservation need, as identified by Massachusetts' State Wildlife Action Plan, its nests are made of simple cups of grass stems and blades that sit on the high marsh. Nests are easily washed away and breeding thwarted by flooding due to storms, high tides, and rising sea levels.

THE TRUSTEES

WOLFGANG WANDER; LICENSED UNDER GFDL 1.2

Crane Beach an island, and the effects would reverberate across the North Shore. “When you used to have a salt marsh and now the water’s right in your backyard, that starts to paint a different picture for communities and their buffer for protection,” says Tom O’Shea, The Trustees’ Director of Stewardship and Natural Resources. ASSESSING VULNERABILITY With 120 miles of coastal reservations and conservation lands, The Trustees is responsible for protecting the second-largest swath of coastline in the Commonwealth. And in the spirit of forging a way through an uncertain future, The Trustees recently commissioned a coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA)—an in-depth, science-backed analysis of the impacts of rising seas, coastal flooding, and climate change on its coastal properties and where the effects are expected to be most profound in the next 50+ years. While coping with the future provokes more questions than answers for now, the CVA offers a vision of a future already sloshing at the shoreline. The CVA is part of a broader strategy aimed at securing the future of The Trustees’ coastal properties, where change has manifested in rebuilding boardwalks at Crane Beach, watching the south side of Martha’s Vineyard surrender foot after foot of sand to the sea, and glimpsing catastrophe elsewhere in the Northeast after Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. It’s difficult to distinguish natural alterations in the coastal landscape from what’s accentuated by climate change because the areas are so dynamic, says Russell Hopping, The Trustees’ Ecology Program Director, but the upshot is that change is happening regardless of the cause: barrier beaches are narrowing and salt marshes like Crane’s are flooding more frequently. “What we’re seeing in general is a dynamic landscape becoming even more dynamic,” says Hopping. To get a sense of what’s ahead, The Trustees commissioned Woods Hole Group, a Cape Cod-based environmental, scientific, and engineering consulting firm, to undertake a coastal vulnerability assessment—making The Trustees the first conservation organization in the state to carry out such an analysis with the group. “We own or protect essentially a tenth of the Massachusetts coast, so

Paine House at Greenwood Farm in Ipswich has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990. The house has been thought to be highly vulnerable, but surprisingly, The Trustees’ coastal vulnerability assessment shows that it is not expected to face the threat of flooding in the next 50+ years as a result of its elevation above the surrounding marshland.

we need to make the effort to understand what’s going on, work with other landowners, and try to take the best action we can,” says Jocelyn Forbush, Chief of Operations and Programs for The Trustees, of the impetus for the CVA. “That’s who we are as an organization, and that’s who we should be.” The CVA, O’Shea says, was “the most robust and informed way to think about how we need to respond to the future along our coastal properties.” DEFINING IMPACT Unlike the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps and other static models that predict coastal flooding, Woods Hole Group’s assessment uses a probabilistic model incorporating storm data, climate change projections, elevation and land surface measurements, and a variety of other information to determine the likelihood and potential consequences of flooding at The Trustees’ 32 coastal properties by the years 2030 and 2070. With the severity of change an open question, the model uses as a spectrum of data to account for unpredictability. “Even if you’re confident in a certain sea-level rise or storm type, how that will present on the coast is highly variable,” says Ted Wickwire, Senior Environmental Scientist at

Woods Hole Group. “That’s what we’re trying to capture in this model by using a variety of inputs and recognizing that they can vary depending on time and place. To the extent that we can, we’re trying to capture uncertainty [associated with climate change].” As part of the assessment, The Trustees examined hundreds of its buildings, lighthouses, piers, bridges, boardwalks, parking areas, roads, trails, priority habitats, and vegetation at the coastline, determining the inherent importance of each asset apart from its vulnerability to storm- and sea-related threats. Woods Hole Group then ranked the 25 most threatened and highly significant assets in each of eight categories: buildings, cultural points, infrastructure, parking, roads, trails, priority habitats, and vegetation communities. Ultimately, the assessment underscored six properties of greatest concern—essentially, the reservations with the largest clusters of valuable assets that also face the greatest threat from the advance of the ocean, and where the devotion of staff, funding, and other resources to deal with coastal change is most urgent. By 2030, Crane Beach, World’s End in Hingham, Coskata-Coatue on Nantucket, and Wasque and Cape Poge on Martha’s Vineyard will face the brunt of

SUMMER 2017

One concept for an adaptation plan for the Crane Estate in Ipswich shows the potential for episodic flooding of the salt marsh and Crane Beach parking lot by 2030, which would require efforts like raising roads and building protective berms in order to maintain public access to the coast. Such plans are in the early phases of development now, in response to the Woods Hole Group’s study.

coastal change. By 2070, Long Point on Martha’s Vineyard joins the list. The findings from the coastal vulnerability assessment blended the predictable and the surprising. “To some degree, we knew where the most vulnerable places were because we were already dealing with those vulnerabilities,” Forbush says. But the assessment cast new light on the threats facing ecological areas extending down to the shore, particularly salt marshes with nowhere to migrate. Diminishing or wiping out those habitats could have global consequences including potential extinction of some species. The Saltmarsh Sparrow, Hopping says, is only found in the Northeast in salt marshes along the North Atlantic coast; while the Commonwealth has had great success reviving the populations of federally listed species like terns and piping plovers, “we can only manage these populations when we have habitat.” It’s not all despair at the shore though. “Everyone [originally] thought if you’re near the coast you may be at risk, but no, 30

THE TRUSTEES

The new bathhouse at Crane Beach was designed with structural elements that are in compliance with FEMA flood map requirements. But the predictive nature of the new study shows that further flood-proofing options will need to be explored in order to protect it and other structures from episodic flooding in the relatively near future.

Low-lying coastal properties on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket face a high probability of inundation, according to the assessment study. Marshland at Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge on Chappaquiddick Island (pictured) is likely to become open water. Dike Road, the causeway bridge, and the property’s trails are susceptible to episodic flooding and/or erosion. Further research, such as a sediment and wave study, will be undertaken in order to determine how nature-based green infrastructure can be utilized to build more resiliency into these properties.

not necessarily,” O’Shea says. The Trustees’ trails, parking areas, and buildings aren’t uniformly jeopardized, for example. A slight rise in elevation appears to save one historic house—Paine House at Greenwood Farm— from certain doom. “There’s a smaller subset of things to be concerned about; it isn’t everything at the coast. We found that we can breathe a small sigh of relief.” MOVING FORWARD The CVA is a tool that illuminates where the effects of coastal change are likely to announce themselves most significantly, but for now, it provokes questions whose answers can only come with time. “When it comes to natural resources, like the salt marshes and the beaches themselves, I’m thinking about how frequently they can become inundated and to what extent we can accept change,” Hopping says. “How can we work with those natural processes to ensure these features and these habitats become resilient?” Just as importantly, there’s the question of preserving public access to the coast for recreation and restoration.

Now, Woods Hole Group is in the midst of devising a series of adaptation options to improve resiliency at The Trustees’ most threatened assets. But while Wickwire says that protecting the beach and infrastructure of Crane Beach could involve planting native vegetation to buffer wetlands against the rising ocean or strategically placing beach sand, all parties involved caution that the assessment’s findings need to be validated with observations in the years to come. “That’s another thing to think about: how do we monitor this long-term so we can learn from what’s happening as we go along?” O’Shea says. “Sometimes the public debate and collective thinking [over coastal change] is driven by anecdotes, but real change over time is much more subtle and nuanced, and requires a more systematic approach.” It also requires partnerships that cross property lines. The salt marshes near Crane Beach represent a small slice of the 20,000acre Great Marsh that extends from Salisbury to Gloucester, but the effects of coastal change echo throughout the ecosystem. “It’s almost impossible to deal with these prob-

lems in isolation,” Forbush says. The Trustees therefore intends on engaging communities, and has begun having conversations with municipal and regional groups to find lasting, meaningful solutions. Whether or not you encounter a smaller beach on your summer sojourn compared to last year, sea-level rise and coastal change are central issues of our age. “For people used to seeing the salt marsh as it’s always been or the beach as it’s always been, we need to think about these places changing and either protecting them or making them more resilient to that change,” O’Shea says. “We just have to be more responsive and anticipatory of what lies ahead. These areas we’ve come to love and know are going to continue to change—they always have. But now with the pace and level of change, if we don’t respond we start to lose those things we care about on our coast.” Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and editor who lives in New England.

SUMMER 2017

Harvest of Champions Six Ways to Savor your CSA Share

The crisp, sweet crunch of a fresh-picked peapod. The rich ruby red of a tomato straight off the vine. The mouthwatering scent of just harvested strawberries… CSA shares yield an abundance of delights for all the senses. But with all the wonders a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share brings, shareholders often fear that they won’t be able to

Freelance writer Tod Dimmick is a long time Powisset Farm volunteer and Trustees enthusiast. Among other things, he creates recipes for the Powisset Farm blog. His website is www.toddimmick.com.

eat everything in their weekly pickup, or that they either aren’t familiar with or don’t know how to cook some of the veggies they receive. So, CSA Shareholders: Take note! We turned to resident Powisset Farm CSA aficionado, Tod Dimmick, for tips and tricks every CSA participant should have in their kitchen quiver. “This time of year is the perfect time to up the proportion of veggies in your diet,” Tod says. “Consider adding veggies to everything. Look at having too much as an opportunity rather than a problem, and be adventurous!” Check out Tod’s blog at powissetfarm.blogspot.com for great recipes, tips, and new ideas.

Not a CSA shareholder yet? You could be! Even though the season has already begun, pro-rated shares are available at Powisset Farm in Dover and Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough. Get in on the fresh veggie goodness! To sign up, contact Susan Lewis at slewis@thetrustees.org or 978.356.5728 x0.

THE TRUSTEES

According to Dimmick, the challenge comes down to whether a vegetable should be used now or stored for later. While springtime veggies tend to be more delicate in texture and should be used sooner than later, summer veggies are typically more sturdy and versatile, and can usually be stored for extended life. Most will last longer in the refrigerator, but onions, garlic, potatoes, and uncut melons and tomatoes should be kept at room temperature. And for those that do go in the fridge, heartier vegetables do not need to be wrapped, but delicate leafy veggies like lettuces and spinach are susceptible to dehydration, and should be in a sealed container or plastic bag. Here are some of Tod’s tips for easy ways to use more of your CSA bounty during the week, or for storing your harvest for delicious, straight-from-the-garden flavor throughout the winter months:

Grill

Sauté

Fresh spinach is perfect for salads—I devour it for 3 or 4 days after pickup. But then before it goes bad, I sauté the rest with garlic and olive oil. It‘s delicious drizzled with a little lemon juice or balsamic, or add it to soups. Sautéing with garlic and olive oil is a great way to cook kale, beet greens, or kohlrabi greens, too.

Slice your zucchini, eggplant, and even tender kohlrabi or hakurai turnips, then drizzle on some olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss on the grill. In no time, you’ll have a great side dish. Try more thickly sliced veggies, and serve them as your main course!

Friday Soup The day before your next CSA pickup, turn your remaining veggies into a rich vegetable soup, which can be your dinner or just as easily frozen for winter delight. Alternatively, use those veggies to make a stock (discarding the solids) and freeze for later.

Tomatoes

pesto

Tomatoes can be a challenge because they tend to come in large quantities over a relatively few weeks. I eat tomatoes nonstop during the late summer—a tomato sandwich is my favorite lunch—or I’ll nosh on them like they’re apples. When you’ve had your fill, cook the rest down for sauce. Can or freeze it, and bring out in February for summer flavor.

Pungent greens make a terrific pesto. Beyond the traditional basil pesto, try arugula, kale, pea shoots, garlic scapes, cilantro… the varieties are limitless. Pesto is a great way to reduce a huge quantity of greens to very small volume that can then be easily refrigerated. Or try freezing your pestos in ice cube trays, and save the cubes in freezer bags.

blanch

To lock in summer freshness and flavor, blanch your veggies before freezing. Simply boil them for a few minutes (taste test along the way to find your perfect doneness) then plunge into a bath of ice water. Drain well and they’re ready to freeze for your off-season enjoyment. Carrots, celery, beans, and sturdy greens like members of the brassica family (kale, collards, cabbage, etc.) handle blanching well. Pull them out in January for soups! SUMMER 2017

THE LANGUAGE OF NATURE

Trustees Literary Trail

Massachusetts landscapes have been a source of inspiration and refuge for authors, poets, journalists, and playwrights, including some of our most revered literary masters. Among those who spent time at what would become Trustees properties and found themselves moved to put word to paper were naturalists, Transcendentalists, diplomats, historians, political scientists, and yes, even a few eccentrics. The Trustees Literary Trail highlights Trustees’ special places with connections to the literary world. We invite you to join generations of writers and readers by getting out and exploring these reservations—perhaps you’ll be similarly inspired, and will find yourself adding your own words to the written landscape.

Mountain Meadow Preserve Williamstown

Author and botanist Grace Greylock Niles (1864-1943) made her home in this ruggedly beautiful environment and spent years wandering the area’s forests and wetlands. Her books heightened interest in the unique history, plant Mountain Meadow life, and landforms Preserve found in northwest Field Farm Massachusetts. Bear Swamp Mountain Meadow offers Bullitt Notchview Reservation an inviting mix of field, wetland and wildflower 5 meadow, and provides Bryant Homestead Chapel Brook sweeping views of Niles’ Chesterfield Gorge Glendale Falls beloved Berkshire and Petticoat Hill Naumkeag southern Vermont Goose Pond Mission Little Tom House mountains. Mountain 3

Rte

Living on a 100-acre farm near Bartholomew’s Cobble, writer and naturalist Hal Borland (1900-1978) described exploring the woods and fields there in a series of editorials for the New York Times and the Berkshire Eagle that were later compiled into two books. Described by Edwin Way Teale as “a breath of fresh country air,” Borland’s books painted an accurate and telling portrait of rural New England life and its natural landscapes. A walk along the Housatonic River still offers quaint countryside views of agricultural land punctuated by the Cobble itself—a rare geological phenomenon. 1

THE TRUSTEES

R i ve r

e1 16

I-91

m, s 1824 poe en Bryant’ and Nathaniel ll G u C m a li y Wil elville Inspired b ountain, Herman M ke mountain on a M sa t e en lds, poet m a m u n 2 Mon mes T. Fie ted storm d up the Ja e r ik e h sh e li rn b ith pu nexpec Hawtho n in 1850 w veral others. An u the storm o o rn e ft a es, and se summer aited out lville’s new ere they w ndell Holm Oliver We arty into a cave wh spired ideas for Me ille looked p in e e h ike, M lv whic forced th iscussion, that while on this h mountain’s shape d ly e v li a said with w the y-Dick. It is ruck by ho ’s surface. book, Mob reylock and was st reaching the ocean G b out at Mt. im of a giant whale h mmit of reminded 1,642-ft su h spectacular e th to e it e hik warded w : While th you’ll be re atskill Mountains. E MISSED s, u o u n re NOT TO B C st ew York’s ak can be Squaw Pe the Berkshires to N m o views fr

Sheffield

ington reat Barr

Bartholomew’s Cobble

Rte 112

t Mountain n e m u n o M

C o n n e c t i cu t

Rte 8

e2 Rte

Tyringham Cobble

Monument Mountain Ashley House

Dinosaur Fo

McLennan Reservation Ashintully Gardens

I-90

Land of Prov

Dry Hill Questing

Mount W

Bartholomew’s Cobble

Bullitt Reservation, Ashfield and Conway

An eccentric and intriguing historical figure, William C. Bullitt (1891–1967) was an American journalist, novelist, and the first U.S. diplomat to Soviet Russia. He wrote a number of unpublished plays and short stories, a screenplay and a satiric novel, published two books on American foreign policy, and co-authored a controversial psychoanalytic biography of President Woodrow Wilson with Sigmund Freud. A network of trails now meander the butterfly-rich fields and forests—featuring a glacial erratic and two historic barns— of Bullitt’s summer home. 5

FOR A DETAILED LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS ON THE TRUSTEES LITERARY TRAIL, AND THE WRITERS WHO WERE INSPIRED BY THEM—INCLUDING LINKS FOR

Spring

Peaked

anse T he Old M William Cullen Bryant Homes tea

Cummingto n

, built in Landmark merson c ri to is H nal mE This Natio iot minister Willia ors, atr uth p a f r o fo e 0 m 7 o 17 h 7 ctual ), was the (1743-1776 rs, botanists, intelle nation’s e e h ilosop aped th artists, ph reformers who sh d n a , rs e k thin 82) and on (1803-18 both called rs history. e m E o ld ) Ralph Wa thorne (1804-1864 ing Haw e, and lead Nathaniel nse home for a tim son Alcott, Henry a n The Old M ntalists such as Bro ller discussed the e u Transcend au, and Margaret F le theological b re a o e h z T si e id h s .T Dav e day here ily include issues of th belonged to the fam ating to as early d t s library tha mphlets, and book pa sermons, 0s. as the 150 ns etched inscriptio iel and e th d a e R : than E MISSED lyweds Na NOT TO B ws by new o d in w e onto th wthorne. Sophia Ha

Concord

William Cul len 1878) was an Bryant (1794American po et conservation ist, and editor , New-York Even of the in poetry was in g Post for many years, w hose spired by the of his native w hills in weste oods and fields rn Massachus His homeste ad et landscape an still embodies the pastor ts. d rustic woo ds of Bryant’ al century childh s 19thoo d ho me and later residence. summer 4

NOT TO BE

MIS

Appleton Farms Grass Rides Appleton Farms Weir Hill

Jacobs Hill

Stevens-Coolidge Place

Doane’s Falls

Ward Reservation

Elliott Laurel

gfield

d Mountain

Chestnut Hill Farm

I-9 0

ke sP i Ma s

Quinebaug Woods

Misery Islands Crowninshield Island

Charl e s Riv e r

BOSTON REGION

Boston Gov. Hutchinson’s Field

RESERVATIONS IN THE CHARLES RIVER VALLEY

Cormier Woods

Mount Ann Park Ravenswood Park Coolidge Reservation Agassiz Rock

Long Hill

I- 9 5

I-90

Rte 9

Worcester I-90

I-3 95

vidence

I-84

Footprints

Dexter Drumlin

90 e2 Rt

Rock House Reservation

Old Manse

Pierce Reservation World’s End Weir River Farm Whitney and Thayer Woods

Bradley Estate

Francis William Bird Park

Norris Reservation

Signal Hill Archives & Research Center Moose Hill Farm

Two Mile Farm Dunes’ Edge Campground

I-95

Tantiusques

Lovely views of the rural North Shore inspired Ellery and Mabel Cabot Sedgwick to buy this property in 1916. Ellery Sedgwick (1872-1960) served as editor of the influential literary magazine The Atlantic Monthly from 1908 to 1938. Mabel Cabot Sedgwick (1873-1937) was an accomplished gardener and horticulturist, whose 1907 book The Garden Month by Month was a standard in any gardener’s library in the 20th century. She and Ellery’s second wife, horticulturist Marjorie Russell Sedgwick (1896-1978), transformed Long Hill into the garden oasis you’ll find today. 8

Moraine Farm

I-95

Swift River Reservation

Quabbin Reservoir

I-19

Warner

Redemption Rock

Brooks Woodland Preserve

Pine and Hemlock Knoll

Malcolm Preserve

Fruitlands Museum

Beverly

Rte 128

I- 93

North Common Meadow

95 I -4

Rte 2

Rte

Doyle Community Farandnear Park

Tully Lake Campground Bear’s Den

I-95

Royalston Falls

Long Hill,

Old Town Hill Greenwood Farm Hamlin Reservation Stavros Reservation THE CRANE ESTATE Castle Hill Crane Beach Crane Wildlife Refuge Halibut Point

ack R i ver im

Trail and expe SED: Walk along the Rivul et ri that inspired ence the old-growth fo rest Bryant’s natu re poetry.

Rt e

24 Rte

Gov. Oliver Ames Estate

I-295

Ravenswood Park Gloucester

Holmes Reservation

Ravenswood Park was home to one of our Lyman most colorful and Reserve East Over Reservation unusual authors, naturalist Harvard East Over: Hales Brook Copicut Mason Augustus Walton and Sippican River Tract Woods In 1843, ten-year-old Louisa May Alcott (1838-1917). Living a semiLowell Holly Allen C. Haskell 6 moved with her family to a farm they called Public Gardens hermitic life in the woods, he “Fruitlands.” Here, a group of idealistic Mashpee River published several books and along t, Alcot Reservation son Bron r, Cornell Farm thinkers—co-led by her fathe contributed regularly to the the Nantucket Sound with Charles Lane—believed that by living off magazine that would become . world Slocum’s River the ve impro Cape Poge “fruit of the land” they could Field and Stream, writing a column young Westport Reserve Wildlife Refuge Coskata-Coatue The experiment only lasted a few months, but Town Farm under the pseudonym “The Wildlife Refuge ouse, farmh the at time Louisa kept a journal of her Mytoi Menemsha Hills Hermit.” Years later Helen called which she published thirty years later as a story Naismith memorialized Walton Wasque rved Long Point prese is site The ” Norton Point “Transcendental Wild Oats. Wildlife Refuge in The Hermit of Ravenswood. Beach Sears thanks to author and collector Clara Endicott The FARM Institute Walton’s cabin burned down 1914. in um muse a as rty who first opened the prope in 1948, but a plaque marks its location, one of many sights on ouse farmh the of stairs the NOT TO BE MISSED: Climb the 10 miles of carriage paths and trails Women. to the attic that inspired iconic scenes in Little that meander through the 600-acre park.

Fruitlands Museum

I-4 95

Rte

Cape Cod Bay

14 0

Rte 6

I-195

FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THEIR BOOKS, POEMS, AND OTHER WORKS—VISIT THETRUSTEES.ORG/LITERARYTRAIL.

PHOTO CREDITS: MONUMENT MOUNTAIN: R CHEEK; FRUITLANDS MUSEUM: FELTON; BRYANT HOMESTEAD: B. GIRARDI; OLD MANSE: JUMPING ROCKS

SUMMER 2017

#thetrustees We love your Instagram posts!

Add #thetrustees when you post a photo of a magical moment at one of our properties this summer. If your shot is really top notch, you might even get a request from us to use it in an upcoming issue of Special Places, like these pics posted by your fellow Trustees fans. So keep the posts coming!

find magic in the moment

Hashtag us, and keep those photos coming! 36

THE TRUSTEES

The Trustees is Massachusetts’ largest conservation and preservation organization and the nation’s first land trust. We are a nonprofit supported by members, friends, and donors. Explore 116 amazing places across Massachusetts, from beaches, farms and woodlands, to historic homes, urban gardens and more. Barbara J. Erickson President & CEO Joanna Ballantine Vice President, Western Region Jocelyn Forbush Chief, Operations & Programs Alicia Leuba Vice President, Eastern Region

Ahhh...

You could be here now. Plan your summer getaway today.

Matthew Montgomery Chief Marketing Officer Noah Schneiderman Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Edward Wilson Chief, Development & Enterprise editorial Wayne Wilkins Director of Marketing and Communications Jeanne O’Rourke Associate Director of Marketing Communications

The Guest House at Field Farm, Williamstown The Inn at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Tully Lake Campground, Royalston Dunes’ Edge Campground, Provincetown

design Liz Agbey Elizabeth L. Hall Calendar design Lisa Foulger Senior Designer We invite your input, letters, and suggestions. Please send them to: Special Places | Moose Hill Farm 396 Moose Hill Street n Sharon, MA 02067 tel 781.784.0567 n fax 781.784.4796 email marketing@thetrustees.org For information about becoming a member please contact us at 978.921.1944, email us at membership@thetrustees.org, or visit our website at www.thetrustees.org.

THE SEMPER VIRENS SOCIETY You’re Not Too Young …to consider making The Trustees a part of your estate planning. There are many easy ways to make gifts that contribute to our conservation work and protect your long-term financial security. If you have already named us as a beneficiary, please let us know so we can honor your generosity through The Semper Virens Society. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you. Please visit www.thetrustees.org/svs

Special Places, Summer 2017. Volume 25, Issue Number 2. Special Places (ISSN 1087-5026) is published quarterly and distributed to members and donors of The Trustees of Reservations. Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved.

For more information, please contact: Caitlin McShera, Director of Governance and Planned Giving The Trustees, Long Hill 572 Essex Street Beverly, MA 01915 978.921.1944 x1816 cmcshera@thetrustees.org

Printed by Universal Wilde, an environmentally responsible printer in Massachusetts that strives to minimize waste, maximize recycling, and exceed environmental standards.

#thetrustees | A big Thank You to our

Instagram followers who allowed us to print their summer photos, including: @oakphotocompany, @liammirshin, @montcollegeart, @moflobot, @kay_k27, @amydube3, @pagorge, @jpv688, @hinghampolice, @farmerdes, @volnortheast, @dobbyphoto, @southstreetgallery, @annieops, @countrydogink83

YOUR INQUIRY IS CONFIDENTIAL AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU IN ANY WAY.

SUMMER 2017

THE TRUSTEES

572 Essex Street Beverly, MA 01915-1530

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Home(stead) Away from Home

©S.BANAS

BC4

THE TRUSTEES

When a friend invited Martha Emerson to help out at a 1985 event at the William Cullen Bryant Homestead, little did she know she’d found her second home for the next 30+ years. “I am grateful that Martha has chosen to support the Bryant Homestead for so long,” says Stewardship Manager Jim Caffrey. “She’s a roll-upyour-sleeves kind of person, and has helped in countless ways.” Incredibly, even with her job as a CNA at a local nursing home, Martha also joins husband Steve to volunteer with both the local Fire Department and Grange. They see volunteering as a wonderful way to be active, meet new people, and support the community they love. “It’s a family thing,” says Martha. “Our parents planted this seed with us at an early age,” noting that her daughter and two sisters also volunteer at the Homestead. Among many things, Martha can be found baking goodies for Bryant Day (on July 23rd this year, she points out,) decorating the house for the holidays, or organizing quilt displays and sales to help raise money. “This place is a real treasure for all of us in Cummington,” she says. “When Steve and I travel, we love to visit historic homes, but few are as great as our own Bryant Homestead!”

thetrustees.org