Special Places | Summer 2015

Special PLACES for members and supporters of the trustees of reservations

Make a Day of It

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Volunteer Opportunities Wednesday Work Days at Doyle Wednesdays through October 28 9:30AM –12 Noon Doyle Community Park & Center, Leominster 978.840.4446 x8870

Wednesday Volunteer Workdays in the Garden Wednesdays through October 28 9AM –12 Noon Stevens–Coolidge Place, North Andover 978.689.9105 x1

Tuesday Work Days in the Garden Tuesdays through June 26 Shifts Available: 9–11AM , 1–3 PM , and 4–6 PM Naumkeag, Mission House, Naumkeag and The Mission House, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3020

A Mark of Distinction We are pleased to announce that The Trustees of Reservations has recently been granted renewal of its accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. An independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), the Commission conducted an extensive review of the soundness of The Trustees’ policies and practices, and reviewed comments received from the public, in the re-accreditation process.

Land trusts that receive accreditation meet national quality standards, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent.

Reaccreditation confirms that The Trustees continue to comply with LTA’s Standards and Practices in addressing the ethical and technical operation of a land trust. To learn more about the accreditation program, please visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org.

Eco–Volunteers Thursdays, through November 26 9AM –12 Noon Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600

Garden Volunteer Tuesdays Tuesdays, through August 25 Please join at 9AM or 1 PM Naumkeag and Mission House, Stockbridge 413.298.3239

Tuesday Trail Team Tuesdays, through September 22 9AM –12:30 PM Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148

City Natives–Open Volunteer Day Saturday, July 18 1:30–4 PM City Natives, Boston 617.542.7696

City Natives–Open Volunteer Day Saturday, September 12 1:30–4 PM City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan 617.542.7696

Rip it Out!

Things To Do SUMMER 2015 With Their Own Eyes: Every Child a Poet

It may look funny at first glance, but we promise that we didn’t forget to cut the paper in the middle of this issue of Special Places. We invite you to peek ahead a few pages to the center of the magazine and pull out the Events Calendar–yes, you heard us right, rip it right out!

We hope you like the new format, and encourage you to pin it to your corkboard, stick it to your fridge or hang it anywhere that will inspire you to peruse through all of the wonderful events open to you as a Trustees’ member!

Labor Day Weekend Family Campout

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Sunday, August 16 | 3–4:30 PM Old Manse, Concord 978.369.3909 MEMBERS: Children (8–12) $15, accompanied by up to two Adults FREE. NONMEMBERS: Children (8–12) $25, accompanied by up to two Adults FREE.

Watermelon Wednesdays with Nutshell Playhouse

FAMILY FUN Designed for families with kids of all ages, these events will get you (and the littles) exploring the landscape and having fun. We embrace weather of all kinds, so dress for whatever Mother Nature might whip up.

Mini Moos Tour

Clam–O–Rama!

Wild Edibles from the Marsh

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Saturdays through October 31 | 3–4 PM Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978.356.5728x18 MEMBER FAMILY: $10.

NONMEMBER FAMILY: $15.

Fishing Clinic

The Stevens–Coolidge Place Cutting Garden

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Saturdays through October 10 | 3–4 PM Tully Lake Campground, Royalston 978.249.4957 MEMBERS: FREE. Children 12 and Under: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5.

Expedition Beaver!

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Star Gazing

Reptile Roundup

Clamming Tour

Bird Park Fall Concert

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Saturday, September 12 | 4–6 PM Francis William Bird Park , Walpole kcowdell@ttor.org TBD

Saturday, August 22 | 12 NOON –3 PM Lucerne & Balsam Street Community Garden, 74 Lucerne St., Dorchester 617.542.7696 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Fall Foliage Canoe Trips

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Mattapan on Wheels

Naumkeag at Night

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Blue Moon Festival

Go Fish!

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Night’s On, Light’s Out! Family Campout

Wednesday, August 5 | 4:30–6 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $5.

NONMEMBERS: $15. CHILDREN: FREE.

Tidepools & Wracklines

Marsh Madness!

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Friday, July 10 | 4:30–6 PM Mytoi, Chappaquiddick 508.627.3599 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10.

Summer Picnic Concert

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Kids in the Garden: What’s that Bug?

Saturday, July 11 | 1:30–3 PM City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan 617.542.7696 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE. GB

Saturday, July 11 | 10AM –12 NOON Norris Reservation, Norwell 508.636.4693 MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $30.

Sunrise & Java Hike

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Saturday, July 18 | 12 NOON –5 PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford 774.992.7796 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

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Friday, July 31 | 7–9 PM Rocky Woods, Medfield 978.921.1944 x4013 MEMBERS: $55. NONMEMBERS: $70.

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Summer Sky Watch

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Thursday, August 13 | 8:30–11 PM Governor Hutchinson’s Field, Milton 617.542.7696 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Open Barnyard

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Saturdays, August 15, September 5, September 19 | 10AM –2 PM Weir River Farm, Hingham 781.740.7233 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5/individual, $10/family.

Roaring Twenties Lawn Party

Naum–kegger!

Craft Beer Tasting Party

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Thursday, August 6 | 5–8 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $10. NONMEMBERS: $20.

Music on the Common

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Fridays, August 14 to August 28 8:30–10:30 PM Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.356.4351 x4015 MEMBER: $20/car. NONMEMBER: $30/car.

Kayak to Choate, with Picnic Supper

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Sundays and Fridays, August 16, 21, 23, 28 | 1–4 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE with admission.

Summer Outdoor Wilderness Adventure

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Monday, August 17 to Thursday, August 20 | 9AM –5 PM Farandnear, Shirley 413.340.1161 MEMBERS: $250. NONMEMBERS: $325.

Allen Haskell’s End of Summer Bash!

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Pedal Power! Farm to Farm Bike Tour

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Saturday, August 22 | 9AM –1 PM Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 MEMBERS: $30. NONMEMBERS: $50.

Mumbett Day

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Saturday, August 22 | 2–3:30 PM Ashley House, Sheffield 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Tea and Tomato Tasting!

Sunday, August 2 | 3–8 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.356.4351 x4015 MEMBERS, STUDENTS & SENIORS: $20 in advance. NONMEMBERS: $25. MEMBER, STUDENT & SENIORS DAY–OF: $25.

NONMEMBERS: $30.

Wednesday, August 12 | 4:30–6 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $5.

NONMEMBERS: $15. CHILDREN: FREE.

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Drive–In Movies at Crane Beach

Friday, August 14 | 6–8 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $10.

Saturday, August 22 | 4–8 PM Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford 774.992.7796 MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50.

Farandnear Celebrates!

Pavilion Dedication Party

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Gardens Reimagined: Art Show Preview Party

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Saturday, July 25 | 4–7PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: $125 per person. $250/Patron level.

Friday, July 31 | 7:30–9:30 PM Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $20.

Watermelon Wednesdays: Talking Hands Theater

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Afternoon Garden Party

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Saturday, August 8 | 8:30–11 PM Notchview, Windsor 413.532.1631 x10 MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $25.

Gardens Reimagined: Art Show

Thursday, August 6 | 10AM –12 NOON Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBER ADULT: $10; CHILD: $5.

NONMEMBER ADULT: $15; CHILD: $10

Saturday, August 8 | 4–7PM Farandnear, Shirley 413.532.1631 x10 Members & Nonmembers: FREE.

Friday, July 10 | 5:30–8 PM Doyle Community Park & Center, Leominster 413.532.1631 x10 MEMBERS & CHILDREN: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10.

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Art in the Garden

Star Party!

Sunday, August 16 | 3–7PM Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $50. NONMEMBERS: $65.

Saturday, July 18 | 10AM –4 PM William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington 413.532.1631 x10 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: $5; Child FREE.

Blue Moon with Brew Moon BBQ

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Wednesday, August 5 | 9:30–11:30AM Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBER ADULT: $10; CHILD: $5.

NONMEMBER ADULT: $15; CHILDREN: $10.

Great Goldfish Day

Bryant Day Celebration

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Watermelon Wednesdays: Songs & Stories with John Porcino

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Castle Hill Picnic Concerts

Saturday, August 1 to August 2 | 6 PM –11AM Rocky Woods, Medfield 978.921.1944 x4013 MEMBER ADULT: $35, child $20.

NONMEMBER ADULT: $55. CHILDREN: $30 (family package available).

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Thursday, July 9 | 1–3 PM Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10

Full Moon Bacchanal

Thursdays, July 9 to September 3 | 7–9 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.356.4351 x4015 MEMBERS: $20/car. NONMEMBERS: $30/car.

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Saturday, August 1 | 8–10AM Rocky Woods, Medfield 978.921.1944 x4013 MEMBER ADULT: $15, child $5.

NONMEMBER ADULT: $25. CHILDREN: $15 [family package available).

Mondays–Fridays, July 6–August 31 10AM –12 NOON Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Chappaquiddick 508.627.3599 MEMBERS: Adult $20.

NONMEMBERS: Adult $25. ALL CHILDREN: $12.

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Thursday, July 2 | 7–10 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.356.4351 x4015 MEMBERS: $100. NONMEMBERS: $125.

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Friday, July 31 | 7PM Governor Hutchinson’s Field, Milton 617.542.7696 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: $5 per person.

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Friday, July 3 | 10AM –7PM Old Manse, Concord 978.369.3909 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Friday Farm Dinners

Fridays, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21 | 5:30–8:30 PM Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978.356.5728 x12 MEMBER ADULT: $35. NONMEMBER ADULT: $45. CHILDREN 3 AND ABOVE: $15.

CHILDREN UNDER 3: FREE.

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Wednesday, July 29 | 4:30–6 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $5.

NONMEMBERS: $15. CHILDREN: FREE.

Friday, July 3 | 10AM –5 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

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Summer is here, bringing a bountiful season of concerts, parties, house tours, picnics, and much more. Bring your friends and family, and make the most of this special time.

Wednesdays, July 29, August 26 | 6–8 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.356.4351 x4015 MEMBERS: $20. NONMEMBERS: $30.

Saturday, July 25 | 10AM George H. Walker Playground, 5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan bnaninfo@ttor.org MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

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Thursdays, July 2, 2015 to August 27 2–2:45 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE with admission.

SPECIAL EVENTS Cocktails at the Castle

Friday, July 24 | 7:30–9 PM Governor Oliver Ames Estate, Easton 781.784.0567 x 7543 MEMBERS: $5.

NONMEMBERS: $10; KIDS: FREE.

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What We Find at the Beach

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Movie Under the Stars

Saturdays through August 29 | 10–11:30AM Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978.356.5728 x18 MEMBERS: $20. NONMEMBERS: $30.

Explore the Shore Family Tour

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Sundays, September 20 and October 4 9AM –12 NOON Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600 MEMBERS: Adult $20; Child (10–16) $10.

NONMEMBERS: Adult $30; Child (10–16) $15.

Thursdays, July 23 and August 13 10AM –12 NOON Norton Point Beach, Edgartown 508.693.7662 MEMBERS: Adult $20.

NONMEMBERS: Adult $35. ALL CHILDREN: $5.

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Wednesdays through September 30 | 10–11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham 781.740.7233 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBER FAMILY: $10; NONMEMBER INDIVIDUAL: $5.

Bugs Hunt

Labor Day Canoe Trip

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Monday, September 7 | 8:30–11:30AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600 MEMBERS: Adult $20; Child (10–16) $10.

NONMEMBERS: Adult $30; Child (10–16) $15

Lucerne & Balsam Street Garden Open Day

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Guided Summer Canoe Trips

Fridays through October 2 | 7–8:30 PM Tully Lake Campground, Royalston 978.249.4957 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Free Fun Friday At Naumkeag

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Sunday, July 19 and Saturday, August 1 8:30–11:30AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600 MEMBERS: Adult $20; CHILDREN: (10–16) $10.

NONMEMBERS: Adult $30; CHILDREN: (10–16) $15.

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Labor Day Family Campout

Saturday, July 18 | 10AM –12 NOON Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600 MEMBERS: Adult FREE; Child $5.

NONMEMBERS: Adult/Child $5.

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Rise and Shine: Little Farmers Lend a Hand

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Friday, August 21 | 5–7PM Governor Oliver Ames Estate, Easton 781.784.0567 x7543 Members: $20 (Family); Nonmembers: $35 (Family); Individuals: $10.

MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

Exploration Backpacks

Free Fun Friday

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Let’s Go Camping: That 70’s Style

Saturday, September 5– | 6 PM –11AM Rocky Woods, Medfield 978.921.1944 x4013 MEMBERS: Adult: $35, child 20.

NONMEMBERS: Adult: $55, child $30 (family package available).

Saturday, September 5 to Sunday, September 6 | 3 PM –10AM Governor Oliver Ames Estate, Easton 781.784.0567 x7543 MEMBERS: $110/family.

NONMEMBERS: $135/family.

Saturday, July 18 | Dusk Notchview, Windsor 413.532.1631 x10

Daily through Monday, October 12 9AM –5 PM Long Point Wildlife Refuge, Mytoi, West Tisbury & Chappaquiddick 508.693.7662 MEMBERS: $5/hour. NONMEMBERS: $7/hour.

Story Hour

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Friday, August 21 | 7:30 PM Farandnear, Shirley 413.532.1631 x10 MEMBERS: $5; NONMEMBERS: $10. CHILDREN: FREE.

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Tuesday–Sunday through September 15 | On request by appointment.

Old Manse, Concord 978.369.3909 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: Adult $9; Senior/Student $7; Child (6–12) $5; Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) $25.

Welcome Fire

Outdoor Movie Night

Summer Concert on the Lawn

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Fridays & Saturdays, July 17–September 26 10AM –5 PM Stevens–Coolidge Place, North Andover 978.921.1944 x4013 MEMBERS: $5 and $10.

NONMEMBERS: $10 and $20.

Saturdays through October 10 | 6–7:30 PM Tully Lake Campground, Royalston 978.249.4957 MEMBERS: FREE. Children 12 and Under: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. Boat Rental: $10.

Children’s Tour

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Tuesday, July 14 | 5–7:30 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $30.

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Wednesday, August 19 | 4:30–6 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $15. CHILDREN: FREE.

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Saturday, September 5 | 4 PM –Sunday, September 6 | 11AM Bartholomew’s Cobble, Sheffield 413.229.8600 MEMBERS: $40/Adult, $20/Child.

NONMEMBERS: $55/Adult, $30/Child. (family package available).

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Friday, August 7 | 6–9 NOON Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford 774.992.7796 MEMBERS: $20/Family. NONMEMBERS: $35/ family. Individuals: $10.

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Friday, August 7 | 1 PM Old Manse, Concord 978.369.3909 MEMBERS: Adult $15; Child (12 and under)

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Saturday, August 22 | 1–4 PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton 508.636.4693 MEMBERS: $25. NONMEMBERS: $45.

Gardens Reimagined: Art Show–Closing Reception

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Sunday, August 30 | 4–6 PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge 413.298.3239 x3016 Members: $5. Nonmembers: $15

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Saturday, September 5 to Sunday, September 6 | 11 PM –11AM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS ONLY. Adult $40, Child $25

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Friday, September 11 | 6–8 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBER: Adult: $20; Child: $FREE NONMEMBER: Adult: $25; Child: $5

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Saturday, September 19 Dedication 4:30 PM ; Potluck 6 PM Notchview, Windsor 413.532.1631 x 10 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10. CHIDLREN: FREE.

Leading the Way As The Trustees continues to experience exponential growth, we are thrilled to announce that Conrad Crawford and Ed Wilson have joined our executive team.

The expertise they bring to the table will help prepare us for the next chapter in our evolution.

Crawford (top), our new Boston Region Director, comes to The Trustees from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

A true advocate of conservation and recreation, Crawford will be leading new community-based initiatives designed to engage more Greater Boston residents and visitors in The Trustees’ mission. Included in his mandate: promoting open space protection, outdoor recreation, and the

local food and community gardening movement, using Boston’s gardens, greenways, pocket parks and farmers markets as a platform.

Ed Wilson (bottom) is The Trustees’ new Vice President of Strategic Development and Social Enterprise. Prior to joining The Trustees, Wilson worked as a strategic consultant for World Monuments Fund and the National Park Service, helping to diversify their revenue streams. Before consulting, Wilson was a 20-year employee of Earthwatch Institute where he rose from Director of Marketing, to Chief Operating Officer, to Chief Executive Officer, a position he held for eight years. Wilson will oversee The Trustees’ development operations, volunteer engagement and enterprise.

Free Parking for Members You may have noticed parking pay stations at five of our special places.

Great news: Trustees members park for free! You should have received a postcard with your member parking code, which you enter into the kiosk and follow the prompt to print your free parking ticket.

This program will help us keep our properties beautiful for you and we hope it encourages others to become Trustees members. The information

provided will help us to understand visitation patterns, which will allow us to sustain and improve the experience for our visitors, as well as care for the natural resources and wildlife at our properties. The parking pay stations have been installed at Rocky Woods, Monument Mountain, Bartholomew’s Cobble, Norris Reservation and Appleton Grass Rides and will be introduced at more properties over time.

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ON THE TRAIL

Bringing Our Stories to Life

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Culture comes alive thanks to a new campaign.

Sitting with Buddha & Emerson

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The cure to the daily frenzy?

Fresh air and a clear head.

To Market, To Market

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Boston Public Market is on its way.

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Make a Day of It Discover day-long trips,

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Find Your Place A Wheel Gem

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When I read through the musings and stories woven into the annual reports from The Trustees’ rich history (they are now all online back to 1891), I am struck by the bold evolution of the organization. When it’s down on paper, it’s easy to see the growth – the new properties, expanded vision, increased membership. However, in real time such transformation isn’t so transparent. We have grown to be an organization truly fulfilling Charles Eliot’s mission of saving iconic places for public use and enjoyment.

We possess some of Massachusetts’ most well known historic assets in our portfolio of properties, including National Historic Landmarks such as Castle Hill on The Crane Estate, Naumkeag, and The Old Manse. In the tradition of being bold, we have committed to raising $26 million to enliven and restore these properties, to making them fresh, fun, and relevant, and I am proud to share that we already have raised over $22 million in less than two years. We are managing that investment into transformation, developing new programs that engage our visitors to help us achieve a common understanding over our collective cultural history.

We also find a common understanding over the kitchen table, over food. As the

largest private owner of farmland in the state, The Trustees has been an advocate and proponent of the local food movement for many years. As a founding partner at the Boston Public Market, a permanent, year-round market featuring fresh, locally-sourced food, we are driving work to improve access to affordable, healthy food.

As the programming partner in the market, The Trustees has an opportunity to inspire new and diverse audiences and to share with them all the good earth has to offer.

The arrival of spring was heralded with such joy this year that I can only imagine the jealously winter feels when it comes to the onset of the summer. The gift of beautiful weather is one that we can all celebrate. Stretching out before us are long days at the beach, new adventures to be found hiking in lush, green landscapes, and indulging in sweet, fresh-off-the-vine berries; let’s reclaim the endless days and revel in this exquisite season!

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Bringing Our Stories to Life Thanks to donors, The Trustees animate— and elevate—cultural treasures.

By Jeff Harder

When Charles Eliot founded The Trustees of Reservations 125 years ago, he wasn’t solely concerned with preserving breathtaking vistas and precious open space—the manmade places that harbor the Commonwealth’s cultural heritage needed protection, too. “The gardens, the pathways, just the idea of plowing a field and creating a designed landscape; these ideas of people shaping and benefiting from the land were huge parts of where Eliot started,” says Jocelyn Forbush, Vice President for Program Leadership at The Trustees. “It’s not just about the idea that the human spirit is elevated and driven by connections with the outdoors. It’s about the human stories, the connections of people to these places.”

In that same spirit, The Trustees have undertaken Bringing Our Stories to Life, a $26.6 million investment in restoration and interpretation of the organization’s cultural resources throughout the state. This effort will build technical expertise, support transformative capital projects, and enhance visitors’ experiences by sharing the compelling stories found at our cultural sites while offering enterprise ventures that make their

stays more enjoyable. This campaign goes beyond preserving the physical condition of special places around the Commonwealth and indeed reimagines the cultural history of these places for the more than one million visitors who wander their grounds and halls, while safeguarding the extraordinary collections, landscapes, and architecture that have attracted visitors for generations.

Of the 113 properties that The Trustees safeguard today, 95 have cultural significance.

And when President and CEO Barbara Erickson joined the organization in 2012, she set her sights on rethinking those sites and how the public interacts with them. “Our cultural resources require a different kind of stewardship than our open spaces,” Erickson says. “So how can we convey the story, the genius, of these extraordinary cultural resources to the public? How can we execute Eliot’s mandate all these years later? That is the inspiring challenge of this moment for this organization.”

The Bringing Our Stories to Life campaign, which The Trustees launched in 2013 to meet this challenge, encompasses four strategies.

FACING: Naumkeag’s Afternoon garden is one of the gems restored to its former glory.

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Experts, including one of The Trustees’ in-house curators, Susan Hill Dolan (above), use their considerable skill to benefit a number of interesting projects, including restoring the Casino at Castle Hill (right).

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The first involves building expertise and scholarship across the state in different subject areas including decorative arts, public gardens, archaeology and ruins, and the connections between landscape and literature. The second strategy centers on the brick-and-mortar projects that strengthen the integrity and beauty of these properties (which, given their historical constraints, can require high costs).

The third strategy is about finding new, creative ways to engage visitors and share the stories related to these time-honored places. And the final strategy aims to add sources of revenue that also contribute to longer, richer visitor experiences, including the Café at Naumkeag, The Inn at Castle Hill and the Guest House at Field Farm.

Through a combination of contributions and grants, The Trustees expects to raise the campaign goal of $26.6 million budget by the end of this year. And throughout the Commonwealth, you can already see the substantial impact the investments made possible by the Campaign have had on The Trustees’ cultural resources. At Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Mabel Choate and Fletcher Steele’s inimitable gardens, including Blue Steps and the Afternoon Garden, have been restored, as has the cedar-shingled roof that recalls the property’s heyday around the turn of the 20th century. At Castle Hill in Ipswich,

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the impact of the campaign is seen in the $2.1 million restoration of the Casino, an Italianate courtyard dating back to the property’s early days as an aristocratic summer escape, along with the replacement of over 600 trees to recreate the Grand Allée’s majestic ribbon of green. And in New Bedford, The Trustees acquired and began a large-scale overhaul of Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, a horticultural jewel in the heart of the Whaling City.

Beyond these high-profile projects and others now accomplished, including the acquisition of the Governor Oliver Ames Estate in Easton, The Trustees are planning for investments at a dozen more locations as part of the campaign. “It’s important to remember that these aren’t capital projects for their own sake—everything is aimed at enlivening these sites and engaging more visitors,” says Forbush. “It’s not only about fixing the roof at Naumkeag. It’s about making it into an amazing place.”

The campaign has made quieter, behindthe-scenes contributions that are breathing new life into these revered destinations. The position of Senior Curator was created for the first time at The Trustees; this position is now filled by Christie Jackson, who recently confirmed the rare provenance of a long-held set of chairs at the Mission House. Plans are underway to hire a staff member to document the plant

It’s not just about the idea that the human spirit is elevated and driven by connections with the outdoors. It’s about the human stories, the connections of people to these places.

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and flower species in the 12 public gardens that The Trustees care for across the state. “At Long Hill in Beverly, we have a remarkable plant collection, but the records are mostly written on scrap paper and in a desk drawer,” Forbush says. “This will be a chance to get that solidified, share it with other institutions, and bring a lot of beauty and richness back to the gardens.” Elsewhere, there are plans brewing for brand-new programming, including outdoor contemporary art installations at selected sites, and exhibitions based on the centuries-old book and manuscript collection at the Old Manse in Concord.

Without the financial support of many friends, both old and new, The Trustees would not have been able to celebrate the progress made to date and look forward to additional accomplishments. Dave Croll, chairman of The Trustees’ Board of Directors, notes, “Several large donors have shown remarkable leadership to this Campaign, which has in turn inspired more than 300 additional donations, both large and small, by people delighted to participate in an effort that brilliantly restores and brings to life our special places.”

With the campaign’s work on the ground scheduled to continue through 2017, each month brings additional progress and new programs at The Trustees’ cultural properties—and new reasons to be excited for what’s in store. The

guiding question remains: “How do we bring to life these stories of the places and the people who shaped them, and not just learn lessons from them, but use them to help us think about the challenges and opportunities in the world we live in now?” Forbush asks. Thanks to Bringing Our Stories to Life, an answer has begun to resonate loud and clear. n Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and former managing editor of Cape Cod Life magazine.

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Sitting with Buddha & Emerson

by Madeleine Eno

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On a recent chilly and bright April morning, I gave myself a new experience. I meditated outdoors at the Old Manse in Concord.

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My squirrelly mind whirls with to-do lists, bank balances, and all the reasons I should be doing anything else than this. But the longer I sit with eyes closed on the stone wall between the house and the Concord River, the more I notice all that’s around me. Robin. Cars on the road. Hard, cold stone under my seat. Slant of sun warming my legs. The shush of the swollen river. Distant chatter of

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Eventually, as I breathe in, I pull the old, sacred energy of this land right up through my bones.

Joy rises. As I breathe out, what was worrying me so much a few minutes ago melts away, leaving me more peaceful and part of something so much more bigger and more free than my worried little mind.

I walk from the stone wall feeling awake, alive and rooted.

While he lived at the Old Manse, Ralph Waldo Emerson penned the first draft of “Nature.”

In the essay, which was published in 1836 and marked the start of the transcendentalist movement, the undisturbed woods are where he finds his spiritual truth, beauty, faith, and reason.

“Standing on the bare ground,—my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space,—all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God.” Emerson recognized that something transcendent could happen being in the state of quiet awareness while outdoors and that by studying nature, we see every aspect of ourselves, our cycles, our strengths.

“Meditating anywhere and anytime is always beneficial,” says Narayan Helen Liebenson, Guiding Teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center. “But to meditate outdoors can be inspiring and calming.”

“To sit under the sky and amongst the trees and grass helps us to attune ourselves and open our eyes to a greater perspective. I feel at home anywhere and have a sustained sense of being part of nature,” she says, “rather than looking at it as something outside of myself.”

In the Buddha’s time, says Liebenson, students went to the woods with the goal to simply to be aware of everything. This is the key to a liberated heart. When you meditate, you are training the mind to be present and aware at all times.

Beyond this feeling of enhanced connection, there are a host of known physical benefits to meditation—lower blood pressure, decreased tension and anxiety, increased seratonin, improved immune system, and less activated “fight or flight” response.

Despite all this, beginning the practice of meditation is notoriously challenging. We’ll readily spend a half-hour looking at Facebook, no problem, but the notion of just sitting with our own thoughts for five minutes can seem almost impossible.

Meditating outdoors can make the practice a little more accessible—simply stopping and sitting for a few minutes while on a hike or working outside—perhaps because we’ve already disconnected from all our indoor distractions.

Or perhaps because our spirit is already elevated and our heart already feels a little freer.

Madeleine Eno is a writer and writing coach, formerly of Massachusetts, and now living in Oregon.

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ind a suitable place to sit F outdoors—where you won’t be disturbed, where you’ll stay warm and dry, and where you don’t have to be concerned about your safety. ecide on an end time. There D aren’t any rules about how long or short the sitting should be. But it’s good to time yourself. If you sit every day outside, perhaps you’ll get a sense of how long you’ve been sitting without a timer.

But in the beginning it is helpful to sit for a prescribed amount of time. This helps with restlessness. o begin your practice, simply T have a sense of the body sitting, sensing, listening, and breathing. When you find the attention has wandered, recognize that here you are once again, present and awake.

Again, be aware of the body sitting, sensing, listening, and breathing. igure out what time of day F works for you. There isn’t a specific prescribed time to practice sitting meditation; you have to find the time that’s right for you. For most people, though, sitting as soon as you get up in the morning is best.

That way, you aren’t thinking all day long: I should sit, I should sit. You have sat. Plus, sitting outside in the morning helps us stay more aware and present when we are doing more complicated things. But, this isn’t for everyone. Some people do better when they sit after coming home from work or before going to bed at night. The important thing is simply to sit.

To find a great place to meditate in nature, visit www.thetrustees.org/zen.

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To Market, To Market Boston is buzzing about this summer’s opening of the visionary Boston Public Market.

By Genevieve Rajewski

For decades, Bostonians have clamored for an indoor public market to rival the vibrant civic spaces visited by thousands

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At this permanent hall directly above the Haymarket MBTA station, people will be able to taste and buy food from local farmers, fishermen and specialty-food producers. “It’s the first market of its kind in the nation,” says Elizabeth Morningstar, CEO of the Boston Public Market Association. “Everything we sell will be produced or originate in New England.”

As the Programming Partner, The Trustees of Reservations will offer educational programming for the market’s 3,000-square-foot demonstration kitchen that will encourage a passion for regionally sourced food and appeal to a diverse audience.

“The kitchen is extremely flexible,” says Mimi Hall, The Trustees’ Programming Manager for the market. With portable cook stations, the modular design can expand or contract to accommodate intimate spaces for 16-person hands-on classes, film screenings and lectures for 80 people, and gatherings with a standing capacity for up to 150. Some classes will start as early as this summer, with the full programming schedule set to launch by fall.

To build a diverse offering of programs, The Trustees solicited proposals from community-based partners on the themes of cooking and food production, health and wellness, and sustainability and environmental education. “We are excited because the organizations that came forward will attract a wide range of audiences from communities all over Boston,” notes Hall. “We’ll have classes for kids, beginner cooks of all ages, and those cooking on a budget.”

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the first corporate sponsor announced for the market, will provide content for health and wellness programming and help launch an initiative to help lower-income families.

“Chef-led cooking demonstrations, nutrition classes, market tours, and workshops, as well as a program that improves access for SNAP and WIC participants to the market’s selection of fresh, local, and nutritious foods, will serve as a great resource for all that visit the market,” says Jeff Bellows, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship at Blue Cross.

Many programs will feature a strong emphasis on cooking local food. “We’re going to have different challenges than public markets that sell imported products, and it’s important that we teach market patrons how delicious seasonal produce can be,” notes Hall. For

example, even though celery root stores well and can be purchased from late fall through winter, Hall says most people would have no idea how to use it. “It’s not intuitive what to do with celeriac just by looking at it.”

Canning, fermentation and other food-preservation classes likewise will be programing staples, adds Hall. “Storage becomes so important when you are working with the seasons to utilize New England’s crops and stretch them out through the rest of the year.”

In April, the Boston Public Market Association announced the first 25 vendors for the market—including a booth selling dairy products from The Trustees’ Appleton Farms, one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country. Another 10 vendors or so were expected to join their ranks by summer.

The Trustees’ programming will help tell their stories to an expected 700,000 market visitors each year. “As a founding partner of the Boston Public Market, we believe in the market’s potential to change the way Bostonians think about food,” says Barbara Erickson, The Trustees’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “For over 100 years, The Trustees has been committed to connecting people to the land; the work we are doing at the Kitchen is a natural extension of our mission. By teaching people about the healthy bounty of Massachusetts we see an incredible opportunity to inspire new and diverse audiences.”

At press time, construction crews were hard at work engineering the spacious, open and customizable market hall. The massive undertaking should be a point of pride for all Massachusetts residents, notes The Trustees’ new Boston Region Director, Conrad Crawford. “We have so much respect for our public partners. They’ve demonstrated a tremendous level of civic commitment and ingenuity in pulling off this wonderful project. There’s plenty of vision out there, but to be able to execute at such a high level is really remarkable.”

Jack Bishop, Editorial Director of America’s Test Kitchen, agrees. “We already celebrate our local sports teams and cultural institutions,” he says. “Now, thanks to the Boston Public Market, we can not just cheer on, but participate in, our local food system, as well.” n Genevieve Rajewski covers animal issues, food, and agriculture for publications such as The Boston Globe and Edible Boston.

As a founding partner of the Boston Public Market, we believe in the market’s potential to change the way Bostonians think about food.

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Make a Day of It Traverse the Best of Massachusetts on Great Trustees Tours

By Mark Gardner and Ross Moran

If you think a summer getaway requires putting untold miles on your odometer, think again. The Trustees have more than 100 properties in Massachusetts, which means no matter where you are in the Commonwealth, the ideal backdrop to a perfect day is just a stone’s throw away. We’ve put together four sample itineraries to get you started, whether you’ve got the afternoon off or a long weekend ahead.

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Half-Day Ocean Jaunt northeast : Start a jam-packed day on Cape Ann in the craggy fishing town of Gloucester.

After breakfast at Sugar Magnolia’s on Main Street, head to Ravenswood Park along the Essex Coastal Scenic byway. Ten miles of trails and former carriage paths wind through 600 hemlock-covered acres, leading to a must-see overlook of Gloucester Harbor as well as rare, breathtaking blooms in the Great Magnolia Swamp. Next, jump on Route 133 and head north to Ipswich and Castle Hill on the Crane Estate. The 59-room, antique-filled Great House and the rolling hills of the Grand Allée recall the property’s early 20th-century golden age, providing an aristocratic backdrop for a mid-day snack at the café. Elsewhere on the estate, spend a few precious hours soaking up sun amidst the breaking Atlantic swells and miles of sandy coastline at Crane Beach. On the way home, swing by Appleton Farms—one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country—to pick up locally sourced cheese, beef, pork, and other dinnertime essentials at the farm store. And if you need help working up an appetite, the farm also provides six miles of walking terrain.

Island Hopping martha’s vineyard : Seven miles off the Massachusetts mainland, Martha’s Vineyard is a sea-swept world a short ferry ride away.

Before you find your way to the restaurants, boutiques, and bustle on Circuit Avenue, start your day with a sunrise beach yoga session at Long Point or paddle a kayak across Long Cove Pond. Next, venture over to Norton Point, a natural hotspot on this ever-changing

island. Eight years ago, a nor’easter cut a 300-foot-wide breach that severed the adjacent island of Chappaquiddick from the rest of the Vineyard. And just months ago, coastal forces shaped a barrier beach that reconnects the two areas once again. Exploring Chappaquiddick is a must—join The Trustees for a tour of Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, a salt-sprayed habitat for terns, plovers, and other wildlife, as well as the home of Cape Poge Lighthouse. Before you hop back across to the mainland, wander through Mytoi, a Japanese-inspired garden protected by pine groves and flourishing with native and non-native plantings. Treat yourself to a waffle cone at Mad Martha’s, then head to Chilmark and hike out to the shoreline at Menemsha Hills to watch the sun set.

Talk of the Town You don’t have to travel far outside Boston city limits to escape into the natural world. Barely 15 miles from downtown, Weir River Farm sits atop Turkey Hill in Hingham with a bright-red farmhouse and bucolic, 75-acre landscape that looks more rural Vermont than metro Boston. Head down the grassy meadow toward the farm where you’ll be treated to sweeping views of Boston Harbor in the distance, Belted Galloway cows wandering in the pastures below, and a cornucopia of horses, goats, sheep, chickens and other animals traipsing around the barnyard. Break a sweat hiking through neighboring Whitney and Thayer Woods, or head back up Route 3A for an afternoon picnic at World’s End. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, World’s End is a 251-acre coastal gem with tree-lined carriage paths and vistas of the Boston skyline. south shore :

And before you head back to the big city, head to Hingham’s historic downtown for a matinee at the Loring Hall Cinema, or make reservations for dinner at Alma Nove on the waterfront at Hewitt’s Cove.

Monument Mountain Majesty the west : Western Massachusetts is home to an array of cultural delights and breathtaking scenery worth the drive time and the I-90 tolls. Book a room at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, wake up to a hearty breakfast, then head down Main Street to Mission House to glimpse a unique collection of 18th-century furniture and decorative arts within the walls of a National Historic Landmark. Next, head up Prospect Hill Road to Naumkeag and take a self-guided tour of the property’s gardens, featuring the Blue Steps and other magnificent landscape architecture. Grab a sandwich at Naumkeag’s Oak Café or an ice cream at Rite Marie’s in Stockbridge, then head south towards Monument Mountain in Great Barrington and hike to its 1,642-foot summit, absorbing the same vistas that inspired literary giants like William Cullen Bryant and Herman Melville. Drive an hour toward Williamstown, stop for dinner at the family-friendly Olde Forge Restaurant along the way, and end a satisfying day with an overnight stay at Field Farm, a modernist home with an interior design straight out of Mad Men that’s been transformed into a six-room bed and breakfast.

Mark Gardner is the Social Media Coordinator for The Trustees. Ross Moran is the Engagement Manager for The Trustees’ Southeast Region.

OPPOSITE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The recently restored allée at Castle Hill.

Weir River Farm welcomes animal aficionados of all ages. The air couldn’t be fresher at the top of Monument Mountain. Long Point Wildlife Refuge on the Vineyard is worth the trip.

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With more than 100 special places across the state, we invite you to find your place.

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A Wheel Gem For more than 20 years, Jessica Mink has dedicated her downtime to a volunteer effort that’s close to (and good for) her heart—creating bike paths that connect eastern Massachusetts, particularly in urban areas. Her enthusiasm goes back decades.

Since Earth Day in 1970, she’s been bicycling for transportation as much as she can. A member of the Neponset Greenway Council since 1992, Mink joined the BNAN (part of The Trustees’ Boston Region) Board of Directors in 1999. “Their philosophy of accommodating neighborhood concerns…and inclusion of volunteers in decision-making has been a major reason for my involvement,” said Mink, whose leadership is rubbing off on the next generation. “My daughter grew up going to (and being welcomed at) meetings…and has become an inspiring young woman with less fear of this kind of formal discussion than many of her peers.”

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