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SPOTLIGHT
Conservation Assistance Projects PROJECT | CITY/TOWN | ACREAGE | PARTNERS/DONORS | DESCRIPTION
A DCR purchased this large forested parcel—with critical habitat and M adjacent to the Southeastern Mass Bioreserve—with assistance from The Trustees. Angeline Brook Parcels | Westport 62 Acres | Rathmann Family Foundation, Westport Land Conservation Trust, Buzzards Bay Coalition, and the MA Department of Fish and Game hrough the generosity of the Rathmann Family Foundation, The T Trustees assisted the Westport Land Conservation Trust’s purchase of three parcels of land totaling 62 acres along Angeline Brook, a coldwater stream in Westport. 50 Pegan Lane | Dover 24 Acres | Dover Land Conservation Trust, along with many foundations and individual donors (see spotlight) y assisting the Dover Land Conservation Trust with their purchase B of these 24 acres, The Trustees helped secure additional land for conservation and further protected the adjacent Pegan Hill Reservation. Bradley Property | Seekonk 2.2 Acres | Richard, William, and Earl Bradley; Seekonk Land Conservation Trust, Seekonk Conservation Commission ichard Bradley and his brothers donated these forested acres to the R Seekonk Land Conservation Trust with the assistance of The Trustees.
Tradelands PROJECT | CITY/TOWN
Rheault Residence | Dover The Rheault family completed the generous donation of their mid-century modern residence on the Charles River in Dover to The Trustees in 2014. The recent sale of the property to a new homeowner provides important funds to further the mission of The Trustees.
Tradelands: A Great Way to Support Trustees Gifts of non-conservation real estate—a primary residence, second home, or even commercial property—are a powerful way to support Trustees’ mission, and may generate significant tax savings. For more information, contact Rob Warren, Managing Director of Conservation, at rwarren@thetrustees.org.
Enjoy Pegan Hill’s sweeping vistas from the shade of a towering copper beech. On a clear day, the view extends as far as southern New Hampshire’s Mt. Monadnock.
Saving Pegan Hill In Natick and Dover, the magnificent sweeping vistas seen from Pegan Hill are now open and available for the public to enjoy. Through significant, meaningful, and creative collaboration with our partners the Dover Land Conservation Trust, the Town of Natick, and the New England Forestry Foundation, Trustees has been able to conserve 40 acres of open space at this historic location, significantly increasing the size of the Pegan Hill Reservation. The effort included a Trustees purchase of 16 acres in Natick, and assistance to the DLCT in their purchase of a neighboring 24 acres, allowing Trustees to combine its trail systems and greatly improve the visitor experience at the site. Major gifts from the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, the Manton Foundation, an anonymous donor, and the Town of Natick were critical factors enabling the purchase and protection of this land. Trustees thanks these valued friends and partners for their vital contributions, as well as the numerous individuals and other foundations that provided the support necessary to make this landmark project possible.
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Town of Lakeville Property | Lakeville 636 Acres | MA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Above: Celebrating the conservation of Pegan Hill: (left to right) Joshua Ostroff, former Selectman, Town of Natick; Chris Bartle, next-door neighbor; Barbara Erickson, President & CEO, The Trustees; Matt Gardner, Chairman, Town of Natick Conservation Commission; Whitney Beals, Director of Land Protection, New England Forestry Foundation.
ANNUAL REPORT 2016
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