Trustees | Special Places | Fall 2021

FALL 2021 VOLUME 29 NO. 3

FOR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TRUSTEES

You Belong Here

NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

Transformations and Improvements Delight Visitors at Long Hill Long Hill in Beverly was the beloved home of the Sedgwick family from 1916 to 1979.

RENDERING COURTESY OF LDa ARCHITECTS Its structured and naturalistic gardens and network of woodland trails have been enjoyed by visitors for decades. Recently, The Trustees launched a multi-year effort to revitalize Long Hill and improve amenities for visitors.

This summer, an exciting new garden room designed by Julie Moir Messervy has opened, as has a new pergola and brick terrace for the reservation’s many events and programs.

The elegant Southern style country house, with its renowned garden-inspired wallpaper surrounding the great hall, has also now been opened to visitors for the first time. A second phase of revitalization efforts is commencing, which will transform the lower part of the property into a new Horticultural Learning Campus, where all audiences will be invited to explore the science and art of horticulture and contemporary gardening. Here, the existing yellow farmhouse is being converted into the Nancy and George Putnam Learning Center— with classrooms, meeting spaces, and accessible restrooms. A new greenhouse facility will enable propagation of special Sedgwick Garden specimens as well as the evaluation of new plants through educational programs, and new display gardens will offer an in-depth look at the wonder of the botanical world. For more information on the changes and improvements at Long Hill, as well as updates on schedules and programs, visit thetrustees.org/longhill.

FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR FORK Buy sustainably grown food at your local Trustees farm stores APPLETON FARMS Hamilton & Ipswich CHESTNUT HILL FARM Southborough POWISSET FARM Dover WEIR RIVER FARM Hingham

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Shop in person or online at thetrustees.org/farmstores

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Trustees Announces Partnerships for Outdoor Adventure Programs Partnerships with several organizations devoted to increasing access to the outdoors through Trustees reservations have recently been announced. Thanks to a grant from REI, beginning this fall The Trustees will work with Big City Mountaineers to provide outdoor experiences and programs to underrepresented young people in communities that lack access to nature.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS From hikes to guided kayak trips and overnight camping experiences, youth from Greater Boston will enjoy an introduction to some of Massachusetts’ most special outdoor places. “Programs like this back up our commitment of ensuring our properties are accessible to everyone,” says Jen Klein, Director of Outdoor Experiences. For 30 years, Big City Mountaineers has been providing free, fully outfitted, and professionally led backcountry trips to youth ages eight to 18, allowing them to connect with nature and reconnect with their strengths, skills, and resilience. Also announced is a program with Adventure East to offer new outdoor recreation-based programs on Trustees properties in the Pioneer Valley, leading guided hikes and forest bathing experiences at Mount Warner, Chapel Brook, Chesterfield Gorge, and Bryant Homestead. “We are very excited to partner with Adventure East on these exciting programs,” says Klein. “Opportunities to reach and engage more people in the outdoors on Trustees properties is a win for us, especially at sites that do not usually offer programming.” For more about Big City Mountaineers, Adventure East, or to register for programs, visit thetrustees.org/adventures.

deCordova Awards 22nd Annual Rappaport Prize

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MassTrails Grant to Bring Accessible Nature Play Trail to Fall River

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is proud to announce Brooklyn, New York, and Brunswick, Maine-based artist Katherine Bradford has been awarded the 2021 Rappaport Prize.

A painter, Bradford is known for her figurative paintings of individuals or groups of ambiguously gendered individuals in space or oceanic landscapes. “Katherine Bradford is one of the most exciting painters working anywhere in the world,” says Jessica May, deCordova’s Artistic Director. “For so many of us, her color-rich and evocative images of scenes—both possible and impossible, of flying women, embracing figures, and swimmers in a sky-like sea—have begun to feel like an emotional framework for understanding the world we live in now.” Bradford adds, “My great thanks to the Rappaport family for rewarding artists year after year. This gives us a needed boost and the confidence that our work is communicating visually and reaching the wider world outside our studio.” The prize, established in 2000, was set up by the Phyllis and Jerome Rappaport Foundation to assure the ongoing support of contemporary art and artists in New England. A virtual and in-person lecture by the artist is planned for November 3—details and registration can be found at thetrustees.org/rappaport.

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Copicut Woods in Fall River is the recipient of a $50,000 award through the Commonwealth’s MassTrails Grants Program to facilitate design and construction of an accessible nature play trail at the Trustees’ South Coast reservation—one of 52 trail projects across the state receiving this matching grant funding this year. “This project will create more universally accessible trails while inviting the next generation to play in nature,” said Jen Klein, Trustees Director of Outdoor Experience. “We are thrilled that this project will also help us to reach new audiences in the gateway cities of Fall River and New Bedford.” MassTrails Grants are awarded annually, to facilitate the construction, maintenance, and improvements of a variety of the Commonwealth’s public hiking, biking, and shared-use trails.

In July, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded nearly $4 million to support projects from the Berkshires to Cape Cod. “Massachusetts has a vast network of public trails which connect communities and regions together, providing recreation, exercise, and tremendous access to the natural world, and this funding offers an excellent opportunity to continue building and expanding that network and support new opportunities for outdoor recreation,” said Governor Charlie Baker. Trustees will soon begin work designing, planning, and developing a timeline for construction.

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OUT AND ABOUT ONE WATERFRONT AMBASSADORS IN THE COMMUNITY The Trustees’ One Waterfront Ambassadors, a youth employment program, returned this summer, continuing their mission to engage with the community on waterfront issues in and around their neighborhoods. This summer the eleven Ambassadors worked with grassroots and nonprofit community partners through outdoor stewardship projects, engaged with East Boston residents around the community-based design process for Piers Park III, and learned about our vulnerable coastline and adaptation options to address the impacts of climate change with Trustees staff experts throughout the season.

1. Ambassadors group photo on the roof of the Great House, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich.

2. The Ambassadors partnered with the Piers Park Sailing Center, leading a workshop on Environmental Justice and the future Piers Park III. In exchange the youth at the Sailing Center took them sailing!

3. The Ambassadors analyzed the results of their outreach for the future Piers Park III and shared their summer’s work with family members and Trustees staff.

4. During a Boston Harbor Initiative Youth Celebration Cruise, the Ambassadors shared information about the future Piers Park III with other youth organizations from around the City.

5. Ranger Scott taught the Ambassadors about the history of Spectacle Island during a tour in July.

6. During a visit to the Magazine Street Community Garden in Roxbury, the teens learned about container gardening with Trustees Engagement Manager Michelle de Lima.

7. The Ambassadors worked with the Eastie Farm Youth Corps to paint a sail in celebration of Eastie Farm’s newest site, The Secret Garden, and the greenhouse they’re building on-site.

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CONTENTS

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You Belong Here Creating inclusive, welcoming spaces

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Coastal impacts on the Islands

Campaign to restore premier Olmsted landscape

What’s happening at Trustees reservations

Storm Today, Tide Tomorrow

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Reuniting Historic Moraine Farm

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Things To Do

Fall programs and events, statewide

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Dear Members: As the days start to get noticeably shorter and the nights markedly cooler, I hope you and your family are safe and well. Thank you for continued support of the Trustees mission. We are grateful so many of you have come out for hikes on our reservations, taken part in one of our many programs and events, toured some of our revitalized gardens, or simply spent some quiet time in reflection while breathing in the fresh sea air at one of our coastal properties—our places are your places.

Our mission to preserve iconic places and protect open space for everyone’s enjoyment is so important in these times. We are thrilled to report that we have begun a campaign to save and reunite key portions of Moraine Farm in Beverly, a truly remarkable landscape on the North Shore that was an early but historically significant design by the father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted. The chance to acquire and reunite these 66 central acres with other parcels that The Trustees already owns, and then to be able to open them for everyone’s use and enjoyment is a once-in-alifetime opportunity.

We are excited to share the second in our series of State of the Coast reports, outlining the increasing impacts of our changing climate on our remarkable and beloved shorelines and offering a timeline for actions and solutions. This issue focuses on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands, which, as you know, are all on the frontlines of coastal change. I hope you will take some time to read about this report and then go online to find out more information and to read the full document. Difficult decisions lie ahead and the

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more we all know, the better we will be able to collectively confront these challenges.

More than 130 years ago, Trustees founder Charles Eliot articulated the critical importance of preserving open space “for the benefit of the whole people,” and his words remain incredibly vital to this day. Our mission ensures that our spaces are open for everyone, forever.

But we recognize the reality that many people do not necessarily feel welcomed or a sense that they belong when they visit a Trustees reservation—and that is a perception we must work diligently to change.

In recent years we have launched an organizationwide initiative to create more welcoming, accessible, and inclusive Trustees spaces, for everyone: visitors, Members, volunteers, and staff. A lot has already been accomplished but we have barely scratched the surface.

Realizing this vision, bringing to life the essence of creating inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome is a journey. A journey for us as an organization and for each of us as individuals. As we share our aspirations for what we can achieve on this journey, we also acknowledge that this will be a long-term commitment that requires continuous learning, growth, and improvement. We are excited to share this journey with you.

Thank you for your support and for your passion and commitment to our mission of protecting the places we all love. I encourage you to share your love of Trustees special places with others—please join us in welcoming more new friends and more communities of neighbors to our reservations across the Commonwealth.

Warm regards,

Jocelyn Forbush Acting President & CEO

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New deCordova Artistic Director

Explore autumnal habitats with the family

Questing and Ashintully Gardens

Accessibility at Trustees reservations

Meet Jessica May

Critter Quest

25 Years in Trustees’ Care

Statewide Map

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PROGRAM UPDATE

YOU BELONG HERE

BY JANELLE WOODS-MCNISH, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY IMPACT

In summer 2020, The Trustees announced its recently launched initiative to create more inclusive spaces for visitors, members, volunteers, and staff across the organization and its 120+ reservations here in Special Places.

We had just begun developing a framework for building more welcoming places where all people feel invited and feel a sense of belonging, and now, as we advance through the first year of the effort, I am pleased to report more fully on our commitment to Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity, and share some highlights of our early progress.

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For Everyone The Trustees has long been concerned with improving access to its properties and mission for everyone, and through a number of important initiatives in the last 20 years has extended its reach to populations and communities that previously had little or no access to open space. From such efforts as expanding into gateway cities like Holyoke and New Bedford, to affiliating with and eventually integrating Boston Natural Areas Network, to our Boston Waterfront Initiative and the work that is currently underway to create Piers Park III in East Boston, the organization has been committed to better serving diverse communities throughout the Commonwealth.

But while providing geographic access to open space will continue to be a priority for The Trustees, the work to create more inclusive spaces that began in the last year expands the focus toward ensuring that everyone is not only able to access our properties, but that all feel welcomed and feel that they belong.

Our efforts towards Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity (DBIE) are, thus, deeply rooted in the Trustees mission. Charles Eliot’s vision in founding The Trustees in 1891 was formed around a desire to provide access to

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open space and “that peaceful beauty of nature which… is so wonderfully refreshing to the tired souls.” Core to the Trustees mission is the simple truth that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives… not for some, but for everyone.

The Journey Begins Realizing the vision of creating inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome is a journey—a journey for The Trustees as an organization and for each of us as individuals.

As we share our aspirations for what we can achieve on this journey over the coming years, we also acknowledge that this is a long-term commitment that requires continuous learning, growth, and improvement.

We are committed to looking at diversity from a variety of different perspectives— gender, race, ethnicity, mobility and ability to access, LGBTQ, and more—and to better represent and welcome all communities to our properties through our programming, our exhibitions and interpretations, our signage, publications and communications vehicles,

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and by providing greater accessibility on our reservations and in our facilities.

Here is a snapshot of what we have accomplished so far over the past year.

On our reservations, we have begun to install multilingual signage to better represent and serve local communities, such as those at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover, which is next door to the large Spanish-speaking communities of Greater Lawrence. Signage for our 56 community gardens in Boston is being updated by adding the predominant languages of each garden’s local neighborhood.

At Monument Mountain in Great Barrington, The Trustees worked with the Stockbridge-Munsee band of Mohicans to change names of parts of the property that were considered offensive. New interpretive signage has been developed in collaboration with the Tribe to rightfully acknowledge that the site was occupied by the Tribe prior to their forceful removal by European settlers, and to recognize its significance as a sacred site for the Tribe.

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Above, left to right: Trustees Managing Director of Community Impact, Janelle Woods-McNish (left) and her daughter Jasmine (right) welcome Boston Mayor Kim Janey to the Juneteenth Celebration at Nightingale Community Garden in Dorchester this past summer; New accessible path at StevensCoolidge House & Gardens in North Andover; Participants in a Harlem Renaissance Garden Party event this summer. Right: Celebrating Pride Month this past June.

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COASTAL FOCUS

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Storm Today, Tide Tomorrow REPORT SPOTLIGHTS ACCELERATING COASTAL IMPACTS PROJECTED FOR THE ISLANDS

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orton Point Beach, a 2.5-mile-long barrier beach managed

by The Trustees on Martha’s Vineyard’s vulnerable southeast shoreline, is a place of fragile beauty, where shifting sands stretching along a roiling Atlantic lure nesting shorebirds, surfcasters, and beachgoers drawn to the summer sun.

It’s also a destination with a front-row seat to rising seas and increasingly fiercer storms. Norton Point Beach has migrated north by more than 1,500 feet since 1897—a distance greater than the height of the Empire State Building. Buffeted by tides and storms, the beach is also losing ground at an increasing pace: while 74 acres eroded between 1897 and 1994, Norton Point Beach lost 93 additional acres by 2018 — 25 percent more land gone in about one quarter of the time.

These findings, and many more like them, are contained in the second annual State of the Coast report, released in early August by The Trustees. The 44-page report highlights the climate changedriven impacts of sea level rise and storm flooding projected to face Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands. The Islands report is the second in a four-part series, following the organization’s inaugural State of the Coast report released in 2020, which detailed impacts of climate change and sea level rise in 13 coastal zone communities on Massachusetts’ North Shore (see Special Places, Summer 2020). With in-depth feature articles examining the climate-related challenges and adaptation opportunities for the Commonwealth’s coastal communities, the State of the Coast series is designed to be a comprehensive and accessible guiding resource that can stimulate discussion, action, and engagement for anyone concerned about the health of our coast.

PROFOUND CHANGES

The Islands—subject to many of the same forces underscored in the North Shore report—are in the midst of their own profound PHOTO: "SCONSET BLUFF EROSION" BY GREG HINSON

changes stemming from a warming world. “The impacts of flooding and erosion will affect thousands who live and work there, and the thousands more who visit each summer,” says Tom O’Shea, Trustees Managing Director of Resources and Planning and lead author of the report. “To put this into perspective: today’s storm is tomorrow’s high tide. The storm surge from Winter Storm Riley in March 2018 produced a water level on Martha’s Vineyard that is roughly equivalent to the average height of the highest tide projected for 2050.”

That pace of change has broader consequences for established Island communities. Based on publicly available data and evidencedbased reports from private and public organizations and agencies, as well as independent research, the State of the Coast report finds that more than 3,500 structures on the Islands may be flooded during a 10-year storm in 2050, and roughly 900 structures on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket may experience daily flooding from tides in 2050, given an expected increase in sea level of more than 2.5 feet.

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VINEYARD HAVEN HARBOR, TISBURY

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“Felt especially on islands, where resources are more limited and connections tenuous, the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge are forecast to be significant disruptors,” says Jocelyn Forbush, Trustees Acting President & CEO. “Already we’ve seen our beaches shift, witnessed our banks erode, and experienced our coastal access roads flood—we know difficult decisions lie ahead.

But with change comes opportunity: Now is a chance to reimagine how we live with water and to do so on a regional scale, with island-wide solutions.”

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Notably, State of the Coast explores solutions to these looming challenges. A key facet of adapting to a new normal is recalibrating a working definition of “normal,” to one that recognizes the tradeoffs and commitments to collaboration that fostering a truly resilient coastline demands, all in service of creating tailored approaches to protect these critical landscapes. The report recommends future strategies for adaptation with a proposed timeline for the next several decades.

“The State of the Coast report provides our islands a roadmap for moving forward as we grapple with the potentially devastating impacts of climate change,” said Cecil Barron Jensen, executive director of ReMain Nantucket. “Like our fragile yet resilient islands, coastal communities around the world are up against the clock. We need to work together at all levels to envision our way forward, in an adaptive and innovative way. ReMain Nantucket is proud to be a partnering sponsor of The Trustees and the presenting sponsor of this timely and critically important report.”

Partner support for the State of the Coast report was also provided by Breckinridge Capital Advisors. Full PDFs of this summer’s publication and the 2020 report—along with interactive maps providing graphic representations of anticipated potential ground, road, and building flooding over the next 50 years— can be found at thetrustees.org/coast.

Additionally, work has already commenced on the third State of the Coast report, due for release in 2022. With a sea change on the horizon, determining the shape of the future must begin today.

Town of Tisbury, 2050 Storm and Tidal Flooding: This map, showing an isolated area of Tisbury, illustrates the projected impacts to roads and buildings from both chronic tidal flooding and storm surging flooding in a 1-in-100-year storm event.

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LAND CONSERVATION

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REUNITING HISTORIC

MORAINE FARM Restoration of this premier Olmsted landscape is a once-in-a-generation opportunity

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Moraine Farm in Beverly is a remarkable and historic property. Designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1880, the expansive estate enjoys nearly a mile of frontage on Wenham Lake, and according to pre-eminent Olmsted scholar Charles E. Beveridge, is “the finest existing example of Olmsted’s approach to planning a country estate.”

Over the years, Moraine Farm has been fractured into parcels owned by several families, a private school, the nonprofit Project Adventure, and The Trustees.

Remarkably, Olmsted’s design has remained largely unchanged over that time—thanks largely to the foresight of long-term owners the Batchelder family who, in 2007, crafted a management plan that would ensure appropriate and consistent stewardship of the historic landscape by all parcel owners— making it a rare gem among the estates created by the father of American landscape architecture. According to Beveridge, “Moraine Farm…retains more of [Olmsted’s] spirit than any other residential design still in existence today.”

The Trustees already owns four smaller parcels at Moraine Farm, donated by the Batchelder family starting in 2010, but these mostly agricultural parcels have not been accessible to the public. Just recently, however, Trustees has entered into an agreement to acquire Project Adventure’s 66 acres—which comprises the core of Moraine Farm and which includes scenic Wenham Lake frontage, an estate house and tea house designed by Peabody & Stearns, rolling meadows, gardens, sweeping views, and winding carriage roads— all emblematic of Olmsted’s work.

Acquiring this land would cap a decadeslong effort by The Trustees to reunite, restore, and facilitate public access to this historic property. With a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of Olmsted’s birth taking place in 2022, this is the perfect time for the organization to add Moraine Farm to its list of special places across the Commonwealth available for visitation by Members and the community at large.

“As an organization committed to protecting and stewarding significant publicly accessible open spaces in places of cultural and ecological importance, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to expand our holdings at Moraine Farm and create a destination for Olmsted fans and other visitors,” said Jocelyn Forbush, Trustees Acting President & CEO. “Our prior experience with Olmsted’s work

at places like World’s End makes us a perfect fit to reinvigorate this property and provide a significant benefit to the community.”

In order to protect this landscape in perpetuity, Trustees has recently launched a campaign to raise the $4.15 million needed to make this once-in-a-generation purchase as well as to fund its restoration and ongoing maintenance and make improvements to enhance public access. These improvements will enable Trustees to launch what will be a lively new reservation in Beverly which, when combined with the recently revitalized public garden at Long Hill in the City’s Centerville neighborhood, will make Beverly home to two distinctive cultural landscapes protected and programmed by The Trustees.

As Mimi Batchelder-Brown said when she gifted part of the Moraine Farm land eleven years ago, “This was a premier Olmsted property, with its unique residential [landscape] design and intent, praised by scholars for its significance and its conserved status, and The Trustees are the outstanding cultural and land conservation organization.

I think that The Trustees and Moraine Farm belong together.” We couldn’t agree more.

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With Your Help The Trustees must raise the funds needed for this purchase over the next few months. We welcome your contribution in the effort to protect and preserve Moraine Farm. For further details on the Trustees’ plans for conservation, restoration, and access improvements, and to make a donation, visit thetrustees.org/savemoraine.

Please note: Until our capital campaign is complete, and the property has been transferred to The Trustees, the property is not open to the public.

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Autumn Attractions

Harvest our bounty of fall programs!

The are hundreds of ways to celebrate the season at Trustees reservations.

From Fall Fun on the Farm events to holiday celebrations, pumpkin shows and Halloween happenings, mushroom walks, moonlight hikes, cooking and art-making for adults and kids, fall is happening! Upcoming programs are highlighted here and in our Things-To-Do calendar on the following pages—there are far more than we can list in these pages, so please be sure to check our website at thetrustees.org/things-to-do to see everything we have to offer, as well as for schedule details, registration, and advance ticket sales. Pre-registration or ticket purchases are required for Trustees programs and events. Please check our website for the latest information on Covid safety protocols.

Firepits The weather may be getting colder, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up inside.

Make a reservation to warm up—and maybe enjoy some s’mores and a hot beverage—with friends and family at one of our firepits this fall at Appleton Farms in Hamilton & Ipswich, Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton, or Francis William Bird Park in Walpole. Schedules vary; visit thetrustees.org/firepits for more details.

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Free days Continuing the annual tradition, Trustees is always pleased to offer several opportunities to experience our reservations for free in the fall. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Monday, October 11,) historic houses and cultural properties offer free admission and parking.

Veterans Day (Thursday, November 11) is when admission to most Trustees properties is free to veterans, active and retired military, and their families. Skip the malls after your turkey feast and get outside on Green Friday (aka the day after Thanksgiving), when Trustees’ outdoor recreational properties offer free admission and parking. Some particulars apply; visit thetrustees.org/ freedays for details.

Friends on the Farm at Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough (come see our new barn!), Insect Adventures at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover, and the CraneExplorer series at the Crane Estate in Ipswich & Essex. Lots of cooking classes are offered through the Kiddos in the Kitchen series at Powisset Farm and Kids & Teens Can Cook at The FARM Institute in Edgartown.

Traditional fall favorites are in good supply, too! Try Boo in the Barnyard at Weir River Farm in Hingham, Pumpkins in the Park & the Nocturnal Trail at Francis William Bird Park in Walpole, plus spooky scavenger hunts, costumed nature hikes at several reservations, hayrides, pizza picnics, and more.

There are plentiful programs and autumnal attractions at Trustees reservations. Explore all we have to offer on the pages of our calendar or at thetrustees.org/thingsto-do and sign up today. Bring your family and friends, try a new reservation or a new experience—Trustees staffers are looking forward to welcoming you this fall!

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Throughout the fall, we’ve got lots of cool adventures lined up for the kiddos: from preschool programs like Coastal Explorers at World’s End in Hingham to Farm Explorers at Powisset Farm in Dover and Garden Explorers at Long Hill in Beverly, to After School Adventures at Appleton Farms,

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Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford

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OUT ON THE FARM Hayrides, pumpkins, pizza, games, crafts, vibrant foliage and, of course, our friendly goats, chickens, pigs, and cows… there’s never a dull moment or better time of year on our farms!

FALL FUN ON THE FARM

Spend a lovely fall afternoon on the farm enjoying hayrides, games, food, beer, live music, and more!

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 31 12Noon, 1:30PM, 3PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

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SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 31 | 12Noon, 1:30PM, 3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

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SATURDAYS, OCT 9-23 | 11AM, 12:30PM, 2PM The FARM Institute, Edgartown

BOO IN THE BARNYARD

HAYRIDES AT APPLETON FARMS

FRIDAYS, THROUGH NOV 12 | 4-7PM SATURDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH NOV 14 | 12Noon-4PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

HIKE WITH GOATS AT CHESTNUT HILL

SATURDAYS, THROUGH OCT 30 | 1-HR SESSIONS 9AM-2PM | Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Take a leisurely hike through our beautiful grounds and trails, accompanied by one or more of our friendly goats!

TURKEY TIME ON TURKEY HILL

SATURDAY, NOV 13 | 2-4PM | Weir River Farm Gobble Gobble… come talk turkey and walk to find them!

FARMHOUSE WOOD-FIRED AT APPLETON FARMS

THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS, THROUGH OCT 29 | 4-7PM SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, THROUGH NOV 14 12Noon-6PM | Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets for a perfect wood-fired pizza experience surrounded by the idyllic beauty of Appleton Farms. Local, farm-fresh ingredients; menu changes weekly.

APPLETON FARM TO FORK TOUR

SATURDAYS, THROUGH NOV 27 | 5-6:30PM SUNDAYS, THROUGH NOV 28 | 4-5:30PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Take a deeper dive into life on the farm, help care for our animals and gardens, and top it off with a curated plate courtesy of our farm store and kitchen teams.

Wear your costume, meet the animals, enjoy a pumpkin scavenger hunt and Halloween-themed games, crafts, and more!

SATURDAYS, OCT 16-30 | 10AM, 11AM, 12Noon Weir River Farm, Hingham FRIDAY, OCT 29 | 12Noon, 1:30PM, 3PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

PRESCHOOL: FARM EXPLORERS

Bring your little farmers to meet the animals, try nature crafts, hear stories, and experience life at the farm.

THURSDAYS, THROUGH DEC 2 | 9-10AM FRIDAYS, THROUGH OCT 29 | 9-10AM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich THURSDAYS, THROUGH NOV 18 | 10-11AM Weir River Farm, Hingham THURSDAYS, OCT 7 & 21, NOV 4 & 18 Powisset Farm, Dover FRIDAYS, NOV 5-19, DEC 3-17 | 9:30-10:30AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES: SERIES II TUESDAYS, OCT 19-NOV 16 | 3-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

FRIENDS ON THE FARM: AFTER SCHOOL SERIES TUESDAYS, OCT 12-26 | 4-6PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES AT CHESTNUT HILL WEDNESDAYS, THROUGH NOV 17 & DEC 1-22 3:30-5:30PM | Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

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

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.

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Solstice… fall is full of special celebrations. And there are so many ways to celebrate at Trustees reservations—join us for spooky treats, winter warmers, tree lightings, reindeer quests, and loads of holiday hoopla!

Here are a few of our many offerings; visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do for the full list.

Halloween

Solstice Celebrations SOLSTICE EVENING AT DECORDOVA

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & TUESDAY, DEC 17, 18 & 21 5-7PM | deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

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SATURDAY, DEC 18 | 6-8PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

SOLSTICE CELEBRATION AT CHESTNUT HILL FARM SATURDAY, DEC 18 | 3-5PM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

SOLSTICE ILLUMINATION NIGHT SATURDAY, DEC 18 | 4-6PM Gov. Hutchinson’s Field, Milton

HALLOWEEN ON THE HILL

SOLSTICE STROLLS

THE INCREDIBLE NAUMKEAG PUMPKIN SHOW

WINTER SOLSTICE NIGHTTIME WALK

HALLOWEEN AT DECORDOVA

Season’s Greetings

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 24; DAILY, OCT 25-31 | 5-8:30PM | Long Hill, Beverly WEDNESDAYS-SUNDAYS, THROUGH OCT 31 | 4-9PM Naumkeag, Stockbridge FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCT 22 & 23 | 5-7PM FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT 29-31 | 5-7PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

PUMPKINS IN THE PARK & THE NOCTURNAL TRAIL

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DEC 18 & 19 | 4-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard TUESDAY, DEC 21 | 8-9PM | Long Hill, Beverly

BIRD PARK TREE LIGHTING

FRIDAY, DEC 3 | 6:30-7:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole

CHRISTMAS AT CASTLE HILL

SATURDAY, OCT 23 | 5-7:30PM Francis William Bird Park, Walpole

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS, DEC 3-19 | TIMES VARY Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

BOOS, BREWS, & BBQ

HAYBALE TREE LIGHTING

FRIDAY, OCT 29 | 4-8PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton

HILLSIDE HALLOWEEN

FRIDAY, OCT 29 & SUNDAY, OCT 31 | 4-8PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

CREATURES OF THE NIGHT HIKE FRIDAY, OCT 29 | 6-7:30PM World’s End, Hingham

PIZZA IN THE PATCH & PUMPKIN TRAIL SATURDAY, OCT 30 | 5-7PM The FARM Institute, Edgartown

BOOS & BREWS

SUNDAY, OCT 31 | 11AM-4PM Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton

SATURDAY, DEC 4 | 3-5PM | Powisset Farm, Dover

MRS. CLAUS’ HOLIDAY HOOPLA

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, DEC 11-19 | 12NOON, 2PM Long Hill, Beverly

for the kiddos BIRD PARK REINDEER QUEST (SELF-GUIDED)

DAILY, THROUGH JAN 2 | SUNRISE TO SUNSET Francis William Bird Park, Walpole

REINDEER QUEST AT CHESTNUT HILL FARM THURSDAYS, DEC 2–JAN 27 | SUNRISE TO SUNSET Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

FallHighlights 2021& Special Events A glimpse at just a few of the hundreds of things to do at our special places across the state this season.

Visit thetrustees.org/things-to-do to see all of our programs, get the latest updates, find more information and, for events that require them, get tickets. We hope to see you at one of our reservations soon!

Fall Fun on the Farm Celebrate the best of autumn—hayrides, apple cider, barnyard animals, farm-fresh food, craft beers, music, and more!

Saturdays & Sundays, through October Powisset Farm, Dover Sundays, through October Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough Saturdays, through October The FARM Institute, Edgartown ©TRUSTEES

The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show More pumpkins and more fun than ever before!

Wednesdays-Sundays, through Oct 31 | 4-9PM Timed entry; advance tickets required Naumkeag, Stockbridge thetrustees.org/halloween ©DAVID EDGECOMB

Free Days!

Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Monday, Oct 11 Celebrate culture! Historic and cultural properties offer FREE admission and parking.

Veterans Day | Thursday, Nov 11 Admission to most Trustees properties is FREE to veterans, active and retired military, and their families.

Green Friday | Friday, Nov 26 Skip the malls and get outside! Outdoor recreation properties offer FREE admission and parking. thetrustees.org/freedays ©REBECCA HYMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

CraneOutdoors Guided group outings in and around the Crane Estate, including Snowy Owl Prowls, Riverboat Tours, Cranberry & Full Moon Hikes, and more!

The Crane Estate, Ipswich & Essex See thetrustees.org/craneoutdoors for schedule, tickets, and more information. ©SARAH RYDGREN

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

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.

Halloween on the Hill A new fall tradition—beautiful Long Hill is transformed with more than 1,000 jack-o’-lanterns, hundreds of flower and light displays, elaborate Halloween sets, music, treats, and more!

Thursdays–Sundays, through Oct 24; Daily, Oct 25-31 | 5-8:30PM Timed entry; advance tickets only Long Hill, Beverly thetrustees.org/halloween ©DAVID EDGECOMB

Long Hill Lecture Series Page Dickey, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again Saturday, Oct 16 | 2-3PM Long Hill, Beverly For our full list of fall garden workshops and tours, visit thetrustees.org/gardening. ©COCO McCABE

Holiday Markets Artisan Holiday Market Saturday & Sunday, Dec 4 & 5 | 11AM-4PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

Holiday Farmers Market

Saturday, Dec 11 | 12Noon-4PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

Artisan Holiday Market Saturdays & Sundays, Nov 27-Dec 19 | 10AM-5PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln ©TRUSTEES

Winterlights Wednesdays-Sundays | Nov 26-Jan 9 4:30-8:30PM (last entry at 7:45PM) Timed entry; advance tickets required Naumkeag, Stockbridge Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, North Andover Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton thetrustees.org/winterlights ©DAVID EDGECOMB

Christmas at Castle Hill A time-honored tradition returns! This year, elegant Roaring Twenties-themed décor adorns each room of our 1920s mansion.

Fridays–Sundays, Dec 3-19 Timed entry; advance reservations strongly recommended Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich ©TRUSTEES

IN THE KITCHEN FARMHOUSE CULINARY WORKSHOPS

WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS | 6-8PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Learn new cooking techniques and enjoy farm-fresh recipes with Chef Jess and Baker Kami.

Wood-Fired Pizza | WEDNESDAYS, OCT 20–NOV 10 Classic Apple Pie | WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, NOV 17 & 18 Sourdough Baking | THURSDAYS, DEC 2 & 9

POWISSET COOKS: ADULT COOKING CLASSES

THURSDAYS | 6-8PM | Powisset Farm, Dover Chef Thi provides creative and delicious cooking demonstrations, hands-on experiences, tastings, tips, and more!

An Eggcellent Culinary Adventure | OCT 14 Phenomenal Pho: Adult Cooking Class | OCT 21 Dia De Los Muertos: Adult Cooking Class | OCT 28 Pies the Limit! Holiday Pies | NOV 4 Perfectly Paired! Essential Holiday Side Dishes | NOV 11 Home for the Holidays! Curating Your Holiday Spread | NOV 18 French Bistro | DEC 2 Holiday Cookies | DEC 9 Ten Minute Hors D’oeuvres | DEC 16

BREAD BAKING WITH TERI OF VINEYARD BAKER THURSDAYS, OCT 14, NOV 11, DEC 9 | 5:30-7:30PM The FARM Institute, Edgartown

TALKIN’ TURKEY

SATURDAY, NOV 6 | 1-3PM | The FARM Institute, Edgartown

FOR YOUR CREATIVE SIDE

Try your hand at turning clay, painting with watercolor, creating holiday centerpieces, and more. For these and our full array of art-making offerings, visit thetrustees.org/artmaking.

PAINTING MATERIALS AND METHODS WITH JILL POTTLE

TUESDAYS, THROUGH NOV 2 | 9:30AM-12:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

CLAY ON THE WHEEL

FRIDAYS, OCT 29-DEC 3 | 10AM-1PM OR 6-9PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

EXPLORING NATURE IN WATERCOLOR WITH BARRY VAN DUSEN SATURDAY, NOV 13 | 10AM-12NOON Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

SKETCHING WITH COLORED PENCILS: ONLINE WORKSHOP

THURSDAY, NOV 18 | 9:30-11:30AM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

WILD AND WONDERFUL CENTERPIECES WITH DERBY FARMS SATURDAY, NOV 20 | 11AM-12:30PM deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln

SEASONAL SUPPER WITH CHEF JENNY DEVIVO

FRIDAY, NOV 13 | 5:30-7:30PM | The FARM Institute, Edgartown

for the kiddos KIDDOS IN THE KITCHEN SERIES Powisset Farm, Dover

Mushroom Walks

We had such a wet summer, and mushrooms are popping up all over! Learn more about these fabulous fungi on one of our special guided walks.

WILD MUSHROOM WALK

SUNDAY, OCT 10 | 9-11AM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover With wild mushroom specialist Tyler Akabane.

Pumpkinpalooza! | WEDNESDAY, OCT 20 | 4-6PM Grilled Cheese Classics | WEDNESDAY, NOV 3 | 4-6PM Mexican Fiesta | THURSDAY, NOV 11 | 9AM-12Noon Cupcakes! | WEDNESDAY, NOV 17 | 4-6PM Crazy Crackers & Dips | WEDNESDAY, DEC 8 | 4-6PM Make & Decorate Holiday Cookies | SATURDAY, DEC 18 10AM-12Noon Holiday Cookie Madness | WEDNESDAY, DEC 22 | 4-6PM

MUSHROOM WALK WITH THE BOSTON MYCOLOGICAL CLUB

KIDS CAN COOK!

WEEKEND WANDERER MUSHROOM WALKS

SATURDAYS, OCT 16 & 30, NOV 13 & 27, DEC 11 10AM-12Noon | The FARM Institute, Edgartown

TEENS CAN COOK WITH JENNY DEVIVO

SATURDAYS, OCT 16 & 30, NOV 13 & 27, DEC 11 | 1-3PM The FARM Institute, Edgartown

SUNDAY, OCT 24 | 10:30AM-12Noon Fruitlands Museum, Harvard Take to the trails at Fruitlands for a mushroom walk and field identification expedition.

SUNDAYS, OCT 10 & NOV 21 | 11AM-1PM Menemsha Hills, Chilmark Join Wesley Price, founder of the Cape Cod Mycological Society, to forage for and learn about Vineyard mushrooms.

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

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.

Fall is a spectacular time to take a walk at Trustees properties! We offer a wide selection of organized hikes at some of our most popular sites and our Outdoor Adventures bring guided hikes, fitness walks, and family explorations to some lesserknown reservations across the state. Led by experienced guides, these programs are designed to lead you on new adventures into natural spaces at times and locations you might not otherwise try on your own. Listed here are just a few of this fall’s hikes; check thetrustees.org/things-to-do for more places to go and more ways to see them!

HIT THE TRAILS BIRD WALKS AT WORLD’S END

SATURDAYS, OCT 9, NOV 13, DEC 11 | 8-10AM World’s End, Hingham Grab your binoculars and join Sally Avery on a walk through “Bird Alley” and “The Valley” searching for autumn sounds and avian activity.

FALL IN THE BOG HIKE

WEDNESDAY, OCT 13 | 9:30-11:30AM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover Explore quaking bog natural history and identification with naturalist Boot Boutwell.

MOONLIGHT & FULL MOON HIKES TUESDAY, OCT 19 | 5-7PM | FRIDAY, NOV 19 | 4-6PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DEC 18 & 19 | 4-6PM Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich WEDNESDAY, OCT 20 | 6-8PM Doyle Community Park & Center, Leominster WEDNESDAY, OCT 20 | 6:30-8:30PM Fruitlands Museum, Harvard WEDNESDAY, OCT 20 | 6-7:30PM FRIDAY, NOV 19 | 5:30-7PM Ward Reservation, Andover & North Andover

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MYTH BUSTERS: LORE & MAGIC IN COPICUT WOODS

FRIDAY, OCT 29 | 5-7PM | Copicut Woods, Fall River

THERAPEUTIC WELLNESS WALKS

SUNDAYS, NOV 7 & 21, DEC 5 | 2-4PM Slocum’s River Reserve, Dartmouth

GREEN FRIDAY HIKE

FRIDAY, NOV 26 | 10-11AM Chestnut Hill Farm, Southborough

SOLSTICE SUNRISE

TUESDAY, DEC 21 | 6-8AM | Noanet Woodlands, Dover Celebrate the first light of winter solstice!

for the kiddos CraneExplorer: FAMILY HABITATS & HISTORY HIKE

SATURDAY, OCT 16 | 10AM-12NOON Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

COSTUME NATURE HIKES THURSDAY, OCT 28 | 5-6:30PM Rocky Woods, Medfield FRIDAY, OCT 29 | 10AM-12Noon Doyle Community Park & Center, Leominster SATURDAY, OCT 30 | 12Noon-2PM Slocum’s River Reserve, Dartmouth

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, OCT 20 &21 | 6-7:30PM THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOV 18 & 19 | 4:30-6PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DEC 18 & 19 | 4:30-6PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

FAMILY HIKE AT LYMAN

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, OCT 20 & 21 | 6-7:30PM THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOV 18 & 19 | 4:30-6PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DEC 18 & 19 | 4:30-6PM World’s End, Hingham

TRUSTEES TREKKER FAMILY HIKES

COLORS OF FALL: COPICUT WOODS

SATURDAYS, DEC 4-18 | 10AM-12Noon Crane Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich

FRIDAY, OCT 22 | 4-6PM | Copicut Woods, Fall River

MONDAY, NOV 1 | 10AM-12Noon Lyman Reserve, Buzzards Bay SATURDAYS, NOV 6 & 20 | 4-5PM Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich

CraneExplorer: FAMILY SNOWY OWL PROWLS

Throughout the fall, there are many more adventures scheduled at more reservations, and new offerings are always in the works. For schedules and more information, be sure to check the listings at thetrustees.org/things-to-do.

WELCOME HOME

Trustees’ historic houses showcase architecture and design, collections and craftsmanship, and culture that spans more than 300 years, from the Colonial Era through the Modern Movement.

With a series of creative exhibitions and fresh visitor experiences, these spaces animate history, provoke conversation, and stimulate new thinking while reinterpreting our cultural past.

Before heading out, be sure to visit thetrustees.org/ historicspaces for the latest details on opening schedules, tours, tickets, and more.

THE GREAT HOUSE AT CASTLE HILL

The Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich

FRUITLANDS MUSEUM

102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard

NAUMKEAG

5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

LONG HILL

576 Essex Street, Beverly

The Old Manse

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THE OLD MANSE

269 Monument Street, Concord

STEVENS-COOLIDGE HOUSE & GARDENS 153 Chickering Road, North Andover House opens later this fall

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.

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

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.

X-Country Ski and Snowshoe on 25 miles of trails through 3,100 acres of rolling Berkshires terrain Member discounts available: • Early-Bird Season Pass $49 through Dec 7 (standard price $69) thetrustees.org/skipass • 20% off programs

Experience Massachusetts’ largest Nordic ski area!

• 10% off rental gear and retail purchases Notchview | Route 9, Windsor thetrustees.org/notchview

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Removal and Return Cultural Significance Welcome to to Homelands Exhibitions at our museums and cultural Monument Mountain, Sacred Site of the sites are highlighting work by more diverse Mohican People artists and performers: we are currently celebrating Indigenous and LGBTQ identities at both deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and Fruitlands Museum and will soon announce more exhibitions featuring diverse Did you know? voices. At Mission House in Stockbridge, Trustees has dedicated the Carriage House building as space for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, where the Tribe has installed an exhibit detailing, in their own voice, the story of their ancestors’ forced exile from their Stockbridge home and the suffering endured on the resulting long westward journey.

We are creating programs that celebrate Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Stockbridge-Munsee and Pride Month, among others, and are Mohican Homelands establishing partnerships with communitybased organizations such as Big City Mountaineers and City in the Woods to bring youth from diverse communities to experience nature and our special places.

And we are working with more minorityand women-owned businesses as vendors and suppliers for our gift shops and events.

In the Piers Park III project in East Boston, we are working closely with the local community on designs for the park, with working sessions held both in English and in Spanish, and we are surveying the community in multiple languages so that we can engage in a much broader conversation with those who don’t connect to us in English. Programming at the Piers Park location has commenced ©DAVID EDGECOMB with events celebrating the cultural heritage of East Boston residents, along with programs Top: Newly installed interpretive signage at Monument Mountain was the result of a collaborative effort with the Stockbridge-Munsee band of the Mohican Nation; Bottom: to highlight the local community’s connection Families were entertained with tea, crafts, stories, and song at the Drag Hatters Tea to the harborfront.

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We are also deepening our commitment to providing more access to our properties DBIE initiative. Numerous Trustees colleagues On an organizational level, as well, we are for mobility-impaired people, by creating have dedicated themselves to championing working with Trustees governance volunteers new accessible and wheelchair-friendly this work and I am grateful for their efforts to assess and improve representation of trails at more reservations, offering adaptive and enthusiasm. We are excited by the initial diverse voices in our advisory boards and equipment, and adding more accessible steps we have taken so far on this journey, we leadership committees. Staff members are restrooms and picnic tables at a number of are eager to delve more deeply into the work, participating in workshops, training sessions, properties (see Statewide Map, pages 26 & 27.) learning, and growth ahead of us, and are and peer discussion groups—and have We have also recently completed the Mass encouraged by the passion and commitment committed themselves to ongoing learning Cultural Council’s Innovative Learning of the entire Trustees community in this and understanding how they as individuals Network, which focuses on Universal Design far-reaching and transformational effort. can grow and contribute to creating a more and accessibility practices, and will establish Our resolve has never been stronger—to welcoming environment for all. a training program for property staff members all people, of all backgrounds, persuasions, These examples represent a few of the many on issues of accessibility and inclusion. and abilities: You Belong Here! programs being piloted through the Trustees -80°

The stone structure, located near the southern tip of the mountain, was an offering place believed to be called Maaswuseexay Wuwaana’kwthik in Mohican, generally meaning “place of arranged stones at the fisher’s nest/standing up nest.” The structure was an example of a Mohican traditional cultural practice whereby passing tribal members would place a stone offering imbued with their prayers.

This practice was relayed by Mohican Ebenezer Poopoonuck in 1734, who indicated it had been a longstanding tradition—a “custom of their fathers”—that was continued at that time when the Tribe lived in “Indiantown,” or Stockbridge.

Although it was completely destroyed by English colonists, the original Wuwaana’kwthik continues to hold deep meaning for the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans as a place of connection to their ancestors and of ceremonial significance. It is considered a traditional cultural property and a sacred site.

Please respect it as such as you walk these trails today.

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Have you ever wondered where Monument Mountain got its name?

The mountain, known as Maaswuseexay (Mas-wa-SE-hi) in Mohican language—meaning “A nest standing up” or “Fisher’s nest”—is a part of the homelands of the Mohican people. Mohican territory extends throughout today’s Berkshire County and the Hudson River Valley. The Mohican people thrived there for thousands of years before they were dispossessed of their ancestral homelands by English colonists and forced to move west in the late 1700s.

According to historical accounts, MonumentMaine Mountain was likely Stockbridge named for the immense sacred stone “monument” created by the Lake Champlain Mohican people who lived and passed by the mountain.

Diagram of Mohican offering place on Monument Mountain from 1762 journal of Ezra Stiles, where he described it as an obtuse cone with an indent at the center, about 18 feet in diameter and approximately 6 feet tall.

EZRA STILES PAPERS. GENERAL COLLECTION, BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, YALE UNIVERSITY

Despite painful removals from their vast original territories, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohicans thrive in Wisconsin with over 1,500 enrolled citizens. They often return to their eastern homelands for historical trips and remain actively involved in the protection of cultural sites and the return of cultural heritage items. Records consistently show tribal members returning to the site of the offering place throughout the 1800s to offer stone prayers, and tribal members continue to visit Monument Mountain to carry on the tradition to this day.

For more information about the StockbridgeMunsee Community, please visit mohican.com.

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FRUITLANDS MUSEUM

ART & EXHIBITIONS

102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard

ON VIEW DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM

51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln Jeffrey Gibson INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE Opens Friday, October 15 Member Previews: Friday & Saturday, Oct 15 & 16 | 10AM-2PM

A solo exhibition of work by Jeffrey Gibson in deCordova’s indoor galleries.

The exhibition title implies an expansive celebratory anthem for LGBTQ and Native American identities. The show features a series of massive 12-foot tall hanging fringe cube sculptures designed in radiant colors.

The fringe—typically an ornamental feature of Indigenous ceremonial dress— is transformed into primary volumetric shapes. These vivid, mysterious, monolithic forms will dominate the gallery, posing an exploration into queer abstraction, a merging of hard-edge shapes and soft, fluid materiality. For programming related to this exhibition and further information, visit thetrustees.org/jeffreygibson.

Highlights from the deCordova’s Permanent Collection ABSTRACTION Opens Friday, October 15 Member Previews: Friday & Saturday, Oct 15 & 16 | 10AM-2PM

Jeffrey Gibson, INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, glass beads and artificial sinew inset into wood frame.

63 7/8 × 35 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins and Co. Image: Jason Wyche

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THE TRUSTEES

American artists embraced abstraction as one of the primary currents of artmaking in a spirit of exuberant possibility approximately a century ago. Throughout the ensuing decades and into the present moment, artists continue to mine the formal and expressive possibilities of artmaking that extend beyond the recognizable world.

In the newly reopened Wengren Gallery, we showcase some of the boldest abstract artwork from deCordova’s permanent collection—all by artists with deep New England connections. Sol LeWitt and Jo Sandman take a rigorous approach to geometry and pattern. Curious biomorphic forms twist across the paintings of Willy Heeks, Heather Hobler-Keene, and Jeff Perrott. Frank Campion demonstrates exquisite control over his medium in the cake-frosting-buildup of red paint across his massive canvas.

Unseen Hours SPACE CLEARING FOR SPIRIT WORK through March 13, 2022 | Shaker Office Created by Maria Molteni and Allison Halter, Unseen Hours: Space Clearing for Spirit Work is a film that weaves visuals of an historic setting with enchanting imagery, performance art, and shifting light marking a day’s passage from noon to midnight. Visitors can also see artworks crafted for the film, including brooms and costumes made by Halter, and several Shaker objects from the museum’s permanent collection. For programming related to this exhibition and further information, visit thetrustees.org/unseenhours.

Maria Molteni, Floor Drawing, 2020-2021, Cut paper, paint; Still from Sacred Sheets, shown as part of the exhibition; courtesy of the Artist.

WEIR RIVER FARM

140 Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham Polly Thayer Starr SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY through June 2022 Set into the landscape at Weir River Farm, home of 20th-century Massachusetts artist Polly Thayer Starr, visitors will be able to explore her artwork and to see the landscape through her eyes. Throughout the farm and on its trails, exploration stations and occasional unexpected surprises provide visitors of all ages the opportunity to use imagination and observation to explore nature and celebrate the artist’s remarkable 75-year artistic legacy. Information at: thetrustees.org/exhibit/discovery.

Polly Thayer Starr: Weir River Farm view, c.1970, Watercolor, Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust | 1991.574

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JESSICA MAY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ART & EXHIBITIONS AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM With Trustees landscapes, museums, collections, and stories as muses, Jessica May works with curators and artists from across the globe to interpret our world in evocative and invigorating ways.

Q: WHAT INSPIRED YOUR PASSION FOR THE ARTS? A: I grew up in New Mexico, in a home that overlooked Cerro Pedernal, a mountain the artist Georgia O’Keeffe painted repeatedly.

She really loved that mountain, and as a young person I loved her paintings. I realized early that I had what I still call “hungry eyes”— I’m interested in seeing the world as artists see the world.

and we decided to move to Melrose, MA. Then we discovered Crane Beach. I still have a memory of the first time I really, truly, felt at home in the Northeast, when my family was carrying our beach gear over the boardwalk on a hot day. The beach came into view, with Castle Hill in the distance, and everything else fell away. Some part of me was both invigorated and deeply relaxed. That’s such an incredible sensation, and kind of rare.

Q: IS THERE A MEDIUM THAT MOST INTERESTS YOU? A: In college, I did a research project on the Depression-era photographs commissioned by the US government as part of the New Deal.

The tradition of American photography woke up all my intellectual energy, but allowed me also to think about unofficial records, the kind of historical documentation that is powerful and wordless. I have come to think about art as part of how we think about the world, but the part that is nonlinear, often non-linguistic, and thus always a bit mysterious.

Q: …AND DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM? A: Of course, I was also learning about the contemporary art scene in New England, and the deCordova is such a special organization in that respect. The curators at the time reached out to welcome our family, and we all developed a professional rapport that has become a friendship over the years. When deCordova joined the Trustees network, it made perfect sense to me—I’d experienced the same warm welcome and strong sense of place at every Trustees site I’d ever visited.

Q: NOW FOR A TWO-PART QUESTION. HOW DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER THE TRUSTEES? A: My family moved to New England in order for me to take a position at the Portland Museum of Art, in Maine. Within months, my wife took a position in downtown Boston,

Q: YOU HAVE A UNIQUE POSITION. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT ENTAILS? A: I have the most interesting job in America! The Trustees has a vast range of art collections—including colonial portraiture, spectacular early American

furniture, Native American art and artefacts from hundreds of North American tribes, contemporary art, photography—throughout the Trustees network at historic homes as well as our two museums. I have the incredible opportunity to work with curators throughout our network on care, preservation, presentation, research initiatives, and art exhibitions. At the same time, Trustees is a commissioner of major contemporary art installations at both deCordova and through the statewide Art & the Landscape initiative.

I have the honor of working with artists from all over the world to bring these extraordinary projects together.

Q: WHAT UPCOMING PROJECT HAS YOU THE MOST EXCITED? A: One of the things I’m most excited about is an upcoming exhibition of Jeffrey Gibson’s sculpture at deCordova. Jeffrey is one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, and his project—called INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE—brings together references to his heritage as a member of the ChoctawCherokee nation, as a gay man, and as an artist working in a tradition of American modernism. It’s a project that is both aweinspiring AND very, very fun.

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migrating shorebirds and possibly early winter ducks and loons off shore.” Trustees has more than 30 reservations along the coast from Newbury to Westport, representing every variety of coastal habitat our state offers— from tidal environments to rocky shores, sweeping dunes, and marshland havens.

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all’s crisp, cool days and changing colors provide all the impetus you and your family need to get outside and savor Trustees special places. It’s also the perfect time to encourage your young ones to seek out the unique flora and fauna that call Trustees rich landscapes home. Investigating different habitats, surveying fields and forests and beaches and streams, using all your senses to take in everything from the tallest to the smallest things—it all helps build children’s appreciation for science, deepens their observation skills, and sparks a potentially lifelong respect for the natural world.

Across the state, our reservations harbor a rich and diverse array of environments that provide habitat for all kinds of critters and sprouts—from insects to eagles, delicate wildflowers to stately evergreens, or even beetles and beavers and fox. (Oh, my!)

Drawing on the expertise of Trustees staffers, here are five varied habitats to investigate with the littles, along with suggestions for where to find them, and kid-friendly ideas to make your visit one to remember. Don’t forget to dress for exploration—the fun begins when you get a little wet or dirty!

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Crane Beach, Ipswich Terns, willets, and the endangered piping plover feast along the waterline at Crane Beach, says Valerie Perini, Education Manager for the Crane Estate. Investigate the wrack line—the string of debris that washes up at high tide—and search for algae, shells, fish bones, and even deeper-sea creatures like sand dollars and sea urchins.

“In the dunes, take in the shifting hues of beach grass, which turns golden orange in autumn,” notes Perini. Other floral gems include beach heather, sand cherry, rugosa rose, fall-blooming goldenrod, earthstar mushrooms, and other fungi and lichen. Birds you might spy include sparrows, chickadees and red-winged blackbirds, while land-bound, dune-loving visitors range from rabbits to fox. (Please help us protect the habitats and prevent erosion by following the signs and walking only on the dune trails, not the animals’ paths.)

Holmes Reservation, Plymouth Play coastal detective on Holmes Reservation’s beach by searching for shorebirds, like terns

Mature seed capsules of Jewelweed, also known as touch-me-not, burst open when touched, shooting seeds yards away. Says O'Gara, “Make them explode: place the pod between your thumb and forefinger and gently squeeze until—boom!—out fly the seeds.”

and willets, and washed-up treasures caught up in seaweed. On the beach’s rocky portion, look for brown spider crabs or red rock crabs hiding in crevices and under rocks. Peek under boulders to find periwinkle snails, mussels, barnacles, and—if you’re lucky—a starfish.

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Many Trustees properties are forested, housing fall-blooming wildflowers, maturing berries, evergreens, woodland ferns, and colorful foliage. Inspect tree bark for hiding bugs. Look around—you might see chipmunks, woodpeckers and, occasionally, more imposing residents like moose.

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Cormier Woods abounds with evergreens, birch, maple, and several species of oaks, each sporting their own variety of leaves and acorns. Try whistling with an acorn cap, a fun trick that can double as a way to call for help in an emergency (see blue box, below).

Look in the wetlands for red maple, highbush blueberry, swamp azalea, and winterberry, whose fruit turns red, orange, or yellow in fall, says Trustees Ecology Assistant Jeffrey Denoncour. Try spotting bats in the buildings, and keep an eye out for southern flying squirrels.

Jewell Hill’s fields brim with various grasses, asters, milkweed, and flowering Joe-Pye Weed, which attracts butterflies and bees. Look for ravens, soaring red-tailed hawks, and turkey vultures in the meadows of this former dairy farm, or take the short hike to the summit and see if you can spot them from above.

Still ponds and rushing rivers grace many Trustees reservations, providing a home for a host of plants and creatures in the water and on the surrounding banks.

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Bear Swamp, Ashfield

Stroll Farandnear’s wooded trails to see the old cranberry bog turned swampy home to blue heron, beavers, wood frogs, painted turtles, and garter snakes, says Julie Richburg, Trustees Lead Ecologist, Inland Natural Resources. All around chickadees, catbirds, ducks, and barred owls take flight.

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The Trustees maintains over 2,000 acres of hayfields, pastures, fields, and meadows— grasslands that harbor nesting birds, insects, and many other critters.

Appleton Farms, Hamilton & Ipswich Appleton Farms houses one of New England’s largest collections of bobolinks and eastern meadowlarks, which nest in the grasslands, says Maura O’Gara, Trustees Engagement Manager, Greater Boston. Stroll out to The Plains, passing flowering goldenrod, asters, and milkweed going to seed. Look for bumblebees, orange sulphur butterflies, and beetles, as well as tiny frogs, voles, chipmunks, and possibly a northern black racer snake (they can be pretty big, but they’re harmless!)

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This pond and wet meadow with rock outcrops along the shore abounds with beavers, ducks, dragonflies, and damselflies, says Richburg.

Search for grasses, sedges, cattails, wildflowers, and St. John’s Wort with its colorful fall berries. If you spot some jewelweed pods, says O’ Gara, make them explode: place the pod between your thumb and forefinger and gently squeeze until—boom!—out fly the seeds.

Swift River Reservation, Petersham Swift River Reservation’s waterway attracts dragonflies, damselflies, and thirsty animals ranging from bobcats to bears, says Richburg.

In the water, hunt for trout and smaller fish.

Collect colorful fallen leaves to iron between two pieces of wax paper and, voila, art to decorate your windows.

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Trustees has many reservations with hills, mountains, and rocky outcrops— elevations that are home to fall-blooming goldenrod, bush clovers, and plants like blueberry, huckleberry, and sumac, which turn orange-red in autumn.

Can you Whistle with an Acorn Cap?

Here’s how: Hold the cap between your thumbs and forefingers, with the inside portion facing you. Arrange your thumb knuckles into a small V inside the cap’s top front edge to create a tiny pie shape. Put your lips over your bent thumb knuckles and blow hard toward the cap’s pieshaped opening. Keep adjusting your thumbs and angling your wrists until you hear a shrill whistle. You got this!

Resources for Habitat Explorers Trustees preschool and after school educational programs (see Things To Do, page 11) 25 Things To Do things Before You’re to do before 12 ½, our you’re 12 /1 2 adventure journal for kids, available in our gift shops, when you take part in a family hike or camp program, and free to download at thetrustees.org/ 25Things

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Chapel Brook, Ashfield Head to Chapel Brook’s cascades where rocky outcrops lead to streams and pools, home to fish, frogs and dragonflies, says Richburg. Atop Pony Mountain enjoy foliage-rich views and possibly the flash of a veery, chestnut-sided warbler, scarlet tanager, or rose-breasted grosbeak.

Rocky Woods, Medfield The outcrop at Rocky Woods contains pitch pine and pink-corydalis, a plant not often found elsewhere, says Denoncour. At Cedar Hill’s summit, scan the sky for hawks, falcons and maybe a bald eagle.

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

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Questing & Ashintully Gardens

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Two enchanting Berkshires properties became Trustees reservations 25 years ago this year—in 1996, Questing and Ashintully Gardens became our 81st and 82nd reservations protected and open for public use and enjoyment. Both offering easy hikes and only seven miles apart, as the crow flies, a visit to both reservations would make for a delightful day in the Berkshires.

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ocated on the flanks of Leffingwell Hill, Questing features extensive tracts of transitional hardwood forest, pockets of wetlands, small streams, and vernal pools. An old woods road follows a pretty stream for a third of a mile to an open field. This 17-acre upland field of native wildflowers attracts a variety of dragonflies and butterflies. A mowed path along the field edge connects to a forest loop trail that leads through the woods for two-thirds of a mile around the perimeter of Leffingwell Hill, which holds the remains of a 200-year-old Colonial settlement.

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New Marlborough was established after the purchase of its land from a band of the Mohican tribe in the 1730s. Town Proprietor’s records indicate that the first fort to store gun powder built by settlers was placed at the highest point of the reservation. The land was entirely cleared of most of its trees during subsequent settlement and in the mid 1800s, two brothers, William and Jerome Leffingwell, farmed this property. By the early 1900s, the farmstead had been abandoned—remnant cellar holes and stone walls from the old Leffingwell farmstead house and barn can be found along the forest loop trail.

After years of neglect, the noted pharmacologist Dr. Robert Lehman and his wife Jane Fraser Lehman purchased the property and it became their cherished summer home. Its name originates from a mythical beast called the “Questing” in the King Arthur tales, a favorite of Mrs. Lehman.

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estled within the forested hills of the Tyringham Valley, Ashintully Gardens blends formal and informal gardens in an intimate setting with a multigenerational history. Ashintully (Gaelic meaning “on the brow of the hill”) was the name given to the original 1,000-acre estate assembled in the early 20th century by Egyptologist and two-time state representative, Robb de Peyster Tytus from three farms in Tyringham and additional land in Otis.

Between 1910-1912, Tytus built a 35-room Georgian-style mansion—which became known as the Marble Palace among local residents because of the way the pure white sand used for the stucco reflected the sunlight—that featured four Doric columns along its main façade. Tytus died the following year and in 1915, his wife, Grace, married John S. McLennan, a Canadian senator, newspaper owner, and historian.

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For more than a half-century, the Lehmans pursued their passionate hobbies in science and botany, photography, music and literature at their country retreat. Part of their quest, also, was to purchase land surrounding the house, as it came available, to keep in the wild. The property came to The Trustees, by bequest, after Dr. Lehman’s passing in 1996.

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Their son, John McLennan, Jr. acquired the estate when he was in his early twenties.

The mansion was destroyed by fire in 1952, leaving only the front terrace, foundation, and four Doric columns, which still stand today. John Jr. moved into the farmhouse at the bottom of the hill and renovated the nearby barn into a music studio. He became an accomplished composer of contemporary music, and devoted 30 years to creating the gardens, an effort that paralleled his musical output and earned the Hunnewell Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1997. Having donated nearly 600 acres of land to The Trustees over the 20 prior years, forming what is now the neighboring McLennan Reservation, John and his wife Katharine donated the 120 acres of Ashintully Gardens to The Trustees in 1996.

A half-mile woodland trail leads to the ruins of the Marble Palace and its Doric columns looking north over the valley.

Footbridges and grassy terraces link the various parts of the garden, which features a stream, native deciduous trees, a rounded knoll, and stunning constructed elements like urns, columns, and statuary.

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MAKE A DAY OF IT THIS FALL! ASHINTULLY GARDENS 2 Sodom Road Tyringham, MA 01264 120 acres | 0.5 mile of trail

Seen here with his first wife Honora Harwood Kammerer McLennan in 1947, John Stewart McLennan, Jr. began construction of the gardens at Ashintully after the mansion burned down, as a response to the loss of his childhood home. According to his second wife Katharine, “When disaster fell … to make something beautiful was his consolation.”

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Holly McLennan Ketron Albums Regarding Ashintully. The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center.

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Visit the Facilities & Accessibility tab on each reservation’s landing page on the Trustees website for information on current accessible features, or go to thetrustees.org/ accessibility for an overview and links to find accessible features throughout all Trustees special places. If you have any questions in advance of your visit, please contact a property directly for details on currently available accessibility features (on the Directions & Contact Info tab on reservation landing pages.)

Ground Accessibility at Trustees Reservations

Doane’s Falls, Royalston

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Field Farm

Naumkeag

The Mission House

Bear Swamp Notchview

Chesterfield Gorge Glendale Falls Goose Pond Reservation Tyringham Cobble McLennan Reservation

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Powisset Farm, Dover

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Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, North Andover

These properties have one or more features to make your visit more welcoming, such as wheelchair-friendly picnic tables and accessible restrooms.

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Crane Beach in Ipswich and Long Point on Martha’s Vineyard each have a waterproof beach wheelchair available for use by mobilityimpaired and challenged visitors and beach transport service is available from the parking areas. Inquire at each property’s entry gate for both services. At Crane Beach, the bathhouse is also fully accessible.

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Reservations that provide WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE trails . Some others have trails that are are indicated on the map by , and assistance may WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY, indicated by be required in order to access all parts of the trail(s).

Indoor spaces such as historic houses and teaching facilities are available to mobility-impaired visitors and program participants.

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Ashintully Gardens

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Bryant Homestead

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Ensuring everyone can enjoy the places we care for is an ongoing effort and we are working to create solutions for accessibility at more and more of our reservations all the time. This map shows our current range of accessible or wheelchair-friendly trails, accessible indoor spaces, features, and places where adaptive equipment is available.

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Appleton Farms

Malcolm Preserve

Dunes’ Edge Campground

Francis William Bird Park

Mary Cummings Park

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Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

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Fruitlands Museum

Chestnut Hill Farm

Powisset Farm

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Rocky Woods

Long Point Wildlife Refuge

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Quabbin Reservoir

Dexter Drumlin

Moraine Farm

Malcolm Preserve

Coolidge Reservation Agassiz Rock Misery Islands Crowninshield Island Gerry Island

Long Hill

The Old Manse Mary Cummings Park deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Chestnut Hill Farm Rock House Reservation

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Quinebaug Woods

Francis William Bird Park

World’s End Weir River Farm

Bradley Estate Signal Hill Archives & Research Center Moose Hill Farm

Whitney & Thayer Woods Norris Reservation Two Mile Farm

Gov. Ames Estate

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Holmes Reservation

RESERVATIONS IN THE CHARLES RIVER VALLEY Bridge Island Meadows, Millis Cedariver, Millis Charles River Peninsula, Needham Chase Woodlands, Dover

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Lowell Holly Mashpee River Reservation

Nantucket Sound Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge

The Brickyard Menemsha Hills

Tully Lake Campground Ward Reservation

Doyle Community Park, Leominster

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Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens

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Lyman East Over Reserve Reservation and Hales Brook & Sippican River Tract Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens

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Ed. Note: This list is subject to change. Features at reservations are continually being upgraded to provide better access throughout Trustees properties statewide. Not all listed features are available in all seasons.

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