News
Remembering John Olver
Posted 2/28/23
Lessons in resilience from a winter walk in the woods
Posted 2/28/23
Spring is Abuzz with Pollinator Programming
Posted 2/28/23
On the Tully Trail: Newly Rerouted!
By Allen Young
Posted 2/28/23
The Tully Trail, a regional gem for hikers, had one serious flaw that has finally been fixed. That flaw was a dangerous two-mile walk on the narrow pavement of a curvy section of Tully Road in Orange.…
The Land Forever Capital Campaign Complete!
Posted 2/7/23
Wood: A Most Remarkable Thing
By Charlie Thompson
Posted 2/3/23
Reaccreditation: Call for Public Comments
Posted 2/3/23
On the Trails: Eagle Reserve
By Allen Young
Posted 2/1/23
Stewardship Innovations
By Jenn Albertine
Posted 1/26/23
by Jenn Albertine
Win for Biodiversity on 71 Acres in Royalston
Posted 1/5/23
Forest Stewardship: The Idea of Site
By Charlie Thompson
Posted 1/4/23
By Charlie Thompson
Grant Awarded for Stewardship at Eagle Reserve
Posted 1/4/23
On the Trails: Hidden Valley Memorial Forest
Posted 1/4/23
Forest Stewardship: Gymnosperms vs Angiosperms
Posted 12/5/22
On the Trails: Arthur Iversen Conservation Area
Posted 12/5/22
Conserving Doe Valley Farm
Posted 12/5/22
The conservation restriction for Doe Valley Farm is scheduled for completion this month. Mount Grace has been working with Don Flye to ensure his historic Petersham farm will be protected forever from…
Forest Stewardship: Reproductive Strategies
Posted 11/1/22
By Charlie Thompson
On the Trail: South Athol Conservation Area
Posted 11/1/22
By Dave Small
Gratitude and Celebration at our Annual Meeting
Posted 11/1/22
Using iNaturalist to Help Scientists
Posted 11/1/22
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Honored with National Land Trust Award
Posted 10/4/22
The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, has honored Mount Grace Land…
Forest Stewardship: The basics of a tree.
Posted 10/3/22
On the Trail: Tully Mountain. By Allen Young
Posted 10/3/22
Welcome (Back) to TerraCorps Members!
Posted 10/3/22
On the Trail: Gifford Family Memorial Forest
Posted 9/6/22
By Allen Young
Emma Ellsworth Appointed to MassWildlife Board
Posted 9/6/22
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust is pleased to announce their Executive Director Emma Ellsworth has been appointed as a member of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife)…
Mount Grace Secures Ownership of Northfield Richardson Overlook
Posted 9/6/22
Mount Grace is officially the owner of the Richardson Overlook in Northfield, the crown jewel of the New England National Scenic Trail (NET). The campaign to purchase the 38-acre property began in…
Persistence Pays off at Tully Lake
Posted 8/9/22
It’s been considered as a site for several different sized housing developments and later as a location for an industrial solar array, but today the 187 acres that make up the southeast shore of Tully…
Orange Farmers Market Reopening
Posted 5/17/22
The Orange Farmers’ Market opened for the season on Thursday, May 12 at the Orange Armory parking lot (135 East Main Street in Orange).
Mount Grace's newest conservation area to debut this summer in Barre
Posted 5/17/22
The Gionet family has owned this land for 90 years. In 2019 owner Nancy Gionet began mulling over selling the 40-acre property to Mount Grace so these special woods could be protected intact.
From Students to Stewards: A New School Trail Completed
By Amanda Carotenuto
Posted 5/13/22
Thanks to the service of TerraCorps members and a MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Trails grant, the Student Learning Loop at Dexter Park Elementary School is officially completed!
NESARE Grant for Land Justice Project
By Jenn Albertine
Posted 4/1/22
Mount Grace will be working on a project to increase land access and land transfers to BIPOC farmers and nonprofits in central Massachusetts.
Nature Adventure Backpacks at Fern Glenn
By Amanda Carotenuto
Posted 4/1/22
Youth Education Coordinator Amanda Carotenuto has hosted outdoor programming in Winchendon with the nature adventure backpacks.
Climate Change and the Arrival of Spring
By Jenn Albertine
Posted 4/1/22
Learn more about how climate change is affecting spring phenology.
Mount Grace Office Renovations
By Margaret Thurston
Posted 3/1/22
Learn more about and see photos of the completed energy and workspace efficiency renovations at our headquarters Skyfields Arboretum!