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Winter Wonderland PAGE 14 WELCOME MOUNT WARNER AND HASKELL OFFICIALLY OPEN

From the in one corner of

the state, to New Bedford in another,

The Trustees covered a lot of ground

with the official opening of two new

reservations this past fall. Mount Warner,

situated in the historic village of North

Hadley, represents a key component in a

much larger, nearly contiguous 500-acre

swath of protected land—comprising

one of the largest forested tracks in the

area. State Senator Stan Rosenberg and

' Representative John Scibak were on J '-1 hand for the September event, which

included a guided hike and celebration

in conjunction with the North Hadley

Sugar Shack’s annual Pumpkin Fest and

Tractor Parade.

October saw the official opening of the

Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, located

in the heart of New Bedford. The former

nursery of its namesake, the property

boasts six acres of beautifully landscaped

gardens, historic buildings, and more

than half an acre of greenhouse space.

Opening day. The Trustees welcomed

Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell and City

Councilor Henry Bousquet, as well as

hundreds of neighbors and friends of all

ages for a day-long event that included

live music, guided tours, and natural play

spaces to explore.

An enthusiastic band of ribbon cutters

makes it official at Mount Warner (above)

and people are happy to sign up *^or

membership at the Allen C. Haskell Public

©TTOR Gardens opening this past fall. CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR Governor Deval Patrick

“In order to be good stewards of our for our Commonwealth’s special places

environment, the Commonwealth must include the protection of over 100,000 continue to invest in open space and land acres of open space—giving more people

conservation, making it a better place greater access to parks and natural

for our children and grandchildren,” areas—and setting on a says Governor Deval Patrick. As The sound course toward a sustainable energy

Trustees’ Conservationist of the Year future. for 2014, the Governor turned words “I am humbled to receive the into action by signing a $2.2 million recognition of The Trustees of environmental bond bill—the largest ever Reservations, an organization that in Massachusetts’ history. has pioneered what it is to be a

Governors can’t necessarily move conservationist, preserved Massachusetts’ mountains, but they can have a profound abundant natural resources, and bettered impact on our natural surroundings. our quality of life.”

Governor Patrick’s remarkable legacy

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WINTER 2014 1 www.thetrustees.org 00@Q Trustees' President & CEO Barbara Erickson is joined by David Croll, Board Chair, and

Volunteer of the Year Patty Crane at The Trustees' 123rd Annual Meeting.

ON THE TRAIL

I shared during our Annual Meeting in locally-sourced food, which is planned to

October, how inspired I have been by open in the summer 2015.

the bold legacy of The Trustees. There’s Throughout my career I have learned

nothing I enjoy more than digging through to embrace change as an indicator of

the riches of our archives and reading the healthy growth, which is why I am pleased Back to the Future 4 passionate correspondence and meeting about the evolution of The Trustees as

Where there’s a will, there’s a way: the minutes from some of our more spirited we formally launch the Region.

Trustees’ treasure trove goes digital. times. While in retrospect we view the A renewed focus on Boston, where our

past with romantic eyes, there has been venerable organization was founded, cuts

Whoooo Are You? 8 a consistent note of courage mixed with a clear line to our strategic plan. The Path

Bird watching’s a hoot in winter: learn wild imaginings. Our founder, Charles Forward. This new region will help us

the tips and tricks of the trade. Eliot, and subsequent leaders have taken concentrate on saving special places where

brave steps to save special places for the we can have a great impact on the diverse

Food for Thought 12 use of an ever-increasing urban world. communities that live and work in Boston.

Harness the positive power of what it I am proud to continue that tradition It will provide a foundation to achieve

means to eat local. of courage by rethinking what it means significant progress toward our goals in

to save green spaces and provide access promoting the local food movement and

Winter Wonderland 16 and programming on those iconic connecting even more people to the land.

Cabin fever? Bah humbug! Embrace properties to improve the quality of life in After the whirlwind of the summer

the thrill of the chill. Massachusetts. With the openings of the and fall, I find myself contemplating

Governor Oliver Ames Estate in Easton, the peaceful wonder of winter. Paths

Things To Do 20 the Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens in once enclosed with foliage open up to

New Bedford, and the Mount Warner expose new vistas and seem to beckon

Find Your Place 28 Reservation in Hadley we are continuing to us to explore the new world this season

fulfill the bold mandate of our mission. offers us. Our special places present such

We’re Cooking The recent announcement of our opportunity to explore and share the

in Beantown bc partnership with the Boston Public Market great outdoors, I invite you to gather your

Meet Selvin Chambers— head of our reflects our commitment to expanding friends and family, bundle up, and play in

newly formed Boston Region. our reach within the Commonwealth the snow!

and focusing our attention on the health

and wellbeing of the city’s residents. See you on the trails.

The Trustees will serve as the official

programming arm of the market, bringing

our expertise in the areas of food, nutrition

COVER photo: and farming to a new audience. The Barbara J. Erickson Reservation Boston Public Market will be a permanent, President & CEO

c - e 0 O P H OTO G R A PH Y year-round, market featuring fresh

H > . The William Cullen Bryant Homestead houses some intriguing artifacts, among

them these vials of medicinal herbs and

unguents. (Bryant was a bit of a health

nut.) Eventually, these—along with other

pieces of personal history—will make their way into the ARC’S digital database.

.SELLER Back to the Future Digitizing The Trustees’ Legacy

BY KATHARINE WROTH

A BROCHURE FROM THE 192OS ENTICING TRAVELERS TO VISIT AFRICA. These bits of ephemera share one more trait as well: they are a few of

A receipt for pear purchased by a noted 19th Century poet. A the fascinating finds unearthed by a new, multi-year effort to process and

Western Union telegram suggesting that dynamite is the only surefire digitize a significant portion of The Trustees’ archives. The ambitious method for digging an artesian well. project is part of a renewed focus on the “cultural resources” of the

On the surface, these objects appear to have little in common. But organization’s 112 properties — the all-too-human stories, endeavors, each helps to tell the story of one of The Trustees’ special places. The photographs, possessions, and occasional dynamite-endorsing telegrams travel brochure belonged to Louise Doyle, whose voyages helped develop behind each place. the conservation ethic that inspired her to donate her Leominster estate “When we start to look at what we have in our collection, it’s really to The Trustees. The receipt is among the papers of William Cullen remarkable,” says Cindy Brockway, Cultural Resources Program

Bryant, whose Cummington homestead is a National Historic Landmark Director. “Stories and objects related to the people who owned, enjoyed, and the first historic house acquired by The Trustees. And the telegram or worked at our properties bring them to life in a different way than is part of a paper trail related to the construction of the world-famous you can with a building or a beautiful piece of land. These stories deepen gardens at . (Garden fans, take heart: creative locals found a and humanize our properties with their evidence of the everyday and less violent solution to that 1930s irrigation dilemma.) real-life adventures; they truly inspire visitors.”

Stories and objects related to the people who owned,

enjoyed, or worked at our properties bring them to life in a

different way...These stories deepen and humanize our properties

with their evidence of the everyday and real-life adventures. - CINDY BROCKWAY, CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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Who knew digging an artesian well could be so potentially explosive? This telegram

is one of a series between Naumkeag’s

landscape architect Fletcher Steele and a

Charge 7 7atar tt noted expert at the time. (For the curious; a local chap offered an alternative and completed the project without dynamite.) WESTERN UNION CUT ORDERS ARE APPROPRIATE CITTS FOR AU. OCCASIONS.

The keeper of those stories is the Archives and Research Center, to , Castle Hill, and Naumkeag, it will provide new entry known as the ARC. Tucked away on a wooded back road in Sharon, points for researchers and for the public. Bassett hopes sharing materials the ARC has served as a quiet, climate-controlled repository for an online will inspire input from unexpected corners, noting that The amalgamation of personal effects, photographs, household objects, and Trustees’ website has recently led people to get in touch from both nearby letters from Trustees properties across the state since it opened in 2008. and farther afield. “By increasing access to our catalog of manuscripts,

With the ARC, The Trustees are building a home where these treasures images, biological materials, and objects, the ARC will aid stewardship can be properly accessed and organized, wrested from the attics, planning, facilitate online research, and enable stronger institutional basements and yes, even the bathrooms where they were hidden. The partnerships,” says Bassett. Similarly, they have seen an uptick in visits latest addition to the holdings, an assortment of William Cullen Bryant’s from researchers, “just last week we had a visitor from Virginia to view papers including that pear- receipt, recently came back to the fold the Collection regarding hunting with hounds, another after being loaned to Williams College for 31 years. “The reintroduction from Maine to look at domestic architecture and American culture on of the Bryant papers to our collection shows how much progress we’ve Appleton Farms, and a third from Western Massachusetts looking into made in understanding our cultural resources and building a place history of the .” where they can be properly stored,” Brockway says. Brockway is equally excited by the idea of making the archives and

Now the ARC is brimming with new energy. The ARC staff will assess, objects more accessible. “When you step back and look at these stories catalogue, and scan as many as 20,000 items over the next two years, as a great collection across the Commonwealth, it links people and with the idea of making many of those resources available to the public places together across the millennia, real touchstones of Massachusetts’ online. “It’s all hands on deck,” says ARC Manager Alison Bassett, who multifaceted stories,” she says. works with a newly expanded staff of four archivists and a senior curator. As work at the ARC progresses, those links will continue to emerge

As the project progresses, that team will be supported by interns from the and plenty of work remains. “We’re still collecting an organizational

Simmons College School of Library and Information Science program. history that dates back to 1891, as well as artifacts that go back to the

Bassett says going digital will help staff and volunteers of The Wampanoags and Munsees,” Bassett says. “As people continue entrusting

Trustees do their work more effectively, explaining that the first stage their properties to us in the future and our archives continue to grow of the project entailed scanning 40 boxes of documents related to the with donations from near and far, we’ll have even more stories to tell.” acquisition of The Trustees’ 112 properties. As the project moves on to Katharine Wroth is a senior writer at Gnst.org. Her work has appeared other parts of the vast collection, focusing initially on resources related in Special Places and other publications.

FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Calling cards, cookbooks, and cursive-cum-poetry from the William Cullen Bryant

Homestead; a travel brochure from Louise Doyle’s colorful and extensive collection; and a leather travel hatbox (with train ticket semi-intact) from Bryant.

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WHEN SNOWY OWLS MOVED SOUTH FROM THEIR ARCTIC STOMPING GROUNDS LAST

WINTER. MASSACHUSETTS BIRDERS SPOTTED THE IVORY-FEATHERED SPECIES IN ONCE UNIMAGINABLE NUMBERS FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO THE COAST AND BEYOND.

“There were literally dozens of them, while in the past we beginners, the start-up costs for binoculars and a trustworthy might have had one or two,” says Ramona Latham, Educator/ field guide are modest. And there’s no reason to be intimidated, Interpreter for The Trustees' properties. At Cape says Rene Wendell. Conservation Ranger at Bartholomew’s

Poge on Martha’s Vineyard, a dozen snowy owls were tallied Cobble. “There’s no test at the end of it, you know? You don’t in a single day. have to know the Latin name of the species, or even the name

The deluge of snowy owls was a reminder of the surprises of the bird.” The important thing is to get out there, no matter that await bird-watchers in winter—and the fun in bundling what the thermometer says. You never know what you might up and braving the elements. “You’re out adventuring, and it find flapping its wings. can make the cold days a little warmer when you get excited about all the winter birds you’re seeing,” says Jeff Denoncour, HALIBUT POINT RESERVATION, ROCKPORT Northeast Ecology Assistant for The Trustees’ Boston and While Cape Ann’s coastline overflows with winter birding

Northeast Regions. destinations like and ,

Birds spend their years following insects, plants, and other the best place to begin is Halibut Point. With a view that food sources— last year’s snowy owls, for example, were after opens toward the Atlantic Ocean and Ipswich Bay, it’s a prime a bounty of lemmings. And while winter birding is a quiet affair location to eye harlequin ducks— a signature species with compared to summer, Massachusetts remains an attractive reddish brown sides, white stripes, and white patches around destination during the coldest months: arctic birds with the eyes— as well as purple sandpipers, double-crested heavy feathers can scour for meals without getting too hot. cormorants. Iceland gulls, common murres, and others. ducks and seafaring species can leave frozen for the shoreline, and a warming climate has brought Carolina wrens LONG POINT WILDLIFE REFUGE, WEST TISBURY and other songbirds that traditionally winter down south up to Long Point was an esteemed duck-hunting camp at the turn

New England. of the 20th century, and today’s visitors can take shelter in the The Commonwealth’s diverse geography makes for property’s old duck blinds to watch mergansers, scoters, and diverse winter birding. too. Cape Ann, a rocky promontory common eiders take flight. If you’re on Martha’s Vineyard for jutting some 30 miles into the ocean, is perhaps the most a long winter’s weekend, tramp out to the tip of Norton Point dynamic locale, with harlequin ducks, common eiders, for a chance to glimpse a snowy owl. red-throated loons, and other species; nor’easter winds can drive pelagic birds like shearwaters and storm petrels BARTHOLOMEW’S COBBLE, SHEFFIELD inland. At World’s End in Hingham, robins, eastern bluebirds, Rent a pair of snowshoes and hike Ledges Trail, a mile-and- and cedar waxwings feed on winter berries. and a-half loop that meanders by the Housatonic River with a Martha’s Vineyard are destinations for horned lark and snow panorama that looks onto open cornfields, where bald eagle buntings. And while the birding in western Massachusetts sightings aren’t uncommon. Guests who’d rather stay in the is less dramatic, places like Notchview draw redpolls, pine toasty confines of the visitor center can watch northern finches siskins, and Crossbills from Canada’s boreal to nest in feast on sunflower seeds at the property’s eight feeder tubes spruce and pine trees. through a large picture window.

Getting acquainted with bird watching in winter is simple- just dress in layers, wear a neck-warmer, pack snowshoes, Jeff Harder is a freelance writer and former managing editor of and visit one of The Trustees’ destinations below. For true Life magazine.

WINTER 2014 9

Food For Thought BY GENEVIEVE RAJEWSKI

“More ’matoes!” And, of course, eating local food can be an

Such has been my 2-year-old daughter’s important part of efforts to fight obesity and mealtime demand for months now. Until this promote health and wellness. summer, she had no interest in raw veggies. But “There’s such an emphasis right now in ever since we introduced her to our container public health on how important eating more tomatoes, Grandpa’s garden, the local farmers’ vegetables is to maintaining a healthy weight market, and nearby farms, we’ve unlocked a and preventing diet-related disease. Sadly, kid who’s more interested in produce. much discussion involves how to hide your

But there are a host of other rewarding vegetables in other foods that you like or how aspects of choosing to eat local. to cover them up to taste better,” says Wirth.

For starters, “you get to know who grew “But one of the things I love about local food is your food so you can ask them the questions that you get to choose vegetables that genuinely ©T.KATES that are important to you,” says Cathy Wirth, taste better and appreciate them for how they

Food Systems Director for The Trustees of taste naturally.”

Reservations, which owns and manages a It’s true that few people would think a network of working farms in Massachusetts. supermarket tomato—bred for a uniform

“You can discover if there was chemical appearance and shipped across the country or pesticide sprayed on the plants if that concerns farther—resembles in any way a tasty garden or you. You can ask how the cows that provided farm tomato picked at the height of the August the milk are cared for—and probably meet harvest. them face to face on the farm—if you happen To encourage more people to eat locally to care deeply about animal welfare.” and connect them to the land where their

Another wonderful side effect is what eating food is produced. The Trustees have created local does for the environment. “So much of our food comes from so far away, you cut out a

...one of the things I love about local food is that you get to choose huge source of carbon emissions whenever you choose local food,” says Wirth. vegetables that genuinely taste better and appreciate them for how

they taste naturally. - CATHY WIRTH, FOOD SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

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thriving community supported agriculture at World’s End in Hingham and then coming

(CSA) programs at four of the farms in The back to the kitchen at the Boston Public Market

Trustees’ network, and some properties for a class where they will learn about different

also sell Trustees-grown produce, meat, ways to cook and preserve them.”

and dairy. And recently. The Trustees have It’s important that people come to a farm

added cooking classes at Appleton Farms and and literally see — or better yet, for

Powisset Farm to help people figure out what themselves—what it means to pull things out

to actually do with all those fantastic seasonal of the soil or pick things off a plant to consume,

products. says Leslie Cox, The Trustees’ Farm Director.

Now, for the first time ever. The Trustees “That’s powerful stuff,” says Cox.

will offer comprehensive programming at a “Agriculture is the production of bounty.

site outside the Reservations: the Boston Public If people don’t experience that bounty for

Market, which broke ground in October. themselves—and recognize the land as At this new permanent market in downtown productive—they have no consideration of

Boston, people from all walks of life will be whether land has value to them other than as

able to taste and buy food from local farmers, scenery.”

fishermen, and specialty-food producers By supporting farmers through buying

year-round. The Trustees will manage cooking local, we use our purchasing power to preserve

classes and other events held in the market’s the places that offer future generations an

3,200-square-foot kitchen, including hands-on important connection to the land, adds Hall.

classes with a chef demonstrator, lectures, and “So many people’s cherished memories

film screenings. involve experiences like apple picking, choosing

The programs will explore cooking, health a pumpkin out of the patch, or cutting down

and wellbeing, sustainability, and the land a Christmas tree,” she says. “Those traditions

that produces the food, says Mimi Hall, The connect us to the seasons and to time, and

Trustees’ Programming Manager for the these are things that we preserve when we buy

Boston Public Market. “We hope to link some directly from farmers.”

programming to what is happening at our Genevieve Rajewski covers animal issues,

farms and community gardens,” says Hall. “We food, and agriculture for publications such as

envision giving participants the opportunity to The Boston Globe and Edible Boston. Read

go foraging for food—for example, learning more at genevieverajewski.com about and picking the berries that grow wild

This Boston Public Market schematic gives a sneak peek into the market’s interior. (Right)

It’s a long row to hoe. but Trustees’ farmers (and CSA shareholders!) at Moraine Farm reap rewards in the form of juicy, fresh- from-the-vine fruits and veggies. © BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET/ARCHITERRA

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© ECOPHOTOGRAPHy DISCOVER THE FUN AND ADVENTURE OF A MAGICAL SEASON

BY MATT HEID

A Winter is a gateway, an open window upon a glittering natural

world. Fallen leaves reveal far-reaching views. Snow traces

ethereal patterns upon rocks and trees. Tracks tell the story

of resident wildlife. Get out this winter season and experience

a world that invigorates, inspires, and provides a welconne

escape from the cabin-fever confines of home.

Whether you’re looking for a full-day winter Saturday and then head for the heights

adventure through snow-spangled woods, a on a view-laden snowshoe adventure.

fun organized event to help get you going, or Both locations also offer ample opportunities

just an easy family romp in the snow, you can for adventures on your own, as well as the

find your winter place at a nearby Trustees’ luxury of family play next to warm indoor

property. venues; on-site gear rentals make it easy to try

“Getting out in winter is great way to out snowshoeing or cross-country skiing for

be healthy and have fun,” says Dyan Wiley, the first time.

Engagement Manager for the West Region at The Trustees’ in Fall River is

The Trustees. “When you’re moving around an integral part of the 13,600-acre Southeastern

and outdoors on a beautiful day it really gets Massachusetts Bioreserve with expansive

the endorphins going. It makes you happy.” woodlands, wildlife, and winter adventure.

Notchview Reservation in Windsor— at The reservation provides an exceptional entry

more than 3,000 acres— is a cross-country ski point, replete with miles of stone walls, broad

and snowshoe mecca. Activities abound all cart paths, and the remains of a historic farm

season long, including a moonlit ski followed settlement.

by a toasty indoor tasting of local craft beers “Copicut Woods is a magical place during

(Brew Moon, February 28) and a snowy the winter,” reflects Ross Moran, Southeast

romp with a loved one or three, complete Engagement Manager. “It’s a bit off the beaten

with camaraderie and hot cider by a bonfire path, a very quiet, very peaceful place. The

(Snowshoe Shenanigans, February 14). trails are wide and well delineated with stone

At Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield, walls. It’s very easy to cross-country ski or

a striking outcrop of mountain views and snowshoe. And the thick forest gives you a

exceptional ecological diversity (more than 800 delightful canopy above.”

plant species grow on the 329-acre property), For families and easily accessible romps in

sip hot chocolate at the visitor center every the snow, Moran recommends 130-acre Cornell

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Ski under a brew moon. Go on an owl prowl. Take your Valentine on some snowshoe shenanigans. You can do it all—and much more—on Trustees properties. The Trustees organize weekly endorphin-boosting events throughout the Commonwealth. Farm in Dartmouth, which offers a large But no matter where you are, the Estate in Ipswich is a great hike for little legs meadow adjacent to a centuries-old farmstead opportunity for winter adventure is seldom that gets the outdoor explorers on the move as well as a short woodlands trail leading to far away. “If you look at a map, you can usually searching for traces of the creatures who roam a far-reaching wetlands view. “Cornell Farm find a Trustees property that’s only a short the property and ends with hot chocolate in is a great one, it’s like playing in ’s drive away,” Francis explains. the Pine Grove. Or try your hand creating backyard,” he shares. If you want to get out and explore, with your own tracks at the Cape Ann Discovery

Sledding enthusiasts can find their thrills at nearly 10 miles of trails. in Center at Ravenswood Park in Gloucester,

Cedariver, a 55-acre Trustees reservation on the Andover not only offers incredible views of the where snowshoes are available for rent on the banks of the in Millis. “Cedariver Merrimack Valley and the Boston skyline, but weekends and Monday holidays. has a nice sledding hill appropriate for all ages,” also a day dedicated to reveling in the delights “From peaceful paths for quiet encourages Mike Francis, Superintendent of of winter. The Ward Reservation Winter Fun contemplation to programs that engage the Charles River Valley Management Unit. Day (January 25) is an afternoon filled with children during school vacation, we provide

“We host an annual sledding party there the trifecta of winter sports — cross-country opportunities to stay active and enjoy the

(February 7), complete with a campfire, hot skiing, sledding and snowshoeing—topped spectacular landscapes of Massachusetts,” says cocoa, and s’mores.” off by hot chocolate and refreshments by a Beth Zschau, Northeast Engagement Manager.

For a more adventurous excursion. Rocky toasty fire. For a more relaxed outing, 109-acre “With so many special places and great events

Woods in Medfield offers a mix of cart paths Powisset Farm in Dover offers open pastures to choose from, we really do offer something and single-track trails across 491 acres of and meadows near a working farm— ideal for a for everyone.” rolling hills and woods. Or celebrate the Wolf leisurely cross-country ski. Matt Heid is a freelance writer whose work

Moon with a night hike through the dunes of For families seeking to burn off some of appears regularly in AMC Outdoors. He is also the in Ipswich and hot that extra energy during February vacation the author o/AMC’s Best Backpacking in New cider around a crackling bonfire (Full Moon & week, look no further! Tracks & Telltales for England.

Folklore Hike, January 5). Kids (February 17) at Castle Hill on the Crane

From peaceful paths for quiet contemplation to programs that engage children during school vacation, we provide opportunities to stay active and enjoy the spectacular landscapes of Massachusetts. - BETH ZSCHAU, NORTHEAST ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

WINTER 2014 19 Ah. keep those winter blues away by learning a new skill, whether it’s

in the kitchen or out in the cold. From cocktails to chili, folklore to farm fresh ravioli, we’ve got something for every palate.

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Saturday, February 21 | 1-3pm Seasonal Cocktails for Dartmouth Grange. Dartmouth the Home Bartender m x103 Saturday, January 5-7pm MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. 24 | Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978.356.5728 x12 MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $45. From the Fields: Chili! 0]

Thursday, February 26 | 6-8pm From the Fields: Farm Fresh Muffins m Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 Sunday, January 1-3pm MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. 25 | Powisset Farm. Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. Winter Landscape Photography 01 Saturday, February 1-3pm 28 |

Winter Landscape Photography [J] Cornell Farm, Dartmouth 508.636.4693 xl03 Saturday, 10am-12noon MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. January 31 | Mid-December 2014 Francis William Bird Park, Walpole 508.668.6136 Get Started in the Greenhouse 01 $10. Saturday, 21 10am-12noon through MEMBERS: NONMEMBERS: $20. March | Cornell Farm, Dartmouth 508.636.4693 xllO Mid-March 2015 Broth & Bruschetta El MEMBERS: $10. NONMEMBERS: $15.

Tuesday, February 3 | 6-8:30pm Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978.356.5728 xl2 From the Fields: Farm Fresh Ravioli m $55. Wednesday, March 5:30-7:30pm MEMBERS: NONMEMBERS: $65. 4 | Visit www.thetrustees.org Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 For the Pantry: Relish This! Farm MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. for details on all of our Condiments for Winter Warmth m events and volunteer Thursday, February 5:30-7:30pm From the Fields: 5 | opportunities, and to sign Powisset Farm. Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 Bread Baking with Local Grains 03 Tuesday, March 5:30-7:30pm MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. 10 | up for our monthly e-mail. Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50.

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What to do when old man winter knocks? Answer like a New Englander: get out the sled, the snowshoes, or the snowboots and saddle up for some outdoor (or indoor) fun.

Partridge in a Pear Tree S3 Solstice Stroll through Dunes Cedariver Sledding Party 03 Friday, 5-6pm with Cider in Tavern Saturday, February 9am-2pm Hot | December 19 | 03 7 Public Sunday, 6-9pm Cedariver, Millis 508-785-0339 Allen C. Haskell Gardens, New Bedford December 21 | 508.636.4693 Crane Wildlife Refuge on MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE. MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE. the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $20. NONMEMBERS: $30. Snowshoe Shenanigans D Stroll Saturday, 10am-12noon Solstice CS February 14 | Saturday, 4-6 pm Reservation Notchview, December 20 i Ward Winter Fun Day 03 Windsor 413.628.4485 x4 Sunday, January 12noon-3pm Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 25 | TRUSTEES OR HILLTOWN LAND TRUST MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. Ward Reservation, Andover 978.689.9105 XI MEMBERS: $10, $25 family max; Children FREE. MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $15, $35 family max.

What to do with Family and Friends 508.636.4693Super Bowl Long Walk 03 Farm Fun for the Whole Family:

Week at The Old Manse Hi] Sunday, February 1 | 12-4pm Winter Farm Exploration and Saturday, December 27 - Sunday, January 4 Slocum’s River Reserve, Dartmouth Warming Stone Soup 03

12noon-4:30pm x103 Sunday, 11 10am-12noon January | Old Manse, Concord 978.369.3909 Suggested donation: $10 per car. Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10. ADULT MEMBER & CHILD: $20. ADULT NONMEMBER & Child: $30.

Explore our special places in a new way: with a special tour that Give a little and get a lot this highlights the beauty of the season: a sparkling landscape and season: pitch in to help some very the flora and fauna that inhabit it. special feathered friends get off to a good start. Or discover more Seals, Birds, and Lighthouse Tour D opportunities at www.thetrustees. Holiday Open House E3 Saturday, March 14 11am-1pm | org/volunteer. Saturday, January 1-4pm 10 | Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge 508.636.4693 Lyman Reserve, Wareham 774.302.0779 Nantucket 508.228.5646 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE. MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. Bluebird Monitor Training E3 Children (12 and under): $20. Saturday, March 1-3pm 7 | , Westport xl03 MEMBERS & NONMEMBERS: FREE.

WINTER 2014 21 Whether you have a little explorer who is already mad about the outdoors, or a teenager who’s reticent to leave the couch, The Trustees have some serious (and totally un-serious) family fun to offer you. Just pack a hat and mittens, because baby it’s cold outside!

Guided Treks; Snowflakes - Winter Family Outings E] Moonlight Night Hike and Owl Prowl O

Winter Wildlife at the Cobble D Wednesdays, January 7 to February 4 Saturday, January 31 | 5-7pm Saturdays, December 27, January 17, 10-11:30am Doyle Community Park & Center, Leominster

February 7, February 28 , Hingham 781.740.7233 413.532.1631 xIO 10am-12noon MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $50. MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5.

Bartholomew’s Cobble. Sheffield Snowshoes rental - members: FREE. 413.229.8600 Seaside Saturday D NONMEMBERS: $5. Adult Child; Saturday, January 10am-2pm MEMBERS: $5; FREE. 10 | NONMEMBERS: Adult $10; Child $3. Long Point Wildlife Refuge, West Tisbury Winter Birding for Kids SI 508.693.7662 Saturday, February 1-3pm 7 | Berkshire Trails Nordic Race Series - MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. Watuppa Reservation Headquarters Season Kick Off Classic D Fall River 508.636.4693 x103

Saturday, December 27 | 10am Winter Trails Day D MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148 Saturday, January 10 NONMEMBERS: $20. TRUSTEES MEMBERS 10am-3pm Snowshoe/Ski Ravenswood’s AND MEMBERS OF THE BERKSHIRE TRAILS Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148 Carriage Paths S3 SKI February NORDIC CLUB: $10. FREE Lessons and Rentals; 1/2 Price Day Pass. Saturday, 14 | 1-3pm FREE for members of both organizations. Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 Berkshire Trails Nordic Race Series - MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. Let it Snow! Snowshoe Rentals m Skate Race D in Saturday, 10am Carnival Saturdays and Sundays January January 17 | Holyoke Winter Hot Cocoa 10am-3pm Notchview. Windsor 413.684.0148 Snowshoe Hike 03

Family package available. NONMEMBERS: $20; TRUSTEES MEMBERS Sunday, February 15 I 10am-1pm Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 AND MEMBERS OF THE BERKSHIRE TRAILS , Holyoke 413.532.1631 xIO MEMBERS: $10. NONMEMBERS: $15. NORDIC SKI CLUB: $10. MEMBERS: FREE, NONMEMBERS: $5 FREE for members of both organizations. Snowshoes rental - members: FREE. Moonlight Skiing NONMEMBERS: $5. Saturdays, January 3 and January 31 Hot Cocoa Snowshoe Hike 03 10am-12noon Forest Explorers; 7-9pm Saturday, January 24 | Farm and Notchview. Windsor 413.684.0148 Mount Warner, Hadley 413.532.1631 xIO February Vacation Week on the Farm S3 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10. MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. Monday, February 16 - Saturday, February 21 Snowshoes rental - members: FREE. 10am-3pm Moonlight Snowshoe Q] NONMEMBERS: $5. Appleton Farms, Ipswich 978-356-5728 x18 Saturday, January 7-9pm Call for pricing. 3 | Bullitt Reservation, Ashfield 413.532.1631 xIO Creature Features - MEMBERS: $5; NONMEMBERS: $10. Live Animal Presentations m Tracks & Telltales for Kids S3 Tuesday, 1-3pm Children 12 and under, FREE. Saturdays, January 24, February 21, March 21 February 17 |

5 -7pm Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich Ecosplorations-Winter m Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 978.810.5892 Wednesdays, January 7 to February 4 MEMBER ADULT: $5. Child FREE. MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. 3:30-5pm NONMEMBER ADULT: $10. Child $5. Weir River Farm, Hingham 781.740.7233 MEMBERS: $50. NONMEMBERS: $75.

REGIONS: Q Berkshires Q] Pioneer Valley Q Central ^ Greater Boston ^Northeast 03 Q Cape & Islands 22 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS February Vacation Camp: Ski and Snowshoe Trek Berkshire Trails Nordic Race Series - Exploring Farm and Forest Q] at Field Farm Bread n’ Jam Classic 1-3pm Saturday, March 10am February | Tuesday, February 17 Sunday, 22 1 7 Wednesday, February 18 Field Farm, Williamstown 413.532.1631 xIO Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148 Thursday, February 19 MEMBERS: FREE; NONMEMBERS $5. NONMEMBERS: $20; TRUSTEES MEMBERS 9am-12noon Children FREE. AND MEMBERS OF THE BERKSHIRE TRAILS Weir River Farm, Hingham 781.740.7233 NORDIC SKI CLUB: $10. MEMBERS: $90. NONMEMBERS: $115. February Vacation Exploration II FREE for members of both organizations. Monday, February 23 Farm Fun for the Whole Family: Tuesday, February 24 Winter Exploration Scavenger Hunt! 01 Saturday, March 1-3pm Pizza Making and Board Games Q] Wednesday, February 25 7 | 5-7pm Thursday, February 26 Lyman Reserve, Wareham 774.302.0779 Wednesday, February 18 | Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 Friday, February 27 MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. ADULT MEMBER: $15. Child MEMBER: $10. 10am-2pm NONMEMBERS: $25. Long Point Wildlife Refuge, West Tisbury ADULT Hot Cocoa Snowshoe Hike Child NONMEMBER: $20. 508.693,7662 Sunday, March 1-3pm 8 | MEMBER CHILD: $10. NONMEMBER CHILD: $15. Farandnear, Shirley 413.532.1631 xlO Snowflake Shapes & Science CS All adults: FREE. MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. Thursday, 1-3pm February 19 I Snowshoes rental - MEMBERS: FREE. Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281.8400 Build a Bluebird Box 01 NONMEMBERS: $5, Saturday, 1-3pm MEMBERS: $5, Child FREE. NONMEMBERS: $10, February 28 | Child $5. Watuppa Reservation Headquarters Fall River 508.636.4693 xl03 Field to Lunchbox: Creative Solutions Bird Park Winter Fun Day MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. for Lunchbox Boredom m

Sunday, March 15 I 2-4pm Saturday, February 7 | 1-3pm m $15 for each nest box taken home. Francis William Bird Park, Walpole Powisset Farm, Dover 508.785.0339 x3003 508.668.6136 ADULT MEMBER: & CHILD: $35. MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. ADULT NONMEMBER & CHILD: $50.

Boston Natural Areas Network— Boston Urban Forest m Winter Animal Tracking in an affiliate of The Trustees that is Council Meeting El Tuesday, January 6-7pm Saturday, 10am-1pm 13 | February 7 | now part of our Boston Region— 62 Summer Street, Downtown Boston Stony Brook Reservation, Hyde Park was created to preserve and [email protected] or 617.542.7696 For specific event details please contact protect urban open green space MEMBERS 8 NONMEBERS: FREE. Nate at [email protected]. MEMBERS 8 NONMEBERS: FREE. by encouraging stewardship, Snowshoeing/Winter Hike and inviting the community to in Allandale Woods HI Understanding Seeds HI Explore this dynamic urban wild with its Thursday, February 6-7;30pm 12 | experience a host of interesting hidden and puddingstone outcrops 62 Summer Street, Downtown Boston and informative programs and in all its frozen glory. [email protected] or 617.542.7696 Saturday, 1-4pm January 24 | MEMBERS 8 NONMEBERS: FREE. events. Join us this winter in one Allandale Woods, West Roxbury of our many urban landscapes! For specific event details please contact Vegetable Garden Planning EH Nate at [email protected]. Thursday, 6-7;30pm February 26 | MEMBERS 8 NONMEBERS: FREE. 62 Summer Street, Downtown Boston [email protected] or 617.542.7696 MEMBERS 8 NONMEBERS: FREE.

WINTER 2014 23 Never been on a full moon folklore hike? Now’s your chance. Warm up to these creative activities designed to get you out and about to enjoy what winter has to offer, whether it be seaside or slopeside.

Winter Solstice Hike/Snowshoe D Winter Campout at Tully D LOVE Your Local Property 03 10am-12noon Saturday, 17 - 18 Sunday, December 21 | January Sunday, January Saturday, February 1-3pm 14 | Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center, 10am-2pm Lyman Reserve, Wareham 774.302.0779 Windsor 413.743.4543 Campground, Royalston MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: $10 per person. 978.840.4446 x1921 $5 snowshoe rental. MEMBERS: $20. NONMEMBERS: $35. North Shore Conservation Restriction Walk D Full Folklore Hike Seaside Winter Birding Sunday, Moon & 03 03 February 15 | T3pm 6-8pm January 15 Monday, January 5 | Sundays, 18, February 15, March Cape Higgon Way, Chilmark Crane Wildlife Refuge on 8-10am 508.693.7662 the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 Coolidge Reservation, Manchester-by-The-Sea MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: Adult $10, MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $25. 978.281.8400 Child $3. MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. Monthly Garden Walks S3 Winter Bird Walk 03 Mondays, January February March 2 Animal Tracking 03 Saturday, February 21 10am-12noon 5, 2, | 9-11am Saturday, 10am-12noon East Reservation, January 24 | Over Rochester Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens, New Bedford Copicut Woods, Fall River 508.636.4693 xl03 774.302.0779 774.992.7796 MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $15. MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. Brickyard Walk D Brew Moon Ski D

Berkshire Trails Series Sunday, January | 1-3pm Saturday, February 6:30-10pm Tuesday Race 25 28 | Tuesdays, January 6 to March 10 The Brickyard, Chilmark 508.693.762 Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148 6:30-9:30pm MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: Adult $20, MEMBERS: $15; NONMEMBERS $25. Notchview, Windsor 413.684.0148 Child $10, NONMEMBERS: $10. TRUSTEES MEMBERS Winter Wildlife at Bullitt: 03 AND MEMBERS OF THE BERKSHIRE TRAILS Winter Wildlife at Field Farm: Guided Trek SKI $5. 10am-12noon NORDIC CLUB: Guided Trek D Saturday, March 7 |

FREE for members of both organizations. Sunday, February 1 1-3pm Bullitt Reservation, Ashfield 413.532.1631 xlO | Field Farm, Williamstown 413.532.1631 xlO MEMBERS: $5; NONMEMBERS: $10. Ice Harvest History m MEMBERS: FREE. NONMEMBERS: $5. Children 12 and under, FREE. Saturday, January 1-3pm Children FREE. 10 | Diman Regional Vocational Technical School Ice Age Trail Hike 03 251 Stonehaven Rd., Fall River Full Folklore Hike 03 Sunday, March T3pm Moon & 8 | 508.636.4693 xl03 Tuesday, February 6-8pm Ravenswood Park, Gloucester 978.281,8400 3 | MEMBERS & NONMEBERS: FREE. Crane Wildlife Refuge on MEMBERS: $5. NONMEMBERS: $10. the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 Snowy Owl Prowl 03 MEMBERS: $15. NONMEMBERS: $35.

Saturdays, January 10, February 7, March 7 1-3pm Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate, Ipswich 978.810.5892 MEMBERS: $10. NONMEMBERS: $20.

REGIONS: Q Berkshires ^ Pioneer Valley Q Central m Greater Boston m Northeast m Southeast Q Cape & Islands 24 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS Learn something new and enjoy your favorite Trustees reservation at the same time on these special REI Outdoor School programs. For more information and to register, visit www.thetrustees.org/REI.

Introduction to Winter Camping Backcountry Navigation Snowshoe Stomp and Brew Sunday, 9am-12noon Saturday, December 9am-3pm with February 15 | 20 | Map and Compass Medfield Saturday, January 17 9am-3pm World’s End, Hingham , | MEMBERS: $45. NONMEMBERS: $65. Rocky Woods, Medfield MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. MEMBERS: $60. NONMEMBERS: $80. Wilderness Skills: Winter Skills Backcountry Navigation with GPS Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday, February 9am-3pm December 27 | Snowshoe Stomp and Brew 15 | Medfield Saturday, January 9am-12noon Rocky Woods, Medfield Rocky Woods, 24 | MEMBERS: $65. NONMEMBERS: $85. World's End, Hingham MEMBERS: $60. NONMEMBERS: $80. MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. New Year’s Day - Moonlit Snowshoe and Bonfire Full Saturday, February 5-8pm Brunch and Winter Tromp Hunger Moon Snowshoe 28 |

Thursday, 1 10am-2pm Medfield January | to Noanet Peak Rocky Woods, Start the Year with a snow-filled adventure Saturday, January 31 5-8pm MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. New | at scenic Rocky Woods in Medfield. Noanet Woodlands, Dover MEMBERS: $75. NONMEMBERS: $95. MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $45. Full Crow Moon Snowshoe Hike at Noanet Woodland

Meteor Shower Evening Hike Wilderness Survival: Winter Skills Friday, March 6 | 6-9pm

to Noanet Peak Saturday, February 7 | 9am-3pm Noanet Woodlands, Dover Friday, January 6-9pm Medfield 2 | Rocky Woods, MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $55. Noanet Woodlands, Dover MEMBERS: $65. NONMEMBERS: $85. MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $55. Learn to Snowshoe Saturday, March 10am-1pm Snowshoe Stomp and Brew 7 | Saturday, 9am-12noon Snowshoe Stomp and Brew February 7 | Rocky Woods, Medfield Friday, January 9am - 12noon Medfield 2 | Rocky Woods, MEMBERS: $45. NONMEMBERS: $65. Rocky Woods, Medfield MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. MEMBERS: $35. NONMEMBERS: $55. Backcountry Navigation Introduction to Winter Camping with Map and Compass Moonlit Snowshoe Bonfire Sunday, February 9am-3pm Saturday, 9am-3pm and | March 8 14 | Sunday, January 5-8pm 4 | Rocky Woods, Medfield Rocky Woods, Medfield Rocky Woods, Medfield MEMBERS: $45. NONMEMBERS: $65. MEMBERS: $60. NONMEMBERS: $80. MEMBERS: $40. NONMEMBERS: $60. Introduction to Snowshoeing Introduction to Snowshoe at Appleton Farms Sunday, 9am-3pm January 4 | Saturday, February 9am-3pm 14 | Rocky Woods, Medfield Appleton Farms, Ipswich MEMBERS: $70. NONMEMBERS: $90. MEMBERS: $70. NONMEMBERS: $90.

Winter Landscape Photography Winter Landscape Photography - Sunday, January 4 | 9am-3pm at the Crane Estate World's End, Hingham Saturday, February 9am-3pm 14 | MEMBERS: $55. NONMEMBERS: $75. The Crane Estate, Ipswich SAVE 10% MEMBERS: $55. NONMEMBERS: $75. ON ANY REI OUTDOOR SCHOOL CLASS OR OUTING OFrCRCD BY OUR MASSACHUSETTS STORES. Wilderness Survival: Winter Skills

Sunday, January 11 | 9am-3pm Learn to Snowshoe Join us to learn more about: Rocky Woods, Medfield Sunday, February 10am-1pm Full iiiTnij tnountdin biking, GPS navigation, road cycling, 15 | rock climbing, and more. MEMBERS: $65. NONMEMBERS: $85. Rocky Woods, Medfield

MEMBERS: Registw at any RLi store in Massachusetts. / vVi $45. NONMEMBERS: $65. ^ Descriptions and schedules online R£l.comjbotdoor$c Introduction to Winter Camping at Saturday, January 17 9am-3pm | *Offervabd 12.31 rtC.Offef vAhdtowMdpayment of ooeREi Outdoor Rocky Woods, Medfield School cUsf or ouhrig that takes place prior to 30. 201 S. Offer not valid on prior purchases. Offer only redeemable at REI stores kt Massachusetts. MEMBERS: $45. NONMEMBERS: $65. Not redeemable online. Offer is norrtransferabte and » r>ot redeerr^able for ca^ merd>andise. or 91ft cards. Limit one coupon per customer.

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We’re Cooking in Beantown

In case you missed it, major things are happening

with The Trustees’ efforts in Boston. A big key to

moving our exciting initiatives forward? Selvin

Chambers, who has just joined us to head up the newly formed Boston Region. Formerly Executive

Director for the Food Project, he’s a passionate

advocate for increasing access to local, healthy

food and the great outdoors, and is responsible

for new community-based initiatives designed to

engage more Boston residents and visitors in The

Trustees’ mission. Overseeing the integration of

the Boston Natural Areas Network, an affiliate of

The Trustees, into the Boston Region will be first

on Chambers’ docket, which will strengthen the

organization and increase our footprint in the city.

FIND YOUR PLACE the trustees of reservations Together with our neighbors, we protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment

to special places. Our passion is to share with everyone the www.thetrustees.org irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for. OO0Q