Sudbury Valley Trustees

Last updated on August 19, 2008

Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust that conserves land and protects wildlife habitat in the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river basin for the benefit of present and future generations.

Description:
SVT is dedicated to preserving the special quality of life that characterizes the region for more than 650,000 residents as well as non-resident employees of local firms in the thirty-six communities within the watershed. SVT's mission is guided by a comprehensive strategic plan, and fulfilled through land acquisition and stewardship, advocacy and education. SVT currently owns, through gifts and purchase, more than eighty properties in fourteen towns, a total of over 2,150 acres. Additionally, SVT holds conservation restrictions on nearly 944 acres that protect the land from further development.

History:
It all started with a handful of men and women in Wayland and surrounding towns who sensed that things were not going to stay the way they were in 1953. One of those people was 27-year-old Allen Morgan, recognized as one of Massachusetts’ premier birders, an excellent public speaker, advocate for nature and an unrepentant optimist. With a belief in big ideas, he gathered up a group of friends and founded Sudbury Valley Trustees.

SVT celebrated its 50th anniversary year, which culminated in our 50th annual meeting and birthday party on May 22, 2005 at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.

George Lewis, the surviving founder of this original group, wrote 50 Years of Conservation in celebration of our golden anniversary, and is still active in SVT. George was awarded the River Steward Award from the River Stewardship Council and League of Women Voters in 2005

From then to now, SVT has attempted to protect wildlife habitat in the watershed lands of the Sudbury, Assabet & Concord Rivers, now covering 36 towns from Wayland to Boylston, from Billerica to Ashland.

Contact person: Michael Sanders, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

18 Wolbach Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(See a map)

Web Site: http://www.svtweb.org

Directions:

Directions to SVT headquarters. SVT reservation directions can be found on our website: www.svtweb.org From Intersection of Route 128/95 and Route 20. Go west on Route 20 to Wayland Center which is the intersection of 20 and Route 27. Take Route 27 north towards Sudbury approximately 1.5 miles. Cross town line into Sudbury, crossing over the Sudbury River. Third road on the left is Wolbach Road, which is marked by SVT sign. Parking in lot just before the house on the right. From 495. Take Route 62 east through Hudson. Continue straight when Route 62 goes north (towards Stow): this becomes State Road and then Hudson Road when you enter Sudbury. From the Hudson rotary to Sudbury Center is approximately 4.5 miles. Route 27 merges onto Hudson Road and goes through Sudbury Center. Continue approximately 1.0 mile on Route 27 after the Center; Wolbach Road will be on your right as you head downhill into a straightaway. If you cross the river, you have gone too far. Parking is in lot just before the house.

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