Welcome, New Partners
Conservation Works is delighted to welcome an incredible group of experienced and talented new partners to CW, all of them profiled in detail on the website.
Facelift for Hop Brook Trail, Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
Under Dick O’Brien’s and Andy Vecchio’s direction and tireless persistence, the CW trail crew worked through 2023 to complete more than 600 feet of beautiful new boardwalk at the Framingham property of the Native Plant Trust, capped by a state-of-the-art,…
Many Properties with New CRs through the Conservation Land Tax Credit Program
CW has recently assisted a wide range of conservation landowners in obtaining funding from the CLTC program for the donation of Conservation Restrictions that are now held by land trusts and towns around the state. CRs on important properties in…
Partnering with Indigenous Nations
CW has engaged for several years in work with the Native Land Conservancy and a number of Indigenous nations around the Commonwealth toward land rematriation and future Native stewardship of land. Land on Chappaquiddick Island, land on Cape Cod and…
Work on Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) climate change plans in Deerfield and Petersham
CW, particularly Chris Curtis, is in its 7th year of work with the Town of Deerfield, assisting the Town with its climate change preparedness through several rounds of state MVP grants totaling more than $2 million. And this year, CW…
New England National Scenic Trail (NET) Land Protection Project
Under a contract with the Appalachian Mountain Club, CW completed a comprehensive survey of hundreds of land parcels along the 93 miles of the NET in Massachusetts to identify properties in need of trail easements or other protections with the…
Ecological Land Management Plans
CW has taken on the fascinating challenge of preparing ecological management plans for the beautiful, 58-acre Elaine and Philip Beals Preserve in Southborough (following in the footsteps of the late Whit Beals), and the 207-acre R.D.Wray Foundation land in Rehoboth…
Town Trail Restoration Plan for the Town of Longmeadow
CW recently completed a comprehensive mapping and assessment of the many miles of public trails in Longmeadow. The Town has six principal parks and refuges – the Fannie Stebbins Refuge, Laurel Park, Bliss Park, Turner Park, the Wolf Hollow Conservation…
Regional Town Trail Plan for Lynnfield Centered on Willis Woods
The Town of Lynnfield has engaged CW to plan improvements to trails in the extensive Willis Woods complex, which includes an abandoned rail bed, and links to trails in adjacent towns. CW has mapped present and potential trail routes and…
The Rock Walk on Rollstone Hill in Fitchburg
For more than two years, CW’s Dick O’Brien has coordinated work on the new Rock Walk Trail staarting at the Upper Common in downtown Fitchburg and running to the summit of Rollstone Hill. At the summit, the trail travels through…