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SUMMARY:Celebration of Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm \nNobscot Scout Reservation\, Sudbury \nCome celebrate Earth Day with Boot Boutwell at Nobscot Scout Reservation in Sudbury. We’ll begin with a brief overview of the history of Earth Day and a little poetry. Then we’ll head out into the sanctuary to look for early blooming wildflowers and other cool plants. As usual\, the walk will focus on plant ID and natural history about the plants we see. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/celebration-of-earth-day/
LOCATION:Nobscot Scout Reservation\, 1 Nobscot Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:Spring Guided Nature Walk at Elliot Concord River Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Please join naturalist Jeff Adams for a guided nature walk at Elliott Concord River Preserve. We’ll focus on Plant ID looking at native species along with a few non-natives. We’ll include some select natural history too and learn about helpful identifiers such as branching patterns\, galls\, buds\, leaves and diagnostic characteristics that enable us to immediately identify the plant. Since spring has arrived we’ll look for early signs of the season too! \nRegister at SVTweb.org
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/spring-guided-nature-walk-at-elliot-concord-river-preserve/
LOCATION:Elliot Concord River Preserve\, Carlisle\, MA
CATEGORIES:Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:Author's Talk with Rosemary Mosco\, The Birding Dictionary
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 20\, 2025: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.\nSudbury History Center\, Sudbury \nJoin SVT in welcoming Rosemary Mosco\, science writer and naturalist\, for a discussion about her newest book\, The Birding Dictionary\, a clever pocket-sized guide that celebrates the birding obsession with hilarious definitions and cartoon illustrations of terms that birders know and love. \nThe Silver Unicorn Bookstore will have Rosemary’s books available for purchase and signing at the event. And as a bonus for gathering at the Sudbury History Center\, attendees will have a chance to see the Sudbury Historical Society’s Sudbury’s Changing Landscape exhibition\, which features many SVT properties. \nSeating is limited. RSVP today. \nAbout Rosemary Mosco\nRosemary is an author\, illustrator\, and speaker whose work connects people with the natural world. She has written and drawn for The New York Times\, Audubon\, Rewiring America\, the PBS Kids show “Elinor Wonders Why\,” Ranger Rick\, and more\, and she creates a regular comic strip in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Living Bird magazine. Her nature comic “Bird and Moon” won the National Cartoonists Society’s award for Best Online Short Form Comic. \nThis talk is part of SVT’s Outdoor Voices Speaker Series featuring environmentalists who share stories about their unique experiences in nature.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/authors-talk-with-rosemary-mosco-the-birding-dictionary/
LOCATION:Sudbury History Center & Museum\, 288 Old Sudbury Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250517T100000
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SUMMARY:BioBlitz at Smith Conservation Land: Focus on Plants
DESCRIPTION:At SVT’s Smith Conservation Land\, we need your help to find and identify as many species as possible this spring. SVT has been removing non-native trees and invasive plants over the last several years as we work towards restoring the native vegetation and natural systems. In order to demonstrate the changes over time\, we need people like you to help us identify what species are out there now (and again in subsequent years). No previous experience is needed. \nWe ask participants to record their observations in an iNaturalist project. iNaturalist makes it easy for you to record and identify species with your smartphone. To learn more about iNaturalist\, go to this page: https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/folders/151000552105 \nFor more information about the BioBlitz\, visit: https://www.svtweb.org/join-svts-bioblitz-smith \nClick here to register. \nDATE: Saturday\, May 17th \nTIME: 10 AM – 12 PM \nLOCATION: Smith Conservation Land\, 199 Whitcomb Ave\, Littleton\, MA 01460 \n  \nThis program is offered by the Sudbury Valley Trustees as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/bioblitz-at-smith-conservation-land-focus-on-plants/
LOCATION:Smith Conservation Land\, 199 Whitcomb Ave\, Littleton\, MA\, 01460
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Festivals,Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:BioBlitz at Smith Conservation Land: Focus on Birds During Migration Season
DESCRIPTION:At SVT’s Smith Conservation Land\, we need your help to find and identify as many species as possible this spring. SVT has been removing non-native trees and invasive plants over the last several years as we work towards restoring the native vegetation and natural systems. In order to demonstrate the changes over time\, we need people like you to help us identify what species are out there now (and again in subsequent years). No prior experience is needed. \nFor more information about the BioBlitz\, visit: https://www.svtweb.org/join-svts-bioblitz-smith \nClick here to register. \nDATE: Tuesday\, May 13th \nTIME: 7 – 9 AM \nLOCATION: Smith Conservation Land\, 199 Whitcomb Ave\, Littleton\, MA 01460 \n  \nThis program is offered by the Sudbury Valley Trustees as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/bioblitz-at-smith-conservation-land-focus-on-birds-during-migration-season/
LOCATION:Smith Conservation Land\, 199 Whitcomb Ave\, Littleton\, MA\, 01460
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Festivals,Walks & Hikes
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Vernal Pools
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about vernal ponds and the wildlife that live in them! The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team will present a short film\, “Vernal Ponds\,” which includes the definition of a vernal pool and lots of footage of Cape Ann wildlife. The team will explain the importance of these pools and how to protect them. After the film attendees will have a chance to look at some favorite vernal pool creatures. Great program for elementary school children on up. \nThis program is held in collaboration with The Friends of the Goodnow Library. \nDATE: Saturday\, May 3rd \nTIME: 10 – 11:30 AM \nLOCATION: Wolbach Farm\, 18 Wolbach Road\, Sudbury\, MA 01776 \nClick here to register. \n  \nThis program is offered by the Sudbury Valley Trustees and Friends of the Goodnow Library as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/introduction-to-vernal-pools/
LOCATION:Wolbach Farm\, 18 Wolbach Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Talks
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SUMMARY:Outdoor Voices with Amara Ifeji
DESCRIPTION:Join SVT and POCIE for an inspiring talk by Amara Ifeji centering historically marginalized voices in environmental\, climate\, and conservation movements. Amara will share her personal experiences with environmental exclusion and discuss how she has worked to combat these injustices through environmental education. \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A\, moderated by Nia Keith of POCIE\, a statewide community for Professionals of Color across the environmental field in MA which strives to dismantle barriers and advance racial equity by fostering joy\, community\, courage\, empowerment\, and authenticity within the discipline. \nClick to register.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/outdoor-voices-with-amara-ifeji/
LOCATION:Wolbach Farm\, 18 Wolbach Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Glacial Features Self-Guided Walk
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a self-guided tour of the glacial features at Gray Reservation in Sudbury. This property offers excellent examples of how we can view evidence left behind by the glacier covering our region around 10\,000 years ago. \nUsing your mobile device\, follow the signposts for the Glacial Features Trail. Each stop has a scannable QR code where you can choose to read about the nearby features or listen to a description of the land and processes that affected it. \nThis property is free and open to the public dawn to dusk daily. Enjoy! \nFor more information on other local conservation areas\, visit svtweb.org. \n  \nThis program is offered by Sudbury Valley Trustees as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature\, Culture & History\, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places\, objects\, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!  \n  \n 
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/glacial-features-self-guided-walk/
LOCATION:Gray Reservation\, Hudson Road and Old Lancaster Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hidden Treasures,Walks & Hikes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220619T060000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220619T200000
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SUMMARY:Walk 2.5 Miles to Honor Juneteenth
DESCRIPTION:Sudbury for Racial and Social Justice (S4RSJ) and Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) invite you to take a self-guided walk through Memorial Forest on June 19\, in honor of Juneteenth. We have mapped a 2.5-mile route at the property in recognition of the two-and-a-half long years it took to notify enslaved people in Texas that they were free. \nGet the map: Download a brochure with trail map of the 2.5-mile route. Memorial Forest is open to the public dawn to dusk. \nAccess the map on your phone:  Follow the trail route via GPS and learn more about the special habitats along the way through a series of waypoints during your hike. The All Trails app has a free version that you can view and follow the route on your phone. \nLearn more about Juneteenth from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture \n\nThe historical legacy of Juneteenth (brief article)\nJuneteenth: Connecting the Historic to the Now (49 min video)\nJubilee\, Juneteenth and Thirteenth (43 min video) This is a local conversation\, produced by the Boston Globe\, about a documentary that portrays the influential but often overlooked role that African Americans in Boston and Massachusetts played in the events that led to the abolition of slavery in the United States.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/walk-to-honor-juneteenth/
LOCATION:Memorial Forest\, 225 Dutton Rd\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Walks & Hikes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sudbury Valley Trustees":MAILTO:svt@svtweb.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220320T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220320T110000
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SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Walk at Nobscot
DESCRIPTION:Join the Sudbury Valley Trustees for an invigorating morning walk to celebrate the new spring season! Nobscot is an extensive trail network that spans the town borders of Framingham and Sudbury\, Massachusetts. \nThis will be a moderate-paced hike suitable for people accustomed to walking on woodland trails. \nImage courtesy of the Sudbury Valley Trustees. \nClick here to register.
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/spring-equinox-walk-at-nobscot/
LOCATION:Nobscot Scout Reservation\, 1 Nobscot Road\, Sudbury\, MA\, 01776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Walks & Hikes
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