The Trustees of Reservations

Three days, one perfect excuse to be outside. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and we've got special places across the state ready to welcome you. ☀️ Stroll alongside sheep at Weir River Farm, paddle the Castle Neck River on a CraneOutdoors kayak adventure, or lace up for the Barn to Run Trail Race at Powisset Farm. Prefer a slower pace? Wander Naumkeag's terraces on a guided garden tour, or start Memorial Day with yoga among the sculptures at deCordova. However you want to spend the long weekend, there's a Trustees property waiting. See the long weekend's line-up 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eU7nYtcR 📷: Weir River Farm, Hingham #TheTrustees #MemorialDayWeekend #ExploreMA | [Image description: A photo of sheep standing around at a farm in Hingham, MA.]

Because of you, we’re growing! This Founder’s Day, we’re excited to introduce new ways to experience Membership: - A new Member webinar series - Enhanced access to Crane Beach (including reentry and presale opportunities) - More Member events - Better ways to stay connected - Built from your support. Designed for how you engage today. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejq4ijyV 📷: Fruitlands Museum, Harvard #TheTrustees #Membership #FoundersDay #Outdoors | [Image description: Photo of a beautiful sunset vista at a summer sunset concert series at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA.]

135 years ago, a simple idea took root: That special places should be protected — not by a few, but by a community, and preserved for public use and enjoyment. Since 1891, that community of Members has been you. Today, we celebrate Founder’s Day and the generations of Members who have made this work possible. Thank you for being part of this story. 📷: Appleton Farms, Ipswich #TheTrustees#FoundersDay #135Years | [Image description: Photo of a group of Trustees volunteers enjoying a hike at Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA.]

The 31st Annual South End Garden Tour returns Saturday, June 20, winding through private back yards, rooftop gardens, hidden alleyways, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC historical sites, and newly renovated community garden spaces across one of Boston's most storied neighborhoods. Generations of South End gardeners have shaped these spaces, bringing cultural crops and cultivation traditions from immigrant families that still flourish today. It's a self-guided wander with food, local music, and plenty to discover along the way. Trustees members save with $28 tickets ($35 for nonmembers). All proceeds support 56 community gardens across Boston. To register: https://lnkd.in/eEcW6j6n 📷: Berkeley Community Garden, Boston @boston_community_gardens #TheTrustees #SouthEndGardenTour #BostonCommunityGardens | [Image description: Photo of a Trustees volunteer standing in a lush South End garden in full June bloom with brick row houses rising in the background.]

Lakeside paddles. A missing Siamese cat. Barnyard animals, fairy forests, and real dinosaur tracks you can touch. Five family day trips, five regions of Massachusetts, and one very full weekend ahead. Get the full guide: https://lnkd.in/eCcn6hPp 📷: Tully Lake Campground, Royalston - Courtesy of the Trustees #TheTrustees #DayTrips #VisitMA #Outdoors | [Image description: Photo of a family paddling in a canoe on Tully Lake in Royalston, MA.]

It’s a Member Monday mailbox moment. 📪 Every Trustees Membership comes with a year of Special Places, our Member magazine packed with stories about the people and landscapes of Massachusetts, a roundup of programs and events across the state, and plenty to flip through on a slow afternoon. With four digital issues (because, trees need saving too) and one print edition (coming in July), consider it your seasonal field guide to all 120+ reservations, delivered. Become a Member: https://bit.ly/4u7pJbE 📷: Special Places, print-edition #TheTrustees #MemberMonday #SpecialPlaces | [Image description: A copy of a member holding Special Places magazine print edition.]

Pencil in a Berkshires summer. 📌 Field Farm in Williamstown @fieldfarm_thetrustees just got even more reason to visit: "Peristyle II" (1966) by George Rickey (1907–2002) has been installed on the property, on loan from the George Rickey estate through 2027. The kinetic sculpture is a series of vertical stainless steel lines that sway with the wind into random, mesmerizing waves of motion — one of Rickey's finest works of the era, in conversation with his "Eight Lines" (1963) at Field Farm's Folly and "Three Lines" (1964) in the deCordova collection. While you're there: more than 4 miles of trails across 316 acres, 13 permanent sculptures on a self-guided tour, sweeping views of Mt. Greylock, and a stay at our mid-century modern B&B if you want to make a weekend of it. Nearby: the Clark, MASS MoCA, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. 🔗 Plan your visit: https://lnkd.in/dYx-mDmm 📷: Peristyle II by George Rickey at Field Farm, Williamstown #TheTrustees #GeorgeRickey #WilliamstownMA #Berkshires [Image description: George Rickey's "Peristyle II" installed in a meadow at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA featuring tall, slender stainless steel rods rising on angles from low bases in the grass, with bare early-spring trees behind them.]

We're hiring a Chief Development Officer to help lead the future of Massachusetts' oldest land trust. Since 1891, The Trustees has protected the special places that make Massachusetts, Massachusetts, from working farms and coastal landscapes to historic homes and gardens. Our next CDO will shape the philanthropic vision that keeps these 120+ places thriving for generations to come. If you're a strategic, mission-driven fundraising leader ready for your next chapter, we'd love to hear from you. 👉 Apply (🔗 in bio): https://bit.ly/4dwxxgd 📷: Field Farm, Williamstown; Crane Beach, Ipswich; Powisset Farm, Dover; Fruitlands Museum, Harvard; Appleton Farms, Ipswich #TheTrustees #NowHiring #NonprofitJobs | [Image description: A carousel of scenic Trustees properties across Massachusetts, including coastal views, working farms, and historic landscapes.]

21,000 signatures. One month. A whole lot of Massachusetts to love. 🌎 The Protect Water and Nature coalition is in the final stretch of collecting signatures to put nature on the November ballot, and The Trustees is aiming to gather 1,700 of them by June 14. Want to spend a spring day outside doing something that matters? Join us at one of our special places across the state to collect signatures and soak up the season. Volunteer to get trained and signed up today: https://bit.ly/4eK6W1s 📷: Nature for MA @nature4ma #TheTrustees #Nature4MA #Volunteer #Outdoors | #Accessibility [Description: A graphic encouraging people to volunteer to help collect signatures for the Nature 4 MA ballot initiative.]

We believe in the power of bringing people together. That's why we're partnering with The WBUR Festival @wbur on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. Find us at the Street Fair and The Hub. We'd love to see you there! 🔗 Learn more at wburfestival.org 📷: 2025 WBUR Festival #TheTrustees #WBURFestival #Boston #ThingsToDoInBoston