people. places. perpetuity.

The Trustees of Reservations is here to protect and share the Massachusetts places people love for their exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. For their trails, their history, their gardens, their beaches. For the simple reason that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives.

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Pride Month with the Trustees

This Pride Month join us for events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Enjoy a tea dance, art-making, family-friendly events, hikesand more!

Pride Month Events
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Summer Concerts

Folk, jazz, Afropop, blues, and more. Whatever your tune, you’ll find your perfect blend of live music, stunning scenery, and warm weather fun with T...
MytoiJune

Members Vote for Favorite Hidden Gem Property

Calling all Members! In honor of Membership Month, we'd like to know: what is your favorite hidden gem property?
Crane Paddle Adventure

Crane Estate Kayak Adventures

Join us for guided North Shore kayaking adventures in the waters in Ipswich, MA. We offer kayak rentals and lessons, led by experienced guides.
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Health & Wellness Events

Slow down and enjoy the moment during mindfulness walks, forest bathing, meditations, and yoga classes.
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Art-Making Programs

Harness your creativity through virtual and in-person art-making classes across our properties.

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Ideas for Hiking the Trustees

Curated lists and ideas for hiking Trustees properties.

World's End shoreline

Coastal

World’s End

Hingham | South of Boston

Trek along Olmsted-designed paths toward rocky shorelines, and discover sweeping ...
A group of campers meeting farm animals at Weird River Farm Summer Camp

Accessible Programming

Programs and events that offer accessibility accommodations for a more inclusive Trustees experience.
Massachusetts Hiking Challenge

Hike Trustees

The Trustees Hiking Challenge: With over 100 places and hundreds of miles of trails to explore, join our free challenge to get you hiking and exploring M...

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Enjoy 120 sites featuring inspired trails, historic homes, beautiful gardens, farms, summer camps and more.
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Join a community passionate about a sustainable future and engaged in diverse projects across the state.
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Deepen The Experience

Garden

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens

North Andover | Northeast

Enter a world of a former farm that became an early-20th-century estate, where a ...

Garden

Long Hill

Beverly | Northeast

The elegant plantings and cultivated grounds of this public garden bloom with vib...
the red Alcott farm house

Museums

Fruitlands Museum

Harvard | Metro West

Explore a bygone Transcendentalist community, whose pastoral landscape houses wid...
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Who We Are

The Trustees is a member-supported organization of more than 100,000 people like you who love the outdoors, who love the distinctive charms of New England, and who believe in celebrating and protecting them. Since 1890, our passion has been to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for as The Trustees of Reservations.

About Us

350+

miles of trails

14

historic homes

122

unique places

47000+

acres protected

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