Conservation, Ecology, and Climate Resilience
Sweet Pepperbush
From Coastal Challenges, to Resilient Rivers, Forests for the Future, and everything in between.
The Trustees is devoted to protecting ecologically significant environments across the Commonwealth, ensuring their health and integrity for generations. Thoughtful, future-focused care of forests and coastal landscapes using nature- and science-based solutions reflects an elevation of stewardship and inspires climate hope. Through this work we hope to welcome and connect people by increasing accessibility to beloved landscapes and protecting communities, and by bolstering a sense of shared purpose through connection to nature and one another.
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Areas of Focus
Resilient Rivers
We’re working to restore waterways across the Commonwealth to improve resiliency.
Forests for the Future
The Trustees’ Forests for the Future initiative aims to increase forest resilience to climate change and protect carbon stores on our 23,000+ acres of forestland.
Beaches
In the face of climate change and coastal development, we have a responsibility to champion and innovate, bringing a new energy and focus to bear for the future of our coastal places.
Shorebirds
Given The Trustees protects some of the most significant habitat for shorebirds in Massachusetts, factoring them into our beach management is essential to fulfilling The Trustees mission.
Salt Marshes
Massachusetts supports 47,000 acres of salt marsh. While this may sound like a high acreage, salt marsh is a limited resource with oversized value that is under threat.
Agroecology
Agroecology is a pivotal focus of the agriculture and ecology teams at The Trustees, utilizing existing ecological practices to improve agricultural productivity, ensuring the organization is sustainably rooted.
Grasslands
The Trustees stewards over 2,000 acres of grassland and field habitats to support ecological, scenic, cultural, and agricultural resources.
Barrens
For decades The Trustees has been actively restoring and managing barrens, improving and expanding upon this incredible and important habitat.
Deer Management
Overabundant deer populations pose a great threat to natural and cultural landscape resiliency/integrity, biodiversity, rare species preservation, and more.