Assisting community-based nature and land conservation organizations.
Recent Environmental Grants
Last update February 2021 |
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| Aquidneck Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward protection by conservation restriction of 5.5 acres adjoining the protected Sweet Berry Farm on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island. | |
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of Messer Farm, 22 acres of prime farmland and 121 acres of woodland in New London, New Hampshire. | |
| Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Inc. | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 311-acre Round Pond parcel, a critical link between pond and upland zones on the Tom Ball Mountain ridge in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. | |
| Brewster Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward the permanent protection of a 4-acre pine-oak forested parcel at Upper Mill Pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. | |
| Cape Ann Trail Stewards Inc. | 1,800 |
| Toward replacement of a section of Dennison Trail boardwalk in Gloucester, Massachusetts. | |
| Champlain Area Trails | 5,000 |
| Toward new trails and parking area at Essex Quarry Nature Park in Essex, New York. | |
| Dennis Conservation Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward the acquisition of 14 acres of forest and marsh along Old Kings Highway in Dennis, Massachusetts. | |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of the last Fields Farm parcels, 275 acres of woodland and old fields in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. | |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. | 25,000 |
| Toward the Artichoke River Woods project, protecting 38 acres with over 1,000 feet of frontage on Artichoke Reservoir in West Newbury, Massachusetts. | |
| Forest Society of Maine | 20,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 21,300 acres in the Mahoosic Range, abutting a significant stretch of the Appalachian Trail on the New Hampshire border. | |
| Francis Small Heritage Trust, Inc. | 5,000 |
| Toward the expansion of the Sawyer Mountain Highlands with the acquisition of the Driscoll parcel, 40 acres near the summit of Sawyer Mountain in Limerick, Maine. | |
| Friends of Hope Cemetery & Woods | 5,000 |
| Toward the construction of an accessible trail with new parking area and trailhead for Hope Woods in Kennebunk, Maine. | |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward the permanent protection of a 107-acre parcel where the Cold River flows into Charles Pond in Fryeburg and Stow, Maine. | |
| Green Mountain Conservancy, Inc. | 10,000 |
| Toward expansion of Deer Nature Preserve with the acquisition of 626 acres, the southern terminus of the Putney Mountain Ridge in Newfane and Brookline, Vermont. | |
| Groton Open Space Association, Inc. | 10,000 |
| Toward the acquisition of 104 acres, expanding Sheep Farm and connecting it to Merritt Family Forest in Groton, Connecticut. | |
| Groundwork Lawrence, Inc | 15,000 |
| Toward planning for the expanded Merrimack River Trail project in Larence, Massachusetts. | |
| Guilford Land Conservation Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward the creation of Bartlett Land Preserve with the acquisition of 65 acres on the top of Bluff Head in North Guilford, Connecticut. | |
| Harwich Conservation Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward acquisition of a 6.65-acre forested parcel adjoining the 75-acre Sand Pond Conservation Area in Harwich, Massachusetts. | |
| Ipswich Museum Inc | 5,000 |
| Toward trail construction at Sally's Pond in Ipswich, Massachusetts. | |
| Kestrel Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward the addition of 587 acres to the Mount Holyoke Range across Amherst, Hadley, and South Hadley, Massachusetts. | |
| Land Trust Alliance | 10,000 |
| Toward the continuation of the Massachusetts Land Trust Recordkeeping Initiative. | |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. | 5,700 |
| Toward Appalachian Trail Volunteer Stewardship 2020, covering materials for replacement and repair of privies and lean-tos at the campsites. | |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 25,000 |
| Toward the protection of 120 acres on Clark Island in St. George, Maine. | |
| Manomet, Inc. | 7,500 |
| Toward trailwork and wetland restoration at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences in Manomet Massachusetts. | |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | 15,000 |
| Toward protection of Bear Hole Landscape, the largest unprotected property within the Connecticut River Valley; 1,500 acres in West Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts. | |
| Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition | 3,500 |
| In support of the 2021 MA & RI Land Conservation Virtual Conference. | |
| Mattapoisett Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward the permanent protection of 120 acres of forests, streams, freshwater wetlands and salt marsh on Pine Island Pond in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. | |
| Midcoast Conservancy | 10,000 |
| Toward the expansion of a conservation block including Lake St. George State Park with the addition of 124 acres in Liberty, Maine. | |
| Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy | 10,000 |
| Toward the protection of the Helderberg Workshop property, 250 acres connecting conservation lands in New Scotland, New York. | |
| Mohonk Preserve, Inc. | 6,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the Shawangunk Conglomerate parcel, adding 70 acres of forest, headwater streams, wetlands, and boulder fields to Mohonk Preserve near Rosendale, New York. | |
| Nature Conservancy, NH | 15,000 |
| Toward the expansion of a conservation corridor in the Monadnock area with the protection of Surry Mountain Forest, 1,368 acres just north of Keene, New Hampshire. | |
| New England Forestry Foundation | 15,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 3,360 acres of forest land, including 7.7 miles of river and stream frontage along the Dennys River system in Downeast Maine. | |
| North County Land Trust, Inc. | 25,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 201 acres encompassing most of the south side of Mt. Watatic in Ashby and Ashburnham, Massachusetts. | |
| Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Inc. | 10,000 |
| Toward the permanent protection of the Wraight property, 114 acres adjoining Shenipsit State Forest in Ellington, Connecticut. | |
| Opacum Land Trust, Inc. | 10,000 |
| Toward creation of the Holland Community Forest, protecting 153 acres in Holland, Massachusetts. | |
| Orenda Wildlife Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward an addition to the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge of 14 acres bounded on three sides by the Makepeace Sanctuary in Mashpee, Massachusetts. | |
| Orleans Conservation Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward expansion of a conservation corridor with the acquisition of 4.65 acres on scenic Portanimicut Road in Orleans, Massachusetts. | |
| Putney Mountain Association, Inc. | 12,000 |
| Toward the acquisition of 55 acres, three trail easements and one trail license to expand the Putney Mountain trail system, connecting to Dummerston, Vermont. | |
| Town of Rindge (NH) | 10,000 |
| Toward the acquisition of the Rindge Stone and Gravel property, 360 acres linking Town conservation land to Annett State Forest and Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Camp in Rindge, New Hampshire. | |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 180 acres with open meadow, woodland, beaver ponds and wetland complex that connects with the Royal River and adjoins the Intervale Preserve in New Gloucester, Maine. | |
| Somerset Woods Trustees | 5,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 38-acre Scanlin parcel and establishment of trails, adding to the Wesserunsett Stream conservation corridor in Skowhegan, Maine. | |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | 15,000 |
| Toward a 46-acre addition to Callahan State Park in Marlborough, Massachusetts. | |
| The Georges River Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward permanently protecting the 40-acre northern half of Quigg Island on Stevens Pond in Liberty, Maine. | |
| The Trust for Public Land | 15,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of Meadowood, 288 acres of forestland and rolling fields connecting Massacoe State Forest with McLean Game Refuge in Simsbury, Connecticut. | |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the Wilton property, 207 acres of forest, wetland, grassland and open-water habitats that bridge Crooked Creek Preserve to Butterfield Marsh in Alexandria, New York. | |
| Town of Durham (NH) | 5,000 |
| Toward the construction of a footbridge over Oyster River, connecting a new network of trails in Stevens Woods to the town center in Durham, New Hampshire. | |
| Vermont Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward permanent protection of 51 acres of mixed forest, meadow and wetlands adjacent to Cambridge Pines State Natural Area in Cambridge, Vermont. | |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | 20,000 |
| Toward the protection of Santos Farm, 136 acres of productive fields, pasture and wetlands in Westport, Massachusetts. | |
