04/22/2026
This Earth Day, here's a concrete way you can ensure the beauty of Camp and its surroundings are protected for generations to come. Donate below to help protect nearly 400 acres of land—forever. Note: Anything raised in excess of the campaign will be used towards protecting and maintaining camp's land and its surroundings.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/protecting-and-preserving-the-land-in-perpetuity
Over the last 18 months, we have developed a deep and lasting partnership between Smith Park of Massachusetts and New York and Audubon of Massachusetts to protect and preserve the natural surroundings of camp in perpetuity.
As we move towards establishing a conservation restriction on nearly 400 acres of our land, including a critical watershed and forests that are home to unique and endangered wildlife, we must first appraise the land to receive fair market value for placing this CR that will prevent future development while still enabling camp to do what it does best—residential camping for young people. Once established, the funds received for doing so will help enhance projects like the capital campaign and our modest endowment. We will retain the flexibility to build and even expand in the future in key areas, so this CR is about preserving the nature around camp that we would never want to lose on the future.
Audubon, in a wonderful demonstration of partnership and generosity, has offered to split the cost of the appraisal and then cover all of the additional costs of the CR as we move forward so we only need to raise $6,850 beyond our established 2026 budget.
But guess what? Through generous donations by current and former board members, we have already raised over $5,000 to make this possible! Can you help us fulfill Smith Park’s mission to ensure the “protection of [camp’s] natural surroundings” and contribute beyond our Annual, Scholarship, and Capital campaigns?
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/protecting-and-preserving-the-land-in-perpetuity
