Sudbury Valley Trustees

06/12/2026

Join us tomorrow for Owl Prowlers & Growlers! 🦉🍻

We’re teaming up with Giaquinto Wildlife Center and The Wayside Inn for a fun and informative evening with Bella, the educational ambassador barn owl! Meet us The 1716 Beer Garden at The Wayside Inn Beer Garden at The Wayside Inn to meet Bella herself and learn more about owl conservation. Cash bar at the beer garden and food truck.

*Note: The free walk is currently full, but plan to come and join us around 7:30 at the Beer Garden where Bella will make her appearance and we’ll learn more from Giaquinto Wildlife Center about owl facts and fun!

06/11/2026

Announcing the Brand New SVT Tote Bag! 🦊

Show your support for local land conservation with this limited-edition canvas tote, created especially for SVT supporters.

Make a gift of $50 or more today and receive this special tote bag as our thanks for helping protect the forests, fields, and wetlands that wildlife—and our community—depend on.

Visit svtweb.org/support to make your gift to SVT and receive your tote.

06/10/2026

Photos from last week’s Volunteer Appreciation event.

We can’t do what we do without the dedication of our amazing group of volunteers. Whether it’s building trails, restoring natural habitats, taking beautiful photographs, participating in community science, engaging the community in conservation, or serving on a committee, our volunteers help SVT and nature thrive. THANK YOU!

06/08/2026

Sudbury Valley Trustees is seeking a TerraCorps Service Member to serve as a Land Stewardship Coordinator (LSC). The LSC will focus their service activities on natural resources management. Sudbury Valley Trustees works to protect natural areas and farmland for wildlife and people in the 36 communities that surround the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers. We protect land, take care of natural areas, and provide people with opportunities to connect with nature and to act for conservation. We care for some of this region’s most important forests, wetlands, and grasslands—natural areas that support wildlife habitat, working farms, and recreational trails. For more information and to apply, visit https://www.svtweb.org/about-svt/job-volunteer-opportunities.

06/07/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate pride month with us on our Q***r & Trans Pride Month Hike! It turned out to be a beautiful day for botanizing, listening to bird songs, checking out mushrooms, and making new friends.

06/05/2026

Come and visit SVT’s table at the Locally Grown Fair tomorrow! We’ll be at the Fairbank Center in Sudbury from 10:00am-2:00pm. Would love to see you there.

The Locally Grown Sudbury Farmer's Market and Fair is THIS SATURDAY, June 6, 2026 at Fairbank Community Center from 10AM -2PM. Rain or Shine.
FREE Cooking Class, Container Garden, Farm Animal Petting Zoo and more! Don't miss it! And please consider bringing a non-perishable food item for Sudbury Food Pantry.
https://sudbury.ma.us/townmanager/?p=3136

06/05/2026

🌎 Happy World Environment Day! SVT protects and restores vital wildlife habitats. But we need your help! Join us tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, for BioBlitz at SVT’s Smith Conservation Land. Help us find and identify as many species as possible and track our progress over time as we restore the native habitats. 🦆 Focus on Birds will start at 7am. 🪲 Focus on Insects & Plants will start at 9am. Feel free to attend one or both sessions. No experience needed.

Learn more by visiting https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-bioblitz-focus-on-birds

Photo Credits:
Eastern Tailed-blue - Steve Forman
Pandora Sphynx Moth Caterpillar - Raj Das
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - Joan Chasan
Blue-winged Warbler - Craig Smith

06/04/2026

SVT volunteer and former Executive Director Ron McAdow recorded this video of adorable Red Fox kits in Lincoln, MA.

We are grateful to our friends, members, and volunteers who share their photos and videos for everyone to enjoy! If you would like to see more of our Nature Sightings or submit your own, head to the link in our bio.