Assisting community-based nature and land conservation organizations.
Recent Environmental Grants
Last update March 2011 |
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| Arlington Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of Elizabeth Island in Spy Pond to protect wildlife habitat and passive recreation opportunities in Arlington, Massachusetts. | |
| Avalonia Land Conservancy | 5,000 |
| Toward acquisition of Bell Cedar Swamp, an 89-acre rare habitat parcel in North Stonington, Connecticut. | |
| Belmont Land Trust | 15,000 |
| Toward acquisition of a 2.5 acre addition to Mass Audubon's Habitat Sanctuary in Belmont, Massachusetts. | |
| Berkshire Natural Resources Council | 10,000 |
| Toward construction of the three-mile Hoosic Range Trail, segment of the envisioned long-distance Mahican-Mohawk Trail in North Adams, Massachusetts. | |
| Catamount Trail Association | 3,500 |
| Toward construction and rerouting of a 5-mile segment of the Catamount Trail in Coolidge State Forest of central Vermont. | |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 217-acre Hart parcel on Ragged Mountain in Rockport, Maine. | |
| Coalition for Buzzards Bay | 12,500 |
| Toward additional acquisition under the Tripps Mill Brook project totaling 355 acres spanning Mattapoisett, Fairhaven and Acushnet, Massachusetts. | |
| Dan Hole Pond Watershed Trust | 8,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 97 acres of woodland abutting the Thurley Mountain conservation area in Ossipee, New Hampshire. | |
| Dennis Conservation Trust | 8,000 |
| Toward protection of the Old Fort Field parcels linking other conservation land in the Chase Garden Creek area of Dennis, Massachusetts. | |
| Downeast Lakes Land Trust | 25,000 |
| Toward the West Grand Lake Community Forest, protecting 21,700 acres in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. | |
| Dudley Conservation Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 75-acre Slater Woods parcel creating a 1.5-mile protected corridor by linking DCT holdings on Peter Pond with Mass Audubon Land in Dudley, Massachusetts. | |
| East Quabbin Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward protection of 40-acre Leehy Property on the eastern slope of Dougal Hill in Hardwick, Massachusetts. | |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | 20,000 |
| Toward protection of the Colby Pasture, a working landscape in the Common Pasture region of West Newbury, Massachusetts. | |
| Essex County Trail Association | 5,500 |
| Toward installation of beaver deterrents to protect trails in Ipswich and Hamilton, Massachusetts. | |
| Francis Small Heritage Trust | 3,350 |
| Toward protection of the 130-acre Sisson lands near Sawyer Mountain in Cornish and Limerick, Maine. | |
| Greater Works Regional Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward protection of Deb-Tone Farm, a working landscape on Cabbage Hill in Berwick, Maine. | |
| Groton Open Space Association | 12,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 63-acre Sheep Farm, a mixed open and forested area with 17th century historic features in Groton, Connecticut. | |
| Harvard University | 2,000 |
| Toward implementation of an expanded Wildlands and Woodlands vision throughout New England. | |
| Harwich Conservation Trust | 7,500 |
| Toward acquisition of a 9-acre parcel on Coy's Brook, linking Town and HCT conservation lands in Harwich, Massachusetts. | |
| Hilltown Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward protection of Warner Farm, a historic family farm with a 1779 farmhouse and scenic waterfalls in Cummington, Massachusetts. | |
| Hull Land Conservation Trust | 8,000 |
| Toward permanent protection and improvement of public access to Weir River Woods, an 18-acre preserve in Hull, Massachusetts. | |
| Loon Echo Land Trust | 12,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the Shawnee Peak and Pleasant Mountain Farms parcels, additions to the Pleasant Mountain preserve in Bridgton and Denmark, Maine. | |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | 8,000 |
| Toward construction of an accessible entrance trail at the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield, Massachusetts. | |
| Mattapoisett Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 49-acre Brownell parcel, a former blueberry orchard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. | |
| Minnechaug Land Trust | 2,500 |
| Toward trail improvements around historic Goat Rock and along the Wilbraham Mountain ridgeline in Hampden, Massachusetts. | |
| Monadnock Conservancy | 8,000 |
| Toward protection by easement of the 153-acre Tippin Rock Farm in Swanzey, New Hampshire. | |
| Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the 36-acre Herries parcel, enabling construction of the 15-mile Wishbone Walking Trail connecting Myles Standish State Forest with the harbor in Plymouth, Massachusetts. | |
| Nature Conservancy, Vermont Chapter | 6,000 |
| Toward construction of a loop trail at the Raven Ridge Natural Area in Monkton, Vermont. | |
| Nobleboro Historical Society | 2,500 |
| In support of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration project in Damariscotta, Maine. | |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward acquisition and protection of the 1,200-acre Piscataquis Preserve in Atkinson, Maine. | |
| Opacum Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the former Flynt Quarry parcel, a 165-acre site connecting various public lands in Monson, Massachusetts. | |
| Orleans Conservation Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward protection of the Fleck Property, a 2-acre linkage parcel on Twinings Pond in Orleans, Massachusetts. | |
| Sippican Lands Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward the purchase of 350 acres of woodland adjoining the Haskell Swamp Wildlife Management Area in Marion, Massachusetts. | |
| Society for the Protection Of New Hampshire Forests | 12,000 |
| Toward acquisition of 1,025 acres on Black Mountain, a secondary peak of Mt. Kearsarge in Sutton, New Hampshire. | |
| Sudbury Valley Trustees | 20,000 |
| Toward protection of the forests and working fields of 92-acre Sweetwilliam Farm in Upton, Massachusetts. | |
| The 300 Committee | 7,000 |
| Toward construction of a handicap-accessible trail at the Bartolomei Conservation Area in Falmouth, Massachusetts. | |
| Truro Conservation Trust | 7,000 |
| Toward acquisition of the Keniston Ridge parcel with views of the National Seashore in Truro, Massachusetts. | |
| Trust for Public Land | 12,500 |
| Toward acquisition by the Madison Land Conservation Trust of the 77-acre Summer Hill property in North Madison, Connecticut. | |
| Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | 5,000 |
| Toward acquisition of a 99-acre ridgeline parcel on Foss Mountain in Eaton, New Hampshire. | |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science | 6,000 |
| Toward construction of an accessible nature trail at VINS Nature Center in Quechee, Vermont. | |
| Vermont Land Trust | 10,000 |
| Toward protection of Hogback Mountain. a 600-acre area including the former Hogback Ski Area, adjoining Molly Stark State Park in Marlboro, Vermont. | |
| Vermont River Conservancy | 3,500 |
| Toward acquisition of a riverfront parcel providing paddling access to the Kingsbury Branch of the Winooski River in East Montpelier, Vermont. | |
| York Land Trust | 8,000 |
| Toward protection of the Clough Parcel, an element of the Mt. Agamenticus-to-the-Sea initiative in York, Maine. | |
