Sudbury Valley Trustees
Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust, founded in 1953 by a few foresighted individuals who recognized that change, planned or unplanned, has a significant impact on the environment, on the region, and on the quality of everyday life in our communities. Today, over 3,000 members support SVT’s work in 36 communities around the watershed of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers.
SVT carries out its mission, to protect wildlife habitat and the ecological integrity of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers Valley for the benefit of present and future generations through land acquisition and stewardship, advocacy and education, in partnership with towns, watershed associations, and other environmental organizations within the greater Concord River Basin, as well as with individuals and businesses. SVT’s efforts have a direct impact and influence on the quality of life of more than 650,000 residents in the region.
SVT currently owns, through gifts and purchase, more than eighty properties in fourteen towns, a total of over 2,000 acres. Additionally, SVT holds conservation restrictions on nearly 1,000 acres and has been instrumental in preserving more than 6,000 acres now protected by public agencies, such as the National Fish and Wildlife Service, local and state governmental agencies and other non-profit conservation organizations.
SVT is acclaimed as one of the most progressive and innovative land trusts in the country for its ability to:
- leverage limited resources into significant land purchases for the public benefit;
- conserve vital acreage in an exceptionally high-value real estate market;
- permanently protect important riverfront lands and wildlife habitat;
- provide professional expertise and land management consultation to local towns;
- pioneer limited-development conservation projects for responsible growth;
- facilitate clean-up of degraded properties and restore wildlife habitat.
