The Trustees of Reservations is the world's oldest regional land trust. Founded in 1891 by Boston landscape architect Charles Eliot, it preserves for public use and enjoyment properties of exceptional scenic, historic and ecological value throughout the Commonwealth and protects special places across the state.
Today The Trustees of Reservations owns and manages 95 properties across Massachusetts, totaling nearly 24,000 acres, all open to the public. The Land Conservation Department is actively engaged in further acquisitions. In addition, The Trustees hold 250 conservation restrictions, protecting more than 15,000 additional acres.
Geographic priorities for new acquisitions include Martha's Vineyard, the Essex-Ipswich-Manchester coastal region, the Charles River upstream from Dedham, and scenic open space and farm landscapes in Worcester County, the Connecticut River Valley, and the Berkshires.
The Trustees of Reservations is a private, nonprofit organization with more than 43,000 members. The Trustees of Reservations relies for support entirely upon membership, contributions, admission fees, grants and endowments.
See properties owned and conserved by The Trustees of Reservations as of June 2005.
Also see projects under the Carlisle Conservation Foundation
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