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The Gionet family has owned this land for 90 years. In 2019 owner Nancy Gionet began mulling over selling the 40-acre property to Mount Grace so these special woods could be protected intact.

Thanks to the service of TerraCorps members and a MA Department of Conservation and Recreation Trails grant, the Student Learning Loop at Dexter Park Elementary School is officially completed!

Youth Education Coordinator Amanda Carotenuto has hosted outdoor programming in Winchendon with the nature adventure backpacks.

Mount Grace will be working on a project to increase land access and land transfers to BIPOC farmers and nonprofits in central Massachusetts.

Learn more about how climate change is affecting spring phenology.

Learn more about what goes into making a landscape-scale conservation project a success.

Mount Grace is pleased to announce that we received a $13,000 grant from the Land Trust Alliance to add remote monitoring to our stewardship toolbox.

Learn more about and see photos of the completed energy and workspace efficiency renovations at our headquarters Skyfields Arboretum!

Mount Grace completed its 1st Cultural Respect and Use Agreement with the Nipmuc for the Huppert Conservation Area in Petersham MA.

Mount Grace has received an award from the Land Trust Alliance Climate and Land Grant Program for $11,000 to develop our climate action plan to maximize our impact in mitigating and adapting to…

Learn more about Mike Zlogar and his contribution in creating the Richardson-Zlogar cabin in Northfield

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust successfully closed two conservation restrictions near Hastings Pond in Warwick.

Mount Grace has partnered with the Beals Memorial Library to offer nature adventure backpacks that contain everything you might need to have an exciting experience in the outdoors!

Mount Grace hosted a successful two-part Pasture Management Workshop Series to promote sustainable farming practices in our local community.

Ruth Smith and her sister Karen Clark donated a conservation restriction to Mount Grace on approximately 90 acres of land that consists of forest, fields, and wetlands in Barre that’s been in their…

Learn why Brian Szyndlar purchased land that was conserved in 1996 and how he is stewarding his forested land today!

As Mount Grace's largest Conservation Area, take a look back at the history of protecting the Arthur Iversen Conservation Area.

In honor of our 35th Anniversary, look back and learn about one of our great community conservation projects!

In honor of our 35th Anniversary, look back and learn about our 1st Whole Farm Forever Project!

Executive Director Emma G. Ellsworth Announces the 35th Anniversary

For Mount Grace’s 2020 Annual Appeal, supporters were given the option to add $5 towards their donation that would go directly towards fighting food insecurity in the Mount Grace region. “The pandemic…

Peter was an enthusiastic conservationist and informal mentor to Leigh Youngblood. We are saddened by his passing.

25 Acres Protected For Perpetuity in southern Wendell

Learn more about future improvements to the South Athol Conservation Area!

Inside the head of Forester Mike Mauri on our recent forest management cut

Announcing Mount Grace's new Executive Director: Emma G. Ellsworth!

The North Quabbin farming community is connected, tightknit, and cares for the land.

The Norcross Hill Conservation Project is officially done with the help of the Burdin family!

Signs are up and a new walking trail has been blazed connecting the North Central Pathway to Winchendon’s Sunset View Farm.

The father of American nature writing, Henry David Thoreau, was in his twenties when jailed in the summer of 1846 for protesting slavery and militarism. His essay, Civil Disobedience, recounting that…

In partnership with the New England Forestry Foundation, Perkins Woodlands is officially conserved as a working forest.

Instead of closing during the COVID-19 crisis, our local producers have stepped up to the challenge of feeding our community safely. Many local farms and local co-ops in the North Quabbin region have…

Take a leisurely walk around the arboretum, where signs will help you identify and learn about the native trees of our region.

Recently, Mount Grace successfully completed the Quabbin to Wachusett initiative, protecting more than 4,000 acres across the towns nestled between the Quabbin Reservoir and Wachusett Mountain.

Native plantings attract bird species, butterflies and other pollinators, and provide habitat and food sources for a variety of wildlife.

As farmers all over New England were gearing up for a new growing season last year, we embarked on a campaign with Chuck and Livvy Tarleton to protect their beautiful Sunset View Farm.

Last April, I packed my gear into my worn-out backpack, shoved some extra batteries for the GPS unit into my jacket pocket for good measure, and headed to the Hillis property.

Earleacres is now protected in perpetuity, filling a missing piece of the puzzle for the Arthur Iversen Conservation Area.