The Trustees Of Reservations

Who We Are: We are more than 100,000 people like you who love the outdoors, who love the distinctive charms of New England, and who believe in celebrating and protecting them, for everyone, forever. Together with our neighbors, we protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment to our special places. Our passion is to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for. What We Do: We enjoy and care for more than 100 special places and nearly 25,000 acres all around Massachusetts. We are actively building an extended family of friends and neighbors across the state that can help in their different ways. Web: htpp://www. thetrustees.org | Facebook: facebook.com/thetrustees | Twitter: twitter.com/thetrustees

The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. When founded in 1891 by landscape architect Charles Eliot, The Trustees of Reservations name was much better understood. The term ?reservation? was used by Eliot to describe his own notion of "park-making." Unlike Frederick Law Olmsted, whose approach to designing parks was to start from scratch, Eliot favored selecting natural or cultural landscapes that had inherent beauty and interest and then improve, preserve, and open them to the public ? the vision that has guided the mission of The Trustees of Reservations ever since.