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PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
Shedding light on our hidden gems
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CONNECTING YOUTH
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Creating meaningful connections to the world around us
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CONSERVING YOUR FAVORITE PLACES
For generations to come
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HELPING YOU EXPLORE
Our rivers, trails, and parks in unexpected ways
LP&CT Spotlight
LP&CT Annual Meeting 2017
Join us for a brisk 3 mile round-trip walk to the Spalding House. Meet at the Boott Cotton Mills courtyard and walk, stroll, saunter, or stride at your own pace to the Spalding House …
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Thank you, Whole Foods!
Thank you to Whole Foods for being a great corporate partner and sponsor of our work to “create community through conservation.”
Tree Planting with Middlesex Students and Habitat for Humanity
Taking the next steps in transforming a once vacant lot into a new green space for Lowell’s Acre neighborhood…
Thank You, Aleece!
We were lucky to be joined by Aleece Mount this summer, a senior at UMass Lowell. With her major in public health and a concentration in environmental health, Aleece helped us to…
Restoring the Past
We’re updating the Spalding House this summer—thanks to Christmas trees. It might be May, but the Methuen Festival of Trees (FOT) powers historic preservation projects…
Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
“You will all go on to do great things for this world. No matter what path you take, you can always take the skills you have developed to advocate for the things you care about…”
Lowell Youth Win River Stewardship Award
Lowell High students honored for coordinating first-ever watershed-wide youth conference. TREES students wanted to encourage environmental stewardship, reaching beyond Lowell’s borders …
Lowell High Students Honored at the State House
This group of impressive young women worked tirelessly during our summer 2016 service-learning program. Over a month they explored the complex relationship between climate and …
A Vernal View
Back in December, our tireless volunteer crew from the Lowell office of Constellation, an Exelon Company constructed an observation platform on our West…
Cummings Foundation $100K for 100
The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust (LP&CT) has been selected as one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through…
Lowell High School Youth Environmental Conference
Our oldest Lowell Leaders in Stewardship group, TREES, have been busy planning the first-ever Lowell High School…
Fish Monitoring Volunteers Needed
During the spring of 2017, we’re expecting a large run of river herring! We need you to help us count the fish, both…
A Visit with the Congresswoman
Lowell Leaders in Stewardship “Environmental Adventures” students met with Congresswoman Tsongas and Head of School Brian Martin in…
Constellation Hammers It
Thanks to volunteers from Constellation, an Exelon Company, for building a viewing platform for students overlooking …
Bald Eagle on the Merrimack
Spotted near the Merrimack River, off Pawtucket Boulevard, Jan 7, 2017.
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Annual Meeting 2016 – Restoration of Bunker Hill Roll of Honor
Did you know that when the Battle of Bunker Hill happened, that Lowell did not exist?
Climate Change Education
Do you care about Climate Change? Check out how youth in Lowell are making an impact…
The Path To Leadership in Lowell
Our very own Bora Poun was recently featured in the summer issue of Mass Audubon’s Connections newsletter! Check out the article about his…
Students Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grant
The TREES group (Teens Representing Environmental Excellency and Stewardship) at Lowell High School has recently been awarded an Amplify Youth Voices Grant from…
The Nature of Hope
Lowell Leaders in Stewardship were featured in an article in the national Land Trust Alliance’s Saving Land magazine. The students were also featured…
We are working with first-time home buyers who have completed our training program. We are encouraging these new home owners to “Plant –…
- Jim W. (March, 2011)
Lives changed: Be inspired by these teens speaking about the impact of community conservation on their lives.
Experience a unique adventure right in your backyard! Award-winning rafting through three sets of rapids (Class III & IV) and historic locks.
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