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PROTECTING SPECIAL PLACES
Shedding light on our hidden gems
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CONNECTING YOUTH
To the outdoors, science, and the city’s diverse natural resources
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COMMUNITY CONSERVATION
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
Eco-Film: All the Time in the World
Amidst the stress of our fast-paced, technology-ridden world, one family makes a bold decision to go “off the grid.” For nine months, two parents quit their jobs and take their three children, ages 10, 8 and 4, to live in a cabin in the Yukon wilderness. With no access to roads, running water, electricity, internet, phones, TV, clocks or watches …
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Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
TREES Students Graduate LHS We’re so proud of the five LLIS seniors who have graduated from Lowell High School this June! Angeline Castillo,…
TREES Wins River Stewardship Award
LLIS Students Honored for Watershed-Focused Conference Every year, the Sudbury-Assabet-Concord River Stewardship Council awards local groups and individuals for their work “to protect…
LLIS Goes to the State House
On Monday, May 8, students from our Lowell Leaders in Stewardship (LLIS) were honored at the Massachusetts State House for their environmental service work. …
Restoring the Past
We’re updating the Spalding House this spring—thanks to Christmas trees. It might be May, but the Methuen Festival of Trees (FOT) powers historic preservation projects…
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…
As a teacher/naturalist at Drumlin Farm, I have been working with the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust (LPCT) for over five years. Together…
- Sally F, Conservation professional (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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