Protecting Places

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LP&CT is one of the few urban land trusts in the United States. A key focus of the organization is establishing and safeguarding special places, parks, and open spaces. LP&CT has protected over 50 acres of land in Lowell, including: Hawk Valley Farm, Donahue Park, Jollene Dubner Park, and West Meadow. In addition, LP&CT is working with key community partners to develop the Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, a network of trails and facilities for recreation, education, and community agriculture.

Protecting places also means preserving places associated with the rich history of Lowell. The historic Spalding House (c.1760) is one of those such places. The Spalding House is a historic house museum that LP&CT uses as an urban environmental education center to convey how the decisions people make impact the environment.

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2026 Doors Open Lowell – Spalding House

Congress St Dam Removal

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LP&CT Earns Renewal of National Accreditation

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Kayaking The Neighborhood 2025

a mustard yellow house with green shutters and an open door, a yellow fence surrounds the house, a sign that reads "Villages at the Falls", with a map

Spalding House Second Sundays

a mustard yellow house with green shutters and an open door, a yellow fence surrounds the house, a sign that reads "Villages at the Falls", with a map

Spalding House Second Sundays

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Concord River Whitewater Rafting 2025

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Spalding House Second Sundays

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Winter Solstice Walk 2025 – RESCHEDULED

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Winter Solstice Walk 2023

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Bobcat & Grey Fox Caught on Video

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Concord River Whitewater Rafting

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Winter Solstice Walk 2022

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A mustard yellow house with dark green shutters and a white door, a wooden pole holds a white sign that reads 1760 Spaulding House M. Davis." In the center of the sign is a fish and a river bank

Spalding House – Preservation Mass Grant Award

The Future of Rollie’s Farm / អនាគតនៃកសិដ្ឋាន Rollie’s Farm / O futuro da Rollie’s Farm / El futuro de Rollie’s Farm

The Future of Rollie’s Farm / អនាគតនៃកសិដ្ឋាន Rollie’s Farm / O futuro da Rollie’s Farm / El futuro de Rollie’s Farm

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Landscape of Poetry

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Nancy Dubner – An Inspiration to LP&CT

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The Merrimack Film Screening

Getting Outside During COVID-19

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LP&CT Earns Renewal of National Accreditation

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CPA Passes in Lowell

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Winter Solstice Walk

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FedEx Cares

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Spalding House Second Sundays

Concord River Aerial Map

Concord River Greenway – Final Approval for Next Sections

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Historic mustard yellow house, dark green shutters, white door with a holiday wreath and red bow hanging to the side of the door

Spalding House Second Sundays

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Winter Solstice Walk – CANCELLED

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Doors Open Lowell – Spalding House

The landscaping in the back of the Spalding House was completed in 2016

Spalding House Landscaping

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