2009 Special Places Archive
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2009 Special Places Archive

Winter 2009

A Climate for Change
With an exciting and ambitious new plan that encompasses everything from composting food to retrofitting buildings, The Trustees are working to become carbon neutral -- and hope to inspire many others to join the climate fight.

Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Whether you want to hike for an hour, a day, or a month, there's a long-distance trail near you -- find out where they are, which Trustees properties they cross, and who takes care of them.

Bobcat Betrothals
Refugia? Scrapes? Bobcat dates? Experience the winter woods in a whole new light on this voyeuristic voyage with expert tracker Susan Morse. 

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 SpecialPlaces - Winter 2009

 

Fall 2009

Tracking Time in Place
After decades of relative obscurity, Dinosaur Footprints Reservation is getting a gigantic new lease on life.

A Tale of Two Bedrocks
Tom Wessels is a master at helping us read the clues to our past hidden in the forested landscapes. Now he takes us below ground, to show how what lies beneath the soil is as important as what grows above it.

A Revolutionary Wall
Could the stone wall at the Old Manse be one of America’s most important living documents? Stone wall guru Robert Thorson makes the case.

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Summer 2009

Home Sweet Home
In 1909, Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane, Jr., lost his heart to the land at the end of a quiet country road in Ipswich.

Of Tides, Mud, and Marshes
For those who experience its rhythms and subtle beauties, the Great Marsh, stretching from Cape Ann to the New Hampshire border, is both bracing and peaceful, spectacular and placid, mysterious and majestic.

Crane Estate Countdown
Anyone who comes merely for a swim is missing out – here are 50 things to do at the Crane Estate, not just in summer, but all year long.

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Spring 2009

The Archivist’s Dream
The launch of The Trustees’ new Archives and Research Center caps off 10 years of efforts to catalog and conserve our past – and inspire our future.

The Ecologist’s Nightmare
Rogue plants, tree-eating beetles, rising temperatures: our ecologists and land managers are battling bravely to keep our cherished landscapes healthy among a rush of growing threats.

A Gardener’s Garden
Generation after generation, the garden at Long Hill has been guided by hope, imagination, and love.

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 Special Places Spring 2009

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