January 22, 2021
Barbara J. Erickson, chief executive of Trustees of Reservations, the oldest land trust in the country, has died after a long struggle with a rare form of appendix cancer, the Boston nonprofit said Thursday.
Erickson, who was 42, had led the Trustees since 2012, and was only the fourth person and first woman to hold the job since the organization was founded in 1891. She died last Friday surrounded by family at her home in Newton.
Jocelyn Forbush, who has served as acting CEO while Erickson was on medical leave, will continue in the role while the board of directors “determines the next steps,” Peter Coffin, the board’s chair, said in a letter posted on the Trustees’ website.
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South Shore Reindeer Quest Allows You to Log Some Family Time
SouthCoast families are looking to get out of their homes, and the South Shore Trustees reservation is a perfect option. They’ve put together Reindeer Quest.
This is a self-guided scavenger hunt spanning five properties: the World’s End, Whitney & Thayer Woods and Weir River Farm in Hingham; the Norris Reservation in Norwell; and Two-Mile Farm in Marshfield. You’re looking for reindeer on vacation after a hard-working Christmas holiday. It’s your job to find each one vacationing in its natural habitat and score a family selfie. Once done, take some time to choose the perfect filter, and use the hashtags #SSreindeerquest and #thetrustees to be entered to win the top prize.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Trustees get $50,000 for Long Point restoration
The Baker-Polito administration recently awarded $50,000 to the town of West Tisbury for The Trustees of Reservations to conduct savanna and scrub oak-heath shrubland restoration at Long Point Wildlife Refuge, according to a press release.
In total, $307,631 has been awarded to individuals, municipalities, and organizations across the state for projects to improve habitat for native Massachusetts wildlife.
The grants are provided through the Wildlife Habitat Management Grant Program, administered by the Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, and will support 10 wildlife habitat improvement projects totaling 308 acres in nine Massachusetts communities.
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