Archives: Holdings

The O’Brien family purchased the O’Brien Farm in 1896. The Farm contains open meadows, forested upland, a wooded swamp, marshlands and Pond Brook. You will still find the picturesque barn with the original farming tools of the 1800s. From sharpening a cultivator, shoeing a horse or repairing a wagon wheel, the necessary tools are at … Read more

These trails extend throughout the land formerly owned by James and Phyllis Farmer. The land is administered by the Water, School and Highway Departments and the Conservation Commission. Long-time residents often refer to this area as the Farmer Parcel. Several interesting loops are possible, with the most interesting ones encompassing the architectural highlights: a sturdy … Read more

Spring weather seems to call us to the outdoors.  We want to exercise our logy bodies, smell the warm earth, and gladden our hearts with the sight of newly unfolding wildflowers and the sounds of returning migrant birds.  But where to walk?  The Westford Conservation Trust has been working since 1984 to preserve some of … Read more

East Boston Camps was purchased by an enthusiastic and unanimous town meeting vote in early 2005. Town meeting changed its name in 2014 to Stony Brook Conservation Land. This 286-acre parcel of land is essentially a peninsula bordered on the west by Stony Brook and on the east by Keyes Brook. In the middle of … Read more