Greater Worcester Land Trust

The Greater Worcester Land Trust is a small non-profit organization created in 1987 to purchase, hold, advocate for, preserve or transfer, critical open space parcels in the Greater Worcester area. The Land Trust is run by a board of trustees, volunteers, and a small office staff. We endeavor to acquire and maintain land for preservation of wildlife so that current and future generations can enjoy the mental and physical well-being wilderness and our natural environment provides. We achieve this by: Purchasing land of conservation interest Accepting gifts of land Securing and enforcing conservation easements Pursuing limited development ventures where appropriate Advising landowners regarding techniques and estate-planning benefits of land preservation Working with local and state officials in the coordination of conservation efforts and the securing of grants "Our goal is quite simply the preservation of quality open space in the Greater Worcester area, with the idea that if someone doesn't attend to it, it will go away.