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SpecialPLACES ^^^^ CFfO\RD MMCEMMDBCEDRCS AAMNI~D> CSIUIPDPDOARDTTECRDSC rO\FC XTHL_lEC TTORIUISCTTECECSC CO">FC DRECCSCEDRWVAATTII/~O\NKISC I| CSDPDRIIMN/G- -210^1<2-1 uVnOiLUI iMMEr -210 kNlOrt.1« I the trustees ofreservations THETRUSTEESOFRESERVATIONS We are more than 100.000 people like you from every corner of Massachusetts. We love the outdoors. We love the distinctive charms ofNew England. And we believe in celebrating and protecting them - for ourselves, for our children, and for generations to come. With more than 100 special places across the state, weinviteyoutofindyourplace. KathyAbbott REGIONAL& CENTERDIRECTORS InterimPresident DavidBeardsley JohnMcCrae Director,IpswichCenterfor WeePresident F_ngagement&Enterprise Finance& Admimstration/CFO JULCiyil1U1UU)>) RegionalDirector, KateSaunders LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS, But how we reach them has evolved as we've VicePresident, r/UilCC' VO/lcy,Oi^CilliCIIIVift Advancement I first came to Boston for an education and explored new ways ofgetting our work done, LeighRae then pursued a career here. After marrying includingwhomwe'redoingitwith. Todaywe ValerieBurns DPiarrekct&or,CeDnotyelreCommunity President, and starting a family, my commitment to knowthatby maintainingexcellent standards BostonNatural my adopted home deepened, especially as we of care and management of our properties, AreasNetwork SteveSloan VicePresident. GreaterBoston spent time together as a family experiencing by looking strategically at where and how we TheTrusteesof RegionalDirector Massachusetts'wonderfuloutdoorspaces. protect our next reservation, by becoming a Reservations JohnVasconcellos I'd long been committed to conservation model for carbon-neutrality, and by engaging LisaVernegaard SoutheastRegionalDirector and to saving land, having been involved more partners in our work, we can reach VicePresident, EDITORIAL with both national and regional conservation more people in more places and deepen our Sustainability LaurieO'Reilly organizations, when I first met Andy Kendall collectiveimpact. WesWard Directorof Marketing&Membership shortly after he became The Trustees' Andy's own impact on The Trustees has VicePresident. Land&Community president. Andy'sleadershipskillsandhisown been profound. Although he would be the Conservation JeanneO'Rourke deep commitment to conservation impressed first to say that he didn't accomplish so much AMsasrokceitaitnegDCiormecmtuonriocfations me. But what ultimately set Andy and The on his own, he skillfully led our passionate DESIGN Trustees apart was that they were not focused staff,ourdedicatedvolunteers,ourdonorsand PaulDahm onprotectingvasttractsofwildernessfaraway our members to shape an organization that is SeniorDesigner from the nearest human being. The Trustees uniquelypoisedtomakearealdifferenceforthe ElizabethMcCormack wereinsteadfocusedonconservationandland people and places ofMassachusetts in the 21st ProductionCoordinator forpeople.Theyrecognizedthat,inaplacelike century. As we recognize Andy's tremendous Massachusetts,where traces ofhuman history contributions in this issue of Special Places, Weinviteyourarticles,photographs,letters, andsuggestions.Pleasesendthemto: can be found everywhere, people and theland IthankhimforhisdedicatedleadershipofThe athraetipnesoepplaerabhlaeve-onanodurthratematrhekabelxeperniaetnucreasl Torfuysotueefsoroyvoeurrtvhiesipoanstanddecyaodue,rcaonmdmIitthmaennktatlol tS3ep9le6ci7Ma8lo1oP.7lsa8ec4e.sH0il5Il6SM7to.roefesatxe«H7Si8lhl1a.rF7oa8nr4.m4M7A960206/7 and cultural landscapes inspire them to speak theworkthatwearemovingforward,together. email [email protected] up and act for conservation in their own Forinformationaboutbecomingamemberplease communities. contactusat978.921.1944x880l.emailusat When it came time to develop The [email protected],orvisitourwebsiteatwww. thetrustees.org. Trustees' nextstrategicplanin2007,viaatask forcethatIhadthehonorofchairing,thatidea VSpoelcuiamlePl2a0c.esI,ssSuperiNnugm2b01e2r.I.SpecialPlaces(ISSN wasatthecoreofourwork.Fiveyearslater,we DavidCroll 1087-5026)ispublishedquarterlyanddistributedto remain as committed as ever to those ideals. Chair,BoardofDirectors mCoepmybreigrhsta©nd20d1o2n.oArlslorfigThhtserTersuesrtveeed.soPfnnRteesedrovantions recycledpaper. PnntedbyUniversalWilde,azero dischargefacilityrecognizedbythe MassachusettsWaterResource Authority,usingsoy-basedinks. People, Places, & Progress AsAndy Kendall closesouthistenure as PresidentofTheTrustees,we reflecton 2years ofleadership and legacy. 1 Kendall's Corner WetalkwithAndyaboutgoinggreen, the powerofpartnerships, the allure oflocalfood, and more. IU The Next Generation in Action In between swimming, kayaking, and hiking, campers atSummerQuest on the Crane Estateare learningthateven a 13-year-old can affectbig change intheworld. Z. A Culture ofChange I Gary Hirshberg, formerCE-Yo ofStonyfield, sharesthedirton local food, localfarms, andgoingorganic. CALENDAROF EVENTS FIND YOUR PLACE onthecover: SummerQuestcampersgetan up-close lookatthe natureoftheCrane Estate. © TTOR left: LongHill, Beverly © T.KATES This month, Andy Kendall steps down as president of The Digitized by the Internet Archive leadership. As we look^ b^^Jc-jg his legacy, we found a challenge to sum up so many years' worth of it accomplishments and successes in just a few pages. So we asked some friends, colleagues, and volunteers for a hand. We hope you'll agree that the highlights that follow reflect our growth, our strength, our relevance, and our effectiveness at what we have accomplished, together, under Andy's leadership. More than a comment on the past, though, these successes have laid a strong foundation for our future. We thank Andy for his passion, his commitment, and his inspiration. https://archive.org/details/specialplacesnew2012trus SPRING 20I2 3 | 2000 TheTrustees welcomeAndy Kendall asourthird President : 2002 Through collaboration with in our109-yearhistory. : critical partners, the13,600-acre Traditional conservation techniques and innovations developed in Southeastern Massachusetts recent years will need to be invigorated bytalented, energetic, and Bioreserve is established asoneofthe creative people. Andy Kendall is the perfect person to lead The largest protected tracts in the state. Trustees through these challenges. He has a lifelong commitmentto Andy has taken an organization with environmental causes, a strong business background, and extensive a fantastic legacyofconservation experience in forging creativealliances. and then accelerated it intosome - Elliot M. Surkin, completely newand uncharted Chairofthe Standing Committee, in SpecialPlaces, Spring 2000 territory. The Trustees are notjust our national leader because oftheirage, but because they're setting the pace on cutting-edge issues. - Rand Wentworth, President, Land Trust Alliance 2001 Westport Land Conservation Partnership launched : with a goal to protect 2,000 acres in 10 years. Wefelttherewasa good cultural match betweenthe Westport Land Conservation Trustand TheTrustees. They havea respect forthe landowners, and they believe in making protected land 2002 : Appleton FarmsopensasTheTrustees'first available forpublic use. community supported agriculture (CSA) program. - Peggy Stevens, Andy's leadershiptooktheorganizationfromafocusof Executive Director, Westport Land Conservation Trust conservationtooneofsustainablecommunity.TheTrustees are now rooted in the deep convictionthat people must be partofthe equation iftheyaregoing tocometo understand sustainabilityand iftheyareto be good stewardsofthe land overtime. - Patricia Brandes, President, the Barr Foundation 4 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | ' 2004 LEED-Certified Doyle Conservation Centeropens to : the public as The Trustees' first "green" building. 2003 : A new governance structure isapproved. A really bold moveon the national level forthe land trust Oneterrifically fun thing that wedid wasthat movement was that Andy was out fronton climatechange. the changes in governance becamea case Andy has devoted his time, his research, his leadershipto study at Harvard Business School. Andyand speaking out forthe connection between land conservation Iinavtitgeonrdaetidngthteocgloasasensdalnisdteint wtoasthaebsseolsuttuedleynts a-nRdanthdeWcelnimtawtoer.th, President, Land Trust Alliance discuss and learn from the very challenges and opportunities that we hadjust worked through ourselves. - Syd Smithers, FormerChair, Board of Directors your move It's • • X HERE IN • X /—X MASSACHUSETTS 1v 1 WE HAVE AN X X • OPPORTUNITY. 2006 Historic $100 million capital : campaign comesto a close. 2004 : Education officiallyadded to The Trustees' charter. Andy was absolutely instrumental to Thethrust had to become how do we invite more people the successofthecapital campaign. toourwork. We knew that we had to useour reservations But he also recognized with gratitude as platformsto get peopleengaged in conservation. Then and appreciation the hard workofso everything else will follow. many volunteers who helped to make - David Croll, thistremendous achievement possible. Current Chair, Board of Directors - Syd Smithers, FormerChair, Board of Directors SPRING 2012 5 | 2007:TheTrusteesand Boston NaturalAreas Networkformanaffiliation. It was really Andy's vision that an affiliation with Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) would be good for TheTrustees, because it would have been hard to start freshly in Boston and then competewith an existing effort. He was able to persuade TheTrustees' Board that this 2008 CormierWoods, our100th : wasthe right move, and then persuade BNAN. I'm glad now that The reservation, openstothe public. Trustees havea presence in Boston and I hope it will become more The idea ofrelevance isabsolutelyat potentovertime. the heart ofthetransformation ofThe - Genie Beal, Trusteesfrom being Massachusetts' Co-founder&former Board Chair, Boston Natural Areas Network best-kept secret with a membership of25,000 to now welcoming 40,000+ people from across thestate. - Syd Smithers, FormerChair, BoardofDirectors 2007 : Trustees2017, our10-year strategic plan, is introduced Andy is a knowledgeable, proactive, thoughtful, and heartfelt leader. With ourstrategic plan, we've become much more proactiveand strategic in thinking about wherewe protect land - land near people is the metric. Now we need to activate 2011 : The Trustees playa supporting role in the more people to ourcause. creation and opening of Fitchburg's Gateway Park. - David Croll, Andy was able to takethe objectiveofmaking an Current Chair, Board of Directors organization notonly larger but morediverseand turn it into reality. Hewasthe unique individual who found ways togo into new neighborhoods and look at potential constituenciesthat had not been reached in the past. - Andy Falender, Former President, Appalachian Mountain Club 6 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | 2011 The Trusteesachieve accreditation and launch : the Land Trust Acceleration Program. It's hard enough to run an organization, save land, accomplish your mission - Andy had an understanding that The Trustees as a statewide organization also had 2011 : The Trustees launch three more CSAsand a mission toassistand support the success ofother completetwo more "green" renovations. conservation groups throughout the state. Andy recognized that thethings that TheTrustees - Rand Wentworth, do really need to resonate with people - land President, Land Trust Alliance conservation, yes, butalso sustainableenergyand locally grown food. And these will continueto be significant drivers forThe Trustees in thefuture. - David Croll, Current Chair Board of Directors 2011 The Trustees announce affiliation with Hilltown Land : Trust and partnerwith theAppalachian Mountain Clubto managethe Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway. The Trustees have succeeded in attracting a much greater 2012 The Trusteescomplete Phase 3 ofthe historic renovation ofthe audiencethan those who alreadyare conservation converts. Grand: Allee on Castle Hill on the Crane Estate. When you havethe Bay CircuitTrail almost in your backyard, it's moreaccessible forso many more people. As peoplestart Andy helped to breathe new life intothe long-anticipated projectto enjoying these experiences and places nearby,they get to help restoretheCastle Hill Allee. Messers. Crane, Olmsted, Shurcliff, and appreciatethem more and more. That turns them into outdoor Crockettwould all be so pleasedtoseethewonderful results. advocates and conservationists. - Nathan Hayward III, - Andy Falender, President, Board ofTrustees, Longwood Gardens, Former President, Appalachian Mountain Club and member,Trustees Board of Directors SPRING 2012 7 | Kenda Cc 's REFLECTIONS ON YEARS WITH 12 THI Twelve years ago, The Trustees were And, we moved our stafffrom one office partners that are taking up the mantle considered the "best-kept secret" in in Beverly to three, with the opening of ofthis work themselves. But when it Massachusetts. How did that change? offices in Leominsterand Sharon, which works - and we've seen it work overand When started, there was a strong has helped to make us more active and overagain - the impact can be so much I desire among our staffand volunteers visible members of those communities. broader and more rewarding. to raise our profile. We knew that if we were going to truly accelerate the You talked about needing to accelerate One theme ofthe past 12 years seems to pace ofconservation in Massachusetts, the pace ofconservation - how has that be affiliations and partnerships. Why is we couldn't do it alone. We needed idea evolved? this so critical? more members, more volunteers, more We recognized that we needed to do We'd always recognized the strong partners. Being the "best-kept secret" more than protect acres - we needed to and important role that The Trustees wasn't going to get us where we get more people involved our work, so play in assisting communities and other needed to be. that they would be motivated to speak organizations to meet their goals, rather We had such a strong presence on the up and act for the special places at risk in than always being out in front on every North Shore that many people associated their own community. That has provoked project. But in the past decade we've us only with that region, even though ourfocus on engagement in recent years. really been able to see that, when working we had spectacular properties in the We realized that our reservations didn't together, we're able to accomplish so Berkshires, around Boston, and in Central need to be the ends in themselves, but much more, more effectively. Massachusetts. So we looked at other they could instead serve as the beginning parts ofthe state to see how we could ofa conversation with individuals, The Trustees have emerged as a leader become more active and raise visibility communities, volunteers, and partners. in sustainability, particularlythrough our for our name and our work. We stepped It's a longer-term proposition, because, "green" buildings. What prompted that up our work with partners and in cities rather than us doing the work, we're commitment? so that we could broaden ourfootprint. fostering communities of people and The Trustees are known for preserving and protecting buildings - we don't build them. But in 2002, we were presented with the amazing opportunity, A thanks to a generous donor, to express Great Gift...For All Occasions our real values as an organization by A membership to The Trustees of Reservations is the perfect building the Doyle Conservation Center gift for friends, family, and colleagues who treasure time in the from the ground up. Today, the Doyle Massachusetts outdoors and shareyourpassionforprotectingits Centeranchors our community park in special places.Whetherforabirthday, an anniversary, orasaway Leominster and serves as an example of to say thankyou to someone special - membership is agreatgift what sustainability can really mean. Later atanytime ofyear. renovating two historic buildings - the Ordering is quick and easy. Just call us at 978.92I.I944. Monday - Bullitt Reservation farmhouse and the Old Friday,9am-5pm,orgoonlineanytimeatwww.thetrustees.org/gift. House at Appleton Farms - once again gave us the chance to lead by example by taking existing buildings and transforming 8 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS |