About the Trust and Our Tools

About the Greater Worcester Land Trust and Our Tools

• Trust Organization Information

• Trust Property Information

• References & Tools

• Area Maps

• Trust Signs

• The Trust's Office & Staff

  

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  Trust Organization Information 1987: Article Private, Non-Profit Land Trust Formed 1997: Article Greening of the Gray 2007: Article Greater Worcester Land Trust Celebrates 20 Years of Success Organizational Brochure

  Trust Property Information Conservation Property Acquisition A Timeline Forest Stewardship Management Plan Example Passages from Cascades West Property

  References & Tools Local Land Trust Community The GWLT and her sister regional trusts Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Satelite Resource Library at GWLT Office: Contents & Other Resource Center Locations Non-Profit and Agency Tools Central Massachusetts Conservation Options Excerpts to Mass Audubon Society and Forest Stewardship Program guide Conserving Grassland Birds Managing Agricultural Lands Including Hayfields, Crop Fields, and Pastures for Grassland Birds: Massachusetts Audubon Society et. al. Municipal Policies and Tools City of Worcester: Office of Planning and Community Development Open Space "What's Left": Top Ten List Commonwealth Policies and Tools Trail Easements and Agreements Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation: Access To The Countryside A Guide For Massachusetts Landowners and Trail Groups Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 21 Section 17 Public use of land for recreational purposes; landowner liability limited; exception Greenways: A Citizen's Guide Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation: Greenways & Trails The Coverts Project in Massachusetts Is Timber Management Compatible with Wildlife? University of Massachusetts Extension, US Dept. of Agriculture, MA Forest Stewardship Program & Div. of Fish and Game, and the Ruffed Grouse Society Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Community Preservation Act of 2000 Resources A Guide to Invasive Plants in Massachusetts Massachusetts Division of Fish and Game: The Massachsuetts Biodiversity Initiative

  Area Maps Map Portion encompassing Bedrock Geologic Map of the Worcester Area from a Massachusetts Bedrock Map Department of the Interior: United States Geological Survey: E-an Zen Editor: Data compiled 1978-1980 (for a copy of the original map please contact Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, 1200 South East Street, Arlington VA 22202) Full-color Massachusetts Topographic Representation Low Resolution

  Trust Signs Trust Property Signs Southwick Property Sign (inst. 2002) Cascading Waters Property Sign (inst. 2006) Nick's Woods Property Sign (inst. 2007) Trust Property Bound sign Trust Trail Blaze sign Trust No Motorized Vehicle sign

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  The Trust's Office & Staff

  
  
  The Greater Worcester Land Trust's office and staff
  are located on the fourth floor
  of the José Murphy's Building at 101 Water Street
  Worcester, Massachusetts
  
  

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  Greater Worcester Land Trust (508)795-3838 101 Water Street, Worcester, MA 01604 E-mail: mail@gwlt.org URL:http://www.gwlt.org

  Suggestions, Questions, & Site Survey

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  Designed by: Colin M.J. Novick, Executive Director
  December 10th, 2007