Page 7 - Wildlands Trust fall newsletter

FEATURED INITIATIVES

Upgrades at Willow Brook Farm

In summer 2024, Wildlands raised nearly $72,000 for our
campaign to upgrade Willow Brook Farm in Pembroke.
Improvement projects are already underway, including
replacing boardwalks and restoring grassland habitat.
Thank you to all who donated or volunteered in support
of our campaign. Stay tuned as our work continues!

New Land for D.W. Field Park

Last winter, urban resilience in our region took a major Wildlands Trust was founded in 1973 to protect
step forward with the protection of 30 acres abutting
D.W. Field Park in Brockton and Avon. More than 215 land in the town of Plymouth. Fifty-one years later,
local and regional supporters rose to the challenge of our work has led to the protection of 14,000
an anonymous donor, unlocking the necessary funds acres across 55 cities and towns in Southeastern
for the Town of Avon to acquire the woodland parcel.
Massachusetts.

Building Equity & Urban Resilience

• Designed and built an outdoor classroom at Hancock • Hosted an overnight campout
Elementary School in Brockton, in collaboration with at the Stewardship Training
Manomet Conservation Sciences Center for 12 Green Team
and Climate Crew members
• Coached 20 Brockton High School students for the to introduce urban youth
Massachusetts Envirothon to camping and foster their
connection to nature
• Led Green Team in Brockton for the third summer, hiring
12 area teenagers to complete improvement projects at • Led an ambitious, two-year, Hosted “Give a Hoot About the Park” at
D.W. Field Park community-wide project D.W. Field Park, raising local environmental
to develop a Phase 1 awareness among 200 community members
Added Climate Crew to Master Plan for improving
our Brockton summer safety, recreation, and the • Awarded state funds to promote urban tree-
programs, hiring 8 area environment at D.W. Field planting in Taunton and Brockton through the
teenagers to assist the Park, Brockton’s most Greening the Gateway Cities Program
Hancock Elementary important open space asset.
School outdoor The plan was adopted by • Continued planning for improvements at Striar
classroom project both Brockton and Avon in Snake River Preserve in Taunton, including a
fall 2024. paddle boat launch and accessible boardwalk 7