Goldsmith Updates

Goldsmith Updates

Phase II begins and AVIS needs your continued help. “During the pandemic, we saw how vitally important it was for people to have the opportunity to get outside and experience nature,” said AVIS Trustee Susan Stott, who led the trail project. “Unfortunately, it also became strikingly clear that not everyone could access our reservations. That’s how this project was born.” […]

Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail Project

Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail Project

The trail is open! We’ll be starting the fundraising effort for the parking area soon. You are welcome to donate now at avisandover.org/join and choose Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail from the options. In June 2024, AVIS was awarded a $100,000 MassTrails Grant to construct an All Persons Trail at the Goldsmith Woodlands Reservation.  We are excited to launch this important […]

The Importance of Your Membership

Please consider renewing your AVIS membership by April 30, 2026, and help us make the most of the upcoming work season! Renew online. AVIS needs your support to continue its essential work. We rely on membership dues to help with the day-to-day maintenance of the reservations. Volunteers are the backbone of our organization—they are our organization. Memberships and donations help […]

Life Beneath the Ice and Snow: Turtles in Winter

From the Outside Story series from Northern Woodlands Magazine. Written by Loren Merrill. Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol. For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim to the bottom, and bury themselves in the mud for the winter. We now know better – swallows, along with thousands of […]

AVIS ECO TEAM

AVIS ECO TEAM

The upcoming season starts April 11, 2026. The full calendar is below and at avisandover.org/events.Eco Team is a great opportunity to introduce yourself and learn about other ways to volunteer for AVIS. Read about various adventures on the reservations in back issues of the AVIS update. The Eco Team is absolutely a lot of fun and a terrific way to […]