Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail Project

Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail Project

Goldsmith will be closed May 16 for an event. 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 initiative!  Please visit this page for project facts and updates as the project progresses and visit avisandover.org/join to help make the project the best it […]

Goldsmith Updates

Goldsmith Updates

Goldsmith will be closed May 16 for an event. The work to finish the Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail surface is done early! The trail is now open. The reservation will be closed again on May 16, but just for that day. Goldsmith Woodlands will be closed April 23 to May 6, 2026. The parking area and the trail at […]

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 […]