CONSERVATION

SAVE OUR WOODS Capital Campaign

MECT has launched a $5 Million dollar capital campaign to Save Our Woods. We closed on two conservation acquisitions in April 2025 need your support for this conservation projects underway.

SHINGLE PLACE HILL

We’re appealing the Essex Superior Court decision, and we continue our defense of this land adjacent to our beautiful conservation land. 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Visit 60 Places for 60 Years! To celebrate our MECT history and impact, we have compiled a list of 60 Places for 60 Years+, since 1963 – a collection of favorite places that tell the story of our towns from colonial beginnings, highlighting areas that MECT protects. Come Explore!

SUPPORT

Join us TODAY! Become a new member or renew your membership here. Donations are critical for MECT to fulfill our mission and ensure solid support for our land acquisition and protection goals, as well as our land stewardship and education for the community and our members. All of our properties are open to the public for free, with over 50 miles of trails. ACT NOW.

SPRING EVENTS

Photo Credit: Emilie Wilder and Zoo New England Conservation

Sign up for HikeAlerts !

Join our TurtleWatch to document Blanding’s Turtles

 

LAND STEWARDSHIP

MECT’s stewardship efforts seek to balance the protection of natural resources inherent in the land that we hold while allowing for appropriate public access, use and enjoyment of these very special places.