The Trustees is MassachusettsÍ largest conservation and preservation organization and the first land preservation non-profit of its kind in the world. Founded by open space visionary Charles Eliot in 1891, we conserve some of the best of MassachusettsÍ natural, scenic, and cultural sites for the public to use and enjoy. WeÍve held our ñreservationsî in ñtrustî for 126 years and believe in protecting the irreplaceable for everyone, forever. Today, we care for 116 spectacular and diverse reservations spanning more than 27,000 acres throughout the Commonwealth _ from working farms, landscaped and urban gardens, and community parks, to barrier beaches, forests, campgrounds, inns and historic sites, many of which are National Historic Landmarks _ located within minutes of every resident. In addition to our properties, we are an active leader in land conservation and have served as a model for hundreds of land trusts nationwide. We permanently protect 20,000 acres statewide from development through conservation restrictions, more than any other private entity, and have worked with thousands of community partners to help protect another 25,000 acres across the state. In 2014 we became a founding partner of the Boston Public Market, the first all locally-sourced indoor market of its kind in the nation where we operate our Appleton Farms shop and serve as the educational programming partner for the MarketÍs demonstration KITCHEN. Funded by more than 139,000 members and supporters and visited by more than 1.75 million in 2016, we invite you to get out, get inspired, and find magic in the moment at a Trustees property near you: www.thetrustees.org.