Preserving Rochester’s Special Places…
We acquire and care for land in Rochester to benefit nature and preserve our rural character!
View “Thank you” photo book honoring founder & longest serving RLT BOD Norene Hartley here
Our annual meeting was held at the PONY PASTURE rain garden (funded by the Garden Club of Buzzards Bay) to celebrate the completion of the stone wall restoration.
CHURCH’S WILDLIFE frontage has been spruced up with a work day. The video below shows the transformation. Thanks to all who helped!
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Since its inception in 1997, the Rochester Land Trust has secured over 1100 acres for conservation. This is no small task for a board of volunteer directors with no paid staff. We have preserved some of Rochester’s most scenic properties: Church’s Field, George’s Pony Pasture, Church’s Wildlife, the airport field (Doggett’s Brook Farm), and Olde Field Farm (Shoolman). Some of these have been purchased outright and others donated and some through collaboration with other conservation partners. These properties are maintained by us and open to the public.
We maintain parking, signage, and trails to encourage passive recreational uses, such as hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding, geocaching, nature study, as well as hunting, where allowed.
We also hold many conservation restrictions (CR’s) on private property owned by others. CR’s prevent those properties from being further developed.
FOR LANDOWNERS! . . . . Land Conservation Options
GO FOR A WALK! Many of our properties are open to the public and are listed on our Our Lands page or check out the Explore Rochester Trail Guide.
Email: info@rochesterlandtrust.org Phone: 706-675-5263 (LAND)
Mail: PO Box 337
Rochester, MA 02770
Thank you for taking the time to report any issues that you discover on our trails.