The Trustees of Reservations - Preserving and Protecting Massachusetts' Culture and History Since 1891
Not that I don't wander around to so many places that I never have time to write about all of them to begin with, but I really wouldn't be much of a distracted wanderer if I wasn't continuously looking for new places to go! As such, recently I found myself clicking through the website of The Trustees of Reservations , a non-profit organization with the goal to "... preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts." As a conservation group that can date its history back to March 5th, 1890 when Charles Eliot, a young landscape architect practicing in Boston, proposed the establishment of the first private nonprofit conservation organization of its kind in the country, it became their mission to "protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment to our special places." Since 1891 when the Massachusetts Legislature voted to establish The Trustees of (Public...