MANCHESTER ESSEX CONSERVATION TRUST
82 EASTERN AVE, ESSEX, MA 01929 mect.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

MECT CONSERVES LAND THROUGH ACQUISITIONS OF FEE INTEREST AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN MANCHESTER AND ESSEX MASSACHUSETTS. WE ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN SPACE. MECT HAS OVER 1,500 ACRES OF LAND UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION. IN 2019, MECT COMPLETED 3 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS THAT PROTECT AN ADDITIONAL 27 ACRES OF LAND. WE RECEIVED A GIFT CONSERVATION RESTRICTION ON A 7-ACRE WOODLOT IN ESSEX. MECT PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS BENEFITTING EVERY FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE STUDENT IN BOTH TOWNS. TRUSTEES VOLUNTEERED HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO SUPPORT: 15 GUIDED HIKES AND NATURE WALKS; 3 TRAIL MAINTENANCE EVENTS. MECT WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM MASS DCR TO DEVELOP A FOREST STEWARDSHIP AND BIRD HABITAT ASSESSMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2020.

MECT HOSTED ITS ANNUAL MEETING WITH A PROGRAM ON HOW ECOSYSTEMS DEVELOP RESILENCY AND BIODIVERSITY. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED RESEARCH ON WILDERNESS AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION VALUE TO AID POTENTIAL FUTURE LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS. WE PRODUCED 2 NEWSLETTERS AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO OUR 700+ MEMBERS, TOWN OFFICIALS AND LOCAL LIBRARIES. TWO SEASONAL EVENTS POSTCARDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN BOTH MANCHESTER AND ESSEX. WE IMPLEMENTED IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR WEBSITE AND POSTED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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