Forestry

Land's Sake manages an innovative forestry program on both private and public conservation land in the Town of Weston.

On behalf of the Weston Forest & Trail Association, Land's Sake maintains the trail system throughout the town. Over the past fifty years, the Weston Forest & Trail Association has designed and built one of the most extensive trail systems in the Boston suburbs which includes approximately 100 miles of trails. We are proud to partner with this important land trust to maintain the commons of our community.

Land’s Sake also provides a model for small-scale sustainable forestry. Each year we rotationally harvest cordwood from approximately five acres of Weston conservation land.  Working with the Weston Conservation Commission we thin out diseased and overcrowded trees for cordwood. Our sustainable land practices are designed to encourage biodiversity as well as tap a valuable resource for timber production.

We frequently bring young people into the forest to learn about history and environmental science to see the practical expression of our ecologically responsible forestry by partnering with local colleges and high schools in long-term management studies to promote sutainable land management.