The purpose of the Sippican Lands Trust is to preserve open space whether by purchase, gift, lease, sale, restriction, exchange, education or otherwise, for the benefit of both the residents and visitors to the Town of Marion. The ultimate goal of the Trust is to protect wildlife, ecosystems and natural resources as well as the history, heritage and beauty of the area. Open land, not only provides use with a sense tranquility and pleasure now, but the protection of this land is our legacy for the future generations.

A QUICK SLT CHRONOLOGY
1974 Founding of Sippican Lands Trust under the guidance of Mary Clark

1979 First contribution - Barnabas Woods

1985 The Stewardship Program is inaugurated.

1994 First Conservation Restriction donation - Little Marion Golf Course

1995 First purchases - Peirson Woods and Howland Marsh

1996 SLT holds first community-wide clambake

1996 SLT collaborates with the Coalition for Buzzards Bay in creation of Bay Lands Center

2000 SLT properties total 500 acres

2004 First full-time land protection staff initiated