Overview
In its 50th year, Sippican Lands Trust protects over 1,335 acres of open space, which includes both in-fee and conservation restriction (CRs) properties. All of these properties lie within the Town of Marion and range from small neighborhood retreats to vast swaths of wild spaces.
Maps of all of our properties and trails are included HERE. We would encourage you to visit all the properties with public access and 13+ miles of trails.
Our properties are open from sunrise to sunset. When visiting our properties please be mindful of the plants and animals that inhabit these places, and make sure to wear appropriate clothing and shoes while walking in the woods. Please remember to apply insect repellent with DEET to prevent tick and mosquito bites while visiting our properties. For more information on ticks click HERE.
We encourage visitors to enjoy our natural open spaces that we’ve set aside for the public. However, we do not permit activities that disrupt the integrity of our land (see below).
Sippican Lands Trust Rules and Regulations
Our properties are open from sunrise to sunset.
- NO drugs or alcohol.
- NO smoking or fires.
- NO littering.
- NO camping.
- NO motorized vehicles or ATVs.
- NO unauthorized postings.
- NO hunting, except with SLT's permission.
- Leave the plants, animals, and geology as you find them.
- Parking for visitors of SLT, where applicable (not all properties have dedicated parking).
- Pets should be leashed or under their owner's control.
- Pet waste should be picked up and disposed of in trash and not on the trail or property (bagged or unbagged).
Property Information
For each of the properties displayed, we have included information regarding the acquisition of the property and whether the property is open to the public. If you are interested in seeing pictures from many of the different preserves, please visit the SLT Photo Gallery. All photographs were taken by Marian Howell.
When visiting our properties please be mindful of the plants and animals that inhabit these places, and make sure to wear appropriate clothing and shoes while walking in the woods. Please remember to apply insect repellent with DEET to prevent tick and mosquito bites while visiting our properties. For more information on ticks click here.
As part of the connection between land protection and water quality, the Sippican Lands Trust has posted information about water quality for those properties with trails near bodies of water monitored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition Baywatcher Volunteer Program. The following SLT properties listed below have links to water quality information from nearby monitoring locations managed by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and their volunteers:
- Brainard Marsh (Outer Weweantic River)
- Howland Marsh (Planting Island Cove)
- Osprey Marsh (Planting Island Cove)
- Peirson Woods (Blankenship Cove)
