The Trustees of Reservations
| The Trustees of Reservations | |
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| founding | 1891 |
| founder | Charles Eliot |
| Seat | Boston |
| motto | Find your place |
| purpose | Preservation of monuments , nature conservation |
| Action space | Massachusetts , United States |
| sales | $ 21.15 million |
| Foundation capital | $ 6.18 million |
| Employees | 200-600 |
| Members | 100,000+ |
| Website | www.thetrustees.org |
The Trustees of Reservations is a not-for-profit organization based in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . Your tasks are in the preservation of monuments and nature conservation . The idea was published by the landscape architect Charles Eliot on March 5, 1890 , and the organization itself was formally founded in the spring of 1891. It is the oldest private conservation organization in the USA. With more than 100,000 members and an annual budget of over US $ 20 million , it now has a broad and financially viable base for its activities.
history
The Waverly Oaks article , published by Charles Eliot in Garden and Forest magazine on March 5, 1890 , immediately established the Trustees. However, it would be another year before the organization could be entered on the registers.
While at the end of the 19th century in the sparsely populated western USA it was possible to largely preserve nature, there was little understanding for such efforts on the east coast. Boston had risen to become the fourth largest industrial center in Germany, and hundreds of large and small companies settled in the city's vicinity. In the process, agricultural areas, river areas and even historical sites were built over and thus destroyed, often without consideration.
In the course of this continuous expansion, only a very small amount of open space was made available to the population, as the land was preferably used for new factories. This was in contradiction to cities like Paris and London , for example , which offered their residents comparatively generous recreational areas. Eliot, who was convinced that inner-city green spaces as a contrast to the rather dreary city life, offered fresh air, joy in landscaping and space for relaxation, took this as the occasion for his article.
In the spring of 1891, the state government agreed to formally establish and register the organization "The Trustees of Public Reservations" "to acquire, preserve, maintain and open the public to beautiful and historic places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to make accessible ". In 1954, the word "Public" was removed from the name to avoid confusion with state possessions.
organization structure
The organs of the Trustees of Reservations elected for a term of office of three years consist of the Corporate Trustees (200 to a maximum of 600 members), the Board of Directors (25 people), the Executive Committee (made up of the other organs on a case-by-case basis) certain officers ( Officers of the Corporation , 4 people), an Advisory Council (75 people) and the Chairman's Council , which is composed in varying numbers of former members of the various bodies.
Data
In 2012, the organization had 150 permanent employees, 149 part-time employees and 400 seasonal employees. Throughout their history, the Trustees have preserved more than 70 mi (112.7 km ) of coastline. The Virginia Woods was the first protected area acquired in 1892, which was transferred to the Metropolitan District Commission in 1923 . The oldest areas owned by the organization today are Mount Ann Park in Gloucester and Rocky Narrows in Sherborn, Massachusetts , both acquired in 1897. The smallest protected area is the Redemption Rock in Princeton with approx. 1,000 m² , the largest protected area with a total area of more than 12.5 km² is Notchview in Windsor .
The trustees maintain and conserve historical buildings, gardens, gorges and waterfalls, forest areas, landscape areas and early industrial sites and also take care of the history of the Indians . It manages National Historic Landmarks , monuments, natural landmarks , and historic districts registered on the National Register of Historic Places .
132 species of animals and plants, some of which are very rare, as well as 12% of the threatened yellow-footed plover population in Massachusetts live in the protected areas of the organization . In total, the Trustees manage more than 270 mi (434.5 km ) of hiking trails, some of which are connected to national long - distance hiking trails such as the Appalachian Trail , Bay Circuit Trail , Mid-State Trail , New England Scenic Trail or the Tully Trail .
reception
The work of the Trustees of Reservations is widely recognized. So the lists National Geographic the beach Crane Beach in Ipswich number 8 in the top ten family beaches, while the Landscape Architecture Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects , the restoration of the early 20th century by Arthur Shurcliff designed Castle Hill Allée on the same property picks up . The local press also reports on current projects of the organization.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History. The Trustees of Reservations, accessed August 15, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Annual Report. The Trustees of Reservations, accessed August 15, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Facts & Figures. The Trustees of Reservations, accessed August 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Governance. The Trustees of Reservations, accessed August 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Katherine Ozment: Top 10 US Family Beaches. In: National Geographic . Retrieved August 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Lisa Speckhardt: The 100-year Haircut. ( PDF ; 911 kB) A fresh start for a stunning allée. In: Landscape Architecture Magazine. American Society of Landscape Architects, December 2012, p. 69 ff. , Accessed on August 16, 2013 (English).
- ↑ cf. for example. Jennette Barnes: Idle farm reborn with community-supported agriculture. In: The Boston Globe . May 30, 2013, accessed August 16, 2013 .
