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The LLT Annual Program is on Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm at the Lenox Community Center on Walker St in Lenox.

Our speaker, Becky Cushing Gop, will present, From Acquisition to Opening: The making of Mass Audubon's newest wildlife sanctuary in the Berkshires--the Palmer Brook Sanctuary in Becket.

This year's annual program features a talk by Becky Cushing Gop, Mass Audubon's Regional Director for Western Ma. The public is invited to the free presentation and light refreshments will be provided. 

Becky, located at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, is a trained field biologist, a Switzer Environmental Fellow and author who guides strategic planning, land stewardship, and efforts to expand access to nature.  Becky is guided by a deep love of the natural world and a belief that caring for nature strengthens our communities and enriches our lives.

The Lenox Land Trust board members are:  Patty Spector, Sarah Hatch, Bill Gop, Shawn Considine, Jim Brooke, Tania Deary,  Bill Pelosky and Phil Dore, Rick Gregg, and Dick Burke.

The following officers were elected at the LLT September, 2025 meeting:

President: Patty Spector*

Vice President: Bill Gop

Treasurer: Phil Dore

Secretary: Sarah Hatch

*Founding member of the Lenox Land Trust

Emeritus and/or Founding Members:

George (Gige) Darey

Gene Chague

Kevin Sprague

Charlie Liston

Lois Lenehan

Patty Spector

Richard Celli

Warren Archey

Kate McNulty Vaughan

Joe Strauch

Sally Bell

Sarah Hatch is a 4th generation resident of the Berkshires. Having summered in the Berkshires as a child, she has returned in retirement and settled in Lenox. Her great grandparents contributed land to the Lenox Reservoir. Her grandfather took the lead in forming the Stockbridge Bowl Association and her parents and uncles were instrumental in working with the Berkshire Natural Resources Council to preserve not only Yokun Ridge but also in persuading the Tennessee Gas Company to create Olivia’s Overlook. 

Lenox Land Trust Annual Program on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm at the Lenox Community Center on Walker St in Lenox featuring Becky Cushing Gop, the Western Ma Regional Director based at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. 

The public is invited to the free program and light refreshments will be provided.