Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
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Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, incorporated in 1986, is a non-profit organization
whose mission is the conservation of woodland and agricultural land in north central and western Massachusetts
. Based out of Athol, Massachusetts
, the MGLCT is named after Mount Grace
, a neaby monadnock
. As of December 2007, the trust had protected over "21,000 acres through the completion of over 200 projects."
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
whose mission is the conservation of woodland and agricultural land in north central and western Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Based out of Athol, Massachusetts
Athol, Massachusetts
Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol...
, the MGLCT is named after Mount Grace
Mount Grace
Mount Grace, , is a prominent monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Warwick, approximately two miles south of the New Hampshire border. The mountain is rugged and largely wooded, but a firetower on the summit provides expansive views of the surrounding rural countryside....
, a neaby monadnock
Monadnock
A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
. As of December 2007, the trust had protected over "21,000 acres through the completion of over 200 projects."