Support CHPT

CHPT is proud to be a member of GuideStar. Click on the GuideStar logo above, type in Charlton Heritage Preservation Trust, and you will be directed to our GuideStar page and information. Through Guidestar and Network for Good, you can make secure online donations to CHPT. Thanks for your support!


The Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) has launched this new plate to support land and water preservation in MA! Funds from this plate will be used for acquisition, stewardship, and restoration of water and the land surrounding it. Visit MET's website for all the details!


Volunteers Needed!

Seeking Board Members!

Charlton Heritage Preservation Trust is governed by a 9 member Board of Trustees. CHPT Trustees are seeking preservation and conservation minded individuals to fill 4 vacancies on this all volunteer board. Trustees are required to be Charlton residents and CHPT Members. Attendance is essential at regular Board of Trustee meetings which are held in town on the 3rd Monday of each month. In addition, Trustees attend the annual meeting of the members in February which is also open to the public. Trustees are responsible for all administrative and financial aspects of the Trust, reviewing parcels and deeds, conducting site visits, and generally overseeing the 156 acres currently owned by the Trust. Trustees may be appointed by the Board to serve until the February annual meeting at which time the Trustees must be elected by the membership for a one year term. This is an excellent opportunity for Charlton residents with a wide variety of skills to make a personal impact on the future of land preservation in Charlton. If you are interested in serving as a Trustee, please call Lisa Westwell at 508-248-5121.

Volunteer Property Stewards

Do you love to walk or hike in the woods? Do you notice flowers, animal tracks, and trees? Do you whisper to yourself when you see changes, good or bad, in the lands you love? Do you like to explore new places in town or are you an abutter to CHPT owned open space and already keep an eye on things? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you would make an excellent Volunteer Property Steward! CHPT is responsible for the stewardship of 156 acres of open space spread out over 12 separate parcels in Charlton. Stewardship is the careful and responsible management of the land entrusted to our care. Proper management of the land requires consistent monitoring. Volunteer Property Stewards (VPSs) would be responsible for monitoring activities, including walking CHPT property boundaries and interiors of parcels, looking for and documenting signs of natural changes in habitat, noting any man made infringements or activities that violate deeds or conservation restrictions for each parcel, photographing the property at multiple fixed locations to provide a permanent record, and assisting CHPT in evaluating parcels over time. A minimum of two individuals would be assigned to steward a parcel or group of parcels. Documentation forms would be provided for twice yearly monitoring of land. Stewards would be appointed by and report directly to the Board of Trustees. Volunteer Property Stewards represent a vital component of open space management and as a Property Steward volunteer, you will be get the great satisfaction of knowing that your efforts help keep the open space in Charlton well maintained and pristine. If you are interested in becoming a VPS, call Lisa Westwell at 508-248-5121.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

  • Events - assist with or coordinate events/programs
  • Fund Raising - develop or organize fundraisers
  • Grant Application - seeking and applying for grants
  • Grant Implementation - implementing the grants that we receive
  • Membership - develop ways to increase membership
  • Newsletter - write articles for inclusion in our semi-annual newsletter
  • Programs - identify programs that CHPT might be interested in sponsoring or participating in
  • Publicity - write news articles, create posters, be creative in getting the word out about CHPT
  • Site Review - visit sites around Charlton that are offered to CHPT or that CHPT is interested in protecting
  • Stewardship - assist in the maintenance of properties owned by the Trust, including trail maintenance
  • Other - If you have a skill that you think would be an asset to CHPT, please contact us!


"Empties for Open Space"

Charlton Heritage Preservation Trust has a unique fundraising program called Empties for Open Space! The next time you visit Ted's Redemption Center adjacent to Ted's Package Store on Route 20 in Charlton, check out CHPT's poster and consider donating your can/bottle receipts to us! It's so easy! Just put the receipt into the box instead of claiming the deposit. We will redeem them and all proceeds will go to CHPT. We would like to express our thanks to Ted Mroczkowski for allowing us to hang the poster and the box at Ted's Redemption Center. We appreciate your support! For more information on CHPT or the Empties for Open Space program, please call Lisa at (508) 248-5121.



OR, Do you have lots of empty bottles and cans, but no time to redeem them? Is conservation and preservation worth your nickel? We hope so! There are many ways to increase conservation awareness in our community and recycling is one of them. So, CHPT has been working on ideas for the creation of a bottle and can recycling program in Charlton. We have dubbed it “Empties for Open Space”. We would like to work with local businesses to provide employees and/or residents a place to bring their empty cans and bottles. CHPT would pick them up on a regular basis and redeem them. It would be a continuous can/bottle drive!! This program would make it easy for people to turn in their cans and bottles and at the same time provide CHPT with some much needed funding. Seems simple enough, but to make it work, we need recycling equipment (namely bins and bags) and YOU! If you are an individual or business interested in helping us get this program off the ground, or if you have clean cans and bottles that you would like to donate to us to redeem, please call Lisa at 508-248-5121.


Newsletter Sponsorships!

CHPT is seeking individual or business sponsorships to help defray the printing and mailing costs associated with our semi-annual newsletter! Sent out twice a year to over 175 local individuals and businesses, the costs are roughly $150 for each mailing. We are offering two business card size advertising squares in our newsletters for $20 each! Please call Lisa at 508-248-5121 for more information or mail your business card and $20 check payable to CHPT to P.O. Box 92, Charlton Depot, MA 01509.



Website Sponsorship Available for 2010-2011!

CHPT's website gives residents of Charlton and the general public 24 hour access to land trust information, events, activities, and property updates. Our website hosting fee is around $100 per year and we are seeking an individual or business sponsorship to help defray that cost. In return, our website sponsor will receive a free one year membership and their name, business name and/or logo with a link to their website will be included on our website's homepage. Donations to CHPT are tax deductible as allowed by law. If you are interesting in sponsoring our website for the year 2010-2011, please call Lisa at 508-248-5121.



Yard Sale Map Sponsorships Available
for the August 14, 2010 Yard Sale!

CHPT's annual community wide yard sale attracts many local shoppers! Big 11 x 17 maps are made available to bargain hunters the morning of the event. Give your business more exposure on the local level! Sponsorships are available for $20 each and will appear on the reverse side of the maps. Your sponsorship will help defray the costs of preparing and printing the maps. There are 6 sponsorships available. Please call Lisa at 508-248-5121 for more information or mail your business card and $20 check payable to CHPT to P.O. Box 92, Charlton Depot, MA 01509.



CHPT Wish List

  • Stamps (preferably "Forever" stamps)
  • Copy paper (8 1/2 x 11 white)
  • Gift cards: Staples, Wal-Mart, grocery stores
  • Metal Detector
Stamps are used for correspondence, occassional newsletters, and special event mailings or announcements. Assessors maps, aerial maps, trail maps, brochures, and grant applications are just some of the documents we routinely print. Introductory letters to abutters with copies of Deeds also require large volume printing. We do our best to use both sides to cut down on paper use. Gift cards allow us to purchase a variety of supplies, including refreshments for our annual meeting and lunch/beverages for volunteers. A metal detector would aid us in identifying boundary pins on our properties. Even small donations make a big difference!

CHPT has a P.O. Box so if your donation is too large to mail, call Lisa at 508-248-5121 to make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up.


Hand made bird houses!

Bluebirds, Chickadees and Robins will flock to these handsome custom built bird houses made right here in Charlton!! All proceeds benefit CHPT! Bluebird houses $15. Chickadee and Robin houses $10. Houses pictured above left to right: Bluebird, Chickadee, Robin. Call 508-248-5121 to order yours today!



CHPT Gift Memberships
Available Throughout the Year!

A one year membership is the right size for everyone!

  • relatives
  • friends
  • co-workers
  • teacher
  • mailman
  • newspaper carrier
  • neighbors
  • staff
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    A $10 individual membership will help Preserve, Conserve, and Protect Charlton. Gift membership recipients will get a welcome package that includes a welcome letter acknowledging your gift, a CHPT brochure, and our newsletter! Memberships are valid from February to February.

    Call Lisa at (508) 248-5121 today to purchase this lasting gift or download the gift membership form!
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