Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) has welcomed Anthony Serra as its new Land Protection Associate. In this recently created position, Mr. Serra will provide support to SVT staff on land protection projects while also playing an important role in community outreach and in collaborative initiatives with SVT’s conservation partners.

SVT is a nonprofit land trust that protects natural areas and farmland in the region around the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers. The organization, which has 2,900 members, has helped to protect more than 8,500 acres of land since its founding in 1953, and it has a goal of protecting 12,000 more by 2050.

“We are delighted to have Anthony join our land protection team,” said Christa Collins, SVT’s Director of Land Protection. “His particular experience in outreach and communications will really help us make the case about why we need to accelerate our efforts.”

A native of Brockton, Massachusetts, Mr. Serra holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from McGill University in Montreal and master’s degrees in public affairs and environmental science from Indiana University. 

He has previously worked as an Environmental Quality Analyst for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy in Lansing, Michigan, and he has also served with the national AmeriCorps program at the U.S. Forest Service in MacDoel, California, and at Wildlands Trust in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 

“I am excited to be joining SVT and doing my part to protect the special places in my home state,” said Mr. Serra. “This endeavor is critical for biodiversity, public health, and climate mitigation, and I hope to promote that message through my work here.”

Mr. Serra will be based out of SVT’s headquarters in Sudbury.

ABOUT SVT

SVT is a member-supported non-profit organization that works to protect natural areas and farmland for wildlife and people in the 36 communities that surround the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers. SVT, 18 Wolbach Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.