Upcoming Events
Feb 22, 2025 - Tour the Rockery
Feb 27, 2025 - Try Exploring Andover (TEA) Time. West Parish
Meadow, Indian Ridge and Baker’s Meadow Reservations.
March 6, 2025 - AVIS Photo Exhibit Opening Celebration and Reception @ Robb
Center
Mar 29, 2025 - The Eco Team season starts
Apr 22, 2025 - 2025 Annual Meeting of AVIS
Goldsmith Woodlands Project
Help AVIS build its first All Persons Trail. Read about it on the blog.
Invasive Plant identification and Removal Sessions
Eco team focuses on identifying and removing invasive plants. Learn about native plants too. These hands-on sessions use manual methods such as hand pulling, weed wrenches, hand saws, and buckthorn baggies. Middle-schoolers (with an adult) and up are welcome. Eco Team is a fun way to learn about AVIS reservations and explore the trails. Please email Lynn at HamletofLynn@gmail.com to be put on the Eco Team email list and receive up-to-date notifications on locations. More information is available on the blog.
Upcoming AVIS walks
AVIS Trustee, Mark Kaluzny, a certified AMC hike leader, will be leading hikes on the first Saturday of the month, February through June. Please check back to find out times and meeting locations.
Recent Blog Entries
How Can I Hide My Own Geocache?
Extraordinary Endeavors of the Eco-team!
Boy Scouts Building Boardwalks!
Promote Pollinators! Minimize Mosquitoes!
White Squirrels of Ballardvale
Goldsmith Woodlands by Andover TV
There is Something About Andover November 2024.
Frogs at Vale Reservation
Janet Clarke, AVIS Trustee, has been monitoring the frog population at Vale Reservation for many years. She recorded these videos of the frogs in March 2020. Listen to them from here or go to the Vale Reservation page to see the videos.
2024 Annual Meeting - Video Recording
Celebrating Andover's Open Spaces, Big & Small
AVIS is pleased to be part of an amazing video about Open Space in Andover. You can watch it at the following link. Thank you to Al French for the idea; to Sean Murphy for producing this wonderful show about Andover; and to those who agreed to be videotaped by Andover TV.
History of AVIS
Enjoy a video about AVIS, its history, and a couple of the most popular reservations.
Recent News
Students at Andover High School in conjunction with Andover TV have created short videos on three AVIS Reservations. See the reservations like you have not seen them before:
Baker's Meadow Reservation (Video)
Goldsmith Woodlands Reservation (Video)
Shawsheen River Reservation (Video)
AVIS Land Acknowledgement (Read more)
Find out how to control ticks in your yard.
See the manual available on the Town of Andover website at this link.About Our Reservations
About 1,200 acres of AVIS reservations are open to all for hiking, birding, and cross country skiing.
Explore Reservations
Volunteer wardens are responsible for the care and oversight of each reservation and they are often neighbors.
Contact a Warden
Hiking trips and other community events are scheduled by various groups throughout the year.
View EventsDonating
AVIS relies on the generosity of our members and the public to acquire new land for preservation and maintain the AVIS reservations for the public enjoyment.
Join or DonateVolunteering
There are volunteer opportunities for people to get involved in reservation maintenance, event planning, technology improvement, and more.
Explore Opportunities