Upcoming Events
Jan 1: AVIS 125 Hike: New Year’s Day Hike
Jan 27: 50th Annual Rafton Reservation Hike
Feb 10: Crows over the Merrimack with Essex Art Center and MRWC
Feb 10: AVIS Moonlight Trek: Goldsmith Woodlands
Feb 15: History Exhibit opens at ACHC
Apr 10: Annual Dinner
Recent Events
Annual Dinner and MeetingPanel Discussion at Library - No Child Left Inside (Video)
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)
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 1100 acres of AVIS reservations are open to all for hiking, birding, and cross country skiing.
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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.
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