Upcoming Events
Thru March 28, 2025
The Photo Competition winners are on view at the Robb Center until March 28.
Watch a short video from the night put together by Sean Murphy of Andover TV here
March 27, 2025
Try Exploring Andover (TEA) Time. Bay Circuit Trail - The Charles Ward Reservation
Mar 29, 2025
The Eco Team season starts
Time to Renew your membership!
The importance of Your Membership (blog)
AVIS Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 22
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Andover Village Improvement Society will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at the Cormier Youth Center in Andover.
6:00 p.m. - Cocktails/Dinner, 7:30 p.m. - Meeting/Speakers.
Dr. Joyce Losick-Yang, the Town of Andover’s Director of Sustainability and Energy, Dr. Alex Maxwell, Fuss & O’Neil, senior environmental planner, and Ben Meade, the Town of Andover’s Conservation Commission’s Agent will give a talk on Climate Ready Shawsheen.
The dinner portion of the event requires prepayment. Tickets are $60 each. (AVIS Wardens and Eco Team Volunteers may purchase a ticket for $30). The Meeting/Speakers portion of the event is open to all members free of charge.
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.
Blog Entries
Goldsmith Woodlands All Persons Trail Project
Reflections on a Rewarding and Fun-filled Year
Garlic Mustard 101: What it is and what to do with it
My Goldilocks Moment While Searching for a Trail
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. Watch the video below and go to the Vale Reservation page for more 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.
Student created videos
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)
Tick Management
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