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Happy New Year!
Thank you for your 2024 Holiday trees - we have over 800 trees and our meadow is full!
The Sanctuary meadow is full in record time!
At this time, please don't bring your Christmas tree here. Please recycle your tree local to your home with a town composting program, or leave your tree in the backyard as a wildlife/bird windbreak and habitat. There is truly no more room here, thank you!
Remember for next year: no box-store trees, pleeze pleeze no tinsel, no plastics, no garbage, no light strands, no ornaments, no wreaths, no tree stands. We appreciate your help with this.
Have a great 2025. 🌲
For Next Christmas! December 2025:
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There are signs there that clearly mark where to leave your tree.
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We are unable to pick up trees, sorry. We cannot take in bulk trees.
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Trees should still be green and lively - no trees please where all the needles fall off as you put them on your vehicle because no one here can eat that.
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Please do not bring your big pine branches that have fallen in your yard.
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None of the rescues can consume blue spruce and spruce, too prickly!
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Trees should be whole (or perhaps cut in half). Please don't bring the in a bag with all the branches removed from the trunk.
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No trees with tinsel, light strands, decorations or spray flocking of course.
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PLEASE don't bring a tree from a big box store, their growers might use flame retardants, colorants and preservative sprays toxic to the animals. Here is why we are so picky
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Pesticides are applied to trees early in the growing season so are no longer present in the tree - but that being said, organic trees are better for the environment. An artificial tree lasts in a landfill for an extremely long time unfortunately.
You may enjoy viewing the goats and Maxine the Llama at the parking lot, but please don't walk into the main animal area (signs are clear) unless on a tour, or as a trained volunteer (there are clear signs there). Sanctuary Tours resume in March! We also have 4.5 miles of public walking trails in our woods, dawn to dusk.
If you loved meeting the goats and the gang, enjoy our 24/7 live webcams!
Thank you for bringing us your trees!
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Brianna Borghi of WCVB cam by in 2024 with a video news piece from WCVB
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Here is a fun video news piece from WCVB in 2023
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WGBH mentions the Sanctuary in recycling your tree to a good cause here!
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David O'Leary, Sue Tabb, and Kendra the Entertainer spoke to me on Morning Magic 106.7FM
