To the editor:

The Board of Directors and staff of the Sippican Lands Trust want to thank the members of the Sippican School Student Council and leader, Elizabeth Milde, who were involved with the recent “green” fundraiser that benefitted our organization. We are appreciative to have students like these in the community that are committed to helping the environment and consciously make choices to make an impact locally. We think the idea to dress up in green on St. Patty’s Day and connect the fundraiser to a local, “green” cause was very witty and we are extremely impressed by the students’ initiative and efforts.

The Sippican Lands Trust currently owns and manages 1,400 acres of open space in Marion. This land is open to the public for recreational enjoyment. We are currently working to open more trails and expand our outreach and event offerings. The money raised will help us on an ongoing project to create trails and a boardwalk on a new parcel of waterfront land that we will be opening to the public in coming months.

Again, we thank the students for their support and we hope to see them out on our trails this summer! Keep up the good work!

All of us at the Sippican Lands Trust