Hoft Farm

Field station name: Hoft Farm

URL: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/

Year founded: 1997

Mission statement: This tract was acquired largely because of the presence of a farm house, which was promptly expanded and renovated into the present-day Hoft Farm Field Station.
Part of the Alisio Estate tract is across the pond from the house and is crossed by a Land Bank trail operated under a trail agreement signed in 2003. The property features a mix of (mostly hilly) woodland, three fields, a small pond, a small shrub swamp, and TNC’s native plant nursery.
The Hoft Farm property is open to the public except for the 2 acre area enclosed by rock walls on which the field station house, cabins, resident parking and tractor barn is situated. Limited day visitor parking is available and a simple trail system links to both a more extensive network managed by the Land Bank and a pondside trail owned and managed by the Vineyard Open Land Foundation (VOLF).

Annual visitors: 100

Land: 92 acres (37 hectares)

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Outreach Goals

[✓ = applies to this field station, ✗ = does not apply to this field station]

    ✓ Build community

    ✓ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills

    ✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship

    ✗ Inspire curiosity

    ✗ Make field station resources available to the public

    ✗ Promote STEM careers

    ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work

    ✗ Raise money

    ✗ Reach a particular audience

    ✗ Teach about the environment generally

    ✗ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public

Outreach Programs