Eldridge Receives Sudbury Valley Trustees Distinguished Service Honor

SUDBURY, MA—State Senator Jamie Eldridge was recognized for his work on environmental conservation and protection by receiving the Sudbury Valley Trustees’ 2017 “Distinguished Service Award."

“I was honored to receive the Distinguished Public Service Award, and want to thank Sudbury Valley Trustees Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard for nominating me, and SVT for their dedication to conservation,” Senator Eldridge (D-Acton) said. “Environmental protection has always been a priority for me and my district, and I will continue to proudly advocate for open space and conservation land, increasing our renewable energy resources, and keeping our water safe and clean.”

As State Senator of the Middlesex and Worcester District, his territory includes Marlborough, Sudbury, Westborough, Northborough and Worcester. Among Eldridge's conservation successes in legislation is the passage of the creation of the Water Infrastructure Finance Commission, PACE legislation to make it easier for homeowners to install solar panels, and efforts to preserve funding for the Toxics Use Reduction Institute.

“Over these 15 years, Senator Eldridge has championed myriad environmental causes, including the protection of our precious water resources, the advancement of renewable energy, the fight against new gas and electric lines that bisect the state’s conservation areas, and the need to strengthen the protection of preserved land,” SVT Executive Director Lisa Vernegaard said in a statement. “He is one of SVT's strongest allies in the State House.”

Founded in 1953, The Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional land trust that works in 36 communities between Boston and Worcester to conserve land and protects wildlife habitat in the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river basins. The trust cares for more than 4800 acres on 89 reservations and 75 Conservation Restrictions, maintaining more than 55 miles of trails.

Photo via Jamie Eldridge