Rentals
at the Stewardship Training Center
Just like ecosystems, conservation groups need open space to be productive.
We offer our facility to organizations and individuals that share our mission.
Rental opportunities at the Stewardship Training Center (STC) include:
Meeting Space: The STC features a large classroom that can host up to 50 people, along with two breakout rooms. The kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, and ample parking make for convenient, comfortable, and productive gatherings.
Overnight Lodging: The STC offers overnight lodging to participants of multiple-day programs and retreats, as well as temporary housing (as space allows) to students, researchers, and professionals in the conservation field. Linens included.
For rates, please contact Office Manager Tom D’Allessandro at 774-343-5121 ext. 103 or tomdallessandro@wildlandstrust.org.
Interested in renting space at the STC? Submit the interest form above, and we will get back to you shortly.
The Facility
The Barker Estate on Halfway Pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Stewardship Training Center is housed in a 12,000-square-foot building, the former estate of prominent cranberry grower LeBaron Russell Barker. The Barker Estate includes the following amenities:
Nine available bedrooms (29 beds)
Nine bathrooms
Two kitchens
Dining room
Double-parlor classroom for up to 40 people
Break-out rooms
Patio & screened-in porch overlooking Halfway Pond
Pavilion & outdoor training spaces
Fully equipped woodshop
Laundry center
The STC is humbly nestled in Halfway Pond Conservation Area, a 440-acre ecological gem in South Plymouth featuring pine barren forests, diverse wetlands, and a shoreline on idyllic Halfway Pond. With 12 miles of trails amid six local ponds, outdoor recreation opportunities abound, from hiking and mountain biking to fishing and paddling. Combined with Myles Standish State Forest to the west and Halfway Pond Wildlife Management Area to the south, the conservation area comprises the most expansive protected public open space in Eastern Massachusetts.
Testimonials
“Thank you, immensely, for housing our training program! The crew loved the place, as did we as facilitators. It was such a lovely setting, and allowed for good team development over the course of the week!”
– Danny Badger, Marine Extension Specialist, MIT Sea Grant
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Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Contact:
Zoë Smiarowski
Stewardship Programs Manager
trainingcenter@wildlandstrust.org
774-343-5121 x109
