Barbara Erickson, The Trustees President and CEO, died on the afternoon of January 15, 2021. After a valiant struggle with cancer, Barbara passed peacefully surrounded by family at her home. The Trustees of Reservations is America s oldest conservation nonprofit and the organization cares for more than 100 places historic and natural landmarks, across nearly 27,000 acres all around Massachusetts. Under Erickson s leadership, visitor attendance at Trustees properties doubled to 2 million .