Launched in September 2021, The Nashua River Communities Resilient Lands Management Project (or “Nashua River Project”) invited residents and other local stakeholders in the Nashua River watershed communities of Clinton and Bolton, MA, to shape the future of how forests and open spaces are maintained, accessed, used, and transformed. Linnean facilitated the community-based collaboration among a diverse set of stakeholders to create a set of “care guides” for regenerative care of forests, lawns, and open spaces. The highly involved stakeholder groups included town staff, state agency staff, individual land owners, Indigenous Cultural Stewards, multiple members of the Spanish speaking communities in the towns, and youth representatives.