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All About Beavers Recap

May 25, 2023

A group of people, some of whom are looking through binoculars, standing and seated at the edge of a beaver meadow.

A sunny morning in May was the perfect time for learning all about beavers! Led by Drew Johnson, our group gathered at a special spot in Ashfield to observe active beaver habitat and to learn about beavers’ many adaptations that make them such resilient creatures and environmental engineers. Before heading out on our walk, we […]

Closing the Loop at Conwell

April 28, 2023

An amazing group of volunteers helped HLT extend the trail system at the Conwell Property in Worthington this month! With pickaxes, rakes, loppers, and a lot of persistence, our team added a mile of new trail to the 105 additional acres that HLT recently protected at Conwell. Once a collection of out-and-back paths, this newly […]

Give Back to the Land day is Thursday, April 20th!

March 29, 2023

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Land lovers from across the region and beyond are supporting local land conservation for this year’s Give Back to the Land online giving day. Hilltown Land Trust is teaming up again with other regional land trusts to raise money to support the needs of the community for climate change mitigation, carbon capture and storage, water […]

Supporting the Places that Matter to Them

March 29, 2023

A photo of two people standing in the snowy woods. They have their arms around each other and they are looking into the camera and smiling.

Drew Johnson and Angelina Altobellis fell in love with each other around the same time they fell in love with Western Massachusetts. They met attending UMass-Amherst, and after a few moves to other parts of the country, returned to the area to settle down. They wanted a place that was “quiet, with a friendly, laid-back […]

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Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Feb 26th, 2018    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Westhampton Memorial Library
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Free screening of Walden, a new documentary about the creation and enduring legacy of Henry David Thoreau's writing, executive produced by Ken Burns, narrated by Robert Redford, and featuring Don Henley, David McCullough, Terri Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, among others.
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CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
Feb 28th, 2018    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Please email hltoutreach [at] thetrustees [dot] org if you wish to be notified of future Hilltowns Hiking Series events. [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 14th, 2018    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
DAR State Forest
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PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE FORECAST. We will be meeting one week later, on March 14th, at the D.A.R. We [...]
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Glendale Falls & Sugar Shack Breakfast - Hilltowns Hiking Series
Glendale Falls & Sugar Shack Breakfast - Hilltowns Hiking Series
Mar 17th, 2018    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Glendale Falls
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Join us for a short hike at the spectacular Glendale Falls: one of the longest and most powerful waterfall runs in the state! The steep, [...]
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Events on Feb 26th, 2018
Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Walden Film Screening & Discussion
26 Feb 18
Westhampton
Events on Feb 28th, 2018
CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
28 Feb 18
Hawley
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
14 Mar 18
Goshen
Events on Mar 17th, 2018
Glendale Falls & Sugar Shack Breakfast - Hilltowns Hiking Series
Glendale Falls & Sugar Shack Breakfast - Hilltowns Hiking Series
17 Mar 18
Middlefield
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