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Thank you Sarah and Audrey!

July 29, 2022

Audrey, Katie, Sally, and Sarah link arms and smile into the camera in front of a stone wall and grassy hill.

Every July, we say goodbye to the TerraCorps members who served at Hilltown Land Trust for the past 11 months. Audrey Boraski and Sarah Welch have done so much to take care of the land and engage communities across the Hilltowns, from coordinating the monitoring of over 5,000 acres of conserved properties to sharing the […]

Join Hilltown Land Trust as a TerraCorps member!

May 25, 2022

Logo for the TerraCorps program shows words "Terra" above with green background and "Corps" below against brown background

This year we are looking for 1 TerraCorps Member to join Hilltown Land Trust as a Land Stewardship Coordinator! As a Member you will be part of the 2022-2023 TerraCorps program and join up to 80 other members serving with nonprofit partner organizations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including a Community Engagement Coordinator serving at Hilltown Land […]

Give Back to the Land day!

April 15, 2022

6 volunteers, male and female, dressed in pants, jackets and hats are smiling at the camera while one looks off in the distance. They are standing at an opening in the forest with small pine and hemlock trees and the sun peaking through the trees in the background. Shadows are cast towards the camera.

This Earth Day, Hilltown Land Trust, along with six other land trusts in Western and Central Massachusetts, are encouraging our communities to help save the land that supports us all. The third annual “Give Back to the Land Day” on Friday, April 22, will be a 24-hour online giving day to raise funds for local […]

History and Legacy

March 22, 2022

Margaret Waggoner, seen from behind, walks along a path in the woods using a walking stick. She is dress in jeans and a red top with a red vest. Next to her is a long rock wall, and she is surrounded by autumn leaves on the trees.

Margaret Waggoner was a Renaissance woman, with a passion for many topics including history, poetry, physics, and the natural world. A retired physics professor and Dean of Smith College, Margaret lived in Goshen for 20 years, and worked actively to preserve the town’s history as Chair of the Historical Commission and President of the Williams-Boltwood […]

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