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Watch the Launch! Writing the Land: Windblown I

December 27, 2022

An abstract blue and white painting of dandelion seeds on the breeze, conveyed with swirling lines. By Martin Bridge.

The launch video of Writing the Land: Windblown I, featuring Hilltown Land Trust’s collaboration with poet JuPong Lin, is up on YouTube now! You can click below to watch poets read their work on conserved lands across the country, and order your copy of the anthology on our website.

Why Come to the Gorge?

November 17, 2022

The Gorge après Gorge is coming up soon! This fun, family-friendly, annual 5k trail run and walk is entering its 18th year this November. Why should you sign up? Hear what past participants had to say about the event: My family loves that the Gorge après Gorge is so community focused. It’s eight minutes from […]

Thank You to Peter and Suzy!

November 17, 2022

Suzy Kulik, sitting at a table with binders spread around her. She is looking into the camera and smiling.

This fall we celebrated the retirement of Hilltown Land Trust Board members Peter Jeswald and Suzy Kulik. They both contributed so much while they were on the Board that one article can’t possibly encompass it all! Peter Jeswald (Conway) chaired our Stewardship Committee, helping the organization make strategic decisions about the management of our protected […]

Love For Each Other and The Hilltowns

November 16, 2022

Walter Korzec and Fran Henry made their homes in the Hilltowns in the 1970s and 80s. When they met and became engaged in 2007, they affirmed their love of Cummington and the surrounding landscapes as part of their vows. What better way to tell the story of our decades-long love for the Hilltowns than to […]

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Beginning Birding - session 1
Beginning Birding - session 1
Apr 21st, 2018    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
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Are you interested in birdwatching but maybe feel a little intimidated by how much there is to learn? Or perhaps you have started identifying birds [...]
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RESCHEDULED 04/26 - Hike at Bear Swamp - Hilltowns Hiking Series
RESCHEDULED 04/26 - Hike at Bear Swamp - Hilltowns Hiking Series
Apr 26th, 2018    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bear Swamp
  • Hike
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH. PLAN TO AVOID ROUTE 116/MAIN ST IN THE CENTER OF ASHFIELD DUE TO ROAD [...]
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Smile! Capturing Critters with Wildlife Cameras
Smile! Capturing Critters with Wildlife Cameras
Apr 28th, 2018    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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  • Partnership Event
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If you are curious about the wildlife living in your woods, come to this workshop to learn how to capture them with a wildlife or [...]
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Edible Native and Invasive Plants with Russ Cohen
Edible Native and Invasive Plants with Russ Cohen
Apr 29th, 2018    
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Learn how to identify, responsibly harvest, and prepare edible invasive plants in this partnership event with Hilltown Land Trust and Kestrel Land Trust, co-sponsored by [...]
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Events on Apr 21st, 2018
Beginning Birding - session 1
Beginning Birding - session 1
21 Apr 18
Events on Apr 26th, 2018
RESCHEDULED 04/26 - Hike at Bear Swamp - Hilltowns Hiking Series
RESCHEDULED 04/26 - Hike at Bear Swamp - Hilltowns Hiking Series
26 Apr 18
Ashfield
Events on Apr 28th, 2018
Smile! Capturing Critters with Wildlife Cameras
Smile! Capturing Critters with Wildlife Cameras
28 Apr 18
Ashfield
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Edible Native and Invasive Plants with Russ Cohen
Edible Native and Invasive Plants with Russ Cohen
29 Apr 18
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