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Update on Our DEI Work

February 25, 2021

HLT logo: a bear sow and cub silhoutted in the foreground, with hills in the background

Last spring, Hilltown Land Trust committed to take actions toward serving and engaging a more diverse population. As part of this work, we have contracted the services of Mainspring Change Consultants, who will be working with us to take tangible steps towards making HLT a more inclusive organization. HLT’s staff, Board, and TerraCorps-AmeriCorps members will be […]

Checking in on the Neighbors

December 15, 2020

Trail camera image of a coyote in profile

Deer and coyote and bears – oh, my! We recently swapped out the memory cards from trail cameras set up on one of our conserved properties and were rewarded with quite the menagerie. Along with the photos below, we also captured images of moose, bobcats and others species, showing a small sampling of the diverse […]

What Land Should we Protect?

November 25, 2020

Interior of a mixed forest - a small path winds into the background

By Sally Loomis, HLT Executive Director   Before I worked for a land trust, I assumed that any land an owner was willing to donate for conservation ought to be protected. Why wouldn’t we want to conserve as much land as possible?   When I started my first job in land conservation, I quickly realized how complex this […]

Chesterfield Auction Update

November 17, 2020

River and rocks, surrounded by trees

Thanks to the intervention of a generous conservation buyer, the property near the Chesterfield Gorge along River Road will be conserved. The tremendous outpouring of community support for land conservation these past few weeks shows definitively that it is an issue that matters to many people in Chesterfield and the surrounding area. We want to […]

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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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