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Event Cancellations and COVID-19

March 16, 2020

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

Because your health and safety are our priority, Hilltown Land Trust is canceling all our March events. We made this decision due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, taking into consideration the recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the safety measures called for by Gov. Baker.  We are monitoring the situation closely and hope that these events […]

Creating a Local Conservation Network

December 26, 2019

Map depicting the area in which Hilltown Land Trust will be doing outreach. Includes towns in western Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties.

By Sally Loomis In early September, Hilltown Land Trust’s TerraCorps member Tessa joined me at a presentation about town open space and recreation plans in the region. Tessa noted the dissonance among the plans and asked me “do town Open Space Committees ever talk to each other?” Having worked with several Open Space Committees (OSCs) […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Eric Weber

December 26, 2019

Eric, standing to the right in a wooded area, holding up a binder and pointing out an image, while a crowd looks on.

Thirty-three years ago, in 1986, Eric Weber, Lincoln Fish, and Denise Cormier met in Chesterfield to discuss protecting a nearby historic sugarbush. This meeting marked the formation of Hilltown Land Trust, and the beginning of our mission to protect and steward land in the Hilltowns. HLT has grown and evolved since then, but two things […]

Historic Dam Trail Protected!

December 26, 2019

Four people posing for a picture in front of the trailhead kiosk

Last spring, Hilltown Land Trust protected the popular Historic Dam Trail in Williamsburg! This 1.5-mile wooded trail ends at the ruins of the dam whose breach on May 16, 1874 caused the Mill River Flood disaster. This trail was established in 2016 by Williamsburg Woodland Trails (WWT), but had no formal protection until now. The […]

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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 3rd, 2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 10th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 17th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Wildlife Tracking with John Body
Wildlife Tracking with John Body
Feb 20th, 2021    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Naturalist John Body returns to lead us in search of wildlife tracks and signs around the Bullitt Reservation in Ashfield at 1:00pm on Saturday, February [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 24th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Conservation Cemetery Project Webinar
Conservation Cemetery Project Webinar
Feb 25th, 2021    
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Join us to learn about this unique effort to create the first conservation cemetery in Massachusetts by combining the permanent protection of a beautiful parcel [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 3rd, 2021    
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Vernal Pool Video Showing!
Vernal Pool Video Showing!
Mar 3rd, 2021    
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The days are becoming longer, temperatures climbing, and snow is thawing which means the vernal pools will be in the forest greeting us with their [...]
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