Hilltown Land Trust is currently accepting applications for two positions through the TerraCorps Program (formerly MassLIFT – AmeriCorps). A Land Stewardship Coordinator and a Community Engagement Coordinator will both become a vital part of HLT’s team for the year. The 2017-18 program will run from August 28, 2017 through July 27, 2018 and will engage […]
Bird Habitat Assessment completed on the Stevens Property
By Tamsin Flanders, MassLIFT Land Stewardship Coordinator ’16-‘17 In 2016 HLT received a grant through the Foresters for the Birds Program (a partnership of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Massachusetts Audubon, and Mass Woodlands Institute) to revise the forest management plan for our Stevens property. The grant helped pay for a forester to […]
Tornado Cleanup at the Bradley Sanctuary
On February 25th a bad wind storm hit the hilltowns, centered around a tornado that touched down in Conway and Goshen, tearing roofs off a number of homes and damaging more with fallen trees. In other nearby towns, the storm caused power outages and more downed trees. Fortunately, no one was reported injured in the […]
Event Leader Bio: Pete McLean
In January, Pete McLean helped lead a new event with Hilltown Land Trust called “Birds and Books.” Participants got the chance to view rare ornithology and natural history publications focused on New England and Western Massachusetts, then go outside and experience the Bullitt Reservation through the lens of a natural history writer. Our Community Engagement […]
