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Your Largest Neighbor: The Moose!

April 13, 2018

Young white girl standing in front of a lawn, holding a large moose antler that is nearly as tall as she is.

By Andrew Madden, HLT Board Member The evidence is common in the Hilltowns: the distinctive tracks, deer shaped but much larger; inch long pellets dropped in piles; bark peeled from striped maple (aka moosewood); young saplings and shrubs browsed to chest height; or, if you are extremely lucky, a shed antler. Yet sightings of our […]

Our Spring Newsletter is in the Mail!

April 3, 2018

Our Spring Newsletter is in the mail! Learn about moose and moose habitat in Western MA from our Board member Andrew Madden, read a profile of event leader Dave Pierce, hear from HLT volunteer Carol Wasserloos about her experience at the Silent Sunset Solstice hike, find out what UMass students are doing on the Conwell property, and […]

Spring Events Flyer!

March 5, 2018

image of Hilltown Land Trust's Spring Events Flyer

Our Spring Events Flyer was mailed out last Friday; check your mailboxes for your copy! We are very excited to share a few of the exciting events we have planned for the next few months. Always check our events page here on our website and our Facebook page for all of the latest events and […]

13th Annual Gorge après Gorge

December 6, 2017

32 people posing for a photo in a couple of rows, all dressed warmly. Dead leaves cover the ground in the foreground, trees and cloudy sky in the background.

Thank you to the many runners, walkers, volunteers, spectators, knitters, crocheters, and raffle donors who made the 13th annual Gorge après Gorge 5k race and walk a great success. Event highlights include a female race victor for the first time ever (go Apryl!), a record 125 runners, race participants spanning 8 decades, and a stellar team of volunteers who […]

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Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
Nov 25th, 2018    
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Chesterfield Gorge
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Join us for this year's Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Free Family Fun Walk on November 25th! This annual event is entering its [...]
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Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
Nov 27th, 2018    
All Day
Your contribution to Hilltown Land Trust on Giving Tuesday, November 27th, helps protect the rural beauty of our wildlands and woodlands. This region is defined [...]
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Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Nov 30th, 2018    
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Please note the new date: Friday, November 30th. Hilltown Land Trust and Franklin Land Trust are collaborating to bring hikers the opportunity to visit another [...]
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Hilltowns Hiking Series - Silent Sunrise Solstice Celebration
Hilltowns Hiking Series - Silent Sunrise Solstice Celebration
Dec 23rd, 2018    
6:30 am - 8:30 am
Bullitt Reservation
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Please note: Due to a rainy forecast, we are postponing our Solstice hike, originally scheduled for Friday, December 21st, to SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23rd. It looks to [...]
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Hilltowns Hiking Series – A Mid-Holiday Hike at Bullitt Reservation
Hilltowns Hiking Series – A Mid-Holiday Hike at Bullitt Reservation
Dec 29th, 2018    
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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Please note change in date! Due to rain forecast for Friday, we have moved the hike to Saturday, December 29th. Hilltown Land Trust has the [...]
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Events on Nov 25th, 2018
Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
25 Nov 18
Chesterfield
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Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
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Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
30 Nov 18
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Hilltowns Hiking Series - Silent Sunrise Solstice Celebration
Hilltowns Hiking Series - Silent Sunrise Solstice Celebration
23 Dec 18
Ashfield
Events on Dec 29th, 2018
Hilltowns Hiking Series – A Mid-Holiday Hike at Bullitt Reservation
Hilltowns Hiking Series – A Mid-Holiday Hike at Bullitt Reservation
29 Dec 18
Ashfield
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