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Hellos and Goodbyes: Spring 2025

April 21, 2025

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Our Board is Growing Hilltown Land Trust welcomed two new members to its Board of Directors this year. Tariq Abu-Jaber of Williamsburg is a member of his town’s Planning Board, and previously served on the board of Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Sanctuary. Tiffany Thibodeau of Worthington was HLT’s first Office Manager before pivoting full-time to providing […]

What’s Up With Vernal Pools?

April 21, 2025

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By Mariel Hohmann, TerraCorps Land Stewardship Coordinator As snowmelt and rainy days fill the vernal pools of the Hilltowns, salamanders, frogs, and fairy shrimp are on the move. And so is HLT! You don’t have to be a land trust to conserve these sensitive habits. In fact, anyone can help get a vernal pool certified […]

Give Back to the Land Day is on Earth Day: Tuesday, April 22nd!

April 16, 2025

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Land lovers from across the region and beyond are supporting local land conservation for this year’s Give Back to the Land online giving day.

The Gorge après Gorge is Turning 20!

October 10, 2024

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We always have reasons to celebrate at the Gorge apres Gorge: community, love of nature, and the best little 5k and family fun walk in the Hilltowns. This year, we have an extra-special reason to party: It’s the 20TH ANNUAL Gorge après Gorge! Since 2005, the Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Family Fun […]

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Year of the Salamander! Vernal Pool Exploration
03 May
May 3rd, 2014    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
High Rige Farm
  • Family Fun
  • Hands-On
  • Partnership Event
Join us for Part 2 of our vernal pools series in partnership with The Trustees of Reservations! Explore a potential vernal pool in Williamsburg. We are [...]
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Companion Planting with SHAEC
07 May
May 7th, 2014    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SHAEC at Gateway Regional High School
Explore the techniques of companion planting and inter-planting so that you can start thinking about how to improve your garden health and harvest. Com prepared [...]
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Invasive Species Pull
09 May
May 9th, 2014    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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In partnership with The Trustees. Help protect Bullitt Reservation's beautiful forests and grasslands by seeking out and uprooting harmful invasive species. Training in identifying invasive [...]
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Year of the Salamander! Vernal Pool Exploration
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Companion Planting with SHAEC
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Huntington
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Invasive Species Pull
9 May 14
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