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New Hiking Trails in Worthington!

March 10, 2022

A picture of a wide woodland trail lined with hemlock and yellow birch trees to both sides. The sun is peaking through the forest stand creating small patches of sunny areas in a leafless brown looking forest.

Three miles of out-and-back hiking trails in Worthington are now open to the public on Hilltown Land Trust’s Conwell property. The trails traverse 70 acres of forestland along Route 112, and go by a small pond and the top of Eagle Nest Ridge. The parking area is on adjacent MassWildlife land and will also serve […]

56 Acres Protected in Williamsburg!

April 16, 2021

Sign showing start of Locke's Loop trail

Important wildlife habitat and a public trail in Williamsburg are now permanently protected by Hilltown Land Trust, through the donation of a conservation restriction by property owner Sandra Warren and her late husband Jim Locke. The newly conserved land abuts the existing Petticoat Hill Reservation, creating a continuous block of over 100 acres of protected […]

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 […]

New Video: Working Together to Conserve Unbroken Forests

June 30, 2020

Last year, Hilltown Land Trust partnered with Kestrel Land Trust, MassWildlife, four towns, and seven landowners to conserve nearly 1,000 acres in Westhampton, Williamsburg, Northampton, and Chesterfield. This conserved land, called the Brewer Brook Forest Conservation Project, lies within a 6,000-acre expanse of mostly undeveloped forest, considered among the top 10% of forestlands to protect […]

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Nature Walk at Robert's Meadow Brook
Nature Walk at Robert's Meadow Brook
Oct 26th, 2022    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robert's Meadow Brook Trail
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This event has been postponed to the rain date, Wednesday, October 26th. Experience the shifting seasons on the Roberts Meadow Brook Trail in Westhampton. Together [...]
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Things That Go Bump In The Night: Nocturnal Creatures Family Workshop
Things That Go Bump In The Night: Nocturnal Creatures Family Workshop
Oct 28th, 2022    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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Ever wonder what goes bump in the night? Come explore nocturnal creatures with environmental educator Monya Relles. We’ll learn with hands-on activities, games, and a [...]
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Nature Walk at Robert's Meadow Brook
Nature Walk at Robert's Meadow Brook
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Westhampton
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Things That Go Bump In The Night: Nocturnal Creatures Family Workshop
Things That Go Bump In The Night: Nocturnal Creatures Family Workshop
28 Oct 22
Ashfield
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