Donate
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Hilltown Land Trust

Dedicated to protecting the working lands, native habitats and rural beauty of the Hilltowns since 1986

  • About
    • Board & Committees
    • Staff and TerraCorps members
    • Affiliation with The Trustees
    • Announcements
    • Newsletters
    • Contact
    • Open Positions
  • Land Protection
    • Conservation Restrictions
    • Agricultural Preservation Restrictions
    • Financial Incentives
    • Donating or Selling Land
    • Estate Planning
    • Landowner & Town Resources
  • Properties
    • Trails & Maps
      • Big View Trail
      • Bradley
      • Breckenridge
      • Clary Hill
      • Conwell
      • Hilltown Boulders
      • Historic Dam Trail
      • Locke’s Loop Trail
      • Robert’s Meadow Brook Trail
      • Round Top Hill
      • Stevens
      • Two Mamas Farm Waterfall Trail
    • Land Stewardship
    • Conservation Stories
  • Get Involved
    • Events
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Support
    • Legacy Giving
    • Gorge après Gorge
    • Vernal Pool Conservation
You are here: Home / Events / Guided Hike and/or Artful Scarecrow-Building Workshop

Guided Hike and/or Artful Scarecrow-Building Workshop

November 1, 2014

Date/Time
Date(s) - Nov 1st, 2014
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Bullitt Reservation


Join us for a hike on Bullitt Reservation trails from 11:00am-12:30pm on a guided ramble, finishing in time for the Artful Scarecrow-Building Workshop hosted by the Trustees of Reservations. Distance and pace will be determined by the group. Come dressed in layers and wear a pair of sturdy hiking shoes. For more info or to RSVP to the hike, email hltlandsteward@ttor.org or call (413) 628-4485 x4.

Then, come to the Trustees of Reservation’s Artful Scarecrow-Building Workshop with Michael Melle from 1:00pm-4:00pm at the Bullitt Reservation, home to the Hilltown Land Trust. Michael Melle makes beautiful life-size figures from organic and found materials, and will provide materials and his expertise for you to build an artful scarecrow of your own.  See The Trustees of Reservation’s events page for more information. Registration for the workshop is required.

Directions:

From Points North: From I-91, Exit 25, take Rt. 116 West approx. 10 mi. through Conway and into Ashfield. Turn left onto Bullitt Rd., proceed approx. 1 mi. (pavement
turns to dirt) to driveway and white buildings on right where road turns sharply left. Note: Do not take North Poland Road to Bullitt Rd. It is an unmaintained road that is not passable for much of the year.

From Points South: From I-91, Exit 24, take Rt 5 North. After 1.1 mi., turn left onto Rt. 116 West. Follow approx. 10 mi. through Conway and into Ashfield. Follow
directions above from Bullitt Rd. Note: Do not take North Poland Road to Bullitt Rd. It is an unmaintained road that is not passable for much of the year.

 

Events Calendar

Today
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
10:00 AM - The American Chestnut-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Restoration of an American Icon
18
9:30 AM - Historic Cricket Hill Walk
19
20
21
22
23
24
9:00 AM - Work Party at Stevens
25
26
27
28
5:30 PM - Bumble Bee Workshop & Citizen Science Opportunity
29
30
1
The American Chestnut-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Restoration of an American Icon
17 Jun
Jun 17th, 2017    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
MacLeish Field Station
  • Workshop
Join Paul Wetzel, Smith College environmental researcher and member of American Chestnut Foundation, for a tour of the American Chestnut seed production orchard and research [...]
More Info
Historic Cricket Hill Walk
18 Jun
Jun 18th, 2017    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Conway State Forest
  • Celebration
  • Family Fun
  • Hike
  • Kids
  • Partnership Event
We are co-sponsoring a historic hike with the town of Conway for their 250th Anniversary Celebration. Join Conway historians for a beautiful 2-mile woods walk [...]
More Info
Work Party at Stevens
24 Jun
Jun 24th, 2017    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stevens Property
  • Hands-On
Come help us clear the trails at our Stevens property! Please bring your: clippers, loppers, or a handsaw a chainsaw if you have one gloves [...]
More Info
Bumble Bee Workshop & Citizen Science Opportunity
Bumble Bee Workshop & Citizen Science Opportunity
Jun 28th, 2017    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bullitt Reservation
  • Family Fun
  • Hands-On
  • Workshop
Hilltown Land Trust and Franklin Land Trust invite you to an evening workshop on bumble bees! Rob Gegear, PhD, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will share his research [...]
More Info
Events on Jun 17th, 2017
17 Jun
The American Chestnut-Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Restoration of an American Icon
17 Jun 17
West Whately
Events on Jun 18th, 2017
18 Jun
Historic Cricket Hill Walk
18 Jun 17
Conway
Events on Jun 24th, 2017
24 Jun
Work Party at Stevens
24 Jun 17
Huntington
Events on Jun 28th, 2017
Bumble Bee Workshop & Citizen Science Opportunity
Bumble Bee Workshop & Citizen Science Opportunity
28 Jun 17
Ashfield
  • About
    • Board & Committees
    • Staff and TerraCorps members
    • Affiliation with The Trustees
    • Announcements
    • Newsletters
    • Contact
    • Open Positions
  • Land Protection
    • Conservation Restrictions
    • Agricultural Preservation Restrictions
    • Financial Incentives
    • Donating or Selling Land
    • Estate Planning
    • Landowner & Town Resources
  • Properties
    • Trails & Maps
      • Big View Trail
      • Bradley
      • Breckenridge
      • Clary Hill
      • Conwell
      • Hilltown Boulders
      • Historic Dam Trail
      • Locke’s Loop Trail
      • Robert’s Meadow Brook Trail
      • Round Top Hill
      • Stevens
      • Two Mamas Farm Waterfall Trail
    • Land Stewardship
    • Conservation Stories
  • Get Involved
    • Events
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Support
    • Legacy Giving
    • Gorge après Gorge
    • Vernal Pool Conservation

Learn

  • Announcements
  • Staff and TerraCorps members
  • Contact

Participate

  • Events
  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • Subscribe

Hike

  • Bradley
  • Breckenridge
  • Stevens
Land Trust Accreditation seal
Contact Us
admin: Log in
© 2026 Hilltown Land Trust | Hilltown Land is a 501c3 nonprofit organization | Est. 1986
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}