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Goodbye (For Now), Mariel and Juliette!

July 18, 2024

Juliette and Mariel sit in the branches of a huge, old maple tree, and smile and laugh as they look at each other.

What’s next for our intrepid TerraCorps members? Everything from mineral chemistry to more time in the Hilltowns.

Blooming Curiosity of the Hilltowns’ Natural Landscape

June 5, 2024

This May at Bullitt Reservation, home to Hilltown Land Trust’s and the Trustee’s office in Ashfield, local artist and teacher, Lori Austin, taught nature journaling to a group of fifteen adults and children.  The day-long class was funded by Ashfield and Goshen Cultural Council grants, and focused on growing curiosity about the natural world, asking […]

Native Northeastern Birds and Climate Vulnerability

May 8, 2024

The brown and creme colored Eastern Phoebe perched on a branch with a blurred wooded background.

This April, Hilltown Land Trust and the Western Mass Chapter of the Feminist Bird Club, the Antiracist Collective of Avid Birders, held a Gentle Bird Walk at the DAR State Forest in Goshen. Lead by experienced and highly knowledgeable birder, John Green, a group of over fifteen headed out on an early morning walk down […]

Give Back to the Land Day is Tuesday, April 16th!

March 27, 2024

A bobcat crossing a beaver dam on the edge of a pond ringed with lush greenery. Overlaid is a green semicircle with the Give Back to the Land Day logo with the text "Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Bobcat on land conserved by HLT."

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.

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Edible Mushroom Walk
Edible Mushroom Walk
Jul 13th, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Conwell Property
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  • Workshop
Join Hilltown Land Trust for an Edible Mushroom Walk with Jess Evans from Pioneer Valley Mycological Association (PVMA). This July, we'll hit the Conwell trails [...]
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Pottery and Poetry for Land Conservation
Pottery and Poetry for Land Conservation
Jul 28th, 2024    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Stonepool Pottery
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  • Partnership Event
Our 3rd annual pottery fundraiser is back at the scenic Stonepool Pottery in Worthington! Join Hilltown Land Trust and local potter Emmett Leader at the [...]
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Events on Jul 13th, 2024
Edible Mushroom Walk
Edible Mushroom Walk
13 Jul 24
Worthington
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Pottery and Poetry for Land Conservation
Pottery and Poetry for Land Conservation
28 Jul 24
Worthington
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