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Ecologist Accelerates Conservation of 130 Magical Acres in Chesterfield

October 10, 2024

A brown trail sign reading "Fairy Seat: Wood fairies sit here at night" in front of light-soaked fall foliage.

Retired Siena College ecology professor Doug Fraser changed his mind about willing his 130 Chesterfield acres to Hilltown Land Trust. Now, he wants to donate the land to HLT within his lifetime.

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 […]

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Hilltowns Hiking Series - Bradley property
Sep 23rd, 2017    
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Join us for the first hike in our new hiking series at the Bradley property in Williamsburg. We will view the recent trail work and storm damage from earlier this year.
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Join us for a hike in our new hiking series at the Two Bridges trail in Ashfield. We will meet at the Bullitt Reservation and [...]
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Hilltowns Hiking Series - Bradley property
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