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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

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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LGBTQ+ Farm Tour & Hike at Two Mamas Farm
Jun 14th, 2022    
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Join Hilltown Land Trust for a tour of Two Mamas Farm, an organic maple farm and teaching farmstead in Cummington, MA, followed by an optional [...]
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June Hike at Locke's Loop/Petticoat Hill
June Hike at Locke's Loop/Petticoat Hill
Jun 25th, 2022    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Hilltown Land Trust for a hike at the recently conserved Locke's Loop Trail on Petticoat Hill in Williamsburg from 10 AM to 12 PM [...]
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LGBTQ+ Family Day Hike with The Venture Out Project
LGBTQ+ Family Day Hike with The Venture Out Project
Jul 2nd, 2022    
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Notchview Reservation
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We’re thrilled to be announcing our collaboration with our neighbors over at The Venture Out Project! Join our two organizations for an LGBTQ+ family day [...]
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LGBTQ+ Farm Tour & Hike at Two Mamas Farm
LGBTQ+ Farm Tour & Hike at Two Mamas Farm
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June Hike at Locke's Loop/Petticoat Hill
June Hike at Locke's Loop/Petticoat Hill
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LGBTQ+ Family Day Hike with The Venture Out Project
LGBTQ+ Family Day Hike with The Venture Out Project
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