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Community science for the land: “We need to understand it in order to protect it”

November 14, 2025

A group of seven warmly dressed people gathers around a forest floor, laughing together and investigating autumn mushrooms.

This year, Hilltown Land Trust kicked off a biodiversity monitoring program that helps us understand life on the land we conserve. We need your help collecting the data.

Team Effort

April 21, 2025

Volunteer Dave heaves a rock into place on a stone staircase in early spring woods.

New trails will open in Goshen this April, thanks to almost 30 volunteers.

Rewilding Beaver Brook

April 21, 2025

A photo of a stream winding through a manicured golf course.

Your support today helps us revive the Beaver Brook watershed, restore natural habitat, and create new community recreation opportunities. In partnership with Hilltown Land Trust and with community support, we’re working to purchase and transform 288 acres of floodplain, wetlands, and forest into a dynamic hub for conservation, community, and recreation at the current Beaver […]

Federal Funding and HLT

April 21, 2025

A black bear crossing a beaver dam.

Because most of our conservation, stewardship, and community work is not contingent on federal funding, we expect to experience the effects of executive orders more indirectly and over the long term. We’re doing our best to brace for possible changes, especially to the TerraCorps service program. Our efforts to build just relationships of care with […]

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Year of the Salamander! Vernal Pool Presentation
10 Apr
Apr 10th, 2014    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Meekins Library and High Ridge Farm
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Join Hilltown land Trust and The Trustees of Reservations for an exciting two part workshop about vernal pools. In Part 1, learn about these amazing wildlife habitats, [...]
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Volunteer Stewardship Training Workshop
13 Apr
Apr 13th, 2014    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hilltown Community Development Corporation
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Volunteer Stewardship Training Workshop Hilltown Land Trust is offering volunteers, friends, and partners a free training workshop designed for community members who are interested in [...]
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Composting for Your Lifstyle
16 Apr
Apr 16th, 2014    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SHAEC at Gateway Regional High School
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No yard to compost in? Living alone and only producing a small amount of food waste? Living with a group of hungry vegetarians who don’t [...]
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