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Cold Weather and Community

March 29, 2023

By Sarah Welch, Community Engagement Coordinator and TerraCorps-AmeriCorps service member Every year, Hilltown Land Trust’s Community Engagement Coordinator helps publicize and lead the All Out Adventures (AOA) senior snowshoeing program at the DAR State Forest as part of a long-standing partnership. HLT is happy to support the work of our partners at AOA, who create […]

Newly Conserved Riverfront Land in Williamsburg!

January 12, 2023

A photo of a small waterfall cascading through a wooded landscape.

Twenty acres of forested land along the West Branch of the Mill River in Williamsburg are now conserved, thanks to a joint effort by Hilltown Land Trust and Kestrel Land Trust.   The newly-protected land includes 1,400 feet of river frontage in a scenic section of the Mill River upstream from Devil’s Den. It includes important […]

Why Come to the Gorge?

November 17, 2022

The Gorge après Gorge is coming up soon! This fun, family-friendly, annual 5k trail run and walk is entering its 18th year this November. Why should you sign up? Hear what past participants had to say about the event: My family loves that the Gorge après Gorge is so community focused. It’s eight minutes from […]

105 New Acres to Explore

November 17, 2022

A view of a wetland, framed by shrubs and tree branches, with trees with autumn leaves and a cloudy sky in the background

This summer, Hilltown Land Trust acquired a 105-acre forested property in Worthington adjacent to the Conwell property! In the coming year, we plan to extend the trails at Conwell onto this newly-conserved land to create a longer, approximately 3-mile loop trail over the top of Eagle Nest Ridge and down to the scenic Jackson Swamp. […]

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All About Beavers: a Beaver Ecology Walk in Conway
All About Beavers: a Beaver Ecology Walk in Conway
Nov 11th, 2018    
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Bullitt Reservation
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This event is full! To be added to the waiting list, contact Susan at 413-628-4485, ext 4 or email HLToutreach@thetrustees.org Join Hilltown Land Trust and [...]
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Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
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Chesterfield Gorge
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Join us for this year's Gorge après Gorge 5k Trail Run and Free Family Fun Walk on November 25th! This annual event is entering its [...]
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Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
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All Day
Your contribution to Hilltown Land Trust on Giving Tuesday, November 27th, helps protect the rural beauty of our wildlands and woodlands. This region is defined [...]
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Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Nov 30th, 2018    
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Please note the new date: Friday, November 30th. Hilltown Land Trust and Franklin Land Trust are collaborating to bring hikers the opportunity to visit another [...]
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All About Beavers: a Beaver Ecology Walk in Conway
All About Beavers: a Beaver Ecology Walk in Conway
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Ashfield
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Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
Gorge apres Gorge 5k trail run and family fun walk!
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Chesterfield
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Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
Giving Tuesday - Support HLT and you could win $1,127!
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Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
Honoring Conservation Activist Tony Borton
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