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Volunteer Spotlight: Vernal Pool Plunge!

May 14, 2020

A group pf 17 volunteers stand around and inside a small wooded wetland called a Vernal Pool at Hilltown Land Trust's Vernal Pool Plunge event. All volunteers are dressed in rubber knee high rain boots, pants, and raincoats. Many other volunteers are holding long white extendable nets, clipboards and buckets. All these tools are used for the Vernal Pool Plunge training event. The volunteers are standing in front of a large trunk of a white pine tree with long branches and many other species of trees can be seen in the background of the photo including hemlock and maples.

In spring, as the snow melts and the warm rains fall, many a nook and cranny fills with water. What was once simply a dip in an upland forest may now be a shallow wetland; a vernal pool teaming with life. Vernal pools are easily overlooked as they dry out during the summer. But they […]

Native Bee Webinar Video

May 11, 2020

Bumblebee on a purple flower

For those of you who missed last week’s Native Bee Webinar, take a peek at the recording below. In the video, Wyatt Shell, PhD Candidate in the Biology Department at the University of New Hampshire, gives an introduction to the different native species of bees you might find in your backyard and explains why some […]

Forest Carbon Webinar Recording

April 30, 2020

View of forest from the ground looking up at trees

Are you interested in learning about what role carbon plays in the forest and were unable to attend our recent webinar? You can watch the recorded version now online! Learn about forest carbon and what impact forest conservation and management have on carbon storage within a forested landscape, in this free webinar with Dr. Paul […]

Recap for the Fundraiser Hike for All Out Adventures

July 27, 2019

After a whirlwind of activity preparing for this hike on the beautiful trail at Breckenridge Sanctuary, the event moved up the hill to Goshen’s Town Hall. The heat index for both Saturday and Sunday of that weekend was over 105 degrees, hot enough to be concerned about the potential for heat exhaustion. Letting go of […]

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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 5th, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
DAR State Forest
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join us [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 12th, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
DAR State Forest
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join us [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 19th, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
DAR State Forest
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join us [...]
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