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Historic Dam Trail Protected!

December 26, 2019

Four people posing for a picture in front of the trailhead kiosk

Last spring, Hilltown Land Trust protected the popular Historic Dam Trail in Williamsburg! This 1.5-mile wooded trail ends at the ruins of the dam whose breach on May 16, 1874 caused the Mill River Flood disaster. This trail was established in 2016 by Williamsburg Woodland Trails (WWT), but had no formal protection until now. The […]

Brewer Brook is Front Page News!

December 16, 2019

A brook in a forest, with many mossy rocks in the stream

Our Brewer Brook Land Conservation Partnership project was recently featured on the front page of the Daily Hampshire Gazette! Through this project, Hilltown Land Trust and our partners conserved 1,000 acres of land in Williamsburg, Westhampton, Chesterfield, and Northampton. You can read the article on the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s website.

1,000 acres conserved in partnership project!

December 2, 2019

Sun shining through trees in the forest on the Redwin Property

New England is losing 65 acres of forest per day to development, according to a Harvard Forest report. This loss isn’t only a threat to wildlife, clean air and water, and recreation, but as science now shows, forest loss threatens our global climate as well. The good news is that protecting our local forests not […]

Wildlife Camera Adventures!

September 24, 2018

Moose cow walking through wetlands, with calf following

Recently, our TerraCorps members Brigid and Susan joined Katie, plus Sally Naser and (former HLT AmeriCorps member) Michael Madole from The Trustees on a hike on one of our conserved properties in Westhampton. We had placed a few wildlife cameras there last July and we wanted to retrieve them to move to a different location AND of course […]

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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 7th, 2024    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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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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Winery Bingo Night
Winery Bingo Night
Feb 15th, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Glendale Ridge Vineyard
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Molly Keehn the Bingo Queen is back at Glendale Ridge Vineyard! February’s all-ages bingo is in support of Hilltown Land Trust. Delicious local wines available, [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 21st, 2024    
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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The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
Feb 24th, 2024    
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center
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Experienced tracker and HLT staff member, Jess Applin, will lead two 2.5 hour sessions of wildlife tracking and reading the landscape. Jess will take a [...]
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Winery Bingo Night
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The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
The Clues Animals Leave Behind: Wildlife Tracking with Jess Applin
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