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New Video: Working Together to Conserve Unbroken Forests

June 30, 2020

Last year, Hilltown Land Trust partnered with Kestrel Land Trust, MassWildlife, four towns, and seven landowners to conserve nearly 1,000 acres in Westhampton, Williamsburg, Northampton, and Chesterfield. This conserved land, called the Brewer Brook Forest Conservation Project, lies within a 6,000-acre expanse of mostly undeveloped forest, considered among the top 10% of forestlands to protect […]

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 […]

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Spring Hiking Series: Bullitt to Chapel Brook
Spring Hiking Series: Bullitt to Chapel Brook
Apr 28th, 2021    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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Celebrate spring with a hike to the Chapel Brook Reservation! Join HLT staff and community members as we venture onto the trails together, in a [...]
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HLT Reading Group - Vesper Flights
HLT Reading Group - Vesper Flights
Apr 29th, 2021    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This spring and summer, join Hilltown Land Trust staff and community members as we explore some newly released works as well as some old favorites [...]
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Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk
Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk
May 5th, 2021    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center
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On Wednesday, May 5th, Hilltown Land Trust will host a Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk from noon - 1:30pm at Fare-Thee-Well Wholeness Center in Huntington. Led [...]
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Late Spring Bird Walk
Late Spring Bird Walk
May 22nd, 2021    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Berkshire Trail Elementary School
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On Saturday, May 22nd join HLT and members of the Hoffman Bird Club for a guided bird walk in Cummington. We'll visit promising observation spots [...]
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Spring Hiking Series: Keystone Arches
Spring Hiking Series: Keystone Arches
May 26th, 2021    
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Keystone Arches Trailhead
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Celebrate spring with a hike to the Keystone Arches - two keystone arch bridges recently designated as a National Historic Landmark! Join HLT staff and [...]
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HLT Reading Group - The Common Pot
HLT Reading Group - The Common Pot
May 27th, 2021    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This spring and summer, join Hilltown Land Trust staff and community members as we explore some newly released works as well as some old favorites [...]
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Spring Hiking Series: Bullitt to Chapel Brook
Spring Hiking Series: Bullitt to Chapel Brook
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HLT Reading Group - Vesper Flights
HLT Reading Group - Vesper Flights
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Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk
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Late Spring Bird Walk
Late Spring Bird Walk
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Spring Hiking Series: Keystone Arches
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HLT Reading Group - The Common Pot
HLT Reading Group - The Common Pot
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