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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 […]

Bear With Us!

June 7, 2018

Black-and-white still image from a wildlife camera video of a black bear next to a vernal pool

This fall, we purchased a wildlife camera to track wildlife use of our conserved land and hopefully to get some good images and video to share with you! Over the winter, the camera was at our Stevens property in Huntington & Westhampton, where we captured some images and video of the moose we had seen evidence […]

Your Largest Neighbor: The Moose!

April 13, 2018

Young white girl standing in front of a lawn, holding a large moose antler that is nearly as tall as she is.

By Andrew Madden, HLT Board Member The evidence is common in the Hilltowns: the distinctive tracks, deer shaped but much larger; inch long pellets dropped in piles; bark peeled from striped maple (aka moosewood); young saplings and shrubs browsed to chest height; or, if you are extremely lucky, a shed antler. Yet sightings of our […]

Newly Protected Land in South Worthington

October 2, 2017

Large rock outcrop in forest

Last Wednesday, Hilltown Land Trust acquired 70 acres of beautiful forest and recreation land in South Worthington, thanks to a generous donation by Cynthia and Peter Cook. This new conservation land is located in an important wildlife corridor that includes several other properties protected by Hilltown Land Trust. Most of this land is classified as […]

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Guided Snowshoe at Notchview
Guided Snowshoe at Notchview
Feb 10th, 2018    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Notchview Reservation
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Join Hilltown Land Trust at Notchview for a guided snowshoe as part of Notchview's Winter Trails Day! We will take an approximately 45-minute loop starting from [...]
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Après Ski with The Trustees
Après Ski with The Trustees
Feb 10th, 2018    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Notchview Reservation
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Join Hilltown Land Trust and The Trustees for an Après Ski event at Notchview in Windsor! Hit the trails with family and friends, then warm [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 21st, 2018    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
DAR State Forest
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We are very excited to be partnering up with All Out Adventures to offer a snowshoe for seniors at the DAR State Forest in Goshen! [...]
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Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Feb 26th, 2018    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Westhampton Memorial Library
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Free screening of Walden, a new documentary about the creation and enduring legacy of Henry David Thoreau's writing, executive produced by Ken Burns, narrated by Robert Redford, and featuring Don Henley, David McCullough, Terri Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, among others.
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CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
Feb 28th, 2018    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Please email hltoutreach [at] thetrustees [dot] org if you wish to be notified of future Hilltowns Hiking Series events. [...]
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Guided Snowshoe at Notchview
Guided Snowshoe at Notchview
10 Feb 18
Windsor
Après Ski with The Trustees
Après Ski with The Trustees
10 Feb 18
Windsor
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
21 Feb 18
Goshen
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Walden Film Screening & Discussion
Walden Film Screening & Discussion
26 Feb 18
Westhampton
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CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
CANCELLED - Hilltowns Hiking Series - Dubuque State Forest
28 Feb 18
Hawley
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