Retired Siena College ecology professor Doug Fraser changed his mind about willing his 130 Chesterfield acres to Hilltown Land Trust. Now, he wants to donate the land to HLT within his lifetime.
Goodbye (For Now), Mariel and Juliette!
What’s next for our intrepid TerraCorps members? Everything from mineral chemistry to more time in the Hilltowns.
Blooming Curiosity of the Hilltowns’ Natural Landscape
This May at Bullitt Reservation, home to Hilltown Land Trust’s and the Trustee’s office in Ashfield, local artist and teacher, Lori Austin, taught nature journaling to a group of fifteen adults and children. The day-long class was funded by Ashfield and Goshen Cultural Council grants, and focused on growing curiosity about the natural world, asking […]
Native Northeastern Birds and Climate Vulnerability
This April, Hilltown Land Trust and the Western Mass Chapter of the Feminist Bird Club, the Antiracist Collective of Avid Birders, held a Gentle Bird Walk at the DAR State Forest in Goshen. Lead by experienced and highly knowledgeable birder, John Green, a group of over fifteen headed out on an early morning walk down […]