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Salisbury Association Land Trust

Salisbury Association Land Trust

The Salisbury Association Land Trust conserves and preserves Salisbury’s rural character, beautiful landscape, and natural…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteDecember 17, 2025
New Marlborough Land Trust, MA

New Marlborough Land Trust, MA

The New Marlborough Land Trust encourages and promotes the preservation of natural resources in the…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 19, 2023
Thousand Acre Swamp

Thousand Acre Swamp

The Land Trust trailhead is a principal gateway into Cookson State Forest, where you can…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 13, 2023
Goodnow Preserve on the Konkapot

Goodnow Preserve on the Konkapot

Some 300 acres of open fields, dense forest and woodland roads comprise the Goodnow Preserve.…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 13, 2023
Lower Carroll Mill

Lower Carroll Mill

Only one-fifth mile in length, the trail to the Lower Carroll Mill takes you a…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 13, 2023
New Marlboro Preserve

New Marlboro Preserve

The 1.3-mile loop trail is a primitive path that intrudes on the natural environment as…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 13, 2023
Joffe Nature Sanctuary

Joffe Nature Sanctuary

A visit to the Joffe Nature Sanctuary provides a quiet stroll and an immersion in…
Diane Cote
Diane CoteSeptember 13, 2023
MA Dept of Conservation & Receration
Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)

Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)

The health and happiness of people across Massachusetts depend on the accessibility and quality of…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
East Mountain State Forest

East Mountain State Forest

A challenging trip along the Appalachian Trail that climbs the steep slopes of East Mountain,…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, No. Adams, MA

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, No. Adams, MA

The  14-mile Ashuwillticook Rail Trail wends its' way through the back woods history and natural…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Questing Reservation – New Marlborough, MA

Questing Reservation – New Marlborough, MA

Visit a landscape of returning forest and wetlands, and remnant cellar holes and stone walls…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Dry Hill Reservation – New Marlborough, MA

Dry Hill Reservation – New Marlborough, MA

What makes Dry Hill a special place?  This Trustees of Reservations property is a wooded reservation…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Cathedral Pines Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Cornwall, CT

Cathedral Pines Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Cornwall, CT

This 42-acre site, New England's largest stand of old-growth white pine and hemlock trees, was…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Hollenbeck Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Falls Village, Conn

Hollenbeck Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Falls Village, Conn

A flat trail through the fields leads directly to the Hollenbeck River. Hunt for grassland…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Iron Mt. Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Kent, CT

Iron Mt. Preserve – The Nature Conservancy – Kent, CT

Iron Mt. Preserve - The Nature Conservancy - Kent, Conn This 300-acre preserve offers a…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Great Mountain Forest – Norfolk & Falls Village, CT

Great Mountain Forest – Norfolk & Falls Village, CT

The Great Mountain Forest (GMF) encompasses approximately 6,042 acres of contiguous forestland in the towns…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Warren Land Trust - Connecticut
Warren Land Trust – Warren, CT

Warren Land Trust – Warren, CT

The Warren Land Trust is a nationally-accredited conservation organization dedicated to the preservation and responsible…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Sharon Land Trust – Sharon, CT

Sharon Land Trust – Sharon, CT

Preserving the rural heritage of Sharon CT The Sharon Land Trust is an advocacy group…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Norfolk Land Trust, Inc. – Norfolk, CT

Norfolk Land Trust, Inc. – Norfolk, CT

16 miles of hiking trails in Norfok, CT, are maintained by the Norfolk Land Trust
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
Kent Land Trust, Inc. – Kent, CT

Kent Land Trust, Inc. – Kent, CT

The Kent Land Trust is a local community land trust based in the foothills of…
Housatonic Admin
Housatonic AdminJanuary 23, 2022
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The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Exists To Illuminate The Diverse, Rich Identity Of The Upper Housatonic River Valley Region & To Preserve & Promote Its Historical, Cultural & Natural Resources.

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      • Elizabeth Freeman’s Fight for Liberty
      • The Revolutionary Mohicans of Stockbridge
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