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Hilltown Families on Mass Appeal: River Walks & Nature Centers

Hilltown Families and Mass Appeal (a weekday, hour-long lifestyle program on NBC) have teamed up to offer a live monthly segment on WWLP 22News! Each month, Hilltown Families’ Founder & Executive Director, Sienna Wildfield, joins Mass Appeal hosts to talk about ways to engage in your community while supporting the interests and education of your children (and yourselves!).

This monthly segment continued on Monday, June 20, 2016. This month Sienna and Lauren talked about intergenerational ways to engage in natural resources to support interests and education, including River Walks and Nature Centers!

Category: Community Based Education, Mass Appeal, Nature Based Education, Resources, Suggested Activity Tags: 22News, 22News Mass Appeal, Community Based Education, Connecticut River, Deerfield River, Housatonic River, Interpretive Programming, Mass Appeal, nature based education, Nature Centers, River Ecology, River Walks, Westfield River

Urban And Rural River Walks and Trails Highlight Natural and Human History

A handful of local paths and trails provide access to the natural and human history contained on the banks of western Massachusetts rivers. From short, interpretive paths to remnants of ancient trail systems, these paths and trails bring families closer to the waters that sustain the landscape.

Category: Hilltown Families, History, Nature Based Education, Resources Tags: Connecticut River, Deerfield River, Housatonic River, River Ecology, River Walks, Westfield River

Earth Day River Festival Builds in the Berkshires

Held for the first time this year, the Earth Day River Festival encourages communities to rally around the Housatonic! Including opportunities to explore, learn, and care for the environment, the event celebrates all that the Housatonic offers to the Berkshires and encourages responsible, conservation-minded treatment of the local environment.

Category: Hilltown Families Tags: Community Service, Earth Day, Housatonic River, Intergeneraitonal, Sustainability, Volunteering

Over 50 Tours of the Housatonic River Valley in the Berkshires this Autumn

Housatonic Heritage Walks in the Berkshires Families can explore the Housatonic River Valley this fall on one (or many!) of the over fifty hiking, walking, biking and canoe tours being offered during weekends in September and October, 2012. The Heritage Walks, an annual event, will take place over two weekends – September 22nd and 23rd, and October 13th and 14th. The events take place all over the southern Berkshires (and there are… Read More