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Home Sweet Home Opens Doors to Historical Learning

Mark your calendar on May 31st for a unique community-based educational opportunity that connects to the past via historical homes in Western Mass. Read on and map out a family visit to get a snapshot of family life from another era. Some of the homes host many wonderful trails to be enjoyed and explored while discovering it’s history and contributions to local culture.

Category: Berkshire County, Hampshire County, History, Suggested Activity Tags: Berkshires, Field Farm, History, May 31, Mission HOuse, Naumkeag, The Trustees of Reservations, William Cullen Bryant

Questing in Western Massachusetts

Become a Quest Detective with The Trustees of Reservations Now back through the stile, leave the cows inside. Round the Cobble clockwise, the vernal pool hides. Then we begin our first brief ascent, To the junction then make a quick descent… Though it sounds a bit like a nature riddle, this excerpt is part of a Trustees of Reservations quest for Bartholomew’s Cobble, a beautiful and historic site in Sheffield. What’s a… Read More

Category: Berkshire County, Hampden County, Hilltown Families, Suggested Activity Tags: Community Based Education, Massachusetts, place-based education, Questing, The Trustees of Reservations

Glendale Falls Gets a Trail Makeover For Families to Hike!

Trustees of Reservation Property Awarded Grant Glendale Falls in Middlefield, MA Exciting News for the Hilltowns! The Trustees of Reservations was awarded a Mass trails grant for the One Step at a Time Down Glendale Falls Project. It has been four years since a National Wild & Scenic Westfield River volunteer in the Walkin’ the Watershed program noticed a need for a clearer and safer route to the bottom of the stunning TOR… Read More

Category: Hampshire County Tags: Glendale Falls, Hilltowns, National Wild and Scenic Westfield River, The Trustees of Reservations, western massachusetts, Westfield River

Notchview Opens for the 2011-2012 Season

Season Begins at Notchview! Though the ground is still snow-free, the winter outdoor activity season is beginning! The Trustees of Reservations’ Notchview in Windsor, MA opened for the season on December 5th, and there are all sorts of outdoor adventures to be had this winter! There’s a youth ski league where kids can have fun learning fundamental ski skills on Sunday, Mar. 4th, 2012, and aspiring nordic skiiers of all ages can… Read More

ENTER TO WIN: Family Membership to The Trustees & Cross-Country Skiing Season Passes at Notchview

Enter to win… Family Yearlong Membership to the Trustees of Reservations and a Family Pass for Cross-Country Skiing at Notchview in Windsor for 2011-12 Season! Western MA is a beautiful place to visit and explore all year long. With winter coming and snow sure to fall, many families will be looking to snowshoeing and cross-country skiing as ways to get outside and enjoy the snowy backwoods and trails in the region. In… Read More

Category: Contest Tags: Berkshires, Cross-country skiing, Hilltowns, Nordic Skiing, Notchview, The Trustees of Reservations, western massachusetts

Rally for the Highland Communities in Ashfield

Rally for the Highland Communities: A Call to Action with Tom Wessels in Ashfield Mark Wamsley of the Highland Communities Initiative writes: Generations of residents have shaped the Highlands– stone by stone, farm by farm, and trail by trail. What role can you and your family play in its future? The Highland Communities Initiative invites you to rally for our region at the Bullitt Reservation (332 Bullitt Rd.) in Ashfield on Saturday,… Read More

Category: Ashfield, Suggested Activity, Take Action Tags: Highland Communities Initiative, Massachusetts, The Trustees of Reservations, Trustees of Reservations, Western Massachuestts

History Comes Alive in the Hilltowns for Bryant Day

Bryant Day Celebration in Cummington Saturday, July 16th from 7am-4pm Cynthia Sommer from The Trustees of Reservation writes: The fourth annual Bryant Day, held at the Bryant Homestead in Cummington, MA, is scheduled for July 16 from 7 AM to 4 PM, adding another year to the tradition of celebrating William Cullen Bryant, the famous 19th century poet, newspaper editor, and conservationist, and his passion for the art of the word. The… Read More

Category: Cummington, Suggested Activity Tags: Cummington, Hilltowns, The Trustees of Reservations, western massachusetts, William Cullen Bryant

TAKE ACTION: Community Preservation in Massachusetts

The Trustees of Reservations writes: In the closing days of the 2010 Legislative session, we need your help to push SB 90 across the finish line. This bill will ensure that the Community Preservation Act (CPA) remains an essential and effective tool for communities that wish to enhance affordable housing, historic preservation, and natural resource and open space protection! The bill would stabilize state matching funds for CPA projects and would clarify… Read More

Category: Take Action Tags: Community Preservation Act, SB 90, The Trustees of Reservations

The Future of the Highlands is in Good Hands … Yours!

Highland Communities Initiative’s 5th Conference Celebrates People’s Place in Protecting Our Region’s Rural Nature On September 12th in Ashfield, MA, friends and neighbors from across the region are invited to the Highland Communities Initiative’s (HCI) fifth biennial conference to celebrate the Highland’s rural nature and to share ideas from area residents that may hold the keys to its future. A program of The Trustees of Reservations, HCI supports and connects the people… Read More