While Kestrel Land Trust’s office is closed to help protect the health of our community, we continue our work to conserve, care for, and connect you to the forests, farms and riverways of the Pioneer Valley.
Make time to get outdoors—safely—for your mental and physical well-being.
Find some ideas for trails less traveled below.
Celebrating 50 Years of Conserving the Valley
The Latest from Your Valley
News, Announcements & Stories
New T-Shirts Will Show Your Love for the Valley
January 27, 2021
You love the Pioneer Valley, so why not show it? To celebrate Kestrel’s 50th anniversary,…
A Message From the Executive Director on the Next 50 Years
January 7, 2021
By Kristin DeBoer, Executive Director Fifty years ago, in December 1970, a group of Amherst…
Land Conservation Partnership Protects 2,038 Acres for Wildlife Habitat & Working Forest
January 4, 2021
Thanks to a partnership with Kestrel Land Trust, WD Cowls, and federal funding from the…
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
PLACES TO LOVE IN THE VALLEY
“I will never forget the first time I drove into the Valley, my car loaded with my belongings as I transplanted my life from Texas to Northampton. I was completely awestruck by the wide-open beauty of the Valley’s fields, farms, and hillsides. Fifteen years later, it is still something I hold so dear and appreciate every day now that I have settled and started a family here.”
— Page Brody, Northampton
SPONSORS
Thank you to West Branch Capital for their generous support in underwriting a new kiosk for the Holland Glen Conservation Area in Belchertown.
