No Tools Needed to Remedy a Child’s “Nature Deficit”
This post was contributed by Becca Feidelson, Kestrel’s TerraCorps Youth Engagement Coordinator for the 2021-2022 service term. “Nature Deficit Disorder,”…
New Town Forest Coming to Shutesbury
The Town of Shutesbury will soon have a new conservation area open to its residents and the public. Thirty-four acres…
Thank You for Making a Promise to the Valley with Kestrel!
All we can say is WOW! Thanks to more than 400 donors from the Kestrel community around the Valley, the…
Celebrating a Promise to the Valley
On June 16, despite the cool overcast skies, more than 200 Kestrel members came out to Park Hill Orchard for our biggest…
Park Hill In Easthampton: A Story of Collaboration
Park Hill is a beloved landscape with over 1,000 acres of fields, wetlands, farms, and forests with sweeping views of…
Trail Camera Helps Meet the Neighbors
When you move to a new place, you want to know “who are my neighbors?” When Kestrel moved to our…
Promise to the Valley Campaign Will Raise $5 Million to Save 5,000 Acres
After 52 years of service to the Valley, Kestrel Land Trust is excited to announce our first-ever comprehensive campaign, called…
The Puzzle of Forest Conservation
Late last year, four siblings inherited 30 acres of forest in the Pelham Hills. This relatively small woodland meant the…
7 Massachusetts Land Trusts Celebrate Earth Day by Giving Back to the Land
This Earth Day, seven environmental organizations in Western and Central Massachusetts are encouraging their communities to help conserve the land…
Kestrel Nest Box Project: 2021 Season Report
It was a very busy year for the kestrel nest box project, with our highest number of boxes to manage…
