We Are On Native Land: The Native Names Project
400 years ago, English settlers arrived on the shores of Massachusetts. They colonized this land as their own, giving the…
Help Protect South Hadley’s Lauzier Farm
Like the Massachusetts’ Connecticut River Valley itself, the Town of South Hadley has a long and rich history of agriculture.…
Impact Report 2020: How Your Support Made a Difference
When 2020 began, Kestrel was planning an exciting year full of celebrations for our 50th anniversary. Instead, facing a global…
Glimpsing a Secret World
The woods are home to a variety of animals, though humans rarely see them. These days, we can increase the…
Why Migratory Birds Need the Mt. Holyoke Range
As we gratefully welcome spring this year, bird song is beginning to fill the air. When you walk in the…
Valley Conservation Cemetery Project Advances with Support from Donor Mary Ann Cofrin
Kestrel Land Trust and its partner, Green Burial Massachusetts are excited to share that we are working together to create…
Finding the Next Farmers for the Land
Agriculture is at the heart of our region’s history, and the culture of our local communities. As more farmers age…
ExtremeTerrain’s Clean Trail Grant to Help Kestrel Care for More Trails
For the second year, Kestrel has been awarded a grant to purchase tools for trail improvement projects by Extreme Terrain’s…
Conservation Areas: Where Human History and Natural History Meet
This Earth Matters column was originally published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette in November 2020. It was written by naturalist…
Andy Morris-Friedman, Hadley
Congratulations to Kestrel for 50 great years of land preservation throughout the Valley. One of the reasons our precious Valley…
