Landscape is much more than scenery to be observed or terrain to be traveled. Imprinted into the land is the history of how we and other species have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes. Few people can "read" that imprint better than Tom…
For farmers in the Valley and across the world, spring marks the beginning of the agricultural season. Over at the newest Food Bank Farm, one of only a few in the entire country, the growing season is swinging into action! On Saturday, April 15, families with youth ages 5 and up are invited to the…
Beginning this spring, join us for Yoga in Nature, a seasonal yoga tune up to stay in step with the changing seasons. The first session will be on Sunday, April 16 from 9 - 10:30 am. Katie Shults, BUILD Yoga & Wellness Yoga is learning the topography of your own body and mind. It teaches…
Kestrel is pleased to join Northeast Wilderness Trust in co-sponsoring this virtual talk with special guests Bob Leverett and Monica Jakuc Leverett. On April 18 at 5:30 pm, “Old-growth forest evangelist” Bob Leverett will take us on a virtual tour of treasured trees and forests in New England and New York. We’ll learn about the…
Painting "en plein air" (the French phrase meaning outside or in the open air) captures the spirit and essence of a landscape, enhancing our relationship with the natural world. Join Kestrel and Amherst Plein Air Society for a spring paint out at Foxcroft Farm in Amherst on Saturday, May 20, from noon to 3:30 pm.…
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, grand prize winner of the 2021 Banff Mountain Book Competition, shows that a forest is not a mere collection of individual trees competing for light and nutrients, but rather a sentient, interacting community. Author Suzanne Simard, Ph.D., professor of forest ecology at University of British…
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