Farmlands Can Support Wildlife to Address the Biodiversity Crisis
This winter has been one of the warmest on record in Massachusetts, while around the nation, extreme weather events are…
The Secretive Saw-Whet Owl Is a Survivor
Moving through New England in a wave each fall is a petite predator that, according to Mass Audubon, might be…
A Landscape for All Seasons: Virtual Exhibit & Art Sale
Land and art have long been intertwined. The historic tradition of landscape painting here in Western Massachusetts by artists like…
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,”…
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…
The Healing Power of the Land
This is a true story recently shared with us by one of our members who was inspired to make Promise…
My Valley Story: Surrounded by Beauty
This essay by Kestrel member Elisa Campbell was originally printed online on The Amherst Current blog on Nov. 11, 2021.…
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…
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…
A Message From the Executive Director on the Next 50 Years
By Kristin DeBoer, Executive Director Fifty years ago, in December 1970, a group of Amherst residents who were members of…
