Kestrel Reads Book Discussion Group: “The Trees in My Forest”
Looking for your next good read? Join us for Kestrel Reads, a quarterly discussion group to help you delve deeper…
Making Space for Wildlands
Imagine walking through a dense forest, where tall white pines and broad oak trees reach to the sky. A soft…
Reading the Forested Landscape with Tom Wessels in Westhampton
Landscape is much more than scenery to be observed or terrain to be traveled. Imprinted into the land is the…
Forest and Farm Tour: Kestrel’s First Conservation Area & The Food Bank Farm
In New England, it's not unusual for farms to be surrounded by forests, providing a rich tapestry of habitat for…
The Magic of Mount Toby
This vast, mostly unbroken forest is a challenging patchwork quilt of ownership. Imagine being a bird flying over the northern…
City of Northampton Adds 229 Acres to the Saw Mill Hills Greenway
Kestrel Land Trust is pleased to share that in April 2023 the City of Northampton’s Office of Planning and Sustainability…
Forests to Faucets: Protecting Drinking Water for Everyone
In 2022, a lack of rain that began in June baked lawns into crunchy straw, withered crops in local farm…
New Year’s Day Walk: Buffam Brook Community Forest
The parties are over and the resolutions begin! Start the New Year by getting outdoors, enjoying nature and making new…
5 Ways Forests Can Be Critical Climate-Fighting Tools
Hardly a week goes by without some startling news about the climate crisis. From hurricanes to fires, and even a…
Meet the Saw-whet Owl: Research Demonstration
The pint-sized Northern Saw-whet Owl is an elusive, nomadic species that nests far to our north. However, it is known…
