WOODLANDS: New Mader Town Forest Honors Forestry Professor
Donald Mader was only in junior high school when he discovered what would become his lifelong passion. He had just…
WILDLANDS: Old-Growth Forests Have Their Champions
Imagine stepping back into New England 400 years ago. The landscape is dense with trees of all sizes—some of them…
Your Valley Summer 2018
Here's what support from people like you helped make possible in Your Valley this summer! Click on the page below…
Get to Know the Trees and Plants of the Forest
Trees surround us and support us in so many important ways. Though they're rooted in one place, they are complex,…
One Couple’s Woodland Becomes a Forest for All, Forever
Thirty years ago, Amherst College Professor John “Jack” Pemberton and his wife Jane, bought a home in Pelham that came…
Sustainable Forestry & Wildlife Walk at Buffam Brook Community Forest
Last year, the new Buffam Brook Community Forest was conserved to highlight the benefits of sustainable forestry on climate change…
What Your Support Made Possible: Kestrel’s New Impact Report
See what your support has made possible! Check our our latest impact report right here. Kestrel 2015-17 Impact Report
New Community Forest Promotes Climate Change Resilience
The Pioneer Valley will soon be the home of a special kind of forest: a unique "living laboratory" to demonstrate the benefits of…
Protecting an Historic Homestead: The Heplers Donate a Conservation Restriction
The Heplers knew they wouldn’t always be their land’s stewards. So they took the step of ensuring that their property…
Sharing a Family’s Forest: The Greenbergs Donate Their Land
By donating land to Kestrel Land Trust, the Greenberg's permanently conserved 65 acres of their family’s estate. In 1955, newlyweds Stanley…
