Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation
Talks on the Hill – 328 North: Farm+Flower+Food
Online/ZoomThursday, February 3 @ 7:00 — 8:00 p.m. Join Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer Tu Le for a zoom presentation on the evolution of his CSA farm in Williamstown. Tu Le will discuss homesteading in Williamstown with his partner, Matt Bertiles,…
Talk on the Hill — “Look Back to See Our Future”
Online/ZoomThursday, March 3rd @ 7:00 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. via Zoom Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL) is hosting a talk by Tom Johnson, Looking Back to See Our Future. The lecture is one of the monthly WRL series Talks on the Hill. A…
Working Lands Series: “Get to know your Forester!”
Wendling Farm 753 Oblong Road, Williamstown, MassachusettsSaturday, April 2 @ 12:00 — 1:30 PM A new Williamstown Rural Lands program focuses on Working Lands, hosting site visits to Berkshire area farms and forests to meet the people who work them! Next up in the series is "Get…
Talk on the Hill: “Managing the Appalachian Trail: 101 Years in 20 minutes!”
Online/ZoomThursday, April 7 @ 7:00 — 8:30 PM Just what does it take to manage over a 2000-mile trail, and what are lessons learned? Join the Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL) Community Talk on the Hill by WRL Trail Committee Chair…
Talk on the Hill: “Low Density Development in Williamstown”
Online/ZoomThursday, May 5 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM Join Williamstown Rural Lands for their May Talk on the Hill presented by Williams College students Annika Harrington and Regina Fink. The talk, entitled Low Density Development in Williamstown, will be a…
Sheep to Shawl
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MASaturday, May 7th from 11 AM to 3 PM Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL), a non-profit, member-supported land conservation trust, invites members of the community to the return of its beloved Sheep to Shawl event! Located at WRL’s Sheep Hill headquarters,…
Bird Walk at Sheep Hill
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MASunday, May 29 at 7:30 AM Williamstown Rural Lands is hosting an early morning bird walk on Sunday, May 29th. Join birder Tommy Richey at 7:30 am to identify and greet your feathered friends, many who have come from afar!…
Working Lands/Working Hands: Bigfoot Farm – WRL Series
Bigfoot Farm 580 Oblong Road, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSunday, July 10 | 10:00 AM Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL), a private non-profit, member-supported land conservation trust, invites you to a free farm tour at Bigfoot Farm at Sweetbrook Farm, 580 Oblong Rd, Williamstown, MA, on Sunday, July 10th at 10:00…
Williamstown Rural Lands Scything Workshop
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MASaturday, July 16 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL), a private non-profit, member-supported land conservation trust, invites participants to a land stewardship skills workshop on the elegant art of scything at Sheep Hill (671 Cold Spring…
Family-friendly Hike – Williamstown Rural Lands
Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Join WRL for a 1.5-mile kid-friendly hike from Margaret Lindley Park to Harmon Pond. We’ll enter the enchanting hemlock forest and meander along the burbling waters of Hemlock Brook. A brief uphill…
Knowing Your Landscape: Family Forest Carbon Program
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for their second conversation with the Family Forest Carbon Program on Tuesday evening, January 10th at Sheep Hill or remotely. 6:00 PM – Viewing of Pre-recorded Talk (Talk also available to watch ahead of time: Here) 7:00 PM –…
Guided Hike: The Cascades
Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: Easy Hike Leader: Elayne Murphy Where: Brayton Elementary School (20 Brayton Hill Terrace, North Adams) A gentle hike, and the second in a series with HooRWA exploring the tributaries of the Hoosic River. This short hike includes a mix of sidewalk…
Knowing Your Landscape: Wetlands Specialist Site Visit
Come learn on the land with Andre-Anne Chenaille, a wetlands specialist at Guntlow & Associates, Inc. We will explore local wetlands ecosystems while discussing the importance of wetlands to our local environment, when you would employ the services of a…
Guided Hike: Flora’s Glen
Distance: ~4 miles Difficulty: Moderate / strenuous Hike Leader: Dusty Griffin Where: Sheep Hill (671 Cold Spring Rd. Williamstown) We begin by climbing up the “Rosenburg Ramble” trail on Sheep Hill to unpaved Bee Hill Rd., and then enter the Fitch Memorial Woodlands to follow…