Kestrel Land Trust
Full Moon Hike on the Range & Holiday Season Celebration
Kestrel Land Trust Office 284 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MASaturday, December 18 @ 3:30-6:30 p.m. If you're looking for an exciting adventure under the stars, join us for a special event led by Kestrel Land Trust's partner, Adventure East. The hike begins at Kestrel’s headquarters at the foot of the…
Annual Winter Solstice Mindfulness Walk
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Hadley, MassachusettsTuesday, December 21 @ 5:30-7:00 p.m. As the days shorten, the temperatures drop, and many of us begin to “hibernate,” there are still ways to enjoy the beauty and wonder of nature close to home. This is a chance to…
Winter Plein Air Paint Out at the Kestrel House
Kestrel Land Trust Office 284 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MASaturday, February 12 @ 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. Land and art have been intertwined for hundreds of years. In fact, the historic tradition of landscape painting in Western Massachusetts by artists like Thomas Cole contributed to the American land conservation…
SPEAKER SERIES: Ecological Solutions to Climate Change with Author & Entomologist Dr. Doug Tallamy
Online/ZoomThursday, February 24 @ 6:30 — 8:00 p.m. Global declines in the population of insects and birds in North America suggest that traditional landscape designs don't do a good job sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. In the…
Building Community Through Conservation Burial
Online/ZoomSunday, February 27th @ 4:30 — 5:30 p.m. Green Burial Massachusetts is hosting a 30 minute video produced by The Conservation Burial Alliancecalled Deeply Rooted. This moving and visually beautiful virtual field trip takes us to notable conservation burial grounds…
Wildlife in a Changing Climate: Protecting Freshwater Species Beyond Fish
Online/ZoomJoin MassWildlife’s Rebecca Quiñones for a virtual presentation hosted by the Kestrel Land Trust. Over 5,000 freshwater habitats in Massachusetts support a myriad of species, including plants, fishes, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects, including many species under threat. As the…
Tom Wessels Reading the Forested Landscape
OnlineImprinted into the landscape 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…
Yoga in Nature
Kestrel Land Trust Office 284 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MAJoin us for Yoga in Nature, a seasonal yoga tune-up to stay in step with the changing seasons and enjoy the beauty of the Mt. Holyoke Range and Plum Brook Pond at Kestrel’s headquarters. Yoga teaches us how to experience ourselves more…
Wildlife in a Changing Climate: The Secret Lives of Wild Bees
OnlineYou’ve probably heard “Save The Bees!” but do you know which bees need saving? Over 4,000 species of bees inhabit North America, and most don’t live in hives or make honey. These wild bees come in every size, shape, and…