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Mindfulness in the Garden
Nature Through the Lens: Part 2—An Interview with Barbra Barrett, MLT’s New Development Manager As we change from the stick season, as...
jamesreddoch
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Christmas Ferns — A Forest Gift
By Sara Wright When I was growing up on my grandparents’ farm, my little brother and I found an abundance of Christmas ferns in the...
jamesreddoch
Dec 4, 20234 min read


How Does Our Garden Grow?
Experiences and Opinions from The Habitat For All Garden By Barbara Murphy As 2023 comes to an end, The Habitat For All Garden marks its...
Barbara Murphy
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Humble Bumbles
Who are our garden visitors? Volunteers tracked four different species of bumble bee in the Habitat For All Garden last summer, but where...
jsrhollis
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Why do we continue to rake leaves?
In our busy, time-starved lives, efficiency and convenience are prized. In order to accomplish everything on our work and to-do lists, we...
Barbara Murphy
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Nature Through the Lens
Photographer Steve Wolfe shares his advice for recording hidden beauty all around us.
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20233 min read


The Scarlet Runner Outside My Window
An old, abandoned bean seed that simply refused to give up reminds one naturalist of the Powers of Nature
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20232 min read


A Fan of Fungi: Green Elfcups
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus, much as apples are to apple trees. Some are incredibly beautiful as well.
jamesreddoch
Nov 7, 20233 min read


On Becoming a Naturalist
Part Two in the Series By Julie Reiff I remember taking a walk in the woods with my kindergarten class— led by Jeff Smith, a local...
jsrhollis
Oct 8, 20232 min read


Bumper Cone Crop, Bonanza for Birds
By James Reddoch Eastern white pines are loaded with cones this year. They have been dripping sap for a couple of months as they ripened....
jamesreddoch
Oct 8, 20233 min read


White Pine - An Iconic Sentinel Tree
By Katie Stuart When you look at many ridge tops around us in northern New England, you will often see conifer trees towering above the...
jsrhollis
Oct 8, 20234 min read


MLT Conservation Easement on 2,670-acre Shelburne Valley Forest Helps Major SPNHF Project
Mahoosuc Land Trust is honored to play a supporting role for the inspiring conservation by the Society for the Protection of New...
kirk9576
Oct 2, 20231 min read


MLT Hires Development Manager
Mahoosuc Land Trust (MLT) is pleased to announce announce the hiring of Barbra Barrett of Bethel as Development Manager. Barrett will...
Barbara Murphy
Oct 1, 20232 min read


On Becoming a Naturalist:
Living Like a 12-Year-Old By James Reddoch As a youngster,I was brought up in the woods, fields, ponds, and rivers of the deep South. My...
jsrhollis
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Bats at Buck’s Ledge
A confirmation of what an extraordinary place Buck’s Ledge Community Forest is By Julie Reiff When Dr. Rick Van de Poll did an ecological...
jsrhollis
Sep 13, 20233 min read


Peregrine Falcons Confirmed at Buck's Ledge
In 2022, MLT partnered with the Town of Woodstock and many others to permanently conserve Buck’s Ledge Community Forest. Last weekend,...
Barbara Murphy
Apr 18, 20232 min read


MLT Closes on Its First Forever Wild Property
Mahoosuc Land Trust (MLT) recently closed on 295 acres of land in Albany Township to create the organization’s first forever-wild...
Barbara Murphy
Mar 31, 20233 min read


MAHOOSUC LAND TRUST WELCOMES HUNTERS
NOTICE: THIS PAGE IS OBSOLETE. CLICK HERE FOR OUR UPDATED HUNTING GUIDELINES AT WWW.MAHOOSUC.ORG/HUNTING MAHOOSUC LAND TRUST WELCOMES...
Barbara Murphy
Nov 1, 20222 min read


New: Wildlands Fund
First Forever Wild Preserve to be created by Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund It’s happening! The Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund has its first...
Kirk Siegel
Sep 28, 20224 min read


Buck's Ledge Campaign
Save the date of Saturday October 15 at 1 pm for a community celebration of the new community forest The Town of Woodstock’s August 2022...
Barbara Murphy
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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