Farm, Field and Forest Conservation

Conservation makes the difference

Over the past 32 years, FLT has conserved more than 32,000 acres of land in our community!

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Massachusetts Woodlands Institute

Learn more about our affiliate, MA Woodlands Institute, and some of their programs such as Forest Stewardship, Foresters for the Birds, and Forests for the Fish.

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Protecting Our Waterways

Cold water streams are an iconic part of the western Mass landscape and crucial reservoirs of biodiversity.

Why Conserve?

Healthy and productive land sustains us, and conservation ensures it will be here for future generations.

Learn more about the lands we have helped to conserve by browsing each of the four regional maps.

Northwest

Rowe, Monroe, Heath, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Buckland, Shelburne

Southwest

Ashfield, Conway, Deerfield, Plainfield, South Deerfield, Whately, western Hampshire County

Northeast

Leyden, Bernardston, Greenfield, Northfield, Gill, Warwick, Orange, Erving

Southeast

Montague, Wendell, New Salem, Sunderland, Leverett, Shutesbury, Whately, eastern Hampshire County

News

June News and Views

The spring of 2020 has been a lesson in adaptation. As our nation shut down due to COVID19, we saw individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, ... Read More

FLT Covid-19 Safety Policy

Franklin Land Trust Safety Policy The staff of the Franklin Land Trust are continuing to meet with landowners about new conservation projects and have already begun the annual work of... Read More

The Whole Landscape Catalog

We find ourselves improbably, impossibly cooped up in our homes for an undetermined amount of time: grateful, stunned, apprehensive, uncertain, counting jars of applesauce. How did this... Read More

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Projects

Franklin Land Trust Acquires 154 Acres in Heath on the West Branch of the North River

Events

Fall Mahican Trail Volunteer Day

Help clean up the Mahican Mohawk trail after recent wind and rainstorms to ensure a clear path for hikers! Join the Friends of the Mahican Mohawk Trail, Franklin Land Trust, MA ...

When: October 30, 2020
Where: Cold River Section of the Mahican Mohawk Trail, Savoy Mountain State Forest.
Price: Free

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