Franklin Land Trust - Conserving Farms, Fields & Forests Since 1987
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Conservation makes the difference

Over the past 30 years, FLT has conserved more than 30,000 acres of land in our community!

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Have what it takes to Ride for the Land?

Don't miss the next D2R2 on August 19, 2017!

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Protecting Our Waterways

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

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Why Conserve?

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

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Only you can protect our peaceful places for today and tomorrow!

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Properties

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

Wildlife Photos

Wildlife Photos

We have been fortunate to capture some great images and video of moose, bear, bobcat, beaver, and deer on our wildlife camera these last few weeks at a ... Read More
Peaceful Places [Video]

Peaceful Places [Video]

  Only you can protect our peaceful places for today and tomorrow! Where do you go outside to find peace? The top of a mountain, a hammock in your backyard, or... Read More
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Projects

Land for Sale, Cummington

Land for Sale, Cummington

  Privacy prevails on this 6.28 Acre lot that will allow you to decompress from work or to simply breathe the fresh air just west of Berkshire County.   Proceeds from the sale... Read More
Save North Pond!

Save North Pond!

Join the fight to save the pristine shores of North Pond in Southwick! We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect the only remaining undeveloped land on North... Read More
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Events

Woods Walk at Sherman Conservation Area

Join forester Scott Sylvester and Franklin Land Trust staff for a tour of our newest public conservation area.

  • When: October 26, 2017
  • Where: Sherman Conservation Area, Heath
  • Price: Free
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From Forest to Frame

Enjoy a workshop tour and woods walk to see specimen trees that date back to the pre-Revolutionary era and David Bowman’s timber frame mill.

  • When: October 28, 2017
  • Where: Cummington
  • Price: Free
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Woodland Connections for Women

Come join other women for a tour of woodlands currently being managed for wildlife habitat improvement, followed by a light lunch and an informal exchange of questions, problems...

  • When: November 9, 2017
  • Where: Ashfield
  • Price: Free
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