FLT Blog
Environmental groups respond to latest impact report filed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline
While Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s draft environmental impact report for its Northeast Energy Direct project is being reviewed by area groups and communities along the 430-mile-long path, groups have been responding to the proposal in general — especially environmental organizations battling the proposed roughly $5 billion project. Northeast Energy Solutions, a coalition of land-trust organizations in…
Read MoreHelp Save this Historic Barn!
The Guyette Barn The people of Plainfield and Franklin County, Massachusetts are privileged to have had the historic 107- acre Guyette Farm donated to the Franklin Land Trust. Under the supervision of FLT, this land will be forever protected from development and neglect. As a community leader in the protection of open land, FLT is…
Read MoreBoston Globe Readers Decide
If you’re a Boston Globe print or digital subscriber (or know someone who is), you can help the Franklin Land Trust get free advertising in the Globe through their GRANT (Globe Readers and Nonprofits Together) program. Help the Franklin Land Trust spread the word about our valuable work! There are two easy ways to help:…
Read MorePipeline Press Releases
For Release: Contact: Barry Wanger Feb. 5, 2015 Media Relations for Northeast Energy Solutions 617-965-6469/617-835-4187 Barry@WangerAssociates.com Regional Energy Group Calls for Actual Rate Payer Benefits From Gas Pipeline Proposals Before Maine Public Utilities Commission The four proposals submitted by major gas pipeline companies to the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) under the State’s Energy Cost…
Read MorePipeline Update – Winter 2015
The Franklin Land Trust (FLT) has been devoted to conserving western Massachusetts’ natural beauty—the farms, woods, rivers, and mountains—for over 28 years. We own land for the public to enjoy, and help farmers and landowners conserve their land with conservation restrictions and agricultural preservation restrictions that prevent future development while continuing active agriculture, forestry, and…
Read MoreFLT Partners to Protect Forest Land
Franklin Land Trust is part of a partnership seeking to protect more forest land in western Massachusetts. The new partnership has been praised for seeking to increase the economic viability for landowners to keep the land forested and for using practices that also enhance water quality, watershed and habitat protection. Read more
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