Saratoga P.L.A.N. and ASA's Tour de Farm
July 29th is the date when bikers hit the road and help save farmland. Tour de Farm, now in its third year, is a recreational bicycle ride organized by ASA and Saratoga P.L.A.N. in partnership with...
View Article$1.9 Million Awarded to Protect Land from Development in Western Mass.
Governor Deval Patrick’s administration recently awarded nearly $2 million in grants to preserve large tracts of undeveloped land in Western Massachusetts. Last week Massachusetts Executive Office of...
View ArticleMA Dept. of Fish and Game Reaches Milestone
Environmental officials from across Massachusetts were in the Berkshires this week to celebrate a conservation milestone. On top of a grassy hill in West Stockbridge, the Massachusetts Department of...
View ArticleTornado Ravaged Park Reopens After $1Million Project
A city park seriously damaged by the June 1, 2011 tornado that hit Springfield reopened today after a nearly $1 million improvement project. City and state officials joined with residents of the...
View ArticleMass. Environmentalists Call For Full Funding Of Conservation Program
Environmentalists in Massachusetts are campaigning to make sure federal funding remains intact to preserve the commonwealth’s parks and natural resources.
View ArticlePublic Dedication Planned For New Conservation Land
The Trustees of Reservations, one of the largest conservation organizations in Massachusetts, will dedicate a new property in western Massachusetts this Saturday. Mount Warner, rising 500 feet above...
View ArticleForest Conservation And Energy Project Announced
A dozen federal, state, and local agencies and organizations are undertaking a conservation and economic development project in the most densely forested area of Massachusetts. It is also an area of...
View ArticleBioblitz At The Thorn Preserve In Woodstock, NY
This Friday and Saturday, the The Thorn Preserve in Woodstock, NY will have a bioblitz . A bioblitz is a community event designed to quickly compile information on biodiversity in a relatively small...
View ArticleIdeas Matter: Farm Values
In our Ideas Matter segment we take time just about every week to check in with the state humanities councils in our 7-state region. Today, we will learn about Farm Values: Civic Agriculture at the...
View Article246 Acres Preserved In Saratoga County
A Saratoga Springs-based non-profit has announced the conservation of 246 acres in Saratoga County.
View ArticleBill Owens: The Health And Safety Land Account
A common sense Constitutional amendment has been put forward for a vote this November. The State Assembly with strong leadership from Assemblyman D. Billy Jones and the State Senate with strong support...
View ArticleDEC's Five Rivers Center Adds 35 Acres
Thirty-five acres of open space is now protected from development in suburban Albany County. The land abuts a popular outdoor education center.
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