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September 16, 2025September 16, 2025Meetings, Outings

2025 Annual Meeting

Photo of the bottom of a tree in the woods

Paul Catanzaro, UMass professor of environmental science, will speak at the Alford Land Trust annual meeting on Saturday, October 4, at 10 am at the Alford Town Hall.

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025Flora & Fauna

Turtle Season

A snapping turtle sits on the edge of the road, surrounded by grass.

Watch out for snapping turtles and wood turtles! If you spot a turtle trying to cross a road, move them across in the direction they are moving.

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025Flora & Fauna, Meetings

Berkshire Bird Observatory

Photo of Ben Nickley holding a small bird

At our October annual meeting Ben Nickley brought a wonderful presentation on the Berkshire Bird Observatory bird-banding project at Jug End Reservation.

September 24, 2024February 3, 2025Announcements, Meetings

2024 Annual Meeting

Photo of scarlet tanager

Please join us for the annual Alford Land Trust meeting on Saturday, October 5 at 4 pm at the Alford Town Hall. Ben Nickley of Berkshire Bird Observatory will join us for a fascinating talk about the work of Berkshire Bird Observatory.

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023Uncategorized

A Visit to Elizabeth’s Woods

Joe and Cindy Riggs Thanks to all who attended our annual meeting, […]

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Flora & Fauna

Learn More About Local Bees

Here are two resources you can download to learn more about the bees you may encounter in Alford.

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023Announcements, Meetings

2023 Annual Meeting

Please join us for the Alford Land Trust’s annual meeting on Saturday, September 9. Joan Milam, an adjunct research associate in the UMass Department of Environmental Studies, will be giving a presentation on bees in Alford with a focus on the rare Parnassia Minor bee.

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023Uncategorized

If a Tree Falls in Elizabeth’s Woods…

Photo of a tree down across a trail

When a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it does it make any noise? Well, that I don’t know, but what I do know is that when a tree falls in Elizabeth’s Woods it will fall across one of our trails!

April 21, 2022February 9, 2023Uncategorized

Spring Greetings from the Alford Land Trust

Photo of a path in the woods

At the end of last year we were excited to report that […]

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021Uncategorized

Alford Land Trust Acquires Elizabeth’s Woods

On Tuesday November 3 The Alford Land Trust became the owner of […]

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