Archive of Past Events

August 25 Meet-up Join us to survey at Cold Spring. This beautiful site is of both ecological and historical importance. A hemlock grove covers the property protecting Cold Spring, the [...]

Join us for a leisurely butterflying experience at Sheep Hill with local butterfly enthusiast Doug Lister in search of our late summer Lepidopteran neighbors. Look for blues, skippers, coppers, wood [...]

Help us restore our local ecosystems! Feeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Roll up your sleeves and join our effort to restore the local landscape! [...]

Come be a Sheep Hill Scientist this summer for ages 8-12! Session III Theme - Junior Ecologists - Join WRL staff to explore what it means to be a scientist. [...]

Follow this poetic and beautifully illustrated book to learn all about the mysterious lives of fungi. Discover where mushrooms live, what they look like, what they do in the ecosystem [...]

Examine Local Effects of Climate Change via Shepherd's Well Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Hike Leader: Allen Pope Climate change is a global challenge with impacts right here in Williamstown. Come [...]

Help us restore our local ecosystems! Feeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Roll up your sleeves and join our effort to restore the local landscape! [...]

Help us monitor the health of our Eastern Hemlock forests! Eastern hemlocks are a vital part of our landscape but are under threat from pests like Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). [...]

Bee Hill and Flora's Glen via Fitch Trail Distance: ~4 miles Difficulty: Moderate / strenuous Hike Leader: Dusty Griffin Climb initially up open fields to Bee Hill Road, then through [...]

Ice Cream Social Come beat the summer heat with Williamstown Rural Lands – make your own yummy sundaes, socialize with friends and explore the meadow and pond at Sheep Hill. [...]