Archive of Past Events

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. [...]

**There are still a few spaces for Session II - please email programs@rurallands.org if you are interested in a last minute sign-up** Come be a Sheep Hill Scientist this summer [...]

Join us for a leisurely birding experience at Sheep Hill with former Audubon chapter president and Williamstown local Tommy Richey. We will start at the farmhouse - looking for birds [...]

Come be a Sheep Hill Scientist this summer for Ages 5-8! Session I Theme - Nature Exploration - Join WRL staff to explore a different field of outdoor science each [...]

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). [...]

**Update 6/29: We are still planning to hold this event! Storytelling will likely be in the barn due to wet conditions. There is no guarantee of fireflies coming out tonight [...]

Money Brook Falls Distance: ~6.0 miles
 Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous, some technical footing. Hike Leader: Barbara Carr Hike to this iconic Berkshires waterfall on the west side of Mt. Greylock [...]