Online Auction is LIVE now!
WRL’s fall auction, Funding Our Future, is now live!! Help advance the conservation mission of Rural Lands by bidding on fabulous dinners, art, stays, and adventures. This is our one …
Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires
WRL’s monthly lecture program Talks on the Hill presents: TONIGHT! Lost Ski Areas of the Berkshires with author and skier Jeremy Davis Click here to register for tonight’s talk at …
“Talks on the Hill” begin November 4th
WRL is launching a monthly lecture program beginning November 4th. Talks will take place on the first Thursday of each month from 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. Until future notice, WRL …
New stretch of the Berlin Pass Trail completed
Can you remember a trip up the Berlin Pass Trail that didn’t result in wet feet or a precarious dance around puddles or running water? It’s been awhile — definitely …
All Eyes on the Land
Book Group forming! Our first meeting will be at 5:30 Tuesday, Sept 21st and thereafter on the third Tuesdays of each month. At our first meeting we’ll discuss possible upcoming …
What’s happening on Bullock’s Ledge?
It is clearly evident in the pair of images above that the landscape of Sheep Hill has changed over the past century. The early 20th C. farms on Stone Hill, in …
Happy National Forest Week! Get out in the Woods and Enjoy!
While Williamstown does not have a National Forest, nor does anywhere in Massachusetts for that matter, where you can celebrate National Forest week (July 12th-18th, 2021) there is the Green Mountain National Forest that extends to the southern end of Pownal, …
Round Up for Rural Lands!
Williamstown Rural Lands is excited to be chosen as the next recipient for Wild Oats Market’s Round Up for Change program! During the month of July, shoppers at Wild Oats …
Bird Walk Delights with Color and Song
Former WLR Executive Director Leslie Reed-Evans guided a group of curious listener/viewers to encounters with many-colored feathered friends this morning on Sheep Hill. She began by explaining that the intersection …
Article 24 Approved at Town Meeting
Thank you, Williamstown, for voting YES on Article 24. You helped protect vital farmland in Williamstown! WRL has applied to the town Community Preservation Committee (CPC) for funding to conserve …
WRL Announces Guide to Williamstown Trees
JUNE 2021. Williamstown Rural Lands is pleased to announce the publication of an illustrated brochure designed to enable residents and visitors to take a self-guided tour of Williamstown’s trees. The “Walking Tour …
Summer programs at Sheep Hill
MAY 26, 2021. BOTH PROGRAMS FULL. Thanks for your amazing response! WRL is pleased to announce that our summer programs for children are back! We will again be hosting two …