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Memorial benches available at various sites to honor loved ones or promote a business and support PCT

June 3, 2023 by Michael Caron

Pascommuck Conservation Trust has a number of beautiful site settings for memorial benches. We want to add to the welcome our conservation areas offer visitors as we look forward to 2023 and celebrating 41 years of conservation.

Your dedicated donation will purchase a sturdy bench ($1700 minimum), chair ($900 minimum), or plaque on an existing bench ($500 minimum). A plaque will honor your loved one, promote a business, or quote a favorite nature poem. Your gift will add to our Stewardship Endowment to maintain and enhance these treasured retreats.

The Endowment generates income to help cover such costs as keeping trails clear of downed trees, annual mowing to maintain bird habitat, rebuilding bridges & steps, and fighting invasive plants — all critical to ensuring our conservation areas remain welcoming, beautiful, and ecologically healthy.
An informational brochure can be downloaded here for further information.

If you would like further information and to talk with someone at PCT please use our contact form.

Styles of benches available

Pascommuck Conservation Trust has no paid staff, meaning your gifts always go directly towards protecting land, maintaining our conservation areas for public access and habitat protection, and the few unavoidable expenses such as accounting necessary to keep operating.
We have also relied almost entirely on board & volunteer hours for property upkeep. But in recent times, the added burdens of damage from severe weather, aging board members, and increased use of our conservation areas has made it necessary to supplement our own time
with contracted part-time assistance, particularly for any work requiring specialized expertise or involving heavy equipment.
We are asking for your help in building a modest endowment to supplement our regular fundraising and cover not only a portion of those contractor fees, but also materials for replacement or new bog bridges, steps, etc., clearing downed trees off trails, sign maintenance, enhancement of habitat for wildlife and native plants, and other ongoing
stewardship.

Filed Under: Featured, Get Involved, News and Events

2023 Scholarship recipient

May 16, 2023 by Michael Caron

This years Easthampton High School student recipient of the Pascommuck Conservation Trust Scholarship, given in memory of Ed Dwyer, is Karina Patterson. Karina Patterson plans to study marine biology.

Congratulations Karina!

Filed Under: News and Events

Results of the 2023 Spring Plant Sale

April 30, 2023 by Michael Caron

Despite the rain and the cold weather a steady stream of people came out to buy plants and raffle tickets. Plant sales totaled $1,488 and raffle tickets sold was $376 for a total of $1,864. Thanks to all who came out to support the Trust!

Filed Under: Featured, Fundraising, News and Events

Hampshire Gazette article regarding alternate plans for Sierra Vista Commons project

March 19, 2023 by Michael Caron

Pascommuck Trust members Marty Klein and Gerrit Stover were featured in a Daily Hampshire Gazette article published on Monday March 13th. They both gave a detailed description of how the proposed project would have an environmental impact and propose an alternate plan that would balance the need for affordable housing and conservation. Here is a link to the full article.

Filed Under: News and Events, Protect Your Land

2023 Annual Meeting

March 18, 2023 by Michael Caron

The annual meeting held on March 7th at City Space was attended by around 40 people this year as well as some attending via Zoom. During the first half of the meeting Marty Klein, longtime board member, rose to give tribute to John Bator, who this year stepped down as president. After extolling all his efforts and accomplishments as President, John was presented with a chainsaw lamp fashioned by Kevin Mulligan, a longtime member and main land and trail maintenance person for the Trust. A YouTube video of the first half of the meeting can be accessed through this link.
The second half of the meeting was a presentation by Wayne Feiden, former long-time Northampton Director of Planning. The theme of his talk was “How Development and Conservation Can Coexist”. He gave many examples of developments that were revised after many meetings and discussions that led to more balanced development projects. The YouTube video of his presentation can be accessed through this link.

Board Members
PCT members
Marty Klein giving speech
Chainsaw lamp
John Bator with chainsaw lamp

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