Several are in western Massachusetts. The grants were awarded ... within 470+ acres of protected Town Forest land that supports a network of walking trails. $1,051,380 Town of Ashland Ashland ...

land trusts, universities, and private landowners, are working to preserve and create habitats for the cottontail. Habitat projects have been established with 30 landowners in Massachusetts ...

Well, Amesbury, Massachusetts, is sick of being known as Newburyport's adopted cousin. It is time to put some respect on ...

Even municipalities with similar PILOT acreage and land holdings can receive vastly different reimbursements. In Massachusetts ... similar state forest acreage, the coastal town of Plymouth ...

Massachusetts needs to double its pace of forest protection. Robb Johnson, director of the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition, said the state should make better use of the tax credit program which ...

And you mentioned the reserves there. The plan lays out a goal of establishing reserves on 10% of all forest land in Massachusetts, about 300,000 acres. And we've been discussing this 40% target ...

(WWLP)–Ten land trust organizations and municipalities across the state will be receiving funding for the protection of forest reserves. Several are in western Massachusetts. The grants were ...