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Barbara Erickson Named President of The Trustees of Reservations

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Barbara Erickson will become the next president of The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees), the first woman to lead the nation’s oldest statewide land trust and one of Massachusetts’ largest nonprofits. Following a nationwide search led by Boston firm Isaacson, Miller, Erickson was selected from a wide field of candidates to succeed…

‘Staycationing’ in the Berkshires

Mission House in Stockbridge (photo by S Sheppard)

(THE BERKSHIRES, Mass.) – Merriam-Webster introduced the word “staycation” into its dictionary just as the recession officially ended in 2009 and more vacationers were opting to stay at or closer to home. With gas prices still high and the aftereffects of the recession still being felt by many, staycation is a buzzword that is here…

Trustees Plan Hikes, Events for National Trails Day

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.)  – While the official date of National Trails Day (NTD) is on June 4 this year, The Trustees of Reservations, the nation’s oldest statewide land trust, have events planned at multiple locations – including Monument Mountain in Great Barrington and Field Farm in Williamstown — for all ages throughout the month June.  Events…