hawley

53.87 acres of woodlands and wildlife habitat

Location

GPS location: (42.590023, - 72.870939)

Open to the public. Parking to be established. No camping, fires or restrooms.

Natural & Cultural Significance

including the “black bear highway” of western Massachusetts and a haven for porcupines, newts and toads. The land is speckled with large quartz boulders, sugar maples, and high-elevation wetlands.

This land in Hawley, Massachusetts was donated by Sienna Valente-Blough and Eddie Anderson in an effort to return the land to Indigenous caretaking.

Located in one of the smallest towns in the state with a population of less than 400 people, the land is teeming with wildlife,