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The rolling green hills of the Berkshire Taconic Landscape form a forested backbone that connects northern forests with Appalachia, providing safe passage for roaming animals like black bear, fisher and bobcat and treetop habitat for migratory birds.
Trickling down from these vast tracks of mountainous forests, rainfall creates a world of unique wetlands in the valley below. Rich with “sweet water” (calcium-rich, high alkaline water), these globally rare wetlands support the greatest concentration of rare species in southern New England and provide clean water and flood protection for thousands of citizens.
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Read how we are using radio transmitters to monitor bog turtles.
Autumn view of Sanderson Brook, located on the Connecticut River tributary within Chester-Blanford State Forest, Chester, Massachusetts. In the late 1990's. the Conservancy began the Connective River Project to bring together staff from the river's four states to identify focus areas to prioritize conservation within the basin. © Jerry and Marcy Monkman
Discover how our work on Beacon Hill benefits life in the Berkshires.
Purple loosestrife at Bristol Marsh Preserve in Pennsylvania in United States, North America. © John Randall/The Nature Conservancy
Learn how the Conservancy is working with Project Native to restore native wetlands and forests in the Berkshires.
Explore this preserve that's home to the Berkshire Taconic Landscape program office.
Schenob Brook wetlands in Southern Berkshires in Massachusetts, United States, North America. © Harold E. Malde
Roger and Virginia Drury Preserve
Find a spectacular view across Schenob Brook of Mount Race at this preserve.
350 Acres on Mt. Darby Protected
Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and The Nature Conservancy collaborate on purchase
Protecting Floodplains and Forests
A generous gift adds to more than 400 total acres saved in 2010
Download a map of the Berkshire Taconic Landscape.
Learn the science behind protecting Massachusetts’ forests
Download the Seeing the Forest Brochure.
Berkshires Program Office
404 Legeyt Road
Sheffield, MA
Ph: (413) 229-0232
Email: dawnlee@tnc.org
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