Two landmark farms protected at year's end

Sky Farm, a "great piece of ground"

Sky Farm, a 490-acre tract of land including the northern peak of Monument Mountain and approximately two miles of frontage along the Housatonic River was placed under a conservation restriction by its owners, Peter and Lila Berle, in the closing days of 2000. Go to article

Abigail Reeves and Peggy Whitfield by frozen Alford Brook

Great Pine Farm family gives again

The family that gave the land for Simon's Rock College has made a second momentous gift, placing the 250-acre Great Pine Farm under a conservation restriction last December. Go to article

Landmarks, and those who preserve them

There is land, and then there are landmarks. These properties are known by face, if not name, to anyone who has passed them by in the course of daily life. Go to article

Gaining ground

2000 was a sterling year for the Berkshire Natural Resources Council's land preservation program. We thank and salute the many friends, supporters, and donors who continue to help us protect the best of the Berkshires. Go to article

Tim Crane of Windsor elected to board

At its annual meeting in September, the Resources Council's Board of Corporators elected Tim Crane to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Directors left by the retirement of Neil Orenstein from the board. Go to article

The buildings of the Rosenburg Farm nestle at the base of Sheep Hill, once a well-known skiing hill.

Williamstown trust buys 55-acre Sheep Hill farm

In November, the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation completed a seven-year project with the purchase of the 55-acre Rosenburg farm, a former dairy farm with steep and dramatic fields that provides a scenic gateway into Williamstown. Go to article

Egremont trust's tree program garners Mount Vernon tulip poplar

The Egremont Land Trust was one of twelve citizen groups and municipalities honored recently during Millenium Green Recognition Ceremonies held in Belmont, with one of the awards consisting of a tulip poplar descended from a tree planted by George Washington. Go to article

Schwarz protects New Marlborough's Flying Cloud

Writing another chapter in what appears to be a decades-long love affair with the charming New Marlborough property known as Flying Cloud, owner David Schwarz protected aproximately half of the property in December by donating a conservation restriction to the Resources Council. Go to article

Gilder Palmer at Four Brooks Farm

Council buys APR on Palmer's Tyringham Valley farm

On February 5, the Berkshire Natural Resources Council purchased an Agricultural Preservation Restriction on a 153-acre farm in Tyringham owned by Gilder Palmer. Go to article

Dalton farm protected with Council's help

Following an ususually lengthy negotiation, the state Department of Food and Agriculture purchased an agricultural preservation restriction on Rita Musante's 136-acre farm in Dalton last spring. Go to article

Lanesboro APRs secure a thriving agricultural district

One of the more diverse and thriving farm districts in the country was secured in December as the state and the Resources Council purchased agricultural preservation restrictions on two key parcels in Lanesboro. Go to article

Bill filed with aim of ensuring affordable APR land

The Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program completed its most recent fiscal year with customary success, having spent $6.8 million in FY2000 to protect 3,597 acres across the state. Go to article

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