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*On Oct. 11, 2022, the Board of the public body created in 2018 voted unanimously to change its name from the “Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership” in its bylaws to operating as the “Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts” and requested the state legislature to recognize the new name. The USDA Forest Service has since recognized the new name.
Since 2013, the Woodlands Partnership has sought to bring recognition and additional financial and technical resources to 21 municipalities in northern Berkshire and western Franklin Counties to increase natural resource based economic development, support forest conservation and stewardship, and improve the fiscal stability of our communities.
The 21-town Woodlands Partnership region of western Franklin and northern Berkshire Counties is largely intact and relatively un-fragmented. From an ecological perspective, the region is a convergence of several different types of forests, with remarkably high biodiversity for an area its size. This natural diversity, coupled with the educational resources that are available in the region, provides an opportunity for research and innovation. The region’s resources, human history, and sense of place provide a backbone for a sustainable, natural resource based rural economy.
The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is led by representatives from municipalities and includes representatives from state, regional, and local government, nonprofits, land trusts, watershed associations, university researchers, and planning agencies, among others.
North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey has announced that the City will not be implementing its forest management plan that included logging within the Notch Reservoir watershed. “The plan was laid
The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts was recently named a Regional Conservation Partner (RCP), joining a network of over 50 RCPs and over 600 organizations and agencies. Below are excerpts
North Adams is leading on climate response with Notch Reservoir forestry project by Dicken Crane and Henry Art After several years of careful planning and
Kate Lindroos Conlin
Woodlands Partnership Coordinator
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978-952-6856 x131
Lisa Hayden
Woodlands Partnership Administrative Agent
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978-952-6856 x121
