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Volunteer opportunities in Leeds
River Water Quality Monitoring-Summer – Volunteers Needed 2024 will be the fourth consecutive summer the LCA will coordinate with the Connecticut River Conservancy to monitor the water quality at the new Mill River Greenway-Leeds conservation area north of Chartpak dam. What this means is that each Thursday morning from June 1 through September 7 water […]
Caring for Leeds Conservation Areas
Did you know that 25% of Northampton is made up of conservation land? Several parcels are in Leeds. The LCA helps to safeguard the land for users by having trail committee volunteers survey the trails and borders of each conservation area every Autumn. I did it for the first time this year with volunteers, Lora […]
A Children’s Book That Takes Place in Leeds!
A woman’s boot recovered from the 1874 MIll River flood on display at the Williamsburg Grange; a brown plaid dress, typical of those worn by mill workers during the mid-1800’s; vegetable ivory buttons made on Main Street in Leeds; and the power of the Mill River inspired Amherst artist Nancy Meagher to write a children’s […]