Field farm

Field farm IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
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location	Massachusetts , United States
surface	128 ha
WDPA ID	55553439
Geographical location	42 ° 40 ′  N , 73 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 53 "  N , 73 ° 15 ′ 42"  W
Setup date	1984
administration	The Trustees of Reservations

Field Farm is a 316  acres (1.3  km² ) large nature reserve near the town of Williamstown in the state of Massachusetts of the United States , which by the organization The Trustees of Reservations is managed.

history

Before the arrival of European settlers, the land was, the reserve is located on the today of the Mahican - and Mohawk - Indians inhabited. Since the middle of the 18th century there has been intensive agriculture there .

On his return from World War II , Lawrence Bloedel bought the former Nathan Field Farm and had two buildings built there. The first was completed in 1948, served as the residence of the family and had a number of windows facing the other end of the Green River Valley towering Mount Greylock . This building is now available to visitors as a Guest House at Field Farm . The second building, built by Ulrich Franzen in the 1960s, combines different styles and can be visited from June to October. There are 13 statues in the garden area, created by Richard M. Miller and Herbert Ferber , among others .

On behalf of the trustees, around 80 acres (32.4 ha) of the area are still actively cultivated today. In 1984 the organization was given the first parts, followed by other areas in 1990. The protected area was supplemented by acquisitions in 1994.

Protected area

The landscape of the Northern Berkshire Mountains compliments the modern- style buildings in the reserve, which have been designed to blend in with the existing surroundings. Around the architecturally valuable houses, visitors can enjoy more than 316 acres (1.3 km²) of open space, forests and wetlands with around 4  mi (6.4  km ) of hiking trails.

On the open spaces in the reserve live white-tailed deer , coyotes and bobcats , while the wetlands beavers , turtles, snakes and salamanders as well as a number of bird species - including Rotschulterstärlinge , kingfishers , Rotschwanzbussarde , hen harriers and Canada herons - provide habitat.

The geological foundation of the region near the border with New York form marble , limestone and mica schist . For thousands of years, smaller streams have washed caves and tunnels into the stone, so that today they run partly above and partly underground.

See also

• List of protected areas of the Trustees of Reservations

Individual evidence

1. ^ Property History. The Trustees of Reservations , accessed January 9, 2014 . 
2. ^ About Field Farm. The Trustees of Reservations , accessed January 9, 2014 . 

Web links

• The Guest House at Field Farm on TripAdvisor