Field Farm (Williamstown, Massachusetts)

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

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Field Farm is a 316 acre (1.3 km ²) large nature reserve near the town of Williamstown, Massachusetts in the United States, which is administered by the organization The Trustees of Reservations.

History

Before the arrival of European settlers was the land on which the reserve is today occupied by the Mahican and Mohawk Indians. Since the mid-18th century there was intensive agriculture operated.

After his return from the Second World War Lawrence Bloedel bought the former Nathan Field Farm and erected two buildings there. The first was completed in 1948, served as the residence of the family and had a variety of windows overlooking the other end of the Green River Valley towering Mount Greylock. This building is today visitors as a guest house (Guest House at Field Farm ) are available. The second, in the 1960s, built by Ulrich Franzen building combines different styles and can be visited from June to October. In the garden area there are 13 statues that were created among other things by Richard M. Miller and Herbert Ferber.

On behalf of the Trustees about 80 acres are ( 32.4 ha ) of the area actively farmed today. 1984, the organization donated the first cuts in 1990 was followed by other areas. The reserve was complemented by acquisitions in 1994.

Sanctuary

The landscape of the northern Berkshire Mountains provides an addition to the built in the style of the modern buildings in the conservation area, which were designed so that they fit into the existing environment. Around the architecturally significant homes are available to visitors more than 316 acres (1.3 km ²) of open land, forests and wetlands with about 4 mi ( 6.4 km ) trails available.

In the open spaces in the conservation area 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 - a habitat.

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