Sandra Postel is director of the Global Water Policy Project, a leading authority and prolific author on international water issues—and a loyal Kestrel member.
“I lived in the Valley for a dozen years before moving to New Mexico a decade ago. I return to the Valley every year to visit friends and to hike and bike in my favorite places. I love the whole beautiful mosaic of the region’s landscape—the rivers and streams, the woodlands, the farmland, and the many places to immerse in the natural world. I have a special place in my heart for the Amethyst Brook Conservation Area, as I wrote in my book Replenish. I also love hiking in the Mount Holyoke Range and walking along the Fort River.
Kestrel Land Trust's mission resonates with your values because I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we must preserve enough land and water for nature to thrive. This is what Kestrel is all about! I give to Kestrel Land Trust and have planned to leave a legacy because I simply must help protect the natural places I love.
How Your Gift Helps
Your planned gift to Kestrel Land Trust helps us conserve and care for forests, farms, and riverways in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts, while nurturing an enduring love of the land. Among many things, your support will help us:
work with willing landowners and communities to conserve farmland, woodlands, wildlife habitat, water resources, and recreational lands;
care for protected lands by monitoring their use, manage lands for wildlife habitat and create or enhance public lands and trails;
connect people to the land and to each other with public events, partnering with other nonprofits to benefit youth and underrepresented communities.