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Cross-Pike Nature Connector

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Blandford, Massachusetts, United States

Source: Western Mass News

Project
Planned

The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts has purchased 578 acres of land in Blandford to create a Cross-Pike Nature Connector that will link 40,000 acres of permanently protected land north and south of the Mass. Pike in the Appalachian region of the state. The project will allow trees to sequester carbon from the air and protect waterways in the Westfield River watershed as part of Springfield’s w

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage
Location
Blandford, Massachusetts, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Western Mass News

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The project “Cross-Pike Nature Connector” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Blandford, Massachusetts, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Western Mass News.

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2026-07-22

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The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts has purchased 578 acres of land in Blandford to create a Cross-Pike Nature Connector that will link 40,000 acres of permanently protected land north and south of the Mass. Pike in the Appalachian region of the state. The project will allow trees to sequester carbon from the air and protect waterways in the Westfield River watershed as part of Springfield’s water supply. Potential culverts under the Pike would help wildlife pass safely to limit animal collisions.

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United States of America (USA)

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Massachusetts

City

Blandford

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Western Mass News

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Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2025-09-16

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