Announcements, seasonal updates, and short posts about the Pioneer Valley.https://pioneervalley.org/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/where-the-dinosaurs-walked/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/where-the-dinosaurs-walked/An 1802 discovery in a South Hadley plowed field turned out to be the first confirmed dinosaur fossil in North America, and the Connecticut Valley has been the most important early-Jurassic dinosaur-track site in the country ever since.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPioneerValley.orghttps://pioneervalley.org/blog/free-museums-of-the-pioneer-valley/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/free-museums-of-the-pioneer-valley/For a region of this size, the Valley has an unusual number of museums you can visit for nothing or for a modest suggested donation: college teaching collections, a presidential library, and public-history sites.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPioneerValley.orghttps://pioneervalley.org/blog/spring-in-the-valley-whats-open-in-april/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/spring-in-the-valley-whats-open-in-april/A short note on what's open, what's still closed, and what to expect on the trails this time of year: auto roads, ridge lines, and mud.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPioneerValley.orghttps://pioneervalley.org/blog/welcome-to-pioneervalley-org/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/welcome-to-pioneervalley-org/What this site is, who it's for, and the first wave of entries now live across outdoors, things to see, and things to do.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPioneerValley.orghttps://pioneervalley.org/blog/how-to-report-errors/https://pioneervalley.org/blog/how-to-report-errors/If you spot something wrong, please tell us.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTPioneerValley.org