EASTHAMPTON — Bill Burgart has spent most of his life enjoying the outdoors, traveling the world and giving back to his community. Now, at 82 years old, he hopes to give back to the Pascommuck Conservation Trust, of which he is one of the founders, by selling the contents of his iconic Victorian farmhouse near the Mountain View Farm CSA.

The house has been in the Burgart family for decades, and served as a meeting place when Burgart and his co-founders began discussions about the Pascommuck Conservation Trust 42 years ago. But when he found himself no longer able to care for the property, he knew he could help the trust by allowing the proceeds from an estate sale to funnel into its operations.

Among the items for sale will be the bike that Burgart rode around the Pioneer Valley to collect thousands of cans to raise money for various causes, and that he eventually rode across the country in the 1960s. Other items include his climbing and outdoor gear, an old wooden ice cream churn, a 16-foot canoe, a carved birthing chair from Burgart’s travels through Africa, his collection of ceramics and old tools from his tool shed.

“It’s the contents of this big old house,” said Marylou Dodge, a member of the Pascommuck Conservation Trust board who is helping to unpack the house and organize the sale. “There’s this attic that’s like a dream or a storybook attic, everything’s covered in dust.”

Dodge said that discovering the contents of the house has been exciting and full of surprises, and that she thinks it’s full of “cool stuff that people will have fun buying.” But the estate sale also serves as an opportunity for the Pascommuck Conservation Trust to raise funds and awareness for their work in the community, especially since their usual fall plant sale was canceled due to jumping worms causing damage to plants.

“It’s also a chance for people to say ‘oh, there’s this trust dedicated to protecting the best parts of Easthampton,’” said Dodge.

According to Dodge, the trust has seven properties with over 200 acres and several miles of trails throughout Easthampton that its members care for and protect.

The estate sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the property at 395 East St.

Southampton Neighbors to host fall plant sale

SOUTHAMPTON — Southampton Neighbors welcomes members of the community to take part in its plant sale to support the work of the Good Earth Gardeners civic pollinator initiative.

The plant selection will include an array of perennials, and the sale will be held outside at the Edwards Public Library. The sale will take place on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free COVID-19, flu vaccines at Mountain View

EASTHAMPTON — Preregistration is open for a COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinic to be held at the Mountain View School on Nov. 6.

Regular and high-dose flu vaccines will be available for those over 6 months of age, and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will also be available for those over 6 months of age.

Those who attend should bring their insurance card. No one will be turned away for a lack of insurance.

Registration can be completed online at northamptonma.gov/2219/vax. The clinic will take place from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Limited walk-ins are available. For help with registration, call 413-587-4903 or email nurses@northamptonma.gov.

Council on Aging to host community forums

EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton Council on Aging will host three community forums next month to discuss the needs of the city’s aging population, as well as a new senior center. Community members are welcome to enjoy refreshments and share their experiences at these forums, which will have a town hall format.

The forums will be hosted by Caitlin Coyle, director of the Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute, at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Coyle was previously the principal researcher on the city’s 2018 older adult needs assessment project.

Seniors, caregivers and other community members will be able to provide input on a new senior center, which is being discussed by an ad hoc committee selected by Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle. The committee is assessing the need for a new center and looking at potential locations and age- and dementia-friendly design. The committee’s report is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

Council on Aging Director Cynthia Tarail said the report will include information from Coyle on Easthampton’s older population as well as services in similar communities.

The first forum will take place on Oct. 7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in person at the Council on Aging at 19 Union St. The second forum, at an ad hoc building committee meeting, will take place on Oct. 8 in the School Department on the second floor of City Hall from noon to 1:30 p.m, as well as remotely at https://meet.google.com/iph-vchp-zzt. The third forum will also occur on Oct. 8 at Easthampton Media in Eastworks, Suite 102, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and remotely at https://meet.google.com/knx-qgdh-zvs.

For more information, call the Easthampton Council on Aging at 413-52706151 or email coa@easthamptonma.gov.

Alexa Lewis can be reached at alewis@gazettenet.com.