Explore the spooky side of nature this October with Eerie Ecology at The Boulders in Dalton! Learn about the bewitching biodiversity of Massachusetts along the 0.5-mile Heart Healthy Loop. Panels along the trail will highlight the fascinating—and eerie!—plants and wildlife found…
Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) partner again this fall to bring you a series of recreational hikes at different BNRC reserves throughout the county. Join us to kick off the season at The Boulders in Pittsfield. We’ll hike the Red…
Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC for a hike along the Clam River trail in Sandisfield. This easy to moderate hike takes you along the Clam River, a beautiful, now wild, stream. Once…
Examine Local Effects of Climate Change via Shepherd’s Well Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Hike Leader: Allen Pope Climate change is a global challenge with impacts right here in Williamstown. Come for a three-mile hike along the Taconic Crest & Shepherd’s Well Trails…
Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council in celebrating the grand opening of the Tom Ball Mountain Reserve and the brand new Longview Loop Trail! This two-day celebration is the perfect way to kick off summer, complete with tunes, trail activities, sweet…
Mass Audubon has teamed up with Queer Men of the Berkshires (Q-MoB) and the Housatonic Valley Association to offer a guided hike at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Open to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families, this hike will…
Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a guided solstice evening hike down the Shepherd's Well Trail. This hike is the leader’s favorite after-dinner ramble. On this summer solstice evening the sun will set at 8:36 pm. In the hour before sunset…
Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a guided hike of the RRR Brooks Trail along Flora’s Glen Brook, all the way to the meadows at Taconic Trail State Park. Group will pause there to admire the view of Mt. Greylock before…
Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) on an evening hike from CHP Great Barrington to a series of wetlands, meadows, and forests that play home to an amazing symphony of spring peepers (frogs), beavers,…
Walks on Stone Hill: Beyond the Cows and the Art with Williamstown Rural Lands Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: Easier Hike Leader: Cosmo Catalano Come explore the other trails on Stone Hill, in the wooded area beyond the iconic pasture and fancy fences. This is a family…