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  • Guided Hike: Solstice Evening Hike Down the Shepherd’s Well Trail

    Petersburg Pass Parking Lot Top of Petersburg Pass/Rt. 2, Petersburg, NY

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a summer solstice hike! On this evening the sun will set at 8:36 pm. In the hour before sunset the light filters through the trees at a low angle intensifying colors. Clouds can turn subtle pink or orange. This hike passes through beautiful woods and offers some spectacular open views […]

  • Guided Hike: Bee Hill and Flora’s Glen via Fitch Trail

    Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a 4 mile hike overtop Bee Hill and down Flora's Glen. We'll start at Sheep Hill in Williamstown with a climb up open fields to Bee Hill Road, then through mixed woodlands on the Fitch Trail to the high point of Bee Hill, passing some extraordinary old Sugar Maples along […]

  • 3rd Annual LGBTQ Pride Hike: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Refuge

    Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd., Lenox, MA, United States

    Naturalist-led easy hike for LGBTQ+ & families through a beautiful forest, streams, beaver wetlands & a trail for people with mobility challenges.

  • Guided Hike: Examine the Local Effects of Climate Change

    Petersburg Pass Parking Lot Top of Petersburg Pass/Rt. 2, Petersburg, NY

    Climate change is a global challenge with impacts right here in the Berkshires. Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a three-mile hike along the Taconic Crest & Shepherd's Well Trails while we discuss how the local climate has shifted through the history of Williamstown. From views across to Mt. Greylock and along the Taconics, we see […]

  • Find Your Authentic Voice in Plein Air

    Transform your plein air painting skills in this week-long outdoor workshop. Easily accessible from New York or Boston, the Berkshires have some of the most amazing scenery in the northeast, along with a wide variety of accommodations. My workshops help painters refine their personal technique in watercolor, pastel, oils, gouache, and acrylics. You will find […]

  • Wild Acres Pittsfield Group Hike

    Wild Acres 500 South Mountain Road, Pittsfield

    Western Mass Hilltown Hikers Group Hike Wild Acres Pittsfield August 23rd at 10:00 am Parking: 500 South Mountain Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Hike Rating: Fun! Easy 2 miles, several loops   Join us for a fun hike at Pittsfield’s hidden oasis, Wild Acres.  A large parking lot with pavilions for events makes this a great family […]

  • Writing For The Wild

    WRITING FOR THE WILD Sundays, September 7 & 14, 12:00 – 4:00 pm  Nature writing is not just a genre, it’s an ongoing conversation with Earth. A way of listening, remembering, and belonging. This immersive two-part workshop with Vanessa Chakour invites writers of all levels into deeper conversation with the wild within and around us. […]