Join Mary Hannah Parkman of the Williamstown Hemlock Monitoring Group and WRL naturalist Dana Williams for introduction to the Eastern Hemlock. We’ll cover the importance of Eastern Hemlocks to the forest, their historical significance to humans, threats to their populations, their status in Massachusetts, and the importance of community science. The talk will start out […]
Feeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Want to take a break from the computer and get outside? Roll up your sleeves and join Williamstown Rural Lands in our effort to restore the local landscape! Come help us clear invasive multiflora rose from our field on Oblong Rd. on May 23 […]
Join Williamstown Rural Lands on Saturday, May 25 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. for a moderately strenuous, 4.5-mile hike across the Three Hills in Williamstown. Hike leader Dusty Griffin will guide participants up and over Tenney Hill, Bee Hill, and Foxcroft Hill in the Taconic Trail State Park which includes travel along the old Turnpike, […]
Join Williamstown Rural Lands and certified Tai Chi instructor Mary Hannah Parkman on May 25 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. to learn the art of mindful movement through Tai Chi. Mary Hannah will guide participants in slow-paced movements that encourage mindfulness and thereby deepen capacity for connection with self, the natural world and one another. […]
Connect with nature through the mindful movement of Tai Chi. Join Williamstown Rural Lands and certified Tai Chi instructor Mary Hannah Parkman on June 8 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the top of Sheep Hill (Bee Hill Rd., Williamstown). Mary Hannah will guide participants in slow-paced movements that encourage mindfulness and thereby deepen the […]
There are many predators lurking in the forest but who is the scariest of them all? The Gruffalo, of course! Follow along with Mouse’s journey to trick Fox, Owl and Snake while you take a 0.3 mile stroll under the hemlocks along Hemlock Brook. Beloved children's story The Gruffalo by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a hike you don’t have to drive to? This is just the hike for you! Join Williamstown Rural Land board member Allen Pope for this moderately strenuous, 5-mile hike on June 15 from 8:45 a.m. to noon. Meet at the BRTA Route 3 stop at Field Park / Williamstown […]
Want to learn how to keep a trail in good shape? Want to help maintain some of your favorite Williamstown hiking spots? Come join Williamstown Rural Lands on June 16 from 10 am - Noon for a couple of hours at the WRLF Loop Trail at Berlin Mountain (Berlin Rd., Williamstown) for some hands-on experience […]
Bicycle Film Festival is coming physically to The Berkshires on June 16th at The Stationery Factory in Dalton, hosted by the Pittsfield Community Design Center and Berkshire New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA). Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film, and music for the last 24 years. BFF spans the world in […]
Join Williamstown Rural Lands committee member Jeff Strait on June 19 from 7 – 8:45 p.m. for this moderate 1.5 mile hike to view the sunset just before the summer solstice. Follow along the Taconic Crest Trail and down the Shepard’s Well Trail through beautiful woods and see spectacular open views east towards Mount Greylock. […]
