Appalachian Trail Management Committee

Upcoming Activities

AT Corridor Boundary Work - Sheffield, Day 3

Enjoy the backstage of the A.T. Visit places no hiker has ever seen. Join us in maintaining the boundary lines of the land corridor that protect the A.T. We will be working between Rt 7 and the Sheffield-Egremont Rd in Sheffield, MA, southern Berkshire County. Work will include finding and clearing the boundary by clipping brush and small trees with hand tools to maintain a line of sight - no painting required.

Mass AT, Open Area Maintenance, Goose Pond Rd

We have many open areas we maintain on our Mass AT lands. One of them, on Goose Pond Rd, is an open field with some widely spaced trees including some apple trees. Our project will be to mow as much of this field as we can using our walk behind brush hog mowers. We will also have some hand work with loppers and hand saws to do as well. If we get one of our certified sawyers to sign up we'll also down some dead standing snags, buck them up and get them out of the way as well.

Wildlife Transect, Dalton Gulf Area

This will be our first transect along the Dalton Gulf trail. This area is located at the southern end of protected lands situated between Dalton and Cheshire, MA so there's a good chance we'll find some interesting tracks and sign of wildlife using the area.

Wildlife Transect, Sages Ravine Area

It's been many years since we visited this area to check on how the wild things are using the area, so about time we did another check of the area. We do have some older records of moose being in the area and this past season multiple reports of bear presence, so who knows what we'll find ... always an adventure!

Wildlife Transect, Mt Prospect Area

This will be out first transect in this area - the watershed lands and northern part of the Mt Greylock State Reservation. We will approach the area from the Pattison Rd trailhead and climb to the Mt Prospect ridge top for the initial part of our search. If time and conditions permit, we will also explore the lower elevations of our trail lands nearer Pattison Rd.

Wildlife Transect, West Branch Rd Area

It's been quite awhile since we did a transect in this area but hikes/snowshoes through the area in recent winters has indicated we can expect some interesting findings. This is a rugged area, particularly if we have significant snow, and we may need to use snowshoes so keep that in mind when deciding whether to join this one.