Committee Reports
January 2025
From event planning and outdoor adventures to trail maintenance – here's what our committees were up to last month.
A.T. Management
Most recent meeting: 06-January-2025
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Wildlife transects are ongoing; other activities are dormant with the arrival of winter
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Welcomed Leif Bigelow as our new Communication Coordinator
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Gary Adamson has stepped into a leadership role with Natural Resources
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The Committee voted unanimously to move ahead with the chimney repair at Upper Goose Pond Cabin using money from the Mohhekennek Fund
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The committee is exploring the possibility of renovating the Stillwell
Property into a year-round facility for hikers and education
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Volunteer recruitment needs include
natural heritage monitors, trail maintainers, corridor monitors, and a shelter coordinator
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Next meeting: 03-Mar-2025
Communications
Most data points on the Chapter's social media accounts went down this month when compared to December, likely due to one post in December that went viral
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Facebook: 17 posts (top post: photos from the wildlife tracking outing at Noble View on January 12th)
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Instagram: 14 posts (top post: photos from the wildlife tracking outing at Noble View on January 12th)
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Newsletters: 4095 messages sent
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Website: Ongoing updates (activities, WM Exchange, conservation news, monthly maintenance)
Community Engagement
Participated with All Out Adventures in Amherst for Senior snowshoeing (January 22)
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Set date for Women+ botany hike at Bartholomew's Cobble with Katherine
Brainard
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Completed a site visit of Camp Moses Scout Camp for weekend events
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Planning for winter and spring continues
Family Programs
Events in December 2024 and January 2025 included Natural Holiday Decoration Workshop and Tracks & Signs with Jim Pelletier
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The StoryWalks
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December 2024 and January 2025 were "Thanks to the Animals" and "Ten Ways to Hear Snow" respectively
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Learned and utilized the new Outdoors Connector to market and register folks for upcoming events
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Planning for winter and spring continues
Membership
Met with Jon Cocina, Director of Membership to discuss access to
chapter-level membership information on Sharepoint and ideas to grow
membership
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Attended an AMC Western MA hike with two leaders to evaluate opportunities to offer "new member" hikes
Paddling
Most recent meeting: 25-Sep-2024
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Assessed Hampshire College's whitewater paddling equipment for potential use by AMC
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Scheduled Intro to Canoe Camping Workshop with NH Chapter
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Planning for 2025 whitewater / flatwater programs and on-water leader and LIT training days continues
