Volunteer Activities
Upcoming Activities: 8 |
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Chapter Vice Chair
Date: 01‑Nov‑2024 ➢ 31‑Oct‑2026
Activity: chapter officer
Difficulty: N/A
Register »Looking for the satisfaction of using your skills to help people Be Outdoors in western Massachusetts? Explore chapter governance in this support role, learning about all areas of the AMC Western MA Chapter, its activities, and the AMC organization.
A.T. Group Outreach Coordinator
Date: 15‑Nov‑2024 ➢ 15‑Nov‑2025
Activity: committee officer
Difficulty: N/A
Register »The Massachusetts Appalachian Trail Management Committee is seeking a Group Outreach Coordinator. The Coordinator would establish and maintain contacts with organized or sponsored groups that use the AT in Massachusetts with the objective of minimizing the impact of group use on the trail and trail facilities. Refer to the registration page for duties and the skills needed for this position.
A.T. Public Communications Coordinator
Date: 15‑Nov‑2024 ➢ 15‑Nov‑2025
Activity: committee officer
Difficulty: N/A
Register »The Massachusetts Appalachian Trail Management Committee is seeking a Communications Coordinator. The Coordinator will be the connection between the AT Committee and the general public through content on social media sites, in print, and at community events. The coordinator should attend bimonthly AT Committee meetings. Refer to the registration page for duties and the skills needed for this position.
Hop Brook Reroute
Location: Berkshires, MA
Date: 07‑Dec‑2024
Activity: trail work
Difficulty: N/A
Register »The leaves are down and Hop Brook is (hopefully) well inside its banks, so it's a good time to rough out our planned reroute in this area. We'll work from both the trail north and south sides of the brook to the planned new bridge site.....if we have enough volunteers. It's pretty dense shrubbery with some prickly invasives mixed in for part of the route so it will be slow going. Also on the south side are some rare plants to work around.
Wildlife Transect: Clarksburg State Forest Area
Location: Clarksburg State Forest, MA
Date: 14‑Dec‑2024
Activity: monitoring
Difficulty: N/A
Register »Our transect will take us to Appalachian Trail lands not explored previously in one of the more remote sections of the Trail lands in MA. We will be exploring the area north of the Sherman Brook Campsite. No experience necessary, pace is slow, mostly off trail.
Wildlife Transect: Tom Leonard Area
Location: Berkshires, MA
Date: 04‑Jan‑2025
Activity: monitoring
Difficulty: N/A
Register »While we've done transects in this area in the past, a recent forest fire in the area prompts us to take another look. No experience necessary.
Wildlife Transect: Becket Mtn Area
Location: Berkshires, MA
Date: 14‑Jan‑2025
Activity: monitoring
Difficulty: N/A
Register »This wildlife transect will take us to the Becket Mtn area of our A.T. lands - an area we've not explored before. No experience necessary.
Wildlife Transect: Beartown State Forest
Location: Beartown State Forest, MA
Date: 25‑Jan‑2025
Activity: monitoring
Difficulty: N/A
Register »Our transect will take us to an area with a beaver dam that washed out several years ago. Will be interesting to see if beavers have reestablished the dam and how wildlife are using the area.
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