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Chapter Chair, Family Programs

The AMC Western MA Chapter is looking for a Volunteer Family Programs Chair to join our Executive Committee! We're an active, welcoming chapter, and this role is a great opportunity to support family-friendly outdoor adventures across western MA.

Chapter Conservation Chair

Are you passionate about conservation issues and the outdoors? Come help support the AMC and Western MA Chapter's conservation mission and goals as chair of the Conservation Committee. The Conservation Chair is a member of the Western MA Executive Committee responsible for organizing and directing the Conservation Committee, coordinating conservation events, managing related budgets and supplies, and serving as the liaison to the Chapter Executive Committee.

AT Shelter Adopter, Wilbur Clearing

The AT Committee is seeking an Adopter for the Wilbur Clearing Shelter and Campsite on Mt Greylock. Duties include several visits between April and November, with more or less monthly visits during peak use (June, July and August). The adopter will check on condition of the facility, remove any accumulated trash, service the moldering privy and promptly report their trip to their Coordinator.

Volunteer Opportunity: Guided Accessible Hike and Bike at Ashley Reservoir

Join All Out Adventures for a day of accessible hiking and biking around Ashley Reservoir! We're looking for about six volunteers to work alongside our staff. We'll offer two guided excursions, one at 11 AM and one at 1 PM.

Fall Wood Splitting Day at Noble View

Join us at Noble View Outdoor Center for a beautiful day of splitting logs! It's right around that season where we're harvesting our wood and stockpiling for the fall and winter season. Help us out by splitting and organizing our firewood for our campground and cabins!

Wildlife Transect, County Rd to Finerty Pond Area

On this occasion, we'll be checking what the wild residents of our Appalachian Trail lands are up to in the County Rd to Finerty Pond area of October Mtn SF. This area has an interesting mix of forests of various types, open and wooded wetlands and of course Finerty Pond. Thus we are apt to find a wide variety of wildlife sign.

Close Upper Goose Pond Cabin

Autumn is soon upon us, and it's time to close up Upper Goose Pond Cabin for its winter nap. We'll sweep and clean, install shutters, carry the dock out of the water, put the canoes away, take down the "Cabin Open" sign and do some minor maintenance.

A.T. Corridor Boundary Maintenance, Boardman St

Enjoy the backstage side 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. Work will include finding and clearing the boundary by clipping brush and small trees with hand tools to maintain a line of sight. Paint blazing of some sections of the boundary may be performed. Paint will wash off skin, but permanently mark clothing.

A.T. Corridor Boundary Maintenance, Rt 23

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. Work will include finding and clearing the boundary by clipping brush and small trees with hand tools to maintain a line of sight.

Trail Stewardship Day on the NET

Join us for a hands-on stewardship day of trail work on the New England National Scenic Trail! With this project, we will be constructing a rock staircase to improve trail sustainability. This event offers a welcoming introduction to the community while giving you a chance to get outside and make a direct impact on the trails you'll come back to again and again.

Wildlife Transect, Cady Brook Area

It will be a bit over a year since we last looked in this area, but a check is in order because of prior history. This area has been inactively used by wildlife for a number of years, after years of activity by beaver, moose, otter, etc. So, we'd like to keep an eye on this area more frequently than we typically do.

New Members Volunteer Stewardship Day

Are you a new member of the AMC Western MA Chapter? This hands-on stewardship day on the New England National Scenic Trail is a great way to get started. Designed with our first-year members in mind, this event offers a welcoming introduction to the community while giving you a chance to get outside, meet fellow members, and make a direct impact on the trails you'll come back to again and again.

Prep A.T. Tool Shed for Winter - No Costume Required

We'll be cleaning and organizing tools, emptying trash and generally tidying up for the winter season. If weather permits, a new coat of stain will be applied to the south side of the shed.

A.T. Corridor Boundary Work - Home Rd to Boardman St #1

The A.T. is protected by a Federally purchased land corridor. To preserve the A.T. hiking experience these Corridor lands must be monitored on a regular basis and their boundaries maintained. We will go places hikers have never been.

Wildlife Transect - Mass Pike / AT Bridges Area

We've been studying how wildlife are using our trail lands in the Mass Pike / AT Bridges area for a couple of years now with periodic wildlife transects and trailcam monitoring. But it's time to redo our wildlife transect in the area to get an updated picture of how wildlife are using the area. So if this is an aspect of conservation you're interested in, please join in the effort.

Wildlife Transect - Jug End Ridge, West Side

At this point we're well into fall and the wild residents of our trail lands are preparing for winter. With that in mind we'll be looking for fresh signs of that activity as well as older durable sign from earlier in the year. We've not done a transect in this area so could be some interesting stuff.

Wildlife Transect - Beartown SF, Wilcox North Area

Getting to be winter time and most if not all the leaves are down making a fresh pallet on the forest floor on which to view and interpret tracks and sign. This can be a bit challenging but also rewarding as older tracks and sign are covered up so what we see is relatively fresh. This time we'll check on the activities of our wild residents in the Wilcox North shelter area.

Wildlife Transect - AT June Mtn Area

Last of the year chance to get out and see what the residents of our trail lands are up to on the first day of winter. Our transect area will be in one of the more remote areas of our trail lands with a wide variety of terrain and habitat so we're apt to see a wide variety of sign of different wildlife.