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Nature Awareness Hike

October 13, 2021

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Date(s) - Oct 13th, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am


Explore the route less traveled at Chapel Brook Reservation on a moderate hike along the DAR Trail. Together with HLT Community Engagement Coordinator Sarah Welch, deepen your awareness of the natural world with guided activities and an autumn forest walk. All ages welcome. We will be walking and doing some simple nature observations along the DAR trail, which bypasses the falls and Pony Mountain to ramble through the forest along the high banks of Chapel Brook to the west.

A brown dirt trail winds uphill to the right on a lush, green woodland trail.
On the DAR trail at Chapel Brook Reservation.

During this program, we will be walking about 1-1.5 miles round trip, depending on group speed and preferences. We’ll be sticking together, and moving at the speed of the slowest person in the group. This program is about being still and observing, not rushing, and is suitable for both adults and children. We’ll be walking on a hilly trail with occasional steep and narrow spots, as well as the potential for occasional roots and ruts. Unfortunately, the terrain is not wheelchair accessible. Please reach out to sarah@hilltownlandtrust.org if you have further questions about accessibility.

Please read our in-person event procedures below. For everyone’s safety and comfort, we will be following these procedures for all of our in-person events until further notice.

This event is FREE, donations gratefully accepted. Advance registration is required, see RSVP form below.

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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 3rd, 2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Partnership Event
Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 10th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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  • Partnership Event
Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 17th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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  • Partnership Event
Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Wildlife Tracking with John Body
Wildlife Tracking with John Body
Feb 20th, 2021    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Bullitt Reservation
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Naturalist John Body returns to lead us in search of wildlife tracks and signs around the Bullitt Reservation in Ashfield at 1:00pm on Saturday, February [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Feb 24th, 2021    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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  • Partnership Event
Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Conservation Cemetery Project Webinar
Conservation Cemetery Project Webinar
Feb 25th, 2021    
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Join us to learn about this unique effort to create the first conservation cemetery in Massachusetts by combining the permanent protection of a beautiful parcel [...]
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Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Senior Snowshoe with All Out Adventures
Mar 3rd, 2021    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Hilltown Land Trust is pleased to once again be partnering with All Out Adventures in offering a series of senior snowshoe treks this winter. Join [...]
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Vernal Pool Video Showing!
Vernal Pool Video Showing!
Mar 3rd, 2021    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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The days are becoming longer, temperatures climbing, and snow is thawing which means the vernal pools will be in the forest greeting us with their [...]
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