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High Road, Landkeeper Notes, Preservation

02 Jun 2021

On Bears and the Berkshires

By Christopher Densmore Volunteer & Outreach Assistant I lived in Oregon and New Mexico for several years—and backpacked extensively in remote forested wildernesses across the West. So I never imagined that the first time I would ever meet a bear would be back here in my hometown in the Berkshires. Of course,…

Mariah

High Road, Hikes, Landkeeper Notes, Properties

19 Jun 2020

BNRC OPENS NEW MAHANNA COBBLE TRAIL

Bousquet owners create access to improved route to Berkshire vista PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts 10/14/2020: TEMPORARY TRAIL CLOSURE Due to wide-spanning construction at Bousquet Ski Area, access to BNRC’s Mahanna Cobble Trail is now CLOSED. We will re-open access to the trail when the conditions permit. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please visit www.bnrc.org/bnrc-trails-app/ to find more…

Mariah

High Road, Landkeeper Notes, News

23 Feb 2018

Collaboration Announced: Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Mass Audubon and the Town of Lenox Join Together to Create Long-Distance Hiking Trail

FOR RELEASE February 22, 2018 The Town of Lenox, Mass Audubon and Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) today announce their formal partnership in opening a long-distance through-hiking trail traversing Lenox Mountain, with a northern terminus at Mahanna Cobble, and a southern terminus at Olivia’s Overlook. At its February 21, 2018…

Joe Berkshire

High Road, Hikes, Landkeeper, Landkeeper Notes

22 Dec 2017

BNRC APPOINTS JENNY HANSELL AS ITS NEXT PRESIDENT

The board of directors of Berkshire Natural Resources Council has appointed Jenny Hansell of Sharon, Connecticut as its next president, succeeding Tad Ames, who will step down from the organization at the end of the calendar year. Hansell has served as the executive director of the North East Community Center in Millerton,…

Mariah

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19 Jul 2017

Cured by Landkeeping

July 19, 2017 Taking kids hiking isn’t enough. They need us to be landkeepers. Kindle their love for forests, hills and streams by saving the Berkshires’ special places We have heard so much about how kids never play outdoors anymore that it’s easy to make assumptions. Kids are addicted to screens ……

Joe Berkshire