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It’s prime firefly season at Hollow Fields! HOLLOW FIELDS Friday, July 5, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Difficulty: Moderate (easy pace, moderate elevation change) Description: Did you grow up with lightning bugs or fireflies?  Have you seen either of them recently?  Now’s the time! Join us at Hollow Fields for an easy…

Search for spring happenings throughout the extensive wetlands of this beautiful Reserve with BNRC and the Taconic Hiking Club! STEEPLETOP  Monday, June 3, 10:30 am—1:00 pm Difficulty: Easy to moderate (easy pace, little elevation changes) Description: Hike the 4.5 miles of trail at Steepletop, Berkshire Natural Resource Council’s largest reserve. With more…

Check out the new augmented reality interpretive trail along this historic property! Old Mill Trail Saturday, May 11, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Difficulty: Moderate (moderate pace, moderate elevation changes) Description:  Join the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) and the Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) in walking the Old Mill Trail which follows…

This May-August hiking series is sponsored by the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Great Barrington Land Conservancy, and Community Health Programs. The focus of each walk will be nature exploration, discovery, and the health benefits of spending time in nature.  Email Mariah at mauman@bnrc.org or call 413-499-0596 (M-F, 9-5) with any questions. Severe…

Check out the new augmented reality interpretive trail along this historic property! Old Mill Trail Wednesday, May 22, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Difficulty: Moderate (moderate pace, moderate elevation changes) Description:  Join the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) and the Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) in walking the Old Mill Trail which follows…

Join us for a beginner birding adventure at Alford Springs! ALFORD SPRINGS Monday, May 20, 7:00 am - 9:00 am Difficulty: Moderate (moderate pace, moderate elevation changes) Description:  Join BNRC and Hoffmann Bird Club member, Ed Neumuth, as we will hike a portion of the beautiful Father Loop and look and listen…

Join the Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a beginner’s bird walk. HOUSATONIC FLATS Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 am – 8:30 am Description: Join BNRC and Hoffmann Bird Club members Ed Neumuth and Greg Ward at Housatonic Flats. The variety of habitats in the flats—river, forest, nearby farmland, oxbows, patches of shrub and…

A hike in search of the sleeping beauties of the forest: spring ephemeral wildflowers. THE BOULDERS Sunday, April 28, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Difficulty: Moderate (moderate pace, moderate elevation changes) Description: The window of time when early spring wildflowers start to pop through the forest floor is brief. They must take advantage…