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LANDKEEPERS REPORT Fall 2020 BERKSHIRE NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL Fall 2020 LANDKEEPERSREPORT Make Some Autumn Memories Resilience and Heritage You’ve Protected More Land—Thank You! Wildlife on Camera LANDKEEPERS REPORT Fall 2020 Board of Directors Jenny Hansell, President Tim Crane, Chairman Pat Callahan, Vice Chairman Kim Seward, Secretary Tom Curtin, Treasurer Stephen Alsdorf Jeffrey Belair Gregg Charbonneau Walter Cliff Susan Crofut Henry Flint Caroline Holland Larry Lane Wendy Linscott The view from Spruce Hill in North Adams. Tim Lovett BNRC STAFF PHOTO: Donald MacGillis John Mancia Karen Coy Ross FINDING MOMENTS OF GRACE Ron Shaw Elena Traister My college-aged children arrived rescuing them. They counted nearly Staff home abruptly last March, and a thousand dead on the road, but Mariah Auman have barely left the house since. It’s saved at least that many. Learn more Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator been hard, but we made the best about wildlife on BNRC reserves on Tyler Fogg of it: family movie nights, ping pong page 4 and be sure to let us know Trails Coordinator tournaments and, especially, hiking. what you are seeing on the trails. Adam Galambos My daughter Abbey, 21, is Just as this issue was going to Conservation Associate always game to accompany me on press, we learned that Don MacGillis, Roxanne Gawthrop a new trail. For both of us, hiking is a long-time BNRC supporter and Donor Relations Manager break from phones, politics and the Board member since 2018, died in a Mackenzie Greer pandemic, and it’s a great chance hiking accident on Mount Katahdin. Director of Public Programs to build a new mother-daughter We will have a full appreciation of Josh Hopmans Stewardship Associate connection. I hope the day comes— his tremendous contributions to soon—when she can get back to her BNRC and the Berkshires in a future Rich Montone Development Director “real life” but I’ll always be grateful for publication. We are grieving his loss this time together. and send our love and support to Nicole Pyser Stewardship Coordinator I hope you are finding his wife, Ingrid, and children, Alec Narain Schroeder companions for your wandering and Lucy. Director of Land Conservation through nature, or are treasuring the Thank you for your overwhelming Caitlin Sullivan time alone—both are so valuable. support of BNRC during this incredibly Grant Writer BNRC has been working with a challenging time. This Landkeepers Trail Crew: Jonathan Lueken, Max Whalen local Berkshires organization, BRIDGE, Report is also our Generosity Report Terracorps Member: Evan Johnson to gain a deeper understanding of (covering 18 months because we Seasonal Interns: Gordon Goss, the issues around diversity, equity changed our fiscal year)—I hope you Pete Maciaszek, Michael Virgilio and inclusion. I was delighted to are as proud of what you have made COVER PHOTO: GABRIELLE K. MURPHY hear that BRIDGE brought a group of possible as I am! LANDKEEPERS REPORT families to one of our reserves as part Thank you! is published by the Berkshire Natural Resources Council of their summer Happiness Toolbox program—details on page 5. A call came in a few weeks ago after a heavy rainstorm from —Jenny Hansell a volunteer in Lenox who noticed President a torrent of red efts migrating [email protected] 20 Bank Row across the road at Parsons Marsh. Pittsfield MA 01201 Many were getting run over, so she 413-499-0596 and a friend spent the afternoon bnrc.org 2 New Trails + Gorgeous Autumn Weather = You Getting Outside More Make some memories in the weeks ahead! This year, we all learned anew how essential the outdoors is to our mental and physical health. BNRC staff worked tirelessly all spring and summer to open new trails and create more accessibility. Now is the perfect time to find your next adventure. Here are five trails— newly opened and old favorites—to explore. HOOSAC RANGE | North Adams STEADMAN POND | Monterey A three-mile-long ridge trail (six If you want to throw down a blanket forests and past old stone walls miles round trip) atop the Berkshires’ for cider donuts and thermos-top and paddocks, and takes you past northeastern wall, Hoosac Range tea next to a picturesque pond at the a picturesque view of Tom Ball includes several dramatic vistas, foot of autumn woods, this is your Mountain and the bucolic farmland including the trail’s Spruce Hill spot. From the parking area, stroll below, just 0.3 miles from start destination. A much shorter hike, just 0.2 miles down to the water. The (gradual climb). The full Saddle Trail 1.6 miles round trip, leads to Sunset surrounding 800+ acres are part of is 1.0 miles one-way; the Mother Rock, which has spectacular views this reserve. You are welcome to Loop and Father Loop, found off of overlooking North Adams. explore the woods. But if you venture Mountain Road further south, offer Spruce Hill: Difficult | Sunset Rock: into the forest, be mindful of hunting 2.4-mile and 4.3-mile options—the Moderate | Adjacent to 2350 Mohawk Trail season—there aren’t any formal latter with views of Mount Greylock trails (blaze orange hat and vest on a clear day. PARSONS MARSH | Lenox recommended). Saddle Trail: Moderate | West Road Saunter through woodlands and Easy | Tyringham Road (just south of the Mother Loop: Moderate | Old Village Road wetlands near the heart of Lenox Monterey/Tyringham town border) Father Loop: Difficult | Mountain Road Village. The accessible* hard-pack and boardwalk of this 2/3 mile ALFORD SPRINGS | Alford Find a complete list of BNRC round-trip, out-and-back path make This big-woods reserve allows for reserves at bnrc.org/reserves. Or it possible for everyone to get some short to all-day adventures from its use the BNRC Berkshire Trails app, crisp fall air, see the season’s colors, three trailheads. The new Saddle available for Android and iOS. Donors and look for wildlife. Trail starts from the parking area on like you make all these places, trails, Easy | 170 Under Mountain Road West Road, winds through hemlock and the app free for everyone. *Also find accessible trails at Old Mill Trail in Dalton, and Thomas & Palmer Brook in Great Barrington (re-opening October 2020). THE BOULDERS | Dalton, Pittsfield, Lanesborough Located at the heart of Berkshire County’s population center, the 645 acres of The Boulders provide more than six miles of trails plus the dramatic boulders that give the area its name and offer a vista to the west. The trails lend themselves to hiking, biking, hunting, jogging, dog walking, and—if autumn snow flies— cross-country skiing. Among the trail options is an easy 0.5-mile heart-healthy loop near the Gulf Road trailhead. Trails Easy to Moderate | Gulf Road in Dalton 3 SMILE, YOU’RE ON CANID CAMERA Wildlife cameras provide vital information and intriguing scenes Red fox at Mahanna Cobble Ever want to sneak a peek at a bobcat or a bear going about its daily business in the wild? Berkshire Natural Resources Council staff and volunteers have been using motion-sensitive cameras on reserves to provide an inside glimpse of animals’ lives, and a better understanding of who is seeking food, water, and shelter on the land. That knowledge can help us make better decisions on how to manage the habitat and protect the creatures we so enjoy watching. The cameras are strategically placed on game trails (identifiable routes through vegetation and used by many animals), crossing points like fallen logs over water bodies, and areas with animal sign like tracks or scat. In between hours of squirrel scenes are occasional thrilling glimpses of iconic mammals of the area: skittish coyotes, white-tailed deer of all ages and sizes, lone bobcats, and spirited fox. Opossums, New England’s only marsupial, are a fun sight to see too, along with their waddling comrades, the porcupine and raccoon. Other than turkey, it’s pretty rare to get good footage of birds. On occasion we’ll get lucky and see a few moments of an interested wood thrush or busy woodpecker in the viewshed, but most bird activity is auditory—their songs come through loud and clear. See and hear for yourself by checking out the wildlife camera footage on BNRC’s YouTube Channel (youtube.com/user/BNRCvideos/videos)! If you’re interested in experiential learning about Berkshire wildlife, consider joining the Wildlife Tracking Club with the Berkshire Environmental Action Team. BNRC and You Expand Hoosac Range Reserve for Wildlife North Berkshire County has more conserved land thanks to a recent acquisition in North Adams Connectivity between pieces of land is essential for the resiliency of plant and animal species as the climate changes. A new addition to BNRC’s Hoosac Range helps accomplish that goal. In June of 2020, BNRC continued its partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation in conserving 45 additional acres in North Adams, bolstering the size of BNRC’s Hoosac Range reserve to nearly 1,000 acres. Like the rest of the reserve, these two parcels, purchased from a logging company, have many delightful natural features. No BNRC trails lead directly to the new parcels—steep slopes make the land difficult to access— but the intrepid explorer will find a deep hemlock- lined ravine, large rocky outcrops, and mature upland forest crisscrossed by old logging roads. DCR holds a conservation restriction over the property, while BNRC holds the fee interest, managing the land and creating public access. For maps, photos and more information, visit the Hoosac Range reserve webpage at bnrc.org by linking through the Top Berkshire Hikes list. 4 Children from the BRIDGE Happiness Toolbox program explore mindfulness, nature, and heritage.
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