Friday Field Trips, October 21


Enjoy one of these field trips on your way to or from the Conference!

 

Self-Guided Options
(No sign-ups necessary)

 

Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary, Charlton, MA
Maps available onsite. The visitor center will be open on Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm.
http://www.capenhill.org

 

Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester, MA
Nature Center: Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am to 4:00pm, Sunday, 12:30 to 4:00pm.
Trails: Open every day, dawn to dusk.
http://www.massaudubon.org

 

EcoTarium, Worcester, MA (Sunday only)
Please show your conference registration for half price general admission to the
EcoTarium. One discounted admission for per registration. If you teach at a public,
private or parochial school…show your work ID and receive free general admission.
This offer is only available for 10/23/11. (Museum hours on Sunday are 12:00-5:00pm)
http://www.ecotarium.org

 


Guided
(Sign ups required with conference registration)


Hodges Village Dam Tour
Friday, 1:00pm
Join Ranger Jamie Kordack for a tour of the dam. Learn about the history of the dam, the
Army Corps of Engineers, flood control and the surrounding natural resources. Tour will last
approximately 45 minutes. Limit 25 participants.


Blackstone River Canoe Trip
($20 additional fee)
Friday, 1:00 - 4:00pm
The Blackstone trip will be lead by Sheryl Farnam of Mass Audubon and Ranger Chuck Arning from the national park service. Program includes canoeing on the Blackstone River and three different talks on environmental issues surrounding the dam and waterways.
All abilities welcome. Limit 12 participants.


Birds, Bards, and Beets: A Tour of Thoreau Country
Friday, 12:00 - 4:30pm
Meet up at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary to join Kris Scopinich, Education Manager & Tia Pinney, Teacher Naturalist for a whirlwind tour of farms, fields, forests, rivers, and places of literary and cultural significance in Thoreau Country, an area rich in conservation, agriculture, history and literature. Starting at Drumlin Farm, we’ll then try to hit all the "stops" (and possibly add a few more along the way) including Walden Pond, Estabrook, Egg Rock, Old North Bridge, Old Manse, and Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. During our travels, we'll simply enjoy the fresh air and camaraderie as we explore together.