The Western MA Exchange Archive
In This Issue
Paddle For Water ✧ Family Skate at Amelia Park ✧ State Conservation Funding ✧ We're Live - Again! ✧ Higher Summits Forecast ✧ Wildlife Tracking Hikes ✧ ✧ Mid-Winter News ✧ Black History Month ✧ A Hiker's Baffling Survival ✧ Winter Hiking Essential Gear List ✧ Fireside Chats at the Notch ✧ AMC on MassAppeal ✧ Western MA Commits $30K to Nine AMC Projects ✧ 18 Best Hiking Trails In Massachusetts ✧ Snowshoeing 101 ✧ Happy Friday Friends! ✧ Today is Civil Rights Day ✧ Fifteen Sections of the A.T. ✧ A Beary ConundrumPaddle For Water
[28‑Feb‑2023] Love to paddle? How about paddling 5,000 miles? Join us at the the Russell Public Library as we welcome AMC Western MA Trip Leader, Environmental Educator and Author Nancy Condon, as she shares her memoir, "Paddle for Water: Canoeing across America with a Message and a Man I Never Intended to Marry."
Family Skate at Amelia Park
[27‑Feb‑2023] A great time was had by all at the vacation week Family Skate at Amelia Park last week. Thanks to Alice Flyte for being there to support membership and to Heather Wyman who donned a penguin outfit and made the contact with Bill Fellows at Amelia Park to set up the event. This will definitely become an annual occurrence!
State Conservation Funding
[17‑Feb‑2023] Speak up and urge your state legislators to increase conservation funding!
We're Live - Again!
[16‑Feb‑2023]
Higher Summits Forecast
[16‑Feb‑2023] Yesterday's weather featured a record high temperature, thunderstorms, and a full gamut of wintry precipitation. The last 24 hours have shown that weather in the Whites can change quickly! MWOBS »
Wildlife Tracking Hikes
February 23, 2023
[15‑Feb‑2023] Looking for something fun and different to do with the kids during vacation? Come learn the art of tracking and spy on wildlife foraging practices and travel corridors.
[14‑Feb‑2023] Happy Valentine's Day to all you nature lovers!
Mid-Winter News
Monthly Chapter Message
[08‑Feb‑2023] As I become more involved in this organization, my awareness has gone to another dimension about the essential role volunteers fill to help realize AMC's - and the chapter's - mission of protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors. VIEW ARTICLE »
Black History Month
[08‑Feb‑2023] AMC celebrates the stories of five adventurous pioneers from history whose discoveries and ingenuity continue to make a positive impact on the Earth's environment, the conservation of lands and waters, and everyone's enjoyment of outdoor spaces. AMC RESOURCES »
A Hiker's Baffling Survival
[06‑Feb‑2023] On a chilly night in early May 2009, the pager sounded. New Hampshire Fish and Game summoned our Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team to assist with a search. A man in his 60s was missing on or around Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains. AMC RESOURCES »
Winter Hiking Essential Gear List
[04‑Feb‑2023] With temperatures below zero, we thought this would be a good time to share this article about winter hiking tips. Above all, be prepared and heed warnings from trail officials. Stay safe friends! AMC RESOURCES »
Fireside Chats at the Notch
[03‑Feb‑2023] In December 2018, The Notch Hostel launched a new in-house winter lecture series featuring outdoor enthusiasts with compelling stories to tell. Our aim was to provide an intimate space where community members can gather to hear inspiring mountain-based stories from the people who lived them. THE NOTCH HOSTEL »
AMC on MassAppeal
[31‑Jan‑2023] Kristen Sykes, Director of Southern New England Conservation Projects and Partnerships of the Appalachian Mountain Club, joins Patrick Berry, Lifestyle Host of MassAppeal (WWLP TV-22), to talk about AMC, the Western MA Chapter, and recreational opportunities. WWLP TV-22 »
Western MA Commits $30K to Nine AMC Projects
[31‑Jan‑2023] Did you know that AMC membership dues account for 65% of the chapter's annual base income? (The balance comes from an endowment established in 1992 per bequest of a generous donor.) The chapter uses these funds to support our programs, activities, and basic business operations, as well as to reduce or eliminate participation costs to our members. VIEW ARTICLE »
18 Best Hiking Trails In Massachusetts
[28‑Jan‑2023] The top-rated hiking trails to visit in 2023. How many have you hiked? ONLY IN YOUR STATE »
Snowshoeing 101
[25‑Jan‑2023] We finally have some snow in western Massachusetts! Snowshoeing is a fun way to get outside and enjoy it. Here are some helpful tips if you're thinking about giving it a try. AMC RESOURCES »
Happy Friday Friends!
[20‑Jan‑2023] We're finally getting some snow so it should be a great weekend for outdoor activities. What's on your weekend adventure list?
Today is Civil Rights Day
[16‑Jan‑2023] Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. - Martin Luther King Jr.
Letter from Birmingham, AL jail, April 16, 1963.
Fifteen Sections of the A.T.
[15‑Jan‑2023] The section of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) that crosses through Massachsetts gets a favorable review (and one not so favorable regarding mosquitoes) in this article highlighting some surprising sections of the AT. An interesting read. THE TREK »
A Beary Conundrum
[13‑Jan‑2023] Whoa...a bear is hibernating under a porch in Connecticut! What would you do? NEWSWEEK »
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