Happenings in the Watershed
Winter Excursions
Join us this winter for guided tours in the watershed, free to members, guests by donation.
Sunday, February 14
HooRWA board member Rick Dovey leads a Valentine’s Day x-c ski tour of The Trustees of Reservations’ Mountain Meadow, 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Benedict Rd. parking lot in Pownal. Follow White Oaks Rd. in Williamstown across the Vermont border; keep left. The lot will be on your left. Please pre-register at 413 458-2742 or office@hoorwa.org by February 12.
Saturday, February 20
HooRWA board member Drew Jones leads a snowshoe hike through Hopkins Forest to the Taconic Crest, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a snack. Meet at the Hopkins Forest parking lot, near the junction of Bulkley St. and Northwest Hill Rd., Williamstown. Please pre-register at 413 458-2742 or office@hoorwa.org by February 18.
Saturday, March 6
HooRWA board member John Case leads a x-c ski tour on the Sarah Tenney Trail north of Route 2 in Williamstown (about 1.5 miles west of Route 7). Meet at 10 a.m. on the pull-off on the south side of Route 2 opposite the state gate at the entrance to the trail. Requires intermediate x-c skiing expertise. (We’ll snowshoe or hike if we must.) Bring a lunch and plan to be out for two to three hours. Contact John Case by March 5 at 413 458-8023 or jocase@adelphia.net so he can apprise you of conditions at the time of the trip.
In case of bare ground, the trips become hikes. In case of uncertain weather, the leaders will be at the meeting places at the appointed times to discuss other outing options.
See elsewhere for information on skiing at Prospect Mountain, Woodford, Feb. 27. You might also be interested in watching the descent of the Thunderbolt Ski Trail, Feb. 20, 9 a.m., Gould Rd.
in Adams.
Coming soon. Snow Play at Prospect Mountain. Check the “Upcoming Events” link for more information.
Also, the visioning session for the Hoosick Falls Greenway is this month. Details as to where, what, and why can be found through the “Upcoming Events” link.
We now have four river and stream improvement projects within the watershed that have been granted Priority Status by the Massachusetts Dept. of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration (Riverways). Priority status allows the folks in the division to devote additional resources to the project. (See their webpage for complete details.) The Hoosic River Revival, currently developing plans for flood chute modifications in North Adams, was the most recently chosen. Earlier this fall, the Thunder Brook dam and stream restoration project in Cheshire was selected. And the Briggsville Dam removal project in Clarksburg and the Hoxie Brook day-lighting project in Adams are Priority Projects from past years.
There is a new returnable bottle & can Redemption Center in North Adams, where you can redeem your bottles and cans (run by humans, so no machine to malfunction) and get cash or donate the proceeds to local charities, run by B-Fair, a North Adams non profit as a money maker for them as well as the local charities. HooRWA is on their list so you can donate to HooRWA.
The address is 1000 Massachusetts Ave, at the corner of Mass Ave and Protection Ave. And the hours are
Tues – Friday 9 Am – 3 PM
Saturday 9 Am – 2 PM
Check it out and tell your friends!
