Starry Night: Planets, Stars, and More with Arunah Hill
Join volunteers from the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center for an unforgettable evening under the stars at Notchview. Thanks to its high elevation and minimal light pollution, Notchview offers some of the best stargazing conditions in the region. Explore the beauty of the dark night as… Read More
Full Moon Hike at Notchview with Adventure East
Join us for an exciting evening under the stars as we enjoy a hike lit by the full moon. Located in the Berkshires, our hike at Notchview offers mostly flat terrain with beautifully groomed trails nestled among red spruce and northern hardwood forest land. Perfect for woodland wanderers, this is… Read More
Nature Journaling with Nanci Worthington
Join New Marlborough artist and NEGSI member, Nanci Worthington as she guides you through nature journaling sessions at Bartholomew’s Cobble. Nanci will teach you how to observe nature and your surroundings and capture what you see, hear and feel on paper. This group is for everyone– self proclaimed naturalists, bird… Read More
Cancelled – Language of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community
Join Nikole Pecore, Language Manager for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, and Jeremy Mohawk, Language Teacher, for an engaging exploration of the Mohican and Munsee languages and the worldviews they carry. This interactive session invites participants to experience the language through their senses and connect deeply with the cultural knowledge and… Read More
Starry Night: Planets, Stars, and More with Arunah Hill
Join volunteers from the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center for an unforgettable evening under the stars at Notchview. Thanks to its high elevation and minimal light pollution, Notchview offers some of the best stargazing conditions in the region. Explore the beauty of the dark night as… Read More
Gather, Hunt, Protect: Our Connection to Land and Wildlife
Travis Spice shares how traditional hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering practices continue to thrive within the Stockbridge-Munsee Community—and how they are carried out today with deep respect for sustainability and balance. Learn about the wildlife and plants harvested, the seasonal knowledge that guides these practices, and the efforts taken… Read More
Literary Legacy: A Guided Tour of the William Cullen Bryant Homestead
Reopening Summer 2025 for the first time since 2019!! Step into the world of 19th-century poet, journalist, and conservationist William Cullen Bryant at his beloved family homestead in Cummington, Massachusetts. This guided tour offers a look inside Bryant’s thoughtfully preserved country estate, where he spent his… Read More
Old Growth Forest Walk with Adventure East
Join us in exploring what an ancient forest may have resembled. The Rivulet at the William Cullen Bryant Homestead is home to old growth, including ancient specimens of hemlock and a magnificent cherry tree. The Pine Loop features enormous white pines that reach heights of 150 feet – standing among… Read More
Nature Journaling with Nanci Worthington
Join New Marlborough artist and NEGSI member, Nanci Worthington as she guides you through nature journaling sessions at Bartholomew’s Cobble. Nanci will teach you how to observe nature and your surroundings and capture what you see, hear and feel on paper. This group is for everyone– self proclaimed naturalists, bird… Read More
The Revolutions of The Ashley House: A Guided Tour
Discover how the ideals of liberty and justice played out in complex ways within this 18th-century homestead on a thought-provoking guided tour. This wasn’t just the home of prominent patriot John Ashley and his family, but also of the people they enslaved here. One of them, Elizabeth ‘Mum Bett’… Read More
Reservation Life Through the Years
Judith Ann Hartley shares personal reflections on growing up on the Stockbridge-Munsee Community reservation in Wisconsin. A writer, researcher, and member of the Mohican Writer’s Circle, she weaves together lived experience and scholarship to offer an intimate view of reservation life past and present. As a Native Northeast scholar, Hartley… Read More
Waterfall Hike: Bullitt Reservation to Chapel Brook with Adventure East
Come explore the local forests and waterfalls with our expert senior naturalist guide. On this Adventure you will have the opportunity to explore two astounding Trustees properties! Chapel Brook—a tributary of the South River— meanders through a dense hardwood forest before cascading over three bedrock ledges. In times of high… Read More