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The Bay Circuit Alliance is led by the Appalachian Mountain Club which is working to implement the vision of the Bay Circuit by closing the final gaps of the trail, recruiting and organizing volunteers, improving the trail experience through improved maintenance and signage, securing permanent protection for the trail corridor and the greenway ...
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Euro-American settlers deemed the swamp to be worthless, barren land, and attempted to drain it and convert it into profitable farmland. Reverend and historian William L. Chaffin of Easton was an early advocate of drainage schemes. [3] However, the natives of the region placed a higher value on ...
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest Location in Massachusetts Show map of Massachusetts Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Hawley, Plainfield, Savoy, Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 42°33′6.4″N 72°56′26.9″W / 42.551778°N 72.940806°W / 42.551778; -72.940806 Area 7,405 ...
The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a 704-acre (285 ha) open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston.The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is notable for its open drumlin hilltops and vistas encompassing Boston and Salem. [1]
Massachusetts, with forests covering 3,060,000 acres (12,400 km 2) (59%) of its land area, administers more than 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2) [1] of state forest, wildlife and watershed land under the cabinet level Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Forest trails are available for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and off-road vehicle use. Trails include a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) interpretive trail around Washington Mountain Marsh, [5] a portion of the Appalachian Trail, and a trail through scenic Schermerhorn Gorge. The forest has 47 campsites including wheelchair-accessible sites.
Willard Brook State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the towns of Ashby and Townsend, Massachusetts.The forest's fast-running brook and tree stands of a classic New England nature give it a character more in line with that of the forests found farther west in the state.
Beartown State Forest Biker in Beartown State Forest, June 2008 Location in Massachusetts Show map of Massachusetts Beartown State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Monterey, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 42°14′00″N 73°16′28″W / 42.23333°N 73.27444°W / 42.23333; -73.27444 Area 10,411 acres (42.13 km 2) Elevation ...