Bartholomew’s Cobble

Saturday, January 25, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Nature Journaling with Nanci Worthington

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Join New Marlborough artist and NEGSI member, Nanci Worthington on January 25 from 1 – 3 as she guides you through nature journaling sessions at Bartholomew’s Cobble. Bartholomew’s Cobble is located at 105 Weatogue Road in Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Massachusetts. 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 watchers, kids, adults, teens, advanced artists and beginners- no experience necessary. Just a love of the outdoors!

Space is limited and registration is required. The group will meet outside the visitor’s center at Bartholomew’s Cobble the last Saturday of each month and run for approximately 2 hours. Materials will not be provided for you. A confirmation email will be sent when you sign up with a materials list.

Please email aduquette@thetrustees.org for more information. You may register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419504/ Member $5, nonmember $10.

Saturday, August 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Mushroom Stalking

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Mushrooms are a fascinating part of the diverse habitats found in Berkshire County. Come to Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 27 from 10 – 12 and learn about the different varieties of mushrooms in our community and how to identify them. This Trustees of Reservations program is $5 for TTOR members, $10 for nonmembers. Sign up by calling 413-298-3239, x 3013, or email cpetrikhuff@thetrustees.org. For directions visit www.thetrustees.org. Image from www.dogchannel.com of a muscarinic mushroom poisonous to dogs.

Sunday, June 12, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Fern Walk and Botanical Drawing

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Bartholomew’s Cobble is known for its extraordinary diversity of fern species. During this Trustees of Reservations hike and drawing workshop with our friend, renowned ecologist and botanical artist Elizabeth Farnsworth, learn identification strategies for ferns,and how to apply these identification skills to create beautiful, accurately-detailed botanical drawings of ferns. Trustees members $28, nonmembers $35. To register, and for more information, call 413-298-3239, x 3013, or visit www.thetrustees.org. Gymnocarpium jessoense copyright 2016 Elizabeth Farnsworth.

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Saturday, April 25, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Our Amazing Spring Wildflowers Guided Walk

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Sheffield is a global hotspot for rare species and Bartholomew’s Cobble puts on one of the best shows of spring ephemerals from mid-April to mid-May. Come greet the rich variety of wildflowers on Saturday, April 25 from 10 – noon, and leave with an understanding of how to help identify and protect these gems of our native flora not just in conservation lands, but in your own yard and the open spaces of your community.

A Trustees of Reservations naturalist will reveal what makes this particular environment so well-suited to rare and diverse plants and explain what the Cobble is doing to protect the natural resilience of this landscape. You’ll see trilliums, trout-lilies, Dutchman’s breeches, wild ginger and many more! Please pre-register at http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/berkshires/event-894.html?. The cost for TTOR members is $5, nonmembers $8.

Saturday, September 21, 8:00 am – Sunday, September 22, 5:00 pm – What’s Out There Weekend in the Berkshires

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s What’s Out There Weekend, scheduled for September 21 and 22, features free, expert-led tours at more than two-dozen significant examples of cultural landscapes in the Berkshires region, including important historical sites along the African American Heritage Trail, historic farmsteads and town commons, and iconic landscape design at places like Naumkeag and the Mount. The weekend also highlights the Berkshires’ golf history, with tee times at significant courses all over the region. The tours offer people opportunities to learn about landscape architecture and the design and cultural history of places they may pass every day but don’t necessarily know about. This event is coming to the Berkshires through a collaborative effort with Berkshire Synergy Project (BSP).

Complete details can be found at http://tclf.org/event/wotw-berkshires, but below are a few of the optional tours scheduled to take place. Each participant is limited to five tours:

Freight Yard Historic District

NORTH BERKSHIRES/NORTH ADAMS
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:30am to Noon
Guide: Judy Grinnell; Robert Campanile; Paul Marino; Justyna Carlson; Gene Carlson
Meet: Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Building 5A, State Street, North Adams

Bascom Lodge & Mt. Greylock

N. BERKSHIRES/LANESBOROUGH
Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:00 to 2pm
Guide: Alec Gillman; Paul Dudek
Meet: Summit of Mt. Greylock
In front of Bascom Lodge, 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough

Pittsfield Park Square

NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:30am
Guide: Pittsfield Guide
Meet: The Athenaeum Public Library
1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield

Wahconah Ball Park

NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
Saturday, Sept. 21, Noon to 1:00pm
Guide: Jim McGrath
Meet: 105 Wahconah Street, Pittsfield

Hebert Arboretum, Springside Park

NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2:00 to 3:30pm
Guide: Bob Presutti
Meet: Elmhurst Parking Lot
874 North Street, Pittsfield

Hancock Shaker Village (Tour I)

NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2:00 to 3:00pm
Guide: Todd Burdick; Lesley Herzberg
Meet: Ticket Desk, 34 Lebanon Mountain Road, Pittsfield

Ventfort Hall

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:00am
Guide: Tsaja Sprague
Meet: Covered Driveway, 104 Walker Street, Lenox

Tanglewood

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:30am to 12:30pm
Guide: Tanglewood Staff
Meet: Main Gate at Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox

Tub Parade

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:15 to 2:15pm
Guide: N/A
Meet: Main Street, Lenox

Ice Glen (pictured below)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Saturday, Sept. 21, 8:30 to 9:30am
Guide: Jess Toro; Jim Murray
Meet: End of Park Street, by the bridge

Berkshire Botanical Garden

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:00 to 11:00am
Guide: Berkshire Botanical Garden Guides
Meet: Visitor Center, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge

Naumkeag (Tour I)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:00am to Noon
Guide: Naumkeag Staff
Meet: Main Entrance, 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

Chesterwood

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Saturday, Sept. 21, 12:30 to 1:30pm
Guide: Anne Cathcart
Meet: Barn Gallery, Chesterwood
4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

Bartholomew’s Cobble (Hawk Watch)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Guide: Rene Wendell
Meet: Main Entrance, 105 Weatogue Rd
Ashley Falls, Sheffield

Bidwell House

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/MONTEREY
Saturday, Sept. 21, 1:00 to 2:30pm
Guide: Rob Hoogs
Meet: 100 Art School Road, Monterey

Ashintully Gardens (Tour I)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/TYRINGHAM
Saturday, Sept. 21, 3:00 to 4:00pm
Guide: Ashintully Staff
Meet: Main Entrance, Sodom Road, Tyringham

Housatonic River Walk

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/GREAT BARRINGTON
Saturday, Sept. 21, 3:00 to 4:00pm
Guide: Rachel Fletcher; Will Conkin
Meet: Du Bois River Garden Park
Church & River Streets, Great Barrington

W.E.B. Du Bois Historic Site

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/GREAT BARRINGTON
Saturday, Sept. 21, 4:00 to 5:00pm
Guide: Emily Oswald; Wray Gunn
Meet: Parking Lot, 612 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington

Hancock Shaker Village (Tour II)

NORTH BERKSHIRES/PITTSFIELD
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2:00 to 3:00pm
Guide: Todd Burdick; Lesley Herzberg
Meet: Ticket Desk, 34 Lebanon Mountain Road, Pittsfield

Jacob’s Pillow Dance

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/BECKET
Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00 to 11:00am
Guide: Jacob’s Pillow Staff
Meet: Welcome Center, 358 George Carter Road, Becket

Lee Town Park and Main Street

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LEE
Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 2:30pm
Guide: Craig Okerstrom-Lang
Meet: Lee Town Hall, 32 Main Street, Lee

The Mount

CENTRAL BERKSHIRES/LENOX
Sunday, Sept. 22, 3:00 to 4:30pm
Guide: Tom Ingersoll
Meet: Entry Court, The Mount
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox

Stockbridge Main Street

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00 to 11:00am
Guide: Tom Daly
Meet: Children’s Chimes Tower
Village Green, Stockbridge

Naumkeag (Tour II)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to Noon
Guide: Naumkeag Staff
Meet: Main Entrance, 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

Laurel Hill & Mary Flynn Trail-1

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/STOCKBRIDGE
Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 2:30pm
Guide: Patricia Flinn
Meet: Stockbridge Town Offices
6 East Main Street, Stockbridge

Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
Sunday, Sept. 22, 10:00am to Noon
Guide: Rene Laubach
Meet: Public Parking Area, Silver Street, Sheffield

Bartholomew’s Cobble (Hike)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Guide: Bartholomew’s Cobble Staff
Meet: Main Entrance, 105 Weatogue Road, Ashley Falls, Sheffield

Ashintully Gardens (Tour II)

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/TYRINGHAM
Sunday, Sept. 22, 11:00am to Noon
Guide: Ashintully Staff
Meet: Main Entrance, Sodom Road, Tyringham

Gould Farm

SOUTH BERKSHIRES/SHEFFIELD
Sunday, Sept. 22, 1:00 to 3:00pm
Guide: Robert Rausch
Meet: Harvest Barn, 54 Gould Road, Monterey

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Green Gift Membership

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For those who have procrastinated, here is a fabulous gift idea which you may execute on line or by telephone, right now, in time for the holiday.

Over the last decade green gift giving has become increasingly popular among people looking for meaningful, thoughtful gifts that also give back to our environment and our communities. As holiday shopping swings into full force, The Trustees of Reservations and many other nonprofits suggest the idea of a green gift membership a gift that not only that supports a worthy organization, but keeps on giving throughout the year.

A Trustees of Reservations green gift membership is perfect for someone who loves the outdoors and also enjoys visiting, preserving, and protecting the scenic and historic landscapes and landmarks that define the character of our communities.

Starting as low as $45 for individual members ($35 for students and seniors, $65 for families), a gift membership to The Trustees provides free access, year-round, to 104 stunning reservations located in 75 communities across Massachusetts. A Trustees gift membership also provides the recipient with significant savings on stays at The Trustees two bed and breakfasts and discounts on hundreds of annual events, workshops, and programs, summer camps, and more all while helping the nation s oldest statewide land conservation organization preserve, care for and keep its special places open for the public to enjoy throughout the year. Trustees gift memberships* include:

* Free/reduced admission to 104 Trustees properties (including popular destinations like Crane Beach in Ipswich, World s End in Hingham, the Old Manse in Concord, the Bryant Homestead in Cummington, Doyle Center and Community Park in Leominster, Bartholomew’s Cobble in Tyringham, and Cape Pogue on Martha’s Vineyard)
* Discounts on stays at Trustees bed & breakfasts (The Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswich and the Guest House at Field Farm in Williamstown)
* Discounted fees for the hundreds of events, programs, lectures and workshop the Trustees offer year-round, for all ages
* The Trustees Property Guide, a 224-page guidebook to the organization s 104 reservations available exclusively to members;
* A year s subscription to our quarterly member magazine, Special Places, which will keep you up-to-date on topics and events related to conservation, nature, history, cultural landscapes, and the environment; and
* For a contribution of $100, The Trustees are also offering a free copy of Edible: A Celebration Of Local Foods. This beautiful 324-page book will delight anyone who cares about delicious, safe, sustainable food being cultivated and grown in our own local communities.
* This year, with any gift membership order placed before January 15, 2010, you  will also receive a set of collectible, sturdy, and earth-friendly grocery bags featuring wood cut illustrations of Crane Beach and Weir River Farm.   Order online at www.thetrustees.org, or call 978-921-1944 Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.