“W.E.B. Du Bois: I’ve Known Rivers” was held on August 27, 2022—the anniversary of Du Bois’s passing in Accra, Ghana, and the eve of the seminal March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. A group of local organizations gathered at River Walk’s W.E.B. Du Bois River Park to honor Great Barrington’s iconic native son with an afternoon of readings and musical offerings.

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River Walk is a feat of vision and restoration that marks the confluence of ecological renewal, environmental and social justice, the underpinnings of the industrial revolution, and the vitality of a downtown. Few, if any, ecological restoration projects can say the same. River Walk biologist Suzie Fowle looks at River Walk from this perspective. CLICK to read Suzie’s essay published in KOSMOS Quarterly, with an interview with Christine Ward and Rachel Fletcher. Or CLICK to read her essay here.

For years Housatonic River Walk visitors have enjoyed getting up-close to a large silver maple adjacent to our Main Street stairway. This iconic tree, with its exceptional swirled bark, has been a key feature in our guided tree walks. Sadly, we must say goodbye.

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