We’ve known for years about turtle hatching on River Walk. Now Jonah and Arlie Sanabria of Egremont and Brooklyn caught them in the act! Thank you Juan Sanabria for these very special photos, taken September 1, 2018..

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River Walk is closed for the season, following the recent December snowstorm. Thank you Greenager trail master Elia Del Molino and our Greenager apprentices; horticulturalist Heather Cupo; and more than 135 volunteers for a terrific 2019 season. Please join director Christine Ward and the River Walk staff for our annual Earthday workday in April, 2020, when we open again in the spring. Among our 2019 accomplishments CLICK.  Or check out the year’s events at CLICK.

On September 28^th, twelve dedicated volunteers worked to save our beloved red oak tree between River Walk and the old Searles School.  Arborist Tom Ingersoll led the effort, laying out the steps needed to support tree health.

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Save A Tree: Hands-on Workshop with Tom Ingersoll

Saturday, September 28, 2019 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Learning event on the best care and maintenance of large trees. CLICK

Housatonic Heritage Fall Walks

Sundays in September, 2019: 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM/1 hour-.5 miles

An Interpretive Stroll on the Housatonic River Walk, Berkshires’ National Recreation Trail.  CLICK.

Kids and Nature Storytimes,  Housatonic Heritage Fall Walks, and more.

Register at river@gbriverwalk.org or call Christine at 413.528.4061.

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HEARTFLOW–Honoring the Housatonic River

What:   “Heartflow – Honoring the Housatonic River” is a community celebration/procession/ceremony along Housatonic River Walk in Great Barrington.

When:   Saturday, June 22, 2-4 pm

Where:  Beginning at Stanley Park (across from Cumberland Farms) culminating at the W. E. B. Du Bois Rain Garden with stops along the way for information, reflection and creativity.

Who: All are invited to be part of this observance hosted by the Housatonic River Walk.

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River Walk was filled with great spring energy for our River Walk Tree Challenge and Arbor Day/Chalk Art Festival, April 20-26,2019. CLICK

Young and old explored the trees of River Walk’s upstream section as part of the Tree ID challenge. Thank you to Wards Nursery for donating two Paper Birch trees for our raffle winners, presented on Arbor Day. Alexander Christoulou won the kids raffle. He promises to let his sister, Sofia, help care for their new tree. Lelia Braun won the adult raffle and donated her tree to River Walk volunteer, Olivia Conforti. Olivia plans to give her birch tree to her dad for Father’s Day.

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Join our River Walk Tree Challenge and Arbor Day/Chalk Art Festival. Take the River Walk Upstream Tree ID Challenge. April 20-26, 2019. See if you can identify 6 native trees of River Walk’s Upstream Section. Then enter the GB Arbor Day Raffle to win a native tree.

Then, celebrate GB Arbor Day with a Chalk Art Festival. Friday, April 26, 2016, noon to 6:00 PM. A tree-centric day hosted by Mason Library. Free and everyone is welcome. A Cultural ArtWeek Event.

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Please join our annual
EARTH DAY WORKDAY
Saturday, April 20, 2019, 9 am – 2 pm
Lunch provided. Tours after 2 pm.
Registration suggested: river@gbriverwalk.org

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THURSDAYS IN MAY

May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2019. 7:30 am and 6 pm.
Meet at the St Peter’s parking lot entrance.

Grab your binoculars and come focus on spring bird activity along the Housatonic River. The river is a migration corridor. Our habitat provides shelter and food to traveling and nesting bird species.

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River Walk is an eBird hot spot! Over 75 species have been recorded. CLICK.

Kids and Nature Storytimes, Birding, Guided Tree Walk, What’s all the Buzz About?, Housatonic Heritage Fall Walks, and more.

Register at river@gbriverwalk.org or call Christine at 413.528.4061.

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