2008 Calendar of Events

• January
  
• February
• Saturday, February 9 - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  HCI Snowshoe Tracking Trek at The Historic Becket Quarry & Forest Preserve  Free, preregistration required.
  
  Join the Highland Communities Initiative and naturalist Aimee Gelinas in exploring the 300 acre Becket Land Trust Historic  Quarry & Forest Preserve on snowshoes.  This 3-mile, moderate trek will include animal tracking, scenic, northeasterly vistas, towering hemlocks and glacial erratics.  It will be a hike if there is no snow.  This program is co-sponsored by The Becket Land Trust and the Berkshire Eastern Mountain Sports.  Discounted snowshoe rentals are available for $8 from the Berkshire EMS.  Call HCI at 413.268.8219 to register and to reserve a pair of snowshoes.  Please bring ski or hiking poles, wear warm layered clothing and winter boots.  Bring water and a lunch/snack.
  
  
• March
  
• April
  
• May
  
• June
  • Saturday, June 7 - 10:00 AM - Noon
    Volunteer trail clean up. Please bring rakes, hand saws or hand clippers.You can also see the newly blazed trails. We will meet at the parking area at 10.
    
• July
• Sunday, July 13 - Leaves Becket Arts Center at 12:45pm
  Quarry Tour co-sponsored by the Becket Arts Center - 1-4pm/museum display and video directly following at Mullen House Suggested Donation to the Becket Land Trust: $5
  Bring sketchbook and camera
  Wear sturdy shoes
  12:45pm Car pool from the Becket Arts Center

  After the visit to the Quarry, an interpretive display, with Oral History videos, will be available at the Mullen House Education Center across the road from the BAC. Art work done or inspired by the Quarry at this visit, or at other times, will be considered for the Annual Quarry Art Exhibition at the MHEC in August.
  

• Saturday July 19
  Becket Fair/Mullen House - Open House
  
  
• August
  
• Saturday August 16 - Reception
  MHEC/BLT Second Annual Art Exhibit which opens with a reception on Saturday August 16 and runs through Labor Day weekend.  The theme will be "Places and Faces in the Hilltowns."
  
  
• September
• Saturday, September 6
  Led hike at the quarry, pot luck dinner and annual meeting at the Mullen House.
  
• October
  
• November
  
• December
  

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