| David Brown's Wildlife Services 12 Hotel Road Warwick, MA 01378 Tel: 978 544 8175 E-mail: info@dbwildlife.com |
| Quabbin Trails programs * Sponsored programs |
| Quabbin Trails Programs Winter 2011-12 |
Quabbin Reservoir is surrounded by a huge protected
watershed of forest, field and beaver ponds where human
intrusion is light and wildlife abounds. Even in marginal tracking
or birding conditions, a day spent in this "accidental wilderness"
refreshes the soul.
watershed of forest, field and beaver ponds where human
intrusion is light and wildlife abounds. Even in marginal tracking
or birding conditions, a day spent in this "accidental wilderness"
refreshes the soul.
Suitablility: Outdoor programs are suitable for reasonably fit adults. Both beginner and
experienced trackers are welcome. However, participants should be free of any medical condition
that might be aggravated by long periods of walking in the snow away from shelter. Since much
travel is off-trail, programs are not suitable for anyone with balance or coordination problems. Due
to the difficulty in obtaining emergency medical care in remote locations behind locked
gates, Quabbin programs are not recommended for anyone with a history of
incapacitating sudden-onset illness or susceptibility to frost injury.
Clothing and Equipment: Dress for the weather remembering that tracking is often a slow
process.. Bring a lunch, water and a small backpack with more warm clothes than you think you will
need. Include a thermos of hot fluid. Sunglasses will protect your eyes from snow-glare, especially
in late winter with a high sun. Snowshoes will probably be needed from January onward. A booklet
"How to Stay Warm Outdoors in the Winter" is available for a small fee. See the Products page.
Directions: Quabbin programs meet at 9:45 a.m. at the country store on Petersham common.
The store, which has recently reopened, has food, snacks and a small lavatory. From Boston take
Exit 17 (Rte. 32) and go south 6 miles to the common. Please leave time for the inevitable delays so
that you won't be left behind.
Registration: Use the linked registration blank only to register for "Quabbin Trails" programs and
for the "Tracking in Thoreau Country" programs described on this page..(For events on the
Sponsored Programs page, refer directly to the sponsoring organization for details and registration.)
If you wish to register after the deadline indicated in the program description above,
please call or e-mail first to ensure that the program has openings.
Cancellation/withdrawal:
experienced trackers are welcome. However, participants should be free of any medical condition
that might be aggravated by long periods of walking in the snow away from shelter. Since much
travel is off-trail, programs are not suitable for anyone with balance or coordination problems. Due
to the difficulty in obtaining emergency medical care in remote locations behind locked
gates, Quabbin programs are not recommended for anyone with a history of
incapacitating sudden-onset illness or susceptibility to frost injury.
Clothing and Equipment: Dress for the weather remembering that tracking is often a slow
process.. Bring a lunch, water and a small backpack with more warm clothes than you think you will
need. Include a thermos of hot fluid. Sunglasses will protect your eyes from snow-glare, especially
in late winter with a high sun. Snowshoes will probably be needed from January onward. A booklet
"How to Stay Warm Outdoors in the Winter" is available for a small fee. See the Products page.
Directions: Quabbin programs meet at 9:45 a.m. at the country store on Petersham common.
The store, which has recently reopened, has food, snacks and a small lavatory. From Boston take
Exit 17 (Rte. 32) and go south 6 miles to the common. Please leave time for the inevitable delays so
that you won't be left behind.
Registration: Use the linked registration blank only to register for "Quabbin Trails" programs and
for the "Tracking in Thoreau Country" programs described on this page..(For events on the
Sponsored Programs page, refer directly to the sponsoring organization for details and registration.)
If you wish to register after the deadline indicated in the program description above,
please call or e-mail first to ensure that the program has openings.
Cancellation/withdrawal:
- In the event a program is not adequately subscribed by the registration deadline,
- you will be notified of cancellation at the telephone number or e-mail address
you supplied on the blank.
- You may withdraw from a program with refund any time before the registration deadline.
After the deadline refund depends on filling the vacancy from a waiting list. In a personal
emergency you may, of course, withdraw with refund at any time. - If seriously inappropriate weather conditions require cancellation of the
- program, you will be called on the evening before at the number supplied on the
registration blank.
Preparations for Quabbin Trails programs:
Quabbin Tracking New
While a great deal of animal sign can be found
and interpreted without snow, many people prefer
an on-snow experience. Due to low registration
for the snowless February 5 date the program
has been cancelled. On the theory that the
snow-drought cannot last forever, a new date for
later in the month is being opened. You may
register by mailing a blank from the registration
page.
Sunday, February 19, 10am-3pm Please
register by February 15. After that date, call or
e-mail first.
While a great deal of animal sign can be found
and interpreted without snow, many people prefer
an on-snow experience. Due to low registration
for the snowless February 5 date the program
has been cancelled. On the theory that the
snow-drought cannot last forever, a new date for
later in the month is being opened. You may
register by mailing a blank from the registration
page.
Sunday, February 19, 10am-3pm Please
register by February 15. After that date, call or
e-mail first.
Additional Quabbin Tracking dates:
Sunday, February 5, 10am-3pm (Please register by February 1) Cancelled
Sunday, February 19, 10am-3pm (Please register by February15) New Date
Sunday, March 4, 10am-3pm (Please register by March 1)
After the registration deadline indicated, please call or e-mail first to ensure there is space in the
program.
Sunday, February 5, 10am-3pm (Please register by February 1) Cancelled
Sunday, February 19, 10am-3pm (Please register by February15) New Date
Sunday, March 4, 10am-3pm (Please register by March 1)
After the registration deadline indicated, please call or e-mail first to ensure there is space in the
program.
Tracking in Thoreau Country
This is a shorter program in Concord MA, closer to the
Boston area than Quabbin. It is intended for those who
do not wish to travel all the way to the central-west part
of the state for a whole day of tracking. For three hours
we will search Estabrook Woods, north of Concord
center for the tracks and trails of the many animals that
inhabit this large tract of woodland and beaver pond,
looking at the ecological changes that have occurred
since Thoreau sauntered in these same woods a century
and a half ago. Directions will be sent upon registration.
Saturday, February 11, 1-4pm (Please register by
February 7, using the Quabbin Trails blank)
This is a shorter program in Concord MA, closer to the
Boston area than Quabbin. It is intended for those who
do not wish to travel all the way to the central-west part
of the state for a whole day of tracking. For three hours
we will search Estabrook Woods, north of Concord
center for the tracks and trails of the many animals that
inhabit this large tract of woodland and beaver pond,
looking at the ecological changes that have occurred
since Thoreau sauntered in these same woods a century
and a half ago. Directions will be sent upon registration.
Saturday, February 11, 1-4pm (Please register by
February 7, using the Quabbin Trails blank)
