Highlights

OCTOBER 2018 - Mushroom Walk, Bioreserve Walk, Tour

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ACTIVITY ALERT - Past Saturday's Mushroom Walk and upcoming October's exploring the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Walk

 
Saturday morning started out cold and cloudy, but once the sun was above the horizon Saturday turned into a wonderful day to be out in the forest hunting mushrooms.
 
We didn't find the variety expected, but did find plenty of hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa). Also spotted many deteriorating Russula species that were probably prime last weekend and loads of small purple mushrooms (Cortinarius iodes). 
 
If your are really interested in local New England fungi you might want to check out and maybe join the Boston Mycological Club. Click here: http://www.bostonmycologicalclub.org/
 
Thanks to Liz and Barry for the following photos of the walk:

 
Artist's Mushroom
Artist's Mushroom
Hen of the Woods Mushroom
 

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ACTIVITY ALERT - October's Exploring the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Walk and November's Walk


Saturday dawned cold and gray and the early morning forecast said, "20% chance of light showers." At our 9 a.m. start time there was occasional light drizzle as we started off down historic Morey Path made bright and beautiful by the maple leaves turning red and the yellow birch leaves falling from the trees.

Within the first quarter mile the occasional drizzle turned to rain. The cold rain, flooding path, overflowing rivulets and brooks, and sopping-wet foliage soon made us decide to terminate our trek. Some said it was just the cold wind blowing the rain through the forest, but a few of us are almost sure what we heard, way off in the distance, was Mother Nature laughing.

Mother Nature had provided warning at the start of the walk and we should have listened. And, we always have on our walk email 'activity alerts' this notice, "Rain cancels walk." It is wise to heed your mother.

We completed four miles of our planned six mile walk.  


Smurfs? Could that be Papa Smurf in yellow?


Wet and wild at the Rattlesnake Brook crossing


November's Walk will hopefully be a leisurely Shinrin-Yoku experience. Details will be emailed out first week in November.
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INFO ALERT - The first Friends of the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Environmental Education and Discovery Center Tour was a walk up Copicut Hill and a view of the Bioreserve and surrounding area from the top of the Copicut Hill Fire Lookout Tower


This past Saturday, although a little drizzly and cloudy at first, began to clear with the sun popping in and out as folks began the walk up Copicut Hill and then climbed the fire lookout tower for a view of the Bioreserve from high above the forest canopy.  A great way to spend a Saturday morning in October surrounded by colorful fall foliage and the serenity of the forest. Thank you to DCR Supervisor Glenn for welcoming us at the top of the tower.

For more on the Copicut Hill Fire Lookout Tower go here: http://www.firelookout.org/lookouts/ma/fallriver.htm

Watch your email for more Bioreserve tours by the Friends of the Bioreserve Environmental Education and Discovery Center in the coming months. 
 
The mission of the Bioreserve Environmental Education and Discovery Center is to provide interactive natural science learning experiences that educate, involve and commit both children and adults to conserve our shared environment and to encourage stewardship of our natural resources in keeping with the purpose of the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve to protect, restore and enhance biological diversity.
 
In 2002, a unique public/private partnership was formed to permanently protect one of the largest tracts of unbroken forest in the Commonwealth. The City of Fall River, The Trustees of Reservations, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game together manage over 16,000 acres in four towns protecting drinking water, rich native biodiversity and unique cultural landscapes.
 

Walking up Tower Road to reach the summit of Copicut Hill



Superintendent Mike talking to the tower walk participants about the plans for the Bioreserve Environmental Education and Discovery Center


Superintendent Mike explains that the Bioreserve map shows the Bioreserve now extends from Lakeville to Freetown, Dartmouth and Fall River. A wonderful natural resource protected in perpetuity for native biodiversity and for us and future generations.



Looking down from the top.

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Bike Fall River - Hunter's Moon Ride

Traffic was very congested Thursday heading to the Full Hunter’s Moonlight Ride.  One rider started early at the Fort Hill Parking lot and met the rest of us in Warren.  Because the traffic was so insane we left around 6:15PM.  With four of us heading out it was a clear, cool, crisp night with a moderate headwind as we headed to Providence.  

When we arrived at India Point Park we were treated to a spectacular full moon.  Without a cloud in sight it dominated the night sky.  After snacks and pictures we headed back into the night.  The wind had died down so we missed the much anticipated push back to Warren.  At 45 degrees it was a bit brisk but we were generating plenty of heat.  The ride back was pleasant and we were soon packing up and saying goodby.

 
 
 
 

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