About this Event
6/12 Pride Picnic & Evening Bird Walk @ Pleasant Valley Sanctuary (Lenox, MA)
Friday, 6-8pm
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
472 West Mountain Rd
Lenox, MA 01240
IMPORTANT: You must register for this event through this Mass Audubon Event Registration link & also please register through Eventbrite if you want Q-MoB to coordinate rides, carpooling, & accessibility assistance:
https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/pleasant-valley/102432-pride-picnic-and-bird-walk
EVENT SUMMARY: Bring a picnic and look for birds along the trails at Pleasant Valley in celebration of Pride Month. All members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies are invited to come build community and connect to nature in a welcoming, accessible space.
Leaders from Mass Audubon and Hoffmann Bird Club will share skills for finding, identifying, and enjoying birds and other wildlife along the Pike’s Pond All Person’s Trail. Binoculars will be available for use by anyone who needs them.
Arrive 6 pm for the BYO picnic and socializing. The bird walk begins at 6:30 pm.
WHAT TO BRING:
- rain-gear & appropriate footwear (that can get muddy),
- insect repellant
- binoculars if you have them, although we'll have 10 pairs we could lend out
- food to share for picnic &/or snacks & water
- hiking poles if you have them (you can borrow a pair from us if you need a little mobility assistance)
WHAT NOT TO BRING: Please don't bring dogs, as they tend to scare birtds
WEATHER: Please check the weather in Lenox before you leave your home to join us, so you can dress for the weather. Often in the summer the weather can change, so be prepared for unexpectedl wind, rain, or cold.
ABOUT Q-MoB
Q-MoB is offering a series of 12 LGBTQ outdoor recreation activities (hiking, biking, paddling, walking, swimming) funded by generous grants from the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) Inclusive & Accessible Events Grant Program and Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation that are designed to:
1) reduce isolation and build community connections between LGBTQ people in the Berkshires & Western Mass; click to learn about the many activities that have already been scheduled
2) build a diverse capacity in the LGBTQ community to regularly lead & offer outdoor recreation activities throughout the year; please if you'd like to learn how easy it is to help lead outdoor recreation activities for the LGBTQ community
3) educate the community about the natural & human history of important recreation sites, as well as how the native flora & fauna are responding to climate change & human use/restoration so the LGBTQ community will fall in love with those places and the organizations that maintain them and thereby participate in stewarding & enjoying those sites.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE if you would like to learn how you might volunteer or even get paid to help coordinate this series or co-lead a particular outdoor recreation activity, or just give us a call with your ideas and feedback: 413-344-8162.
ACCESSIBILITY: We design our recreation activities so they are relatively easy & accessible to ambulatory adults with average strength, but if you have moblity challenges and want to know our capacity to support you, please or give us a call 413-344-8162, or if you want to borrow Mass Audubon's recreation walker or wheelchair or hiking poles, please call them at least 24 hours before the walk at 413-637-0320. We will make our best efforts to make this event as accessible as possible, and we enjoy making our activities accessible to as broad a range of our community as possible.
OR : Please donate $10-$20 to help assure Q-MoB can continue to offer more than 20 activities & multiple resources & services to rural queer men all over the region. If you attend 2 or more Q-MoB events/month, please consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor member. By donating $25, $50, $75, or $100/month you can help to sustain the incredible variety of activities, services, and resources Q-MoB provides and assure all of these activities are accessible to men regardless of their age, income, or ability, and best of all you can avoid having to donate at each and every event you attend. Monthly Sustaining Members pay only once a month and then can attend all our regular activities FREE.
REACHING US DAY OF HIKE: Day of walk, If you have trouble finding us, will be late, or can't make it, please call or text the host Stephen Miller (their phone number will be in your confirmation email). IMPORTANT: If you don't register for this walk, we will not be able to let you know if we unexpectedly have to cancel or change the time of the walk because of a dangerous weather condition or other unexpected circumstances. Please always register for our events & let us know your cell # so we can text you if we have to make any unexpected changes or you have trouble finding us. Safety depends on communication.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 472 West Mountain Road, Lenox, United States
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