SAM Partners with Land Trust to Protect Trail in Northfield
One of the most important north-south snowmobile trail corridors in Northfield is one step closer to permanent protection thanks to a partnership between landowners Bill and Nancy Ames, the Northfield Snowmobile Club, the Town of Northfield, Mount Grace Land Conservation ...Read more
Published on January 6, 2016 in Environment, News & Updates
Tags: access, environment, volunteers
2016 Massachusetts Recreational Trails Program Grant Applications Open
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has just announced that the 2016 Massachusetts Recreational Trails Program grant applications are open. Information Sessions: Three information sessions will be held to inform and update the public on the Recreational Trails Program, ...Read more
Published on October 11, 2015 in Education, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, education, public lands
New Trend for Land and Snowmobile Trails (Larry Tucker)
This is the time of year to get our trails cleaned and ready for the coming snowmobile season. The trail crews for all the clubs are out there working on our most important asset – our trails. My club has ...Read more
Published on November 28, 2014 in Environment, Guest Columns, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, opinion, public lands
2014 Massachusetts Trails Conference
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in partnership with the Massachusetts Recreational Trail Advisory Board (MARTAB) presents the 2014 Massachusetts Trails Conference to be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Double Tree Hotel and Conference Center in ...Read more
Published on September 30, 2014 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, education, environment, public lands
Committee To Plan National Forest Designation
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments has contacted 20 communities, requesting that the town Select Boards appoint a representative to the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Advisory Committee to study the National Forest Designation. The deadline is July 25, 2014. There are ...Read more
Published on June 29, 2014 in Environment, National, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, National, opinion, public lands
DCR Releases Volunteer in Parks Program Guide
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation releases their new Volunteer in the Parks Program Guide policy “with an opportunity to achieve the goal of standardizing and simplifying the process for proposing, reviewing, and conducting all volunteer activities – whether ...Read more
Published on May 2, 2014 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: access, clubs, DCR, environment, Grooming, press release, public lands, volunteers
National Forest Designation Public Meetings
Do you support or oppose land being designated as National Forest in Massachusetts? There is a proposal by the state and the U.S. Forest Service that would provide federal funds to expand forestry activities on privately owned land. Those lands ...Read more
Published on February 10, 2014 in General Announcements, National, News & Updates
Tags: access, environment, legislative, National, press release, public lands
Snowmobiles and Land Partnerships in Massachusetts (Larry Tucker)
The Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts has worked to create an awareness of SAM among public and private land agencies. Over the last couple of years SAM has established relationships with land trusts, has partnered with a land trust to purchase ...Read more
Published on January 26, 2014 in Guest Columns, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, legislative, opinion, public lands
Conservation Restrictions and Snowmobiles (Larry Tucker)
The topic of Conservation Restrictions (CR) is involving an ever-increasing amount of SAM’s time and attention, since it is within these CR’s, that to a great extent, the future of our recreation lie. In the October and November issues of ...Read more
Published on December 25, 2013 in Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, opinion
Snowmobile Trails Damaged By Illegal Use
An open letter from the Florida Mountaineers Snowmobile Club. Our Club experienced a very disturbing incident on Sunday, December, 1, 2013. At approximately 2:30 PM, our club president’s cell phone started ringing off the hook from various landowners stating that ...Read more
Published on December 13, 2013 in Guest Columns, In The News, News & Updates
Tags: access, clubs, environment, public lands, volunteers
