DCR to Hold Pittsfield State Forest Forum
The Department of Conservation and Recreation will hold a forum on the master plan for the Pittsfield State Forest area which include snowmobile trail areas such as Wahconah Falls! This plan will spell out what activities are allowed and which ...Read more
Published on Thursday, April 21, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, public lands, sam
Urgent Action Needed to Fund Recreational Trails Program!
SAM members need to contact their U.S. Congressman and ask that they support the Recreational Trail Program (RTP). Losing RTP would be disastrous to the clubs that use the program to purchase grooming equipment and fund other projects that improve ...Read more
Published on Monday, April 11, 2011 in General Announcements, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, legislative, public lands, sam
DCR Posts Public Comments
DCR has posted all of the written public comments the agency received regarding the Landscape Designation criteria and management guidelines, as part of this fall’s public process. SAM has been encouraging it’s members to keep informed and take part in the ...Read more
Published on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in General Announcements, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, opinion, public lands
Organizations! (Larry Tucker)
(The photo above depicts the founding fathers of SAM viewing a new piece of equipment that was purchased to send newsletters to members in 1972.) I hope that by now you have all seen billions of the “white flakes” in ...Read more
Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Guest Columns, Legislative Affairs, News & Updates
Tags: access, laws, legislative, opinion, public lands, sam
Adams Sno-Drifters Rescue Hikers on Greylock (Dan Gould)
Last Monday’s blizzard dropped about two-feet of snow in the Berkshires and winds in excess of 50mph were reported across the state. Warm and comfortable in bed, Brian Janik, president of the Adams Sno-Drifters Snowmobile Club, got a wake-up call ...Read more
Published on Sunday, January 2, 2011 in General Announcements, News & Updates, Safety
Tags: clubs, public lands, safety
DCR Parks & Forests: Selection Criteria and Management Guidelines
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has posted a draft document, Landscape Designations for DCR Parks & Forests: Selection Criteria and Management Guidelines. SAM members should take the time to review the document and understand how it will effect ...Read more
Published on Sunday, December 12, 2010 in General Announcements, News & Updates
Tags: access, DCR, environment, family, laws, legislative, public lands
