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2025 Walk for Conservation - Sunday, October 12th, 2025 / 10am - 1pm, start at Olympian Meadows. 

Join us Sunday, October 12 for the 1st Annual GBLC Champions Walk for Conservation!

GBLC’s Walk for Conservation is a community event celebrating the importance of Trails for All. 

All are welcome, you can pre-register or sign in at the Walk Start.  Donations are welcome but not required. 

The walk begins and ends at Olympian Meadows located  at 578 S Main St, Great Barrington, MA (See Map and get directions)

THANK YOU HEVREH! You made a BIG difference on the Riverfront Trail!

On Sunday, October 19th, twenty- two Hevreh volunteers gathered to help on the southern portion of the Riverfront Trail located on Bridge Street. 

Their mission was to battle the invasive plants that are overwhelming this riparian ecosystem area. The industrious adults and kids quickly learned to identify and remove bittersweet, burning bush, and multiflora rose.  

GBLC Board Member and work party leader Jane Angelini was impressed!  " The group was so well organized and ambitious! I couldn't believe how hard they all worked and how much they accomplished! " 

Berkshire Edge: Great Barrington Land Conservancy fundraiser celebrates Lake Mansfield improvements and community collaboration

Written by Kateri Kosek

The Great Barrington Land Conservancy, which stewards the town-owned Lake Mansfield Recreation Area, was celebrating the completion of years of improvements to the tranquil public space, which feels much more removed than it is from the bustle of downtown.