Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) wants you to take walk on the wild side...
at Wild Acres in Pittsfield that is!
BNRC, the City of Pittsfield, Berkshire Family Hikes, and Berkshires Macaroni Kid have partnered together to bring a StoryWalk® to the Berkshires as part of the 10x10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival.
Get out and enjoy the winter with a half-mile hike and learn about animal tracks along the way.
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StoryWalks® are an innovative approach to encouraging people of all ages to get out and walk while enjoying wonderful children’s books. Pages of a children’s book are displayed along a family-friendly trail. As you walk, you can read the book one page at a time, all while enjoying being outside. This creative activity provides us all with a new way to see, learn, and experience the amazing world around us.
In this StoryWalk® at Pittsfield's Conservation Area, Wild Acres, immerse yourself in the world of animals! Animals are all around us, and while we may not see them, often they leave behind signs that they were there. As you read along in English or Spanish to Mary Holland's book, Animal Tracks and Traces, watch yourself become an animal detective. You will learn how to read the animal signs left all around us — tracks in snow or mud, chewed or scratched bark, signs of dens, even poop & pee! Determined sleuths may even figure out what the animals were doing. This book is suited for grades K-3, but appeals to all ages. Adults are challenged to put their observational skills to the test!
The StoryWalk® will be on display, in both English and Spanish, for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, Feb.13th– Sunday, Feb. 21st (dawn to dusk) at Wild Acres Conservation Area in Pittsfield.
Be sure to also check out the author Mary Holland's incredible blog, Naturally Curious.
Wild Acres Trailhead, South Mountain Rd, Pittsfield. Remember to practice social distancing, giving others 6 feet of space, and follow CDC, state, and local guidelines.
Visit Berkshire Natural Resources Council for more information. For a Spanish description of this event, haga clic aquí.
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Since March of 2020, Berkshire Natural Resources Council has installed eight StoryWalks in Berkshire land preserves.
Previous StoryWalks:
Whose Tracks Are These?
Written by Jim Nail
The Boulders Reserve, March 2020
Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer
Written by Mary Holland
The Boulders Reserve, July 2020
Animal Mouths
Written by Mary Holland
Housatonic Flats Reserve, September 2020
The Universe Is Rooting for You
Written by Dan Sadlowski
Old Mill Trail Reserve, October 2020
Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer
Written by Mary Holland
Hoosac Range Reserve, October 2020
Otis the Owl
Written by Mary Holland
The Boulders Reserve, November 2020
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
Written by Janice N. Harrington
Thomas & Palmer Brook Reserve, November 2020
