In Partnership with Be Well Be Here, join us for a walk and activity at Brewster’s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary, Mass Audubon in Concord. Be Well Be Here Founder and Executive Director, Lara Wilson, will lead participants on a woodland walk based on the principles of Forest Bathing, or Shinrin yoku, and a journaling activity. Come […]
Walk in the woods for wellBEing! Join us outdoors for our popular mindful walks along the Annursnac Conservation Land trails in Concord, MA. Feel the cool shade of trees and Pause on massive stone outcroppings to hear the soothing sounds of Baptist Brook. BWBH’s Woodland Walks are based on the principles of Forest Bathing, or […]
Please come for a weed walk given by the Boston School of Herbal Studies at Sweet Autumn Farm, Carlisle. We will explore and learn about the various wild plants at the farm some of which might live in your own backyard. To sign up, please visit the school's website: www.bostonherbalstudies.com under "Learn", then "Walks." The […]
Walk on easy trails in Wright Woods, Fairhaven Bay, and Andromeda Pond, exploring the fall foliage of our varied woodland trees. Learn from Ken Turkington, a local botanist who lives in one of two houses on north side of Fairhaven Bay, and Peter Alden, a top local naturalist and birder. Take Route 2 EAST from […]
Brave the elements and take your exercise outside! If there’s snow, we’ll snowshoe; if not, we’ll put on our micro spikes and explore the winter trails. Prepare to get your heart rate up and hopefully warm up while enjoying the winter wonderland. Dress for movement and warmth. Each week will feature a new location in […]
Get out and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the winter landscape with these trail walks in the Concord/Carlisle area. Designed to get you moving while enjoying the scenery, each walk will be 2 - 2.5 miles, slightly slower than our fitness hikes. Micro Spikes are required for when the trails are slick with ice […]
Enhance your wellBeing outdoors with Forest Bathing, or shinrin yoku, a Japanese practice of intentionally taking in the natural environment through the senses. As Japanese doctor and researcher, Qing Li, writes in his book, Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness, “spending time in a forest can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, […]
Although Henry Thoreau spent only the first 8 months if his life living in his grandmother’s farmhouse, he would return to Virginia Road time and again throughout his life to visit the scenes of his early childhood. Join Biologist Amity Wilczek and Historian Richard Smith for a walk around the Thoreau Farm property as they […]
Get out and enjoy the fall with these trail walks in the Concord/Carlisle area. Designed to get you moving while enjoying the scenery, each walk will be 3-4 miles, slightly slower than our fitness hikes. Come for the camaraderie of exploring the outdoors with like-minded people! Directions to the trailhead will be sent out each […]
Join Peter Alden as he guides us on a family nature walk of the Egg Rock and Nashawtuc Hill Circuit! Park on the right along Frenchman's Meadow just after the Sudbury River bridge on Nashawtuc Road. We assemble at the start of Squaw Sachem Trail. First destination is Egg Rock where the rivers join. Next […]
