SCA MA AmeriCorps

SCA Mass AmeriCorps spend the winter providing environmental education and the summer completing trail projects. Apply now!

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Another great day on the trail! Happy to end the season at the much-loved Mahican-Mohawk Trail @MassDCR

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Yesterday was a beautiful day for trail work on the Mahican Mohawk Trail. @SCA_MA_Corps organized a COVID safe volunteer work day as part of the MA DCR MassTrails grant-funded project on the Mahican Mohawk Trail.

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

March 11th is the day of the A this #AmeriCorpsweek and our members are getting into it!
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From running educational after school programs to helping chase down errant chickens, our members are out nurturing… https://t.co/RRjJgfwxwa

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

To start off #americorpsweek, here’s a photo of our very first Corps from back in 1997 and a photo of our current group! Hairstyles may change, but the ideals of service are #timeless @massdcr @the_sca @massservice… https://t.co/G7MzStYTNY

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Our members teaching about the delicious journey of making maple syrup! A tasty treat #madeinamerica with instructors #madeinAmeriCorps Get ready to share your story for #madeinamericorpsweek Mar. 8-14! @massdcr… https://t.co/1TlHpklxxS

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Hands in the air if you love #environmentaleducation in #WesternMass! Our members bring it into schools on the daily. https://t.co/fm7QSflm3i

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Indoors or outdoors, snow or shine, our members are bringing hands on #environmentaleducation to students throughout #massachusetts! #americorps #conservation @massservice @the_sca https://t.co/LvazhDcBhM

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#TBT to the 2018-2019 members' last circle up on Recognition Day!

Thank you @hi_im_rocki for capturing this gorgeous moment.

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

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#ServiceYear #AmeriCorps #GetOutside #TakeAHike #WOW #NatureLovers #ConservationBeginsHere

@MassService @MassDCR @the_sca

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#EnvironmentalEducation #EnvironmentalEd #OptOutside #NatureLovers #OutdoorClassroom #OutdoorEd #EdEquity #SnowDay

@the_sca @MassService @MassDCR

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Congratulations, 2018-2019 SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps members! You have impacted the state, its public lands, its youth, and each other in innumerable ways this year and for that, we thank you! Best of luck on your next grand adventures!

@MassService @MassDCR @the_sca

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Walter
Favorite color: Orange
Favorite trail tool: Pulaski
Favorite trail snack: PB&J
Fave animal: Honey bee
Fave spot in Hawley: On the lake, either on canoe or ice
Fave lesson to teach: Honeybee 101 (all about bees)
Fun fact: Hawley is great! Whole lotta fun

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Sam
Favorite color: Green
Favorite trail tool: Rock bar
Post-program plans: School at U Mass Lowell and crew lead next summer
Fave animal: Turtle
Fave spot in Hawley: Floating on the pond
Fave lesson to teach: LNT poop relay race
Fun fact: Eats the most chocolate chips

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Ryan
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite trail tool: Chainsaw
Favorite trail snack: Dried fruit
Post-program plans: Going back to Chicago
Favorite animal: Bald eagle
Favorite spot in Hawley: Pond loop trail
Favorite lesson to teach: One bear two bear three bear grizzly

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Rayla
Fave trail tool: Pulaski
Fave trail snack: Dried mango
Post-program plans: Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, Africa!!!
Fave animal: Owl
Fave spot in Hawley: Bench by the pond
Fave lesson to teach: Building fairy houses!
Fun fact: ¼ of all creature life is beetles

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Rachel
Favorite color: Green
Favorite trail tool: Pick mattock
Favorite trail snack: Dried apples
Post-program plans: Who knows
Favorite animal: Orangutan
Favorite spot in Hawley: My bed
What was your favorite lesson to teach? Animal adaptations

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Lilly
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite trail snack: Chocolate chips and almonds melted into clumps
What are your plans after the program ends? Travel and another program!
Fave animal: Dolphin
Fave spot in Hawley: Lawn in front of the pond
Fun Fact: This is my second program😀

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Leah
Post-program plans: Head home to Arizona, hug my dog, sleep a lot, look for a job with Parks and Rec, and start saving up for #vanlife
Fave lesson to teach? The Bee Life Cycle with my awesome bee-lovin’ TP
Fun fact: I’ll never be able to eat another PB&J again

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: KP
Favorite color: Blue? Really anything – the rainbow
Favorite trail tool: Bucket – it’s the most helpful
Favorite trail snack: Dried mango
Fave animal: Turtle
Fave spot in Hawley: My bunk area and its view
Fave lesson to teach: Camouflage

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Kai
Fave color: Dark blue
Fave trail tool: Rock bar
Fave trail snack: Beef jerky
Post-program plans: Working in Amherst, MA
Fave animal: Fox
Fave spot in Hawley: Spillway
Fave lesson to teach: Colors in Nature!
Fun fact: Fluent in Japanese

[SCA MA AmeriCorps @SCA_MA_Corps]

Name: Isaac
Favorite color: Blue-green
Favorite trail tool: Circular saw
Favorite trail snack: Nuts
Favorite animal: Whale (Blue)
Favorite spot in Hawley: The pond bench
What was your favorite lesson to teach)? Fun games