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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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😀
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
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
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
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