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Sierra Club's mission to "explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth." Advocacy and public education are core purposes of our outings.
Outings are open to Sierra Club members and non-members alike. The Sierra Club does not charge a fee to participate in local outings. All are welcome - your income, religion, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or age do not matter. However, some of our outings are geared towards adults while others are more family-friendly and child-oriented.
Our volunteer outings leaders will, at a minimum, have basic first aid training and go through a mentoring process with veteran outings leaders before becoming outings leaders themselves.
Trips posted on this group are Sierra Club outings - all participants must sign a Sierra Club Liability Waiver online ahead (or in-person at the start). If you have any question about the difficulty of the outing and whether you have the appropriate fitness, and/or equipment to participate, contact the outing leader before the day of the outing. During the outing, expect to remain with the outings leader during the entire outing, unless there is a co-leader (this is for safety and liability reasons). If you plan on bringing a dog, please ask the outing leader of the trip for permission and special instructions before the day of the outing.
Learn more about Sierra Club Massachusetts here:
https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts
If you are interested in becoming an outings leader for the Massachusetts Chapter, contact celeste.venolia@sierraclub.org
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Wompatuck Walk & PFAS Advocacy in MAWompatuck State Park, Hingham, MA
Join us for a walk in beautiful Wompatuck State park to learn some basics about PFAS (forever chemicals) in MA and ways to take action! We will walk an initial loop of just under two miles with minimal elevation gain/loss into neighboring Triphammer Woods. After a bathroom break, there is an option for another loop of ~4.6 miles (with a gentle 163 ft of ascent) passing 2 more beautiful ponds and Aaron River reservoir in Wompatuck. Meet new people and enjoy a beautiful place; the second loop will be more of a standard walk where we take time to get to know each other.
Sierra Club Massachusetts is a part of the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow coalition, which focuses on reducing toxic chemicals in consumer products. Educating and engaging MA residents in the fight for a safer tomorrow. Professor Lindsay Tallon from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is one of the coalition members who will join us to speak about the health impacts of PFAS. Professor Tallon is one of the researchers collaborating on the PFAS Project Lab.
Wompatuck state park has ample free parking, bathrooms, and generally gentle trails. Exact meet-up location will be sent to those who register ahead.There will be an option to coordinate carpooling among those who register. Drivers are encouraged to consider what transit linkages they might be willing to pick people up from (Ex. Braintree, East Weymouth stations). Shuttle buses will replace Red line service between JFK/UMass and Braintree, the weekend of May 31 - June 1 for signal upgrades. Commuter Rail service between Braintree and South Station will be fare-free.
Cancellation Policy: Steady rain cancels
Please fill out our online waiver here in addition to registering on MeetUp.
- National Trails Day! Wachusett Reservoir walkWachusett Reservoir, Sterling, MA
Join us for a walk along the beautiful Wachusett Reservoir on National Trails Day! We expect to walk around 4.1 miles with little elevation gain and loss (~450ft) on the Northern side of the forests surrounding Wachusett Reservoir with numerous coves and points.
As we take breaks, we will be discussing the MA Chapter Forest Protection team’s campaign to end logging on the state lands of the Quabbin, Ware, and Wachusett watersheds. Read more about that here.
Details about starting location and exact route will be provided to folks who register ahead of time. No dogs allowed in DCR-DWSP lands. Registration is capped according to DCR-DWSP rules. Participants will have the option to coordinate carpooling via a shared google doc.
