About us
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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
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Mattahunt Woods Outing
Mattahunt Woods, 100 Hebron St, Boston, MA, USPlease RSVP here: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001cxEK6IAM&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Mattahunt%20Woods%20Outing@42.276027,-71.102969 (We are trialing posting this trip with MeetUp internal registration closed because it has been challenging for leaders to manage registrations through multiple platforms. Please ignore the deadline to register in MeetUp).
Join us for an Earth Month Outing in the newly restored Mattahunt Woods Urban Wild in Mattapan! This Outing is in partnership with local community organizations: Mattapan Food and Fitness, and Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE). We will take a leisurely walk through the urban wild and learn about environmental justice advocacy efforts happening in Mattapan and how we can get involved.
Bonus: We're planning a fun scavenger hunt!
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Women's Charles River Cleanup!
Village Falls Park, 80 South Street, Needham, MA, USPlease RSVP here: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001dvOpuIAE&mapLinkHref=https://maps.google.com/maps&daddr=Women%27s%20Charles%20River%20Cleanup!@42.355132,-71.088014 (We are trialing posting this trip with MeetUp internal registration closed because it has been challenging for leaders to manage registrations through multiple platforms. Please ignore the deadline to register in MeetUp).
Join Women Outdoors and Sierra Club Massachusetts in celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up the banks of the Charles River and contributing to the health of the Charles River.
All women and women identified are invited. Bring your lunch for a picnic after the clean-up where we’ll learn about Sierra Club's campaigns and ongoing environmental projects and hear about Women Outdoors's trips and wilderness activities. Please bring water, snacks, insect protection, and wear sunscreen. Consider wearing long pants to avoid tick bites. If you own reusable gardening or work gloves, please bring them to minimize the additional trash we create. We will have some nitrile gloves available for those who need them. Trash bags and picker-uppers will be provided.
Join us for this chance to have fun, hang out with new and old friends, and give back to the Earth.
*** Please fill out the Charles River Watershed Association waiver when you RSVP.
Use Women Outdoors when prompted for the “Name of Group”.
This will save time when we arrive at the site.
Parking location will be shared with those who register.1 attendee
Spring Ephemerals Walk
Sunderland trails, Sunderland, MA, Sunderland, MA, USJoin us on a short walk (less than 1/2 mile) to see spring ephemerals (e.g., Bloodroot, Red Trillium, Jack in the Pulpit, Trout Lily, etc.), insects, and amphibians near the Connecticut River. We will also visit a couple of waterfalls nearby. The walk will be guided by a forest specialist with deep knowledge of the area’s floral and fauna.
Please bring a jacket in case the weather is cold or inclement. Also, have sunscreen and a hat; bring a lunch/snack plus water; and wear long pants and shirt for insect protection.
The event will be held rain or shine, but may be altered due to inclement weather.
Register for this event using this RSVP: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001gpK8rIAE
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Harvard Forest Guided Tour & Walk
Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA, USJoin Sierra Club MA Chapter on a guided tour of Harvard Forest, a 4,000 acre center for conservation and environmental research with miles of public trails. The tour will include a visit to the Fisher Museum, which houses their internationally acclaimed dioramas, as well as a walk on a trail to learn about local flora and fauna and ongoing research projects.
The tour is expected to last 1.5 - 2.5 hours and will start in the museum and end with a trail walk nearby. The walk will be from 1 - 2 miles with a minor elevation gain. We will also briefly discuss forest reserves, their importance in the state’s Forests as Climate Solutions initiative, and the MA chapter’s campaign to turn the Quabbin, Ware, and Wachusett watershed forests into a reserve or park.
Please dress for variable spring weather - have a coat and/or rain gear handy; bring a lunch/snack and water; and have sunscreen, a hat, and bug repellent.
Register for this event using this RSVP: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00001h74aLIAQ
Please consider a sliding scale donation to help cover the cost of the Honorarium for Harvard Forest Interpretation Staff. Break even would be $10 per person if the trip fills, but we would welcome those who can afford it donating more to support others attending free. Donate here if you are able to support the organization of this trip.
Event will be held rain or shine.
Photo: East Branch of the Swift River
Photo credit: Harvard Forest5 attendees
Past events
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