Nothing like fall in Southeastern Massachusetts!

It's amazing how much time our staff and volunteers spend at their computers, even though we're all working to protect the outdoors! Yesterday, while our computers we're undergoing a major update, we seized the opportunity to hit the trails with our Stewardship Director, Jim Dehner, for a day of stewardship training. The weather forecast had predicted rain, but we didn't feel a drop until we returned to the office at 4:30pm. It was a beautiful fall day in Southeastern Massachusetts and this is where it all started:

Shifting Lots Preserve, Plymouth, MA.

And, this is what we observed:

Seaside Goldenrod and American Beach Grass.

We would have been happy to spend the day at the beach, but our field trip had 3 more stops on the agenda!

This was our 2nd stop:

Hammond Preserve, Wareham, MA.

Check back soon for pictures from the last 2 stops on our stewardship training tour. All I can say for now is that it was a beautiful fall day in Southeastern Massachusetts, I learned a lot, and THANK YOU to Jim and the computer techs who got us up and away from our computers for a day! This trip reminded us all WHY we do WHAT we do!

-by Sarah Kugel, Wildlands Trust Community Outreach Coordinator, AmeriCorps MassLIFT Volunteer