Pioneer Valley Fern Society Opens Doors

Local non-profit begins membership drive and announces schedule

The idea for a local fern club was the brainchild of several friends and fern-lovers in the Connecticut Valley region of western Massachusetts. The region is home to diverse natural habitats rich with fern species, such as Lawrence swamp in Amherst, Mt. Toby in Sunderland, and magnificent Quabbin, and offers great opportunities for exploring ferns.

The group of friends met in the fall of 2014 to share their ideas for an organization that would provide a forum for fernophiles in the area to both share their individual experiences and to partner together, joined by the common bond of a love of ferns and an appreciation for the beauty, wonder, and complexity of nature.

So, the Pioneer Valley Fern Society was born, and this website is the fruit of their efforts.

Here are the scheduled walks so far:

• Black Friday Walk, November 27, Mt. Toby
• Perhaps another walk in January, if the snow's not too high

We hope to see you on the trails!

Randy

Attached Files:

• newsfile 12073 Mt Toby waterfall 042521f poster.pdf
• newsfile 13081 Bearsden Forest Conservation Area Fern Walk 072521 poster d.pdf
• newsfile 13082 Bearsden Forest Conservation Area Fern Walk 072521 poster d.pdf
• newsfile 14084 Ferns we might see at Mt- Toby Sunderland MA waterfall 091221 with bold.pdf
• newsfile 15088 Mt- Toby FernForest Walk 112621 poster.pdf
• newsfile 18103 Highland Park Fern Walks 061921 poster.pdf
• newsfile 19108 Mt- Toby Fern Walk 082122 poster.pdf
• newsfile 19123 Christmas Fern Count at Chard Pond Sunderland MA 122522 grbold.pdf

Posted: to PV Fern News on Wed, Nov 4, 2015
Updated: Mon, Jan 18, 2021