Editor’s Note: Listings in Trail Mix are free. Email: outdoor@recorder.com. The deadline is Tuesday by 8 a.m. Questions? Call 413-772-0261, ext. 276. Weather may cancel or force the rescheduling of some of these events. Additionally, space is often limited. Please contact organizers to ensure you can attend. This is particularly important if registration is required.
The Deerfield River Watershed Association and Catamount Hill Association are sponsoring a hike along Houghton Brook looking for flowers, wetland plants, salamanders and other creepy crawly things under rocks on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be at the Peter Shippee house site near a beaver pond. The hike includes MacLeod pond, vernal pools and the foundations of the large Holden barn. Hikers should bring water and a lunch and unscented bug repellant. Meet at the corner of Route 112 and the Charlemont Road (left going north) about one mile north of Route 2 in Shelburne Falls. Weather permitting. To Register and for more information, call Muriel Russell at 413-624-3311. Free and open to the public.