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Garnet Hill Adventure Hike Saturday, Apr 12 10:00 am

by Friends of Peru State ForestNews March 10, 2014June 26, 2022Comments are Disabled

Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary Easthampton, MA Come out to the hidden hills of the Berkshire Plateau for a fascinating “off the beaten path” cultural and natural history hike at Garnet Peak in Peru Perched quietly atop the rim of several small “peaks”, 2,000-ft high Garnet Hill was named for the reddish mineral discovered here …

Environmentally Damaging Forestry Provisions of H.R. 2, The 2018 Farm Bill

by Friends of Peru State ForestNews April 25, 2012June 26, 2022Comments are Disabled

ANALYSIS BY JOHN MUIR PROJECT OF EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE Our public forest lands are not a crops or “fuels”, they are ecosystems which provide, among other things, clean water, clean air, and habitat for native species. These forests are also one of nature’s best carbon storage and sequestration systems on the planet. When intact, they …