Clark Art Fourth Tuesday Foraging Walk Series

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's popular series of foraging walks returns this April. 
 
On the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through September, naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins guides visitors across the Clark's 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk. Each walkabout begins on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark's Reflecting Pool.
 
During each foraging walk, Collins discusses characteristics for proper identification of flora and fungi, as well as meal and medicinal preparation. Trailside nibbling throughout the walkabout is encouraged. Collins is an environmental education professional with twenty years of experience in teaching, developing programs, and engaging with the community.
 
Foraging Walk Dates
  • April 23, 4 pm
  • May 28, 5:30 pm
  • June 25, 5:30 pm
  • July 23, 5:30 pm
  • August 27, 5:30 pm
  • September 24, 5:30 pm
All foraging walks are free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. 
 
For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.

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Williamstown Community Preservation Committee Hears from Final Applicants

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee last Wednesday heard from the final four applicants for fiscal year 2027 grants and clarified how much funding will be available in the fiscal year that begins on July 1.
 
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the committee will begin — and, potentially, conclude — deliberation on how much Community Preservation Act money it wants to recommend May's town meeting spend and how those funds will be allocated across 10 applications the committee received for this funding cycle.
 
One thing is clear, the committee will not be able to recommend full funding of all the applicants seeking CPA funds in this cycle.
 
The committee has reviewed just north of $1 million in requests, and the town has, at most, $624,000 to allocate to projects that qualify for CPA funding in one of three categories: community housing, historic preservation and open space and recreation.
 
The committee heard presentations from the first six applicants on Jan. 21.
 
One week later, the panel heard from Purple Valley Trails, the Williamstown Historical Museum and the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, which has two separate applications for FY27.
 
Bill MacEwen presented the case for Purple Valley Trails, which is seeking $366,911 to complete financing for a new skate park on a town-owned parcel off Stetson Road, on the site where an out-of-date, dilapidated park was torn down last year.
 
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