WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR 04/26- 04/29


Hello WOC family!  Come check out some of the awesome outdoors events we
have going on this week. All events are open to WOC members. For more
information on how to join WOC, ask your trip leader or head on down to the
equipment room

Announcements:

Outdoor Recreation Project Intern, North Adams Partnership Application
deadline is on Sunday, April 29th  Please go to this link:
https://williams.joinhandshake.com/jobs/1328951 - see attached PDF for
details!


Climbing: The Nate Lowe climbing wall will be open 8 -10 pm T - Th.  The
wall will not be open Monday 4/23 due to Purple Key Fair.  8-9 pm on
Thursdays are reserved for people who do not identify as cis-gender males.
 9-10 pm on Thursdays and every other night is open and welcome to all.

WOC Equipment Room:  The Equipment Room will be open M - Th 12:30 -1:30,
and F 12 -2.   WOC memberships may be purchased at the Equipment Room as
may the ever popular WOC Bamboo T-shirt. Email [log in to unmask]
with questions.

Thursday:

Polar Bear Swim: Come one come all to the green river for a quick swim!
Meet at the WCMA steps at 8:30 if interested. Bring a towel.  Contact Kerry
at kas6 <[log in to unmask]> if you have any questions!

Friday:

Sunrise (6:02 am sunrise)  3 mi Hike up and down Pine Cobble  Meet on
Paresky steps at 6:00 AM.  Dress for the weather -.  Bring a water bottle
and a cup for hot drinks.  Return to campus by 8:30AM. Contact Scott,
[log in to unmask] if you have questions!


Saturday:

*Spring Bird Walk in Hopkins Forest!*

*Join us for a leisurely stroll to find early spring migrant and resident
birds --  including bluebirds, hermit thrushes, sapsuckers and perhaps even
the elusive Louisiana waterthrush -- in Hopkins Forest.  Wear shoes or
boots appropriate for damp conditions. Meet at the Rosenburg Center 7:30AM
Coffee and binoculars available. Contact Drew Jones, [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>for more info.*

Easy! Fun! Run for running beginners: Do you consider yourself not a
‘runner’ but wish you ran more? Do you want to know learn some of the local
running routes and trails around campus? Join us at *2pm on in front of
Lassel Gym* (across from Morgan), to go on a very easy beginner run-- we
will stay together as a group and run at a pace everyone can hold.  This is
a non-intimidating run for beginner runners! Email Kerry at Kas6
<[log in to unmask]> with questions!

Yogascapes Landscapes Botany Scapes! : Join us on Stone Hill for an
afternoon of hatha yoga, pranayama and botanical art! We will be leaving
from the Paresky entrance on Park st. at 12 and returning by 2. Come
explore the budding of spring ephemerals and catalogue local plant species.
In the recent rain, the perennial plants that emerge quickly in the spring
and die back to their underground parts after a short growth and
reproduction phase are just now emerging from the snow. We will return next
week to see how these floral species have grown! Sketchbooks, colored
pencils, and yoga mats will be provided.   Contact Crystal, cm27
<[log in to unmask]> if you are interested and would like to borrow a mat!

Sunday:
Lunar Hike! : Come ramble up Pine Cobble under the full moon this Sunday!
Hike about three miles roundtrip; headlamps (and maybe some snacks?)
provided! Wear a warm layer.  Leaving around 10:30 PM from Paresky steps.
Contact Jonathan ([log in to unmask] ) with any questions, like if you want
to try but would like to borrow a pair of hiking boots.

-- 

Scott Lewis
Director
Williams Outing Club
39 Chapin Hall Dr.
Williamstown, MA  01267

Wk Ph# (413) 597 - 2317
Mobile  # (413) 884 - 5222
FAX     # (413) 597 - 4742

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