NS SING 2026: On Trail and Water
January hike at Willowdale State Forest, MA. Mud, ice and fun!
February evening, 40 intrepid souls updated on plans to dismantle the Ipswich dam and for the first time in 350 years allow this tidal river to run free!
March, Welcoming the Spring Equinox: Hiking with Celtic Wisdom of John Muir, at Bradley Palmer State Park
April 11th, hike with wisdom of Terry Tempest Williams, Kamon Farm Conservancy, Ipswich, MA
April 24th, due to popular demand we added a second hike to Kamon Farm Conservancy!
April 25th, overlooking the Ipswich River, a wisdom reading from John Muir. A hike for Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light.
May 23, Celebrating World Turtle Day on the Ipswich River. Accompanied by wisdom readings by Sy Montgomery from her book, ‘Of Time and Turtles’.
With Grandmother/Grandfather White Pine
Dam removal slated 2027 allowing shad, salmon, herring to return to their ancestral waters. Imagine!
A slow goodby to snow
First warm day of Spring!
Carla Villa, IRWA staff and NS SING leader team, guided our second hike to Kamon Farm.
Group hug! Measuring a Red Oak
A woo hoo on the river!
NS SING 2025: Our First Year on Trail and Water
February hike at Bradley Palmer State Park (our first SING!)
March hike Welcoming Spring! (listening to chorus of Wood Frogs)
April hike to Julia Bird Reservation
May paddle on Ipswich River
June hike: Welcoming Summer Solstice at Beverly Common Woods
July meditative paddle with wisdom of Thoreau
September at Sagamore Hill, reflecting on The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
October workshop: Nature Photography as a Meditative Practice
Ipswich River Estuary
November 1st a Nature hike for families with younger children. Saying 'hello' to an Atlantic Cedar!
November 15, Vineyard Hill Reservation: Walk with Wisdom of Joanna Macy
December 13th Welcoming the Winter Solstice at Ipswich River Watershed