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Event Description
Welcome to POCIE's First Spring Outdoor Activities and Recreation Skills (S.O.A.R.S) event!
S.O.A.R.S is designed to provide free access to outdoor recreation skill development for POCIE's Community in preparation for the upcoming Spring, Summer, and Fall Seasons! This event features workshops and trainings in exciting and diverse outdoor recreation skills such as canoeing, birding and ID, foraging and mushroom identification, plant ID and print making, reading the forested landscape, and more!
This event will be held on May 10th, 2025 from 10am-4pm at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield MA. Transportation assistance from the Boston area will be arranged according to attendee needs.
This event is perfect for folks who are eager to learn more outdoor recreation skills to incorporate into their daily lives at the instruction of passionate BIPOC facilitators.
Please bring comfortable clothes and shoes for walking and standing, and being outside all day. Bring a change of clothes if you plan to participate in canoeing. A full lunch will be served mid-day. Bug spray and sunscreen will be provided all day. Bring a reusable water bottle!
This event is made possible through the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) Inclusive and Accessible Events Grants Program.
