We are always seeking new members, new volunteers and new ideas...
We have a lot of projects going on and are always looking for helping hands. We do trail work a half dozen times a year. We have monitors checking birdboxes weekly throughout the spring and summer. We lead weekly hikes and offer birding and stargazing events throughout the year. We provide volunteers at events held by other organizations in the forest (like SEMPBA's annual Pinefest or the Myles Standish Marathon or the Cape Cod Ragnar Relay). (Check out our Meetup listings for the next upcoming events/volunteer opportunities.)
Financial support helps too. Our biggest expenses last year were for our annual Family Fishing Derby. We also sponsored the Centennial Celebration held in 2016 at Charge Pond and rebuilt the boardwalks along East Head Reservoir in 2018. We sometimes rent equipment for the DCR to do work on trails and the equestrian campground. (We're not allowed to use such equipment ourselves in the State Forest but if we can help get the work done, we're all for it.) Erecting bluebird boxes and osprey poles, Park Serve Day, the educational materials we supply, running our annual 'Take Me Fishin' fishing derby and other events are all supported by your membership contributions.
Supporting Membership is our basic membership level, entitling you to attend any of our events, vote at our Annual Meeting and know that you are giving to support the forest.
If you can afford a little more, as a Premier Member ($15 a year more for individuals; $20 for a family), you'll receive:
- An attractive Friends Logo Sticker
- $3.00 off one of our comfy cotton FMSSF forest green tee-shirts
We hope you will join us today.