20150411 - Nippersink Hike (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Outreach Education Program Coordinator Mary Kozub, back, points skyward to hawks in the sky prior to a hike of the Nippersink Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Outreach Education Program Coordinator Mary Kozub, back, points skyward to hawks in the sky as Education Program Coordinator Kim Compton talks with visitors prior to a hike of the Nippersink Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Education Program Assistant Sarah Michehl use binoculars to view birds up close during a hike of the Nippersink Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Education Program Coordinator Kim Compton, left, speaks to a group of people prior a hike of the Nippersink Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Ed Collins, Director of Lane Preservation and Natural Resources, left, and Education Program Coordinator Kim Compton, right, show Nippersink Creek hikers their route on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Education Program Coordinator Kim Compton points out the route that she and a group of hikers will follow along the Nippersink Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Glacier Park in Ringwood. The group headed out on a 4 mile hike lasting approximately 3.5 hours to view the changes made to the park as part of a 5 year long project which will affect the wildlife, ecology, and recreational activities.