Morse Hill Outdoor Education Center

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Morse Hill Outdoor Education Center

Morse Hill is about team building, leadership, adventure and fun! We offer team and self esteem building activities on our extensive low and high ropes course.
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In addition we have off site activities such as rock climbing, canoeing, mountain biking, raft building and more. All of these programs are a perfect fit for schools, social service agencies, sport teams, church groups, businesses and individuals. Rattlesnake Adventure Camps are offered in the summer serving grades 3-12 from day camps to counselor training camps. Our camps utilize all of the activities listed above.

05/27/2026

We had the privilege of hosting a group of students from Northeastern University ahead of their summer as Orientation Leaders. With a focus on team building, communication, and collaboration, students took part in a wide range of activities over two days (with one overnight, including s’mores!)

05/19/2026

Today we were thrilled to host a great group of 5th graders from Sunderland Elementary School! The water levels at Lake Wyola are finally returning to winter levels after dam repairs, so we were able to lead the students in our raft-building activity. The perfect experience on a hot day; students worked on collaboration, communication, and teamwork skills while building and then paddling their rafts. We ended the day with our Zipline!

05/15/2026

Every year this pair of Pink Lady’s Slippers buds just below one of our cabins. Last year, visiting porcupines nibbled the buds before they got a chance to bloom. Other signs of porcupines include stripped bark on the first 3 feet or so of young trees (as they access the nutritious inner bark) and the rare sighting of one around Morse Hill when it’s very quiet and the kids have gone home for the day.

05/07/2026

As we prepared for our first school program of the season scheduled for tomorrow, we took a few minutes to take in the joys of our Spring woods and grounds!

04/29/2026

Spring programs are just around the corner, which means it’s time for our annual Program Staff training days! We have an awesome team of facilitators ready for schools, organizations, and other groups to come for a day of team building, communication, and celebration!

04/23/2026

We’ve been busy this week with lots of awesome adventures as part of our April Break program!

04/10/2026

There are spotted salamander eggs in the vernal pool again this Spring, but the pool’s water level is lower than we’ve seen in the last few years.

We wouldn’t mind a few rainy days to keep it filled long enough for the next generation of salamanders to hatch!

04/02/2026

While getting the ropes course ready for another season of awesome outdoor programs, we couldn’t help but notice all the huge piles of pine cones throughout our woods. Who created them?
These piles of pine cone scales and cores are called a midden, and they are created by red squirrels! Middens can be up to a foot deep and ensure a good supply for red squirrels to last the whole winter.

03/31/2026

With 5 kits, the Morse Hill fox family is busy all of the time.

Red foxes usually have between 4-6 kits, and they stay with their parents until somewhere around 7 months old.

It's best to observe wildlife from a distance; we're being very careful and intentional when we check this camera deep in the woods!

03/27/2026

Did you know that red fox kits are born with a charcoal grey coat? Somewhere around 5 weeks of age, kits grow a sandy colored coat to better blend in with their sandy den site. How old do you think these Morse Hill fox kits are?

Bonus: Can you spot Mom?

Address

380 Locks Pond Road
Shutesbury, MA
01072

Telephone

+14132531807

Website

http://www.morsehill.com/

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