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North Quabbin Woods
Visitor Center & Artisan Gift Shop
1 East Main Street
Orange, MA 01364
Phone: 978.544.3332
Email: office [at] northquabbinwoods [dot] org

Directions to North Quabbin Woods Visitor Center & Artisan Gift Shop

From the South (Belchertown, Amherst, Rt 9)
  • From Route 202 North
  • Left on to Route 122, South Main Street
  • Proceed through first set of lights
  • At second set of lights, parking is on the left
  • North Quabbin Woods is located at the northeast corner of the intersection
From the East or West (Athol, Gardner, Erving, Greenfield)
  • From Route 2, take exit 15 north
  • Proceed through first set of lights
  • At second set of lights, parking is on the left
  • North Quabbin Woods is located at the northeast corner of the intersection
From the North (Keene, Warwick)
  • From Route 78, turn left onto Route 2A in Orange
  • Proceed to the traffic lights in the center of town, parking is on your right
  • North Quabbin Woods is located at the northeast corner of the intersection


North Quabbin Community Resources

  • Our links page will connect you to other websites with information about forestry, recreation, wood products, and the North Quabbin region.
  • Our downloadable documents page has PDF documents available for download.
  • Finally, our recommended reading page lists a biography of helpful forestry resources that are printed the old-fashioned way!
  • Download our North Quabbin Woods logo 

 

For Questions About: Contact:
  • North Quabbin Woods
  • Local Artisans & Products
  • Artisan Referrals
  • Recreation in the North Quabbin
Annette Ermini
North Quabbin Woods Project Director
PO Box 27
Orange, MA 01364

(978)544-3223
aermini@northquabbinwoods.org

  • Current Use Laws (Chapter 61)
  • Timber Harvesting Taxes (Chapter 132)
  • Massachusetts Forest Stewardship Program
  • Best Management Practices (BMP's)
  • To arrange for a service forester to meet you on your land to discuss your forest management option
Rich Valcourt
DEM Service Forester
PO Box 155
Clinton, MA 01510

(978) 368-0126
richard.valcourt@state.ma.us

[Rich covers Athol, Orange, Erving, Warwick, Petersham, Royalston, Phillipston, and Wendell]

--or--

Jennifer Fish [for New Salem]
(413) 545-5993
Jennifer.Fish@state.ma.us

  • General North Quabbin Questions
  • Options for visitors to the region
  • Business-related questions
Steve Raymond
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
(978) 249-3849
  • Social Services in the North Quabbin
Rebecca Bialecki
North Quabbin Community Coalition
(978) 249-3703
rebecca@nqcc.org
  • Land Conservation 
Whitney Beals
Director of Land Conservation
New England Forestry Foundation
P.O. Box 1346
Littleton, MA 01460-4346

(978) 952-6856 x109
wbeals@newenglandforestry.org

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Leigh Youngblood
Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust
1461 Old Keene Road
Athol, MA 01331
(978)248-2043
landtrust@mountgrace.org

Cynthia Henshaw
East Quabbin Land Trust
120 Ridge Road, Box 5
Hardwick, MA 01307
PHONE 413.477.8229

  • Info on wildlife, injured wildlife, and where to go to view wildlife
Athol Bird & Nature Club
Email abnc@millersriver.net
 
Or call (978) 248-9491

 

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