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The North Cottage is complete and open for lodging!

The fully renovated North Cottage accommodates 10 guests in 4 private bedrooms of various bed combinations. There's electricity, a large common area, and a kitchen with a 6-burner gas range and refrigerator.

The Noble View Bath House / Restrooms are open!

Our new building features safe potable water, hot showers, hand sinks,dish washing stations, and flush toilets. Enjoy all the modern conveniences in lighted and heated comfort!

Come enjoy summer in the Berkshires!

To welcome past and new guests, we're offering a mid-week discount for $4.00 per bed night for a mid week stay (Monday thru Thursday evenings). Holiday weeks are not discounted.

For reservation information please contact Gary Forish at 413-519-3251 or forgary@comcast.net.

SOLO Wilderness First Aid Training
March 23 & 24, 2013
May 18 & 19, 2013
Nov 23 & 24, 2013

Improve your skills and increase your confidence - learn accident scene management and patient care at Western Massachusetts' Noble View Outdoor Center.

Cost: $150, with optional lodging if required. For reservations, contact Gary Forish before 8:00pm at 413-519-3251, or by email: forgary@comcast.net.

For course details, see the Education page.

SOLO Wilderness First Responder Training
May 30-June 6, 2013

This course is a comprehensive and in-depth look at the standards and skills of dealing with backcountry emergencies. It's the recognized industry standard for those who work as backcountry trip leaders, camp counselors, mountain guides, river guides, and ski patrollers.

Cost: $750 for members, $780 for non-members, lodging included. For reservations, contact Gary Forish before 8:00pm at 413-519-3251, or by email: forgary@comcast.net.

For course details, see the Education page.

Celebrate National Trail Day
June 1 and 2, 2013, 9:30 sharp

Come and give back to the trails that have given to you. Pruning, blow down removal, & water bar maintenance are just a few of the trail maintenance items that we will be involved in.

A cookout for all dedicated workers following a hard day of work is planned. Hamburgers & vegetarian burgers with a salad will be served; please bring a desert to share. Rain or Shine. Tools are provided.

Pre-registration required. Contact Gary Forish at 413-519-3251 or by email: forgary@comcast.net.

Father's Day Nature Adventure With the Kids
June 15, 2013, 1:00-4:00pm

Join us for an afternoon of adventure and discovery of the natural world around us. Great for families with kids as an introduction to field and forest. To finish the day: a campfire with S’mores for all. What to bring: A sense of wonder and adventure! $5.00 donation per family.

Pre-registration required. Contact Gary Forish at 413-519-3251 or by email: forgary@comcast.net.

Monthly Naturalist Programs

Noble View Outdoor Center kicked off its ongoing Monthly Naturalist Programs on August 11, 2012, with “Exploring the Natural World Around Us,” led by John Green Jr., a renowned Connecticut River Valley naturalist and photographer.

Noble View will be hosting naturalist programs each month. For upcoming dates, download our flyer.

For further information and directions contact Gary Forish, 413-519-3251, or by email: forgary@comcast.net.

Noble View's A Mountain Classroom Program for Schools

A Mountain Classroom offers an integrated learning experience that merges environmental education, personal development and team building seamlessly in a hiking-based program that challenges students and inspires an appreciation for the natural world.

For more information or to schedule a program, contact: Andrea Muller at 603-466-2721 x8132, or by email: amuller@outdoors.org.

For program details, see the Education page.

We're spinning the meter backward at Noble View Outdoor Center!

The photovoltaic array on the bath house went online on February 5, 2010, and immediately began to generate electricity. The electricity that isn’t used at Noble View flows back into the grid.

Monitoring at the link below began on 3/5/10. Under Energy Performance, there’s a bar graph showing the amount of electricity generated per day, and under Equivalents you can get a better idea of the amount of power we’ve generated on an ongoing basis.

http://www.powerdash.com/systems/1000151/

In keeping with Noble View's conservation mission, lighting has been converted to the latest technology in cold start (-20 F) low mercury CFL bulbs, with a savings of $1,600 at the North Cottage and $2,900 at the Double Cottage (savings estimate based on an average use of three hours per day per light).

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