Volunteers clear the land

By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff 

For a team of Student Conservation Association volunteers, the season ended yesterday, deep in the wet woods behind Our Lady of the Valley cemetery.

Swaddled in layers of mosquito-resistant clothing, the six volunteers spent their last day on the job lopping out clumps of invasive plants, brush, and poison ivy.

It was thankless work, to be sure, but crew leader Richard Richards (SCA Note: Richard will be speaking at the 2008 Conservation Commencement ), 25, of Greensboro, N.C., said he was grateful for the opportunity.

Richards' volunteer work started last winter at Savoy Elementary School, where he led classes in nature conservancy. In the spring, he joined a group of other conservation internship volunteers, and the team began a series of projects around the state.

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