Gould Meadows in Stockbridge a very pleasant surprise and a hidden gem of a great hiking place with long meadow views next to Stockbridge Bowl. Off route 183 this conservation property is owned by the Town of Stockbridge. It is 95 acres of conservation property with 0.6 miles of public trail and 1,125 feet of water frontage on Stockbridge Bowl. George Wislocki and the late George “Gige” Darey and Mary V. Flynn for saved the property from being developed back in 1981. At that time there were plans to subdivide the 94.8 acre meadow and build 60 mega mansions. Darey was a member of the Lenox Board of Selectmen and MA Fish & Wildlife Board at the time, Wislocki was the Executive Director of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Flynn was a Stockbridge Selectwoman. They, along with the help of State and Federal Funding, donations from the Boston Symphony, Laurel Hill Society, Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, and intervention by the late Henry Williams, Jack Fitzpatrick, US Rep. Silvio O. Conte, State Rep’s Duffin and State Sen Webber and yeoman fundraising by the Gould Meadow Committee, it was possible for the Town of Stockbridge to purchase it. At a Town Meeting in March, 1981, voters approved the necessary bonding authorization to acquire the property and keep it forever conservation lands. The trails here connect with nearby Bullard Woods and is well blazed!

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