Woronoco Heights Outdoor Adventures (WHOA!) will offer seasonal and special activities for families and groups on Saturday March 16 from 9am to 3pm using the facilities of the Horace Moses Scout Reservation. Each month from September to June WHOA! presents activities taking advantage of the reservation’s 1300 acre acres at 310 Birch hill Rd. in Russell MA, just 20 minutes from I-90 Exit 3.

Blacksmith Dana Dupuis, a competitor this season on the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” series, returns to the Blacksmith Shop to guide participants in a small project.

Snow Shelters and Winter Survival sessions are being presented by instructors from Earth Work Programs of Ashfield MA. Earth Work Programs is known for their outdoor training with courses including Wilderness Education, Emergency Survival, Self Sufficiency, and Nature Connections.

Maple trees are being tapped, and the sap is running when the nights are cold and the days are warm. Families will have the opportunity to snow shoe or hike as weather permits an old road through Woronoco Heights to a sugar shack, about a 2 mile round trip, where they will see sap being boiled into maple syrup.

Other planned activities include a unique escape room, amateur radio, disc golf, geocaching, ice fishing, orienteering, photography and snowshoeing.

Participation is open to all families and activities for children as young as 5 years old are offered as well as activities for older youth and adults. Membership in Scouting is not required. The entire day is $15 per person, with youth 5 to 9 years $10. Groups of 10 or more are discounted at $10 per person. Equipment will be provided and activities will be supervised by experienced staff.

Each program is available from 9 am until 3 pm and subject to change, especially due to weather conditions. Some programs require signing up for a specific time period. Participants may arrive/leave at any time. Check-in is at the camp’s Trading Post where a menu of hot food and snacks will also be for sale.

As warm weather arrives winter activities will be replaced with warm weather options, including the camp’s renowned climbing tower and bouldering wall, ATV’s, and archery in the months ahead.

The other dates WHOA! is open are April 27, May 18, and June 8. Details are at www.wmascouting.org/WHOA.