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Another from Mike Cooper's video series: the Brown course at Beaver Brook North, April 23, 2023.

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May 11: DCR Herter Park (Boston, MA): This will be the fourth event in the CSU/NEOC Greater Boston Area Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). Registration is required. Series runs April 20 - June 8. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm! Results here from Horn Pond.
- May 18: Jamaica Pond - Boston
- May 25: Menotomy Rocks - Arlington
- June 1: Historic Beaver Brook - Belmont/Waltham
- June 8: Pine Banks - Malden
May 13: Training at Pearl Hill State Park: Sign up for Saturday training (youth through advanced). Advanced training will include 3 training options (control pick, corridor-O, and window-O). Training activities start at 10 am. 12:30 pm will be a BYO picnic lunch and discuss training courses. Camping available Friday and Saturday night.
May 14 - 43rd Billygoat Event & Recreational Courses (Ashby, MA): Sign up for the 43rd Billygoat (~ 11 K) or Kid-goat (~6K) event. Registration closes May 11. There will also be recreational courses for white, yellow and orange. Pre-registration is not required for these courses (free to NEOC members). We can use a few extra hands to help at registration, at the food table and with control pick-up. Sign up here.
May 21 Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA): Check out this compact-but-fun forest. White, yellow, orange, and brown courses will be offered. Sign up to help out here.
May 28 Forest Park (Springfield, MA): This area is a great venue for park orienteering. The courses are all intermediate level, but there is plenty of route choice to challenge advanced orienteers. The map had recently been updated and is now lidar-based. Be prepared for some climbs into and out of reentrants!

Additional Local O- Happenings!

May 13, May 20, June 3, June 10 - Intro to Orienteering (Lexington, MA) with Navigation Games. 4-week course where participants will take part in a set of progressive activities to develop orienteering and map reading skills.
May 12 - Glow in the Dark Navigation Challenge (Lexington, MA) with Navigation Games: Teams of 2 - 6 find as many checkpoints as they can. Optional training available before the event.

More O' Coming Your Way!

April 16 - 30: Hale Education BYOM (Westwood, MA): It is the last weekend to come enjoy orienteering during the spring season in Westwood, MA. There is a full set of courses for folks to experience as their time allows.
May 4: Horn Pond (Woburn, MA): This will be the third event in the CSU/NEOC Greater Boston Area Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). Registration is required. Series runs April 20 - June 8. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm! Series results here.
May 13 & 14 - Training, Camping and Billygoat (Ashby, MA): Registration costs go up this weekend!
- May 14: Sign up for the traditional Billygoat (or Kid-goat) event on Sunday. There will also be recreational courses for white, yellow and orange. No pre-registration required for these courses which are free to NEOC members.
- May 13: Sign up for the Saturday training (youth through advanced) on Saturday and camping available on both weekend nights.
May 21 Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA): Check out this compact-but-fun forest. White, yellow, orange, and brown courses will be offered. Sign up to help out here.
May 28 Forest Park (Springfield, MA): This area is a great venue for park orienteering. The courses are all intermediate level, but there is plenty of route choice to challenge advanced orienteers. The map had recently been updated and is now lidar-based. Be prepared for some climbs into and out of reentrants!

Additional Local O-Happenings!

May 6 - 7: Boulder Dash National Ranking Event (Hollis, NH): Join our friendly 'up north' neighbors at this National Ranking Event (NRE). Recreational beginner and intermediate courses will also be available. Registration required for NRE.

NEOC's Annual General Meeting will be held on June 18, 2023, 12:00 Noon, at Houghton's Pond, Milton, MA. Details are posted on the Schedule.

The main business will be the election to fill five seats for a two-year term on the Board of Directors.

If you are interested in being a candidate in this election. please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. NEOC membership is not required to sit on the Board.

April 16 - 30 - Hale Education BYOM (Westwood, MA): Come enjoy the spring season in Westwood, MA. A full set of courses for folks to experience as their time allows.
April 23 - DCR Beaver Brook North (Waltham, MA): Come join us in-person on this updated map. Sign up to help out here.
April 27 - Nahanton Park (Newton): This is the second event in the CSU/NEOC Greater Boston Area Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). Registration is required. Series runs Apr 20 - Jun 8th. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm! There were over 50 participants in the first event at Boston Common! Results here.
May 13 & 14 - Training, Camping and Billygoat (Ashby, MA):
- May 14: Sign up for the traditional Billygoat (or Kid-goat) event on Sunday. There will also be recreational courses for white, yellow and orange. No pre-registration required for these courses. Free to NEOC members.
- May 13: Sign up for the Saturday training (youth through advanced) on Saturday and camping available on both weekend nights.
May 21 - Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA): Check out this compact-but-fun forest. White, yellow, orange, and brown courses will be offered. Sign up to help out here.