Improving Stream Crossings workshops June 17, 2013
Improving Stream Crossings workshops: June 17 – Berkshire Community College, K1118:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., lunch and snacks included. Worth 1 Roads Scholar credit and 0.5 CEU credits. AICP credit…
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Improving Stream Crossings workshops June 17, 2013
Improving Stream Crossings workshops: June 17 – Berkshire Community College, K1118:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., lunch and snacks included. Worth 1 Roads Scholar credit and 0.5 CEU credits. AICP credit…
Connecting for Wildlife
Connecting for Wildlife, funded by the William P Wharton Trust, strives to improve habitat connectivity and motorist safety in Western Massachusetts.
Thank You to First Church and to All the Very Talented Musicians!
On Sunday, June 2, at 3pm, The First Church of Pittsfield hosted an afternoon of blues, jazz, rock and soul music to benefit Berkshire Environmental Action Team. The performance by…
BEAT’s Wetlands Protection Act Tutorial
Wetlands are valuable resources, and one of the most useful tools we have for protecting those resources is the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. Here is a tutorial to help you understand this important law.
VICTORY! BEAT Gets State To Update Its Stormwater Calculations
Pressure from BEAT has resulted in the state updating its stormwater calculations in accord with climate change. This will make all of our road crossings safer during and after storms. Massachusetts was the 50th state to update these calculations.
GE Completes Vernal Pool Survey. Results Say PCB Remediation Works.
As part of its campaign to evade its responsibility to clean its PCBs from the Housatonic River, GE has been arguing for years that any remediation of vernal pools would…
Puppets Involve Students in Environmental Stewardship
Puppets are a great way to engage people in learning about our water and how to keep it clean. BEAT has teamed up with Dr. Augies under a grant…
GE Video Debunked By BEAT
What’s the real scoop on the claims being made by GE in its attempt to avoid its responsibility?
BEAT’s Calendar Of Environmental Events
If you want to know what’s happening in western Massachusetts, take a look at BEAT’s calendar of environmental events. It’s more complete than any other environmental calendar.
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Troubled Bridge Over Troubled Water
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough much of the damage caused by Hurricane Irene last fall was immediately apparent, one of the storm’s victim’s was hidden from view in a secluded area of Pittsfield near... -
BEAT Surveys Stream-Crossings
Posted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsSome people look at road construction as an inconvenience. BEAT looks at road construction as an opportunity. -
Pittsfield Fined for Bright Green into the Housatonic River
Posted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsUpdate Dec 1, 2010 - Pittsfield fined for violation. - BEAT received an email with a photograph showing a bright green liquid flowing into the Housatonic River at the Elm Street bridge in Pittsfield.
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