Due to the predicted frigid temperatures and wind advisory tomorrow, there will not be an opportunity to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines on Friday, February 21.

We look forward to resuming our usual weekly removal sessions once spring arrives, and we hope you will join us then!

Get out into the woods and make a difference for the environment by helping Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) eradicate destructive, invasive Hardy Kiwi at Pittsfield’s Burbank Park! Gloves and tools will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own if you have them (loppers, pruning sheers, and pruning saws). RSVP to team@thebeatnews.org for information on where to meet.

Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta) is an exotic invasive ornamental vine that threatens forests in western Massachusetts by completely dominating mature trees. Once it germinates, it climbs the surrounding vegetation and eventually kills its support. Hardy Kiwi can grow over 20 feet in a year. It has become a major problem in places such as Kennedy Park, Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, and Burbank Park.

DATE: Friday, February 21

TIME: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

LOCATION: Burbank Park, 256 Lakeway Dr, Pittsfield, MA 01201

This walk is part of the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival, a winter arts festival located in Pittsfield’s Upstreet Cultural District in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, organized by the City of Pittsfield and Barrington Stage Company.