Join us for our November Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Laura Marx, a Climate Solutions Scientist from The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, talk about The Staying Connected Initiative and the cross-border effort to protect and connect wildlife habitat across the Canadian Acadian Mountains and the Northern Applachian Mountains of New England. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 15, at 6:00 PM via Zoom.

Since 2013, various partners in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Connecticut have been working on a portion of this regional wildlife corridor – the Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands (or Berkshire Wildlife) Linkage. Join Laura to hear about some of the recent work this group has done; how it has built upon data gathered by wildlife trackers, culvert surveyors, and GIS gurus; and how they continue to protect land and improve wildlife and water passage under roads in the Berkshires and beyond.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Laura Marx is a Climate Solutions Scientist with The Nature Conservancy’s Massachusetts chapter. She leads the chapter’s work on natural climate solutions – better management and protection of forests, wetlands, and farms to reduce and remove carbon emissions. As part of her work on how forests are impacted by – and can help fight – climate change, Laura leads a Regional Conservation Partnership called the Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands Linkage (aka Berkshire Wildlife Linkage). She also works to improve state policies relating to land conservation and forest management. Laura has a PhD in Forest Ecology from Michigan State University and can be contacted at lmarx@tnc.org.

Pittsfield Green Drinks is an informal gathering on the third Tuesday of the month. These nights are free and open to everyone with any environmental interest. The drinks aren’t green but the conversations are. Bring your curiosity and questions!

This event will take place on Zoom. Registration is required to join.

REGISTER HERE

What is Pittsfield Green Drinks? Pittsfield Green Drinks is an informal gathering on the third Tuesday of the month. A guest speaker talks for about 30 minutes beginning at 6 PM, and the presentation is followed by a discussion and Q&A. These nights are free and open to everyone with any environmental interest. The drinks aren’t green but the conversations are. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join and bring along questions!

What is Green Drinks? Green Drinks is an international forum where people who work in the environmental field meet for a drink and snacks at informal sessions. There will be a lively mix of people from non-profit organizations, academia, government, business, and the general public. Green Drinks is a great way of catching up with people you know and for making new contacts. These networking events are very simple and unstructured. Come along and you’ll be made welcome.