Biodiversity
Events
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9th Annual Berkshire Natural History Conference
Williams College – '62 Center 1000 Main St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesLearn about native birds, insects, plants, and more at the Ninth Annual Berkshire Natural History Conference on Saturday, November 8, from 8 AM to 4 PM. The event, which features fascinating presentations by local and regional naturalists and acclaimed authors,…
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Rooted in Place Ecological Symposium: A Day of Stories, Seeds and Stewardship
Rooted in Place Ecological Symposium: A Day of Stories, Seeds and Stewardship, Exploring the Deep Connections Between Culture and Biodiversity This fall, take a step into the heart of cultural ecology with Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual Rooted in Place Ecological…
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Healthy Soil through Maximum Biodiversity: Replicable Models for Resilient Design with Evan Abramson
OnlineFunded by a Healthy Soils Action Grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, for the past two years Landscape Interactions has been collaborating with farmers and community gardeners across Massachusetts to develop a series of scalable, replicable…
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Stop Stocking: The Harmful Practice of Fish Stocking in Massachusetts and What You Can Do to Help
Online/ZoomIn 2023, Massachusetts made national history when Governor Maura Healey signed Executive Order 618, committing the Commonwealth to halt biodiversity loss by restoring critical habitats and protecting native species. But one longstanding state practice directly undermines these ambitious goals: the…
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Making Way for Wildlife: Reconnecting Nature Across Our Landscapes
Berkshire Community College 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MASome 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. From frogs and turtles to bears and bobcats, more than a million animals are killed on roads every day…