• Pollinator Conservation 101

    Online

    Learn the basics of pollinator conservation and activities you can engage in to help pollinators, like building a bee friendly garden and signing a pollinator pledge. Registration Required DATE: Wednesday, March 13 TIME: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM LOCATION: Online

  • Seeds of Resilience with Rowen White

    Online

    Seeds of Resilience: the Cultural Dimension of Plant Biodiversity with Rowen White Join Mohawk Seedkeeper Rowen White as she shares her insights about Indigenous seeds and their stewards across North America and her home community of Akwesasne in upstate NY;…

  • Creating Landscapes for Bird Diversity

    Online

    Our landscapes have a tremendous impact on bird diversity, and with so many native bird populations in steep decline, understanding their needs is more important than ever. With her urban garden as a case study, Claudia will explore the essential…

  • Planting for Climate Resilience Q&A with Wild Seed Project

    Online

    Wild Seed Project's 2024 Guide is all about Planting for Climate Resilience, and they want to hear from you, their community, about the questions you have regarding caring for plants and other life in a changing world. Wild Seed Project…

  • LEARN! An Evening with Timberdoodles

    Online

    Join this BNRC-hosted online event with Kayleigh Filkins to learn about Timberdoodle ecology and fun facts as well as a scientific roundup from the eastern woodcock migration research cooperative. Kayleigh Filkins is a graduate student at SUNY Brockport doing her master’s…

  • Bringing Nature Home: Native Plants & Pollinators

    Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    Join BEAT for an enlightening evening dedicated to exploring ways to promote sustainable biodiversity through intentional gardening and the cultivation of native plants that support native pollinators and wildlife. This free and open-to-the-public event will be held on Wednesday, April…

  • Williamstown Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up & Training

    West Branch Green River Preserve Old Mill Road, Williamstown

    Help monitor the health of our Eastern Hemlocks! Eastern Hemlocks are a vital part of our landscape but are under threat from pests like Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Join Williamstown Rural Lands to survey Eastern Hemlock health at the West Branch…

  • Gardening Wednesdays at the Spruces

    The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MA

    Pollinator Garden by the pond at the Spruces Join Bee Friendly Williamstown to learn about the pollinator plantings at The Spruces, and pick up a few tips for your home garden, too. There is always work to do weeding, tidying…

  • “The Lost Bird Project” Film and Discussion

    Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA

    New Day Films presents “The Lost Bird Project,” a film on sculptor Todd McGrain and the outdoor sculptures he created to memorialize five extinct North American bird species on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. After the film, learn from…

  • The Everyday Conservationist: Nurturing Nature at Home with Danae Wolfe

    Online

    Climate change and biodiversity loss are creating existential threats to people and nature. But we can help. In this presentation, you’ll learn about how traditional landscape management is contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss and discover small steps we…

  • 2024 Berkshire Biodiversity Day (BioBlitz)

    Berkshire Community College 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MA

    Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity loss, the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka Berkshire BioBlitz) welcomes community members of all ages to join biologists, naturalists, and environmentalists to identify as many plants, animals, fungi, and other…