Butterflies
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Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
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Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
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Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
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Early Summer Butterflies of Sheep Hill
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands and local butterfly enthusiast Doug Lister for a leisurely butterflying experience in search of our early summer Lepidopteran neighbors. The group will walk a slow-paced, ~1.5 mile loop around Sheep Hill to look for hairstreaks, whites,…
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Butterfly Walk at Mountain Meadow Preserve
Mountain Meadow Preserve at the end of Mason St., Williamstown, MABee Friendly Williamstown. Naturalists Elena Traister & Pam Weatherbee lead a leisurely walk to identify butterfly species and the plants that sustain them. Children are welcome. Terrain may not be suitable for those with mobility challenges. Rain cancels Meet at…
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Field Lecture: Pollinators & Flowers
The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MABee Friendly Williamstown. Professor Joan Edwards speaks on the exquisite adaptations of flowers to the insect species that pollinate them. Hand lenses provided. This event is child-friendly and wheelchair-accessible, on unpaved terrain. Meet at picnic tables near the multi-use path…
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Gardening Wednesdays at the Spruces
The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MAPollinator 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…
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Caterpillar Lab at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MAWelcome to the world of caterpillars! The Caterpillar Lab provides the opportunity for visitors at Berkshire Botanical Garden to follow the ever-changing lives of these wondrous creatures. The Lab’s professional education staff can teach you about caterpillar biology and help…
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Caterpillar Lab: Caterpillar Walk
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MAThe Caterpillar Lab is moving in at Berkshire Botanical Garden, and while the exhibit will be full of their munching critters and offer lots to explore, the real story is the one going on outside the exhibit in the gardens…
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Caterpillar Lab at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MAWelcome to the world of caterpillars! The Caterpillar Lab provides the opportunity for visitors at Berkshire Botanical Garden to follow the ever-changing lives of these wondrous creatures. The Lab’s professional education staff can teach you about caterpillar biology and help…
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Caterpillar Lab at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MAWelcome to the world of caterpillars! The Caterpillar Lab provides the opportunity for visitors at Berkshire Botanical Garden to follow the ever-changing lives of these wondrous creatures. The Lab’s professional education staff can teach you about caterpillar biology and help…
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Late Summer Butterflies of Sheep Hill
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands and local butterfly enthusiast Doug Lister for a leisurely butterflying experience in search of our late summer Lepidopteran neighbors. The group will walk a slow-paced, ~1.5 mile loop to the top of Sheep Hill to look…
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2024 Berkshire Biodiversity Day (BioBlitz)
Berkshire Community College 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MACelebrating 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…
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Volunteer: Help Restore Habitat for Rare Berkshire Butterflies
Pittsfield, MAHelp remove an invasive plant that threatens the small native plants found in our forests' understory and contribute to an ongoing study of rare Berkshire butterflies! Join us for a meaningful volunteer event focused on removing invasive garlic mustard and…
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Butterflies and Blooms at Edith Wharton Park
Edith Wharton Park Laurel Lake Road, Lenox, MAThe open meadows of Edith Wharton Park, situated near the wetlands and forests around Laurel Lake and The Mount, make it a great place to look for butterflies and other flower-loving insects. Walk will move slowly along the unsurfaced, grassy…
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Butterfly Identification Through Binoculars
Greylock Glen 135 Gould Road, Adams, MA, United StatesBirds are far from the only winged creatures to see at Greylock Glen! The sunny, flower-filled hills of the eastern Glen Meadow Loop provide ideal conditions to watch butterflies -- you can even watch them through binoculars as you would…
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Birds, Butterflies, and Midsummer Blooms
Chesterwood 4 Williamsville Rd, Stockbridge, MA, United StatesThe gardens and trails on the grounds of Chesterwood provide more than just a look into the history of the Berkshires: they also make excellent places to view birds, butterflies and other animals that depend on the same plants we…
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A Secret Neighborhood – Backyard Caterpillars in Your Autumn Landscape
OnlineJoin Massachusetts Pollinator Network for a presentation revealing the caterpillars whose ecosystems we inhabit and our role as neighbors, stewards, and champions of these incredible insects. We live surrounded by a world shaped by insects and few are more charismatic…
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Create a Butterfly Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MAAttracting butterflies to your yard with native plants is a rewarding way to support local wildlife, increase the ecological value of your property and connect with the natural world. Led by Duncan Himmelman on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon,…
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2025 Berkshire Biodiversity Day (Berkshire BioBlitz)
Greylock Glen Outdoor Center 135 Gould Road, Adams, MA, United StatesJoin Us for the 16th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day (Berkshire BioBlitz)! Berkshire Biodiversity Day, also known as Berkshire BioBlitz, invites nature lovers of all ages to join scientists, naturalists, and environmental educators in identifying as many species as possible—plants, animals,…