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  • Williamstown Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up and Training

    Cold Spring Preserve Rt. 7/Cold Spring Rd.

    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 Cold Spring…

  • Rooting Out Barberry Volunteer Invasive Removal

    Shaker Mill Brook Becket, MA, United States

    Wild & Scenic Westfield River Volunteers requested for Rooting out Barberry. Your hands and humor are needed! Learn to identify and remove barberry and multiflora rose Email Meredyth Babcock to register and receive details: Westfieldriver@gmail.com DATE: Wednesday, August 28 TIME:…

  • Williamstown Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-Up & Training

    Fitch Woodlands Bee Hill 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 Fitch Memorial…

  • Invasive Species Workday: Oblong Road

    Williamstown, MA

    Feeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Want to take a break from the computer and get outside? Roll up your sleeves and join Williamstown Rural Lands in our effort to restore the local landscape! Come…

  • Remarkable River Potluck 2024

    Stanton Hall Huntington, MA

    The Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee Invites YOU!! Community members, Volunteers and River enthusiasts to come celebrate!! Feasting, 6:30 - 7:30pm. Slideshow & Sharing 7:30 -8:30 The Wild & Scenic Summer Intern’s will be sharing their adventures & explorations…

  • Rooting Out Barberry

    Rooting Out Barberry

    Join the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee to learn to identify and remove Barberry & Multiflora Rose. Bring your work gloves, goggles, eye covering and sense of humor!! Barberry harbors Ticks endangering our children, pets and riparian area Email…

  • Rooting Out Barberry

    Rooting Out Barberry

    Join the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee to learn to identify and remove Barberry & Multiflora Rose. Bring your work gloves, goggles, eye covering and sense of humor!! Barberry harbors Ticks endangering our children, pets and riparian area Email…

  • CANCELED – 10 x 10 Festival: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi Vines

    Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United States

    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…

  • Berkshire Green Drinks: “A Tale of Two Butterflies: Two Rare Pierid Butterflies of the Berkshires and Combined Threats” with Jessica Duffy

    Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Join us for the March 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event, where Jessica Duffy will discuss two rare butterfly species found in the Berkshires: the Veined White (Pieris napi oleracea) and the West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis). Jessica will review the…

  • Preserving Ash for the Future

    Online

    It’s not too late to preserve ash! As the Emerald Ash Borer makes its way into our forests, we have an opportunity to mitigate the loss of ash trees and help preserve ash trees for the future. Join us to…

  • Spotted Lanternfly in North America

    Online

    Join North American Invasive Species Management Association for an insightful webinar featuring a panel of experts discussing the spotted lanternfly invasion in North America. Learn about the biology and management of this invasive pest, debunk common myths, and gain updates…

  • Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal

    Burbank Park Boat Launch 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Join BEAT in this regular volunteer opportunity of removing invasive vines in Pittsfield's Burbank Park! Each week, we head into the woods with a group of dedicated volunteers to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the…

  • Where Have All The Wildflowers Gone? Restoring Healthy Woodlands

    Online +1 more

    Join the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Services for a talk by Bernd Blossey, Director of the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program at Cornell University. He will explore the complex relationships between native and non-native species and how we…

  • MAPN May presentation: Native Herbivores as Control for Non-Native Plants

    Online/Zoom

    Join the Massachusetts Pollinator Network (MAPN) for their monthly presentation, this month featuring Michael LaScaleia, Putnam Postdoctoral Fellow at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Plant population sizes are generally regulated by herbivores, and much of the diversity of our native…

  • Wild & Scenic Rooting Out Barberry Workday & Training

    Rooting out TICK’s the Wild & Scenic Way. Your Hands and Sense of Humor needed!! Izaak Vigil-Sagan will show you how to ID the Barberry Beast If you are interested in attending email westfieldriver@gmail.com for location and details!! DATE: Sunday, June…

  • Volunteer Opportunity: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal

    Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Join BEAT at Pittsfield’s Burbank Park to help remove Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta), a rapidly spreading invasive vine that threatens our native ecosystems. DATE: Saturday, August 9 TIME: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM LOCATION: Burbank Park, 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield,…

  • Invasives Removal Service Day with Lee Greener Gateway Committee

    Golden Hill Town Forest 116 Golden Hill Rd., Lee, MA

    Join Lee Greener Gateway Committee to work on removing invasive honeysuckle and barberry at Golden Hill Town Forest. Please bring work gloves and appropriate tools, if you have any. If you don't, some will be available to borrow. For your…

  • Improving Habitat Through Invasives Management

    Online

    Learn about our most common invasive plants and how to manage them by prioritizing your goals. Discuss the need to pick your battles and focus on what is achievable. This event is open to the public but is specifically designed…

  • Invasives Management: Our Gardens and the Big Picture

    Online

    Learn about our most common invasive plants and how to manage them by prioritizing your goals. Private landowners are essential to help us combat invasives plants and promote a healthy landscape. Kristin O’Brien, Conservation Restriction Manager, joined Sudbury Valley Trustees…