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  • New Hope for Ash: Breeding EAB-Resistant Trees

    Online

    The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that has decimated ash trees throughout North America, dramatically changing the face of our forests — but new research offers hope for the future of ash on our landscape. Join Rachel…

  • Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up

    Margaret Lindley Park 1201 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown, MA, United States

    First meeting! Eastern hemlocks are a vital part of our landscape but are under threat from pests like hemlock woolly adelgid. Join Williamstown Rural Lands on as they begin a community science survey of hemlock health on local public properties.…

  • 10 x 10 Festival: Cutting Invasive Hardy Kiwi Vines at Burbank Park

    Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Start your weekend off right by helping BEAT eradicate destructive, invasive Hardy Kiwi at Burbank Park! Gloves and tools will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own if you have them (loppers, pruning shears, and pruning saws).…

  • Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up & Training

    Margaret Lindley Park 1201 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown, MA, United States

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands to survey Eastern Hemlock health and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid populations on local public properties in Williamstown. Survey will be along the Harmon Pond Trail. The whole walk will be slow paced and ~1.5 miles. No experience…

  • Identifying Invasive Plants

    Online

    Identifying Invasive Plants workshop by Meredith Gallogly, Grow Native Massachusetts During this workshop, Meredith will describe the characteristics of common invasive plants and the best ways to distinguish them from native look-alikes. She will also discuss the history behind the…

  • Talks on the Hill: Stories of Invasion: When Non-native Plants Invade

    Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA +1 more

    From the plants we bring in on purpose to the plants that are accidentally introduced and then become pests, invasive plants have numerous stories of how they got here and spread, their impact and what we might do about them.…

  • Spread, Impact, and Control of Jumping Worms

    Join Josef Görres, Professor of Ecological Soil Management, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, for an important presentation summarizing new research on jumping worm invasions in New England. The lecture will report on mechanisms of their spread,…

  • Restoring Native Habitat and Ecosystems at the Lee Library

    Lee Library 100 Main St, Lee, MA, United States

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Restoring-Native-Habitat-and-Ecosystems-Learning-Event-4-20-24.pdf Joan Angelo and Katherine Miller, both from the Lee Greener Gateway Committee, and Linda Cysz, from the Lee Land Trust, will share their knowledge and experience about invasive species and how they affect both pollinating animals and plants by…

  • Garden Warfare: Invasive Plants with Opal Raven

    Witch Slapped 78 North Street, Pittsfield, MA

    Spring is in the air and the plants are coming alive once again, but not all plants are created equal. Our native habitats are under attack from a stealthy and aggressive enemy, invasive plant species. Join Opal Raven in a…

  • Garlic Mustard Pull

    Bidwell Park Route 23, Monterey, MA

    It’s that time of year, when the invasive garlic mustard plants are showing off their little white flowers, and are easy to spot! Join the Monterey Native Plants Working Group in a Garlic Mustard Pull at the recently planted Bidwell Park,…

  • Invasive Species Workday: Multiflora Rose Pull

    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 their effort to restore the local landscape! Come…

  • Garden Warfare: Invasive Plants with Opal Raven

    The Plant Connector - Pittsfield 46 West Street, Pittsfield, MA

    Spring is in the air and the plants are coming alive once again, but not all plants are created equal. Our native habitats are under attack from a stealthy and aggressive enemy, invasive plant species. Join Opal Raven in a…

  • Volunteer with BEAT: Riverbank Restoration

    BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Consider joining BEAT to help restore the riverbank behind our Environmental Leadership & Education Center by removing invasive plant species and planting native ones! With the help of many volunteers and several hours of work, we have been able to…

  • Invasive Species Workday: Fitch Woodlands Clean-up

    Fitch Woodlands Bee Hill Road, Williamstown

    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 their effort to restore the local landscape! Help…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Invasive Species Workday: Tenney Woodlands Road Pull

    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…

  • Invasive Species Workday at Berlin Road Preserve

    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…