Skills
Events
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Follow the Forest Wildlife Training
Bushnell-Sage Library 48 Main St., Sheffield, MAOn Sunday, August 2 at 2pm, train to be a citizen scientist for the Housatonic Valley Association’s Follow the Forest initiative and learn how to assess where good corridors exist for deer, bobcats, and other animals to move across the…
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Cummington Tree Alliance Woods Walk at the Rivulet with BEAT
William Cullen Bryant Homestead 207 Bryant Rd, Cummington, MA, United StatesThe Cummington Tree Alliance invites community members to a guided woods walk on Sunday, August 23, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Trustee's Rivulet Trail on the Bryant Homestead. The walk will be led by Chelsey Simmons, Stewardship Director at…
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Housatonic Heritage Walk: Tree Identification Walk on the Housatonic Rail Trail
Housatonic Rail TrailJoin Chelsey Simmons of Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) for an engaging tree identification walk at one of the Berkshires’ hidden gems. On this guided outing, participants will learn how to recognize commonly encountered trees in Western Massachusetts using key…
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Tree Identification & Forest Biodiversity Walk with BEAT
Esau's Heel TrailJoin BEAT's Stewardship Director, Chelsey Simmons, for a free biodiversity tree identification walk on Esau's Trail in Becket on Saturday, September 12, at 10 AM. Learn how to identify trees using leaves, bark, twigs, fruit, and overall form, with tips…
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Forest Fires in Massachusetts: Myths and Reality
The National Spiritual Alliance 2 Montague Avenue, Lake Pleasant, United StatesPhoto credit: MassWildlife, in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, monitors a prescribed fire in the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area on Tuesday. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo Greenfield Recorder June 16, 2026 Wildfires in the Western United States…