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  • An Evening with Brian Donahue

    Williams College Bookstore 81 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA, United States

    A radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local and regional wood in home building American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthless extraction,…

  • The Berkshire Reptiles: Turtles and Snakes with Tom Tyning

    Old Town Hall 9 Main St, West Stockbridge, MA, United States

    The West Stockbridge Historical Society is pleased to present its fall talk in the Berkshire Nature Series: The Berkshire Reptiles - Turtles and Snakes. Thomas Tyning, Professor of Ecology at Berkshire Community College, will share his extensive knowledge and latest…

  • Fire and Wildlife Habitat: A Natural Process and Management Tool

    Online

    Join a Zoom webinar about MassWildlife’s Prescribed Fire Program. Prescribed Fire Program Manager Caren Caljouw and Prescribed Fire Project Leader Alex Entrup will provide an overview of fire's ecological role on the landscape and the history of MassWildlife's prescribed fire…

  • WIT 2025: Catherine Coleman Flowers and Peter Hotez in Conversation with Jeremy S. Faust

    Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, United States +1 more

    Listening is a form of activism. Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Catherine Coleman Flowers and Peter Hotez will be appearing virtually at this event, not in person as originally intended. The session will be introduced in person by Authors…

  • Forest Fires in Massachusetts: Myths and Reality

    Online

    Wildfires in the Western United States and Canada are more and more prominent in the news. There is also growing interest in the role of wildfires and intentional fires (controlled burning) in New England. In Massachusetts, public agencies are increasingly…

  • Slow Wood: Having Our Forest and Cutting it, Too with Brian Donahue

    Old Town Hall 9 Main St, West Stockbridge, MA, United States

    The West Stockbridge Historical Society Presents Slow Wood: Having Our Forest and Cutting it, Too with Brian Donahue Professor Brian Donahue presents a radical approach to healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of our local Berkshire…

  • 9th Annual Berkshire Natural History Conference

    Williams College – '62 Center 1000 Main St, Williamstown, MA, United States

    Learn about native birds, insects, plants, and more at the Ninth Annual Berkshire Natural History Conference on Saturday, November 8, from 8 AM to 4 PM. The event, which features fascinating presentations by local and regional naturalists and acclaimed authors,…

  • LOG LUNCH: Radical Ease: Mobilizing for Climate Action, Ashley Muspratt, Center for Ecotechnogy

    The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United States

    LOG LUNCH: Radical Ease: The Key to Mobilizing You, Me, and 300 Million Others to Climate Action. Ashley Muspratt, CEO, Center for Ecotechnology. All welcome; reservations required.  Veggie, locally-grown lunch is $5 cash; reservations here: https://forms.gle/gfsqeDhqRdahr6Rv5 https://www.cetonline.org/ There will be a Career…

  • LOG LUNCH: WCMA: The Sustainable Teaching Museum with Pam Franks & Devon Nowlin

    The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United States

    LOG LUNCH: WCMA: The Sustainable Teaching Museum, Pam Franks & Devon Nowlin. Learn about the new WCMA that’s under construction at the roundabout. Pam Franks is the Director of the Williams College Museum of Art and Devon Nowlin is the Project…

  • “Reuse”

    Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    Edmundo and Eduardo tell the story about Reuse in the Berkshires. Former Peace Corps Volunteer collects good used equipment here in the Berkshires and then ships this good equipment back to Guaimaca Honduras, a place he was introduced to as…

  • Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America

    Online

    Author Sharon Udasin will discuss her new book, "Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America." Learn how PFAS -- a set of toxic chemicals most people have never heard of -- poisoned the entire country. Based on original, shoe-leather…

  • Fireside Chat with Author Tara Lohan

    Online

    Join American Rivers for a special virtual fireside chat with journalist Tara Lohan to celebrate the release of her new book, Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life. The book charts the rise of the dam removal and river…

  • Pipelines 101: Transmission Pipeline Infrastructure and Permitting

    Online/Zoom

    Join Rosemary Wessel and Cathy Kristofferson for an instructional webinar on gas transmission pipeline infrastructure and permitting, as seen in currently proposed projects in the Northeast. Participants will learn about the Constitution and AGET Enhancement pipeline proposals, what pipeline systems…