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  • Learning from Each Other: Roundtable with AmeriCorps Volunteers Working at Greenagers

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

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Americorps-Learning-Event-Lee-Library-January-2025.pdf A Learning Event at the Lee Library from Lee Greener Gateway Committee Learning From Each Other: a multi-generational round table discussion with young adults from AmeriCorps gaining work experience in environmental stewardship serving with Greenagers. DATE: Saturday, January 25…

  • HooRWA Annual Meeting and “What Does it Mean to Love a Forest?” Talk

    Williams College - Wege Auditorium Williamstown, MA

    Join Hoosic River Watershed Association for HooRWA’s Annual Meeting followed by a talk by author Ethan Tapper. This event will take place in the Williams College Wege Auditorium and is sponsored by Williams College Environmental Studies Program & the Zilkha…

  • Gigante: Tracking the Fate of the World’s Big Trees

    Online +1 more

    Take a trip to the tropics with Cary Institute scientist Dr. Evan Gora, a forest ecologist exploring the fate of some of the world’s largest trees. Gora is also a Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Tropical forests like the…

  • Gardening on the Wild Side: 2025 Mad Gardeners Symposium

    Housatonic Valley Regional High School 246 Warren Turnpike Rd, Falls Village, CT

    Featuring talks by: Nancy Lawson—How to (Gently) Fight Plants with Plants: Enlisting Native Plants to Crowd Out Introduced Species The author, naturalist, and founder of Humane Gardener Nancy Lawson will show us how to enlist native plants to help reclaim…

  • 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…

  • LEARN! Co-Existing With Coyotes

    Online

    Join John Maguranis, a former Army veterinary technician and retired Animal Control Officer, for an engaging webinar on living with coyotes. With over 20 years of experience and a passion for wildlife advocacy, John has delivered more than 200 presentations on coyote…

  • Berkshire Green Drinks: “Glyphosate and Soil Health: Understanding the Impact Through Science and Research” with Rubén Parrilla of NOFA/Mass

    Race Brook Lodge 864 South Undermountain Road, Sheffield, United States

    Join us for the April 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event, where Rubén Parrilla, a soil scientist with the Massachusetts Chapter of Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA/Mass) will discuss the relationship between glyphosate use and soil health. Glyphosate is a commonly used…

  • BBG x BIFF Present: 2025 Solar Film Forum

    Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA

    In celebration of their newly installed solar panels, Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG) has partnered with the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) to present the 2025 Solar Film Forum on Sunday, April 13, at BBG. The festival will kick off at…

  • Protecting Our Forests with Dr. William R. Moomaw

    Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire 1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA

    DATE: Sunday, April 27 TIME: 10:30 AM LOCATION: Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire, 1089 Main Street, Housatonic

  • Land Protection & Estate Planning Workshop

    The Stationery Factory 63 Flansburg Avenue, Dalton, MA

    Are you a landowner looking for ways to preserve your property now and forever? Join us for an informative and engaging evening with an expert panel that will guide you through the tools and strategies available to conserve your land…

  • Turning Stones: A Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    Williams College Griffin Hall 844 Main St., Williamstown, MA

    Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies and the Zilkha Center for the Environment in Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates with aquatic ecologist Declan McCabe on…

  • Ripples: PFAS and Plastics in Our Lives and Waterways

    First Congregational Church - Williamstown 906 Main St., Williamstown, MA

    Ripples: PFAS and Plastics in Our Lives and Waterways PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are synthetic toxic “forever” chemicals found in a variety of household and industry products and they are in the environment and in our lives. In this…

  • Berkshire Green Drinks: “Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club”

    The Williams Inn 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United States

    Join us for the May 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event with Audrey Werner and Steven Miller, two Hoffmann Bird Club executive committee members! Curious about local birds or looking to explore the rewarding hobby of birding? Join Hoffmann Bird Club…

  • 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…