• A Nature Year at Pleasant Valley: Spring

    A Nature Year at Pleasant Valley: Spring
    Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

    Immerse yourself in a season of local natural history. With a skilled Mass Audubon naturalist as your guide, experience the cycle of the seasons at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox. Gain extensive natural history knowledge, form a community with…

  • Learn About Ferns!

    Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center 1515 & 1516 Savoy Hollow Rd., Windsor, MA

    Join Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center for their “Learn About Ferns” event! Learn tips on how to identify over 10 species of woodland ferns on this easy walk with Naturalist & Director Aimee Gelinas. Fern guidebooks will be available…

  • A Nature Year at Pleasant Valley: Spring

    A Nature Year at Pleasant Valley: Spring
    Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

    Immerse yourself in a season of local natural history. With a skilled Mass Audubon naturalist as your guide, experience the cycle of the seasons at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox. Gain extensive natural history knowledge, form a community with…

  • Sheffield Land Trust Annual Meeting

    1050 Berkshire School Rd. 1050 Berkshire School Rd., Sheffield, United States

    Come one, come all and celebrate at the Sheffield Land Trust's Annual Meeting to introduce the Combes Family Conservation Restriction under the tent in the field at 1050 Berkshire School Rd. next to the land soon to be conserved. Hear…

  • H is for Hoosic!

    Hoosick River Greenway 7 Classic St., Hoosick Falls, NY, United States

    Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA), Cheney Library, and the Town of Hoosick in a riverside nature walk with naturalist educator Arianna Collins. As we walk along the Hoosick River Greenway, we can admire the scenery, learn more about…

  • The Nature of Cheshire Reservoir

    Farnums Causeway Ashuwillticook Rail Trail @ Farnham Rd, Farnams Rd, Cheshire, MA 01225, Cheshire, MA, United States

    Enjoy an evening stroll along the Cheshire Reservoir trail on Thursday, July 30, from 5-6pm. Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA), Hoosac Lake Recreation/Preservation District (HLD), Berkshire Outfitters, and The Snack Shack in a reservoir-side nature walk with naturalist…

  • Cummington Tree Alliance Woods Walk at the Rivulet with BEAT

    William Cullen Bryant Homestead 207 Bryant Rd, Cummington, MA, United States

    The 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…

  • Housatonic Heritage Walk: Tree Identification Walk on the Housatonic Rail Trail

    Housatonic Rail Trail

    Join 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…

  • Tree Identification & Forest Biodiversity Walk with BEAT

    Esau's Heel Trail

    Join 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…

  • Forest Fires in Massachusetts: Myths and Reality

    The National Spiritual Alliance 2 Montague Avenue, Lake Pleasant, United States

    Photo 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…

  • Women’s Water Walk: Stop the Constitution Pipeline

    On September 19, 2026 the Women's Water Walk will begin a two-week, 113 mile prayer walk led by women through towns along the route of the proposed Constitution Pipeline in New York State.​​ The Constitution Pipeline is a fracked gas…

  • Berkshire Biodiversity Day 2026

    Bartholomew's Cobble 105 Weatogue Rd, Sheffield, MA

    As global biodiversity faces unprecedented challenges, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is bringing the community together to celebrate and explore the rich variety of life found in the Berkshires. The 17th annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day, also known as Berkshire BioBlitz,…