Events
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Tracking Winter Wildlife for Beginners
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesDive into the fascinating world of wildlife tracking with a beginner-friendly walk through fields and forests. Search for tracks, scat, and signs of the delicate but exciting interactions between predators and their prey. With any luck, we will find signs…
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Solstice Walk & Fire at Houstonic Flats
Housatonic Flats Great Barrington, MAJoin Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a meditative walk and cozy fire on the shortest day of the year. Share warm beverages and set intentions for the New Year. Trail Details: Easy (no elevation change), 0.9-mile round-trip, slow pace What to…
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Tracking Winter Wildlife for Beginners
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesDive into the fascinating world of wildlife tracking with a beginner-friendly walk through fields and forests. Search for tracks, scat, and signs of the delicate but exciting interactions between predators and their prey. With any luck, we will find signs…
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“Reuse”
Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MAEdmundo 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…
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Habitat Chat
OnlineThe Massachusetts Pollinator Network hosts monthly drop-in, informal meetings for participants from across the state to learn about topics relevant to our work, share projects, ask questions, and exchange knowledge, ideas, and updates. Whether you’re a seasoned community organizer, a…
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Women’s Wildlife Tracking Intensive
Meet one full day a month for 6 months spanning winter, spring and summer seasons. This intensive is geared to women with any amount of tracking experience who are looking to deepen their knowledge and hone their skills as wildlife…
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Protecting Your Legacy Webinar Series
OnlineYour land provides tremendous benefit to you and the public. This free webinar series will help landowners decide the future of their land and take steps to formalize a conservation-based estate plan to achieve their personal and financial goals. This year's webinar…
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“Did You Put Milk in the Bucket?” Documentary Screening & Discussion with Sharon Wyrrick
North Adams Public Library 74 Church St., North Adams, MA"Did You Put Milk in the Bucket?" A Tribute to the Center for Resourceful Living Documentary screening & discussion with creator Sharon Wyrrick Visit North Adams public library for a screening of the documentary film "Did You Put Milk in…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Stream Restoration on the Konkapot River” With Zach Adams from Trout Unlimited
Dewey Hall 91 Main St., Sheffield, MAJoin us for the first Berkshire Green Drinks of 2026 in which Zach Adams from Trout Unlimited will share about this summer's stream restoration project on the Konkapot River. Trout Unlimited completed construction on a bank restoration project 7 years…
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Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
OnlineAuthor 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…
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OLLI & BNRC Joint Hike
Tom Ball Mountain 152 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MAOLLI at BCC and the BNRC are offering joint hikes this winter. These hikes are free for OLLI at BCC and BNRC members. You must register in advance on OLLI’s website and space is limited (registration for this hike will open on Monday,…
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Fireside Chat with Author Tara Lohan
OnlineJoin 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…
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Policy & Power: New Nuclear in Massachusetts?
OnlineA Sierra Club conversation with the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Join Massachusetts Sierra Club leaders in conversation with Melissa Lavinson, Executive Director of the Office of Energy Transformation, and Weezie Nuara, Deputy Secretary for Federal & Regional…
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Why We Need Oaks, and How to Save Them with Doug Tallamy
Online +1 moreJoin the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Services for a book talk on The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees, presented by ecologist and New York Times bestselling author Doug Tallamy. Using the months of…
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Improving Habitat Through Invasives Management
OnlineLearn about our most common invasive plants and how to manage them by prioritizing your goals. Discuss the need to pick your battles and focus on what is achievable. This event is open to the public but is specifically designed…
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Act on Climate with 350Mass Berkshires
OnlineJoin members of 350Mass, the local climate group, at their monthly zoom meetings (and sometimes in-person) for good conversation and effective action. Learn about their efforts to promote affordable renewable energy and sustainable building practices in our schools, homes, and…
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Project Drawdown Video and Group Discussion
Lee Library 100 Main St, Lee, MA, United StatesThe Drawdown Roadmap: Using Science to Guide Climate Action In this follow-up to Climate Solutions 101, Jonathan Foley, Ph.D., presents a science-based guide for strategically organizing currently available technologies and practices to halt climate change. Before joining Project Drawdown, Dr.…
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Protecting Your Legacy Webinar Series
OnlineYour land provides tremendous benefit to you and the public. This free webinar series will help landowners decide the future of their land and take steps to formalize a conservation-based estate plan to achieve their personal and financial goals. This year's webinar…
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What You Choose to Plant Can Help Massachusetts’ Rare Bees . . . Or Not
OnlineNative bees have a 150 million year history with blooming plants. Not unexpectedly it has gotten complex. Many bees are extremely picky about the flowers they gather pollen and nectar from. Explore this pickiness and also point out that many…
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OLLI & BNRC Joint Hike
The Boulders Dalton, MAOLLI at BCC and the BNRC are offering joint hikes this winter. These hikes are free for OLLI at BCC and BNRC members. You must register in advance on OLLI’s website and space is limited (registration for this hike will open 2 weeks…