Events
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Darkness at Night: Essential for Life” with James Lowenthal
Online/In PersonJoin us online or in person for our July 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event featuring Smith College Professor of Astronomy James Lowenthal and focusing on the effects of light pollution on wildlife, humans, and the natural environment. James will lead…
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Berkshire Green Drinks
Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United StatesJoin BEAT for the Berkshire Green Drinks’ August gathering as we embrace the essence of Green Drinks International with a laid-back networking event at Hot Plate Brewing Co. in Pittsfield. There won’t be a formal speaker or presentation—just an opportunity…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Online/In PersonWildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in the Berkshires alongside our human population. Especially valuable to the conservation and management of the more nocturnal and crepuscular mammals, tracking allows us to identify or verify…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Pittsfield Power Possibilities: A look at alternatives to fossil fuel power in the Berkshires” with Rosemary Wessel
OnlineJoin BEAT online for the November 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event with Rosemary Wessel, the program director of No Fracked Gas in Mass. We’ll be taking a close look at Berkshire County’s last peaking power plant, Pittsfield Generating, and how…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Protecting the Environment of the Berkshires: BEAT’s Year of Progress” with Berkshire Environmental Action Team staff
OnlineJoin us for our December 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event to talk with Berkshire Environmental Action Team staff about BEAT’s important work of this past year and explore what comes next as the new year approaches! Be part of the…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Black Bears in Massachusetts and Preventing Conflict” with MassWildlife biologist Nate Buckhout
The Stationery Factory 63 Flansburg Avenue, Dalton, MAJoin us for the first Berkshire Green Drinks of 2025 featuring MassWildlife biologist Nathan Buckhout, who is joining us to tell us all about black bears, the only bear species found in Massachusetts! Nate will review the natural history of…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “From Pretzel Slime to Carnival Candy: An Introduction to Slime Molds” with Shelby Perry
OnlineJoin BEAT for our February 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event featuring Shelby Perry of Northeast Wilderness Trust, who will discuss the fascinating life cycle of slime molds! Animal, vegetable, mineral...or none of the above? Learn about the unexpected lives of…
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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 StatesJoin 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…
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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 StatesJoin 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…
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Volunteer: Help Restore Habitat for Rare Berkshire Butterflies
Pittsfield, MAHelp remove an invasive plant that threatens the small native plants found in our forests' understory and contribute to an ongoing study of rare Berkshire butterflies! Join us for a meaningful volunteer event focused on removing invasive garlic mustard and…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club”
The Williams Inn 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesJoin 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…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Rescue Raptors: Regulate Rat Poison” with Peggy White & Richard Clapper
Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United StatesCome hear from local activists Peggy White and Richard Clapper at the June Berkshire Green Drinks event, as they share their work on a growing movement to protect Massachusetts’ birds of prey and other predators from deadly rodent poisons. Supported…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “How to Protect Your Farms, Gardens, and Food from Forever Chemicals (PFAS)” with Laura Orlando
Big Elm Brewery - Sheffield Taproom 65 Silver St, Sheffield, MA, United StatesCome hear from Laura Orlando, a Senior Scientist at Just Zero and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, at the July Berkshire Green Drinks event where you'll learn about PFAS and how…
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Hoosic River Float
4 Green Road 4 Green Road, Petersburg, NYHOOSIC RIVER REVIVAL MEDIA ALERT: HOOSIC RIVER FLOAT WHO: The Hoosic River Revival which is dedicated to the modernization of the North Adams flood control system and the development of the Hoosic River as one of its community assets. WHAT:…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Breathe Easy Berkshires: A Year and a Half of Pittsfield’s Air Quality” with Drake Reed and Andrew Ferrara
Wander Berkshires 34 Depot St Suite 101, Pittsfield, United StatesJoin us for the August 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event to learn about Breathe Easy Berkshires — an ongoing air quality monitoring project in Pittsfield — and find out what its research reveals about the air we breathe. Attendees will…
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Berkshire Green Drinks – “Grassroots Data Collection for Advocacy” with Arianna Collins, Nick Russo, and Brittany Ebeling
BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesYou may be familiar with the terms citizen or community science, but what does that look like in practice? How does this data collection lead to better environmental advocacy? Join Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Hoosic River Watershed Association, and Berkshire…
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“The Problem With Plastic” Conversation with Author Judith Enck and Professor David Bond
Bennington College One College Drive, Bennington, VTJoin Beyond Plastics president, Judith Enck on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. for a conversation at Bennington College about our new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves & Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”…
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Berkshire Green Drinks: “A New Vision for Protecting the Environment” with Berkshire Environmental Action Team Staff
BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesJoin us for our December 2025 Berkshire Green Drinks event to talk with Berkshire Environmental Action Team staff about BEAT’s important work of this past year and the work coming up for us in 2026 as we carry on the…
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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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Berkshire Green Drinks: “Rescuing Wildlife: When and How to Help Wild Animals” with Judy Pasko of Cummington Wildlife, Inc.
Online*Please note: this event is now online only, there will be no in-person gathering* Join BEAT for the February 2026 Berkshire Green Drinks featuring Judy Pasko, a longtime wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Cummington Wildlife, Inc. Judy has been rehabilitating…