• Wild Earth Sisters Retreat

    Wild Earth Sisters Retreat
    New Marlborough, MA

    Join Tes Reed for this Wild Earth Sisters 2023 Retreat taking place over four Sundays + a Saturday-Sunday overnight in New Marlborough, MA. Leave your cell phone and your to-do list behind, and step into a nourishing day in the…

  • Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk Series

    Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk Series

    Join Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) board member and co-owner of local business Wild Soul River Justin Adkins and HooRWA Executive Director Arianna Collins for their “Learning Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants & Fungi” series. These wild walks in the…

    $10 – $25
  • Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair

    Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair
    Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Digital-Resource-Fair.pdf The City of Pittsfield, supported by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and a generous group of local and regional partners, is pleased to invite the community to attend: Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair Conecta Pittsfield! Una Feria de…

  • Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair

    Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair
    Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Digital-Resource-Fair.pdf The City of Pittsfield, supported by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and a generous group of local and regional partners, is pleased to invite the community to attend: Connect Pittsfield! A Digital Resource Fair Conecta Pittsfield! Una Feria de…

  • Tree Walks with BEAT + TOURISTS

    Tree Walks with BEAT x TOURISTS
    TOURISTS 915 State Rd, North Adams, MA, United States

    Throughout winter, BEAT's programs director, Chelsey Simmons, will be leading two tree walks each month in collaboration with TOURISTS. These walks will take place on a Wednesday and Sunday, begin at noon, and are free with the option to donate…

  • BEAT’s 20th Anniversary Celebration + Open House

    BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Celebrate 20 years of protecting the environment for wildlife in the Berkshires with BEAT! We welcome everyone to join us on Saturday, December 2, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, to see the renovations, hear about what's to come, and meet…

  • Wild Earth Sisters Retreat

    Wild Earth Sisters Retreat
    New Marlborough, MA

    Join Tes Reed for this Wild Earth Sisters 2023 Retreat taking place over four Sundays + a Saturday-Sunday overnight in New Marlborough, MA. Leave your cell phone and your to-do list behind, and step into a nourishing day in the…

  • Mass Power Forward Legislative Lobby Day

    Online

    Join No Fracked Gas in Mass and Mass Power Forward in calling on our legislators to wake up and do more for environmental and climate justice! This year, our legislature has been among the least productive in the country. There…

  • Bel Air Dam Removal: In-Person Public Meeting

    Polish Falcon Club 32 Bel Air Ave, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Do you live near the Bel Air Dam? This community meeting is for YOU! DATE: Tuesday, December 5 TIME: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM LOCATION: Polish Falcon Club, 32 Bel Air Ave, Pittsfield (behind old Harry's Supermarket) FREE Food and…

  • Dam Busters 101: Funding a Dam Removal Project

    Online

    Explore financing options by learning about potential federal, state, local, and even private funding sources. Mass Rivers Alliance, along with the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, and the Charles River Watershed Association, is pleased to present a series of monthly,…

  • Mass Rivers 2023 Annual Meeting

    Online

    Join Mass Rivers Alliance for their annual meeting on Thursday, December 7 at 3 PM (via Zoom)! This year, they have an especially interesting speaker - Kari Kastango, who recently swam the entire Connecticut River, from its beginning just a…

  • Winter Tree & Shrub ID at Sheep Hill

    Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands' Dr. Robin Sears at Sheep Hill to learn and practice identifying woody plant species of the Berkshires using characteristics of stems, buds and plant architecture. Participants will learn key terminology and practice hands-on identification. No prior botanical…

  • Yule Log Celebration

    Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NY

    Grafton –Celebrate the ancient tradition of the Yule Log. Hear the story of the Yule Log and why the days are getting shorter and the nights longer at this time of year. Search for a hidden Yule Log, which will…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center – Chipmunks

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Learn more about the wildlife neighbors who share our home in the Connecticut River Watershed. This program will be all about chipmunks and includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied…

  • Hemlocks & History Guided Hike

    Margaret Lindley Park 1201 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown, MA, United States

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands naturalist, Dana Williams, at Margaret Lindley Park to learn about our hemlock forests, their human and natural history, and threats to their future on this easy, slow-paced 1.5 mile loop walk. We will keep an eye out for…