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  • Great Hall Exhibit: On the Ground and in the Air and in Between

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

    Artist, Amy Dawn Kotel’s exhibit asks: “What do we see and how do we perceive our earth and all who dwell here?” See beauty and strangeness from different angles. DATE: Tuesday, January 23 - Friday, February 23 LOCATION: Great Falls…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour at Great Falls Discovery Center – Groundhogs

    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 ducks and includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. For ages 3-6, accompanied…

  • Nice & Easy Trail Hike

    Nice & Easy Trail Hike
    Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA

    Easy-paced, one to 3-mile guided hikes geared toward seniors, but open to all ages. Dress appropriately for winter weather. Trails may be snowy or icy. Hiking poles and traction devices (or snowshoes) recommended. Bring water and a snack. DATES: Fridays,…

  • Wildlife Signs and Tree Bark/Señales de fauna y corteza de árbol

    The Boulders Dalton, MA

    Follow the signs along the 1.4-mile Green Trail. Each sign shares interesting and fun information to engage in observation and discovery! This is offered in English and Español. The self-guided Easy Naturalist: Wildlife Sign and Tree Bark walk will be…

  • Winter Botany Workshop

    Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

    What are those dried stalks in your yard, along the trail, in the meadow? Join Dr. Robin Sears and peers to explore and identify some of these vestiges of spring and summer wildflowers. Fear not! There will be no dichotomous…

  • Caminata hacia el Estanque de la Cuenca

    Basin Pond Lee, MA

    Esta caminata se ofrece específicamente a hispanohablantes y a aquellos interesados en la inmersión en español. Esta caminata se ofrece específicamente a hispanohablantes y a aquellos interesados en la inmersión en español. Este recorrido lleva a los senderistas por un…

  • Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

    Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
    Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NY

    Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in February to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week you'll discover new…

  • Energy Efficient Homebuilding and Retrofitting Workshop

    Online

    Energy Efficient Homebuilding & Retrofitting Workshop on February 6th Egremont, MA -- The Egremont Green Committee invites area residents to attend a climate action webinar on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The free, virtual event, entitled “Eergy…

  • Senior Snowshoes

    Senior Snowshoes
    Bullit Reservation 332 Bullitt Rd., Ashfield, MA

    Hilltown Land Trust is partnering with All Out Adventures on a series of senior snowshoe treks. Attend for a one-to-three mile snowshoe (or hike if there is not enough snow cover). This event in the series will be held at…

  • Dam Busters 101: Assessing Local Impacts Both Historic and Indigenous

    Online

    Learn about assessing local impacts from a historic and indigenous perspective. 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, lunchtime webinars on a…

  • Meadowmaking for Beginners

    Online

    Part of Grow Native Massachusetts' Evenings with Experts series Meadow-style plantings are becoming increasingly popular, particularly as an alternative to the lawns that cover tens of millions of acres in the U.S. Our turf monocultures have many detrimental environmental impacts,…

  • Community Read: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Stockbridge Library 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA

    Join Berkshire Botanical Garden and the Stockbridge Library for an engaging "community read" on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book “Braiding Sweetgrass.” A discussion will be held in person at the Stockbridge Library on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.…

  • Wild by Design: From Bombs to Biodiversity – Williams Faculty Lecture Series

    Lawrence Hall Auditorium 15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown, MA

    Given the biodiversity and climate crises, many wild species will not survive without acts of human care. What should that care look like? Can wild nature be designed? Which environmental harms are truly irreversible, and how can ecological restoration be…

  • LEARN! All About Beavers

    Online

    Join this BNRC-hosted online event with MassWildlife Biologist Nathan Buckhout to learn about the life history of beavers in Massachusetts and their past and current statuses. Nathan will touch on human-beaver conflict and some of the laws surrounding beaver management…

  • Adams Bridge Replacement Virtual Hearing

    Online

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dot-hwy-dph-flyer-adams-2.8.24.pdf Virtual design public hearing on replacement of bridge No. A-04-038 in the Town of Adams; register here to participate via the internet: www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events This is an opportunity for the public to learn about the proposed replacement of the Quality St. bridge…