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  • In the Life of Nocturnal Pollinators

    Online

    Join Xerces pollinator conservation biologist Emily May to learn more about the pollinators that come out to work as others turn in for the evening. Moths, flies, beetles, and other dusk and night-time pollinators can play important roles in pollinating…

  • Invasive Species Workday: Multiflora Rose Pull

    Williamstown, MA

    Feeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Want to take a break from the computer and get outside? Roll up your sleeves and join Williamstown Rural Lands in their effort to restore the local landscape! Come…

  • Bird Walks with Ben Nickley

    Bird Walks with Ben Nickley

    New birds arrive daily and anything is possible during migration. Green spaces fill with birds sporting their nuptial plumages, belting songs from the treetops--urging us to take a look. Join GBLC and Ben Nickley, President and Executive Director of Berkshire…

  • Pesticides and Children’s Health

    Online

    Pesticides and Children's Health: How can we protect our community? Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will share the latest science on how pesticides impact health, children’s…

  • Three Hills Guided Hike

    Taconic Trail State Park Rt. 2, Williamstown, MA

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands for a moderately strenuous, 4.5-mile hike across the Three Hills in Williamstown. Hike leader Dusty Griffin will guide participants up and over Tenney Hill, Bee Hill, and Foxcroft Hill in the Taconic Trail State Park which…

  • Field & Forest Tai Chi

    Williamstown, MA

    Join Williamstown Rural Lands and certified Tai Chi instructor Mary Hannah Parkman to learn the art of mindful movement through Tai Chi. Mary Hannah will guide participants in slow-paced movements that encourage mindfulness and thereby deepen capacity for connection with…

  • Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration

    TOURISTS 915 State Rd, North Adams, MA, United States

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Haiku-On-the-Hoosic-May-Event-Flyer.pdf Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association for Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration on May 25, 10am-12noon at TOURISTS in North Adams, MA. Enjoy music and readings. The event is part of this year’s Haiku on the Hoosic project. HooRWA…

  • Westside Summer Block Party

    Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    Westside Legends annual summer block party DATE: Saturday, May 25 TIME: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM LOCATION: Riverway Park, 185 Dewey Ave, Pittsfield

  • Parkitecture – Building Into The Landscape at Mount Greylock

    Mount Greylock State Reservation

    PARKITECTURE – BUILDING INTO THE LANDSCAPE, 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. All ages. Discover the planned “Parkitecture” of historic Bascom Lodge. This rustic structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, was designed to fit into the landscape…

  • A Tower of Remembrance

    A Tower of Remembrance
    Mount Greylock State Reservation

    A TOWER OF REMEMBRANCE 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Free for all ages. This Memorial Day Weekend explore and honor the story of Mount Greylock’s historic Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower. This 93-foot tall monument, crowned with a beacon light,…

  • A Tower of Remembrance

    A Tower of Remembrance
    Mount Greylock State Reservation

    A TOWER OF REMEMBRANCE 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Free for all ages. This Memorial Day Weekend explore and honor the story of Mount Greylock’s historic Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower. This 93-foot tall monument, crowned with a beacon light,…

  • Pollinator Pathways – May Mass Pollinator Network meeting

    Online

    This May monthly meeting of the Mass Pollinator Network features a panel discussion on pollinator pathways - what they are, why they work, and how to start one in your area. Discussion will be joined by Peggy MacLeod, Brucie Moulton,…

  • Yoga & Meditation at Mount Greylock

    Mount Greylock State Reservation

    YOGA & MEDITATION For all ages. Co-sponsored by Jacqui from Libra Star Wellness. Part of the mountain mindfulness program series: Programs include Mindful Walks, Forest Bathing, Yoga, or Qi Gong and Tai Chi. Designed to help you de-stress and reconnect…

  • Virtual Tour of Drury Preserve

    Online

    Take a Virtual Tour of Drury Preserve Rene Wendell, land steward for TNC in Western Massachusetts, will be taking viewers on a virtual adventure through Drury Preserve in Sheffield. Catch a glimpse of the species you can find along the trail…

  • Tree Walks with BEAT + TOURISTS

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

    Throughout winter and spring, BEAT's programs director, Chelsey Simmons, will be leading tree walks each month in collaboration with TOURISTS (see dates below). These walks will begin at noon and are free, with the option to donate to BEAT. Learn…

  • Bird Walks with Ben Nickley

    Bird Walks with Ben Nickley

    New birds arrive daily and anything is possible during migration. Green spaces fill with birds sporting their nuptial plumages, belting songs from the treetops--urging us to take a look. Join GBLC and Ben Nickley, President and Executive Director of Berkshire…

  • Garden Warfare: Invasive Plants with Opal Raven

    The Plant Connector - Pittsfield 46 West Street, Pittsfield, MA

    Spring is in the air and the plants are coming alive once again, but not all plants are created equal. Our native habitats are under attack from a stealthy and aggressive enemy, invasive plant species. Join Opal Raven in a…