• Indoor Storywalk: One Earth by Eileen Spinelli

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

    INDOOR STORYWALK® — ONE EARTH Enjoy the indoor StoryWalk, One Earth by Eileen Spinelli, which is an open invitation to both celebrate our planet and honor it through stewardship. Count the reasons to love the planet and ways to protect…

  • Outdoor StoryWalk: Spring is Here by Heidi Pross Gay

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

    Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Come to the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring a children’s picture book. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route. Spring is Here! by Heidi Pross Gay is for…

  • Earth Week Investigation Station and Indoor StoryWalk

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

    EARTH WEEK INVESTIGATION STATION AND INDOOR STORYWALK® - ONE EARTH Join Great Falls Discovery Center at the welcome desk during school vacation week for activities to inspire taking care of where we live. Enjoy indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts, crafts,…

  • Earth Day Computer Recycling

    Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    In observance of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, is collaborating with Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont by hosting a computer recycling collection starting Tuesday, April 22, and continuing through Saturday,…

  • Earth Day Gathering at Dyken Pond

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

    Earth Day Gathering It feels good to get back outside while giving back! Give back to the Earth by taking care of a place we all love and enjoy. Volunteer to clear trails, prepare gardens, pull invasive plants and get…

  • Park Serve Day at Mount Greylock State Reservation

    Greylock Glen 135 Gould Road, Adams, MA, United States

    PARK SERVE DAY For ages 14 and up. Celebrate Park Serve Day by volunteering to help Mass DCR get parks ready for the summer season! Pitch in at the Bellows South Trailhead in Greylock Glen. Bring gloves, drinking water and…

  • Pleasant Valley Spring Clean-Up

    Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

    Spend your morning helping Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary get ready for the busy spring and summer seasons as part of Mass Audubon’s Statewide Volunteer Day! Volunteers will work to trim trails, install bog bridges, straighten fences, clean and organize the…

  • Annual Williamstown Litter Cleanup

    Field Park Williamstown +1 more

    SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 9am–12pm: ANNUAL WILLIAMSTOWN LITTER CLEANUP ACTION Volunteers are needed to pick up trash along roadways, parks, and riverbanks all across town. Check-in at Field Park or at Bloedel Park (South Williamstown) anytime between 9 am and noon for instructions and…

  • Tree Identification Walk with BEAT in Conway, MA

    Conway, MA

    Celebrate Arbor Day with BEAT by joining us for a free tree identification walk at the Fournier Lot located behind the Conway Grammar School on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 AM. This informative and engaging event will last approximately 1.5…

  • Mushroom Cultivation Workshop

    Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

    Embrace the arrival of Spring with a deep dive into the fascinating world of fungi with Williamstown Rural Lands! In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of mushroom cultivation, including how to inoculate logs, wood chips, and stumps.  Cover…

  • Mount Greylock Visitor Center Open House

    Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA

    VISITOR CENTER OPEN HOUSE For all ages. After lending a hand at Mount Greylock on this day of volunteer service to our state parks, stop by and join for a Visitor Center Open House. Call the Visitor Center for more…

  • Spring Salamander & Frog Search

    Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

    Spring Salamander & Frog Search Spotted salamanders and wood frogs spend their days under logs, stones, and other forest-floor objects, venturing out only on cool, moist evenings. Venture into woods and wetlands to search with your family for these fascinating…

  • Protecting Our Forests with Dr. William R. Moomaw

    Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire 1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA

    DATE: Sunday, April 27 TIME: 10:30 AM LOCATION: Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire, 1089 Main Street, Housatonic

  • Nature Walk: Spring Ephemerals, Birds, and More

    Field Farm Guest House 554 Sloan Road, Williamstown, MA, United States

    Spring is here! Join The Trustees and Williamstown Rural Lands for a second collaborative nature walk at Field Farm. This walk will focus on spring ephemerals, which are plants that emerge and bloom quickly in early spring. We’ll also look and…

  • Protect Our Predators: Help Stop Wildlife Poisoning in the Berkshires

    Mount Everett Regional High School 491 Berkshire School Rd., Sheffield, MA +1 more

    Owls, hawks, foxes, bobcats, and other predators are essential to keeping Massachusetts’ ecosystems healthy and balanced. But these vital species face a hidden threat: Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). These toxic rodent poisons are causing widespread illness and death in wildlife…

  • Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

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

    Tuesday Treks Get together to enjoy nature and the outdoors, learn a little bit about this beautiful planet we call home, develop or practice outdoor skills and become healthy through exercise and being outside! Join Len Tremblay on a moderately…

  • Land Protection & Estate Planning Workshop

    The Stationery Factory 63 Flansburg Avenue, Dalton, MA

    Are you a landowner looking for ways to preserve your property now and forever? Join us for an informative and engaging evening with an expert panel that will guide you through the tools and strategies available to conserve your land…

  • Turning Stones: A Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    Williams College Griffin Hall 844 Main St., Williamstown, MA

    Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies and the Zilkha Center for the Environment in Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates with aquatic ecologist Declan McCabe on…

  • Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard

    Online

    A Mass Pollinator Network Monthly Presentation A recent report commissioned by Friends of the Earth found that the U.S. food retail sector’s use of pesticides on just four crops could result in $219 billion in financial, climate, and biodiversity risks…