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  • Hoffmann Bird Club at Springside Park (Spring Walk)

    Springside Park Pittsfield, MA

    Join Hoffmann Bird Club for a morning of birding at Springside Park, the largest municipal park in Pittsfield, to look for migrating songbirds and sparrows, or walk some of the many woodland trails on the 237 acres. DATE: Sunday, May 18…

  • Bobolinks at Field Farm with Hoffmann Bird Club

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

    Join Hoffmann Bird Club leader Peter Rogers to view the breeding Bobolinks at the peak of their activity! This established seasonal community of birds has been monitored annually for over 15 years as part of a citizen science project. Easy…

  • Sunset Hike with Queer Men of the Berkshires and BNRC

    CHP Great Barrington Health Center 444 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, MA

    Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) on an evening hike from CHP Great Barrington to a series of wetlands, meadows, and forests that play home to an amazing symphony of spring peepers (frogs), beavers,…

  • Future Power: Community Discussion on the Evolution of Pittsfield Generating

    Allendale Elementary School 180 Connecticut Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    The Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation is investigating the potential for “peaker” power plants to transition to clean energy alternatives, and Pittsfield Generating is one of the plants they’re studying. Transitioning Pittsfield Generating to renewable power would help position the…

  • Birding in Tyringham with Hoffmann Bird Club

    Big Y in Lee

    Join Hoffmann Bird Club to sarch for spring migrating and resident warblers, flycatchers, swallows, and raptors at several sites in the beautiful Tyringham Valley. Fairly easy walking on roads and trails. The trip will be approximately 3 hours. DATE: Wednesday, May…

  • Berkshire Green Drinks: “Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club”

    The Williams Inn 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United States

    Join 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…

  • Poetry in Motion

    Natural Bridge State Park McAuley Rd., North Adams, MA

    Poets and poetry enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join in an Art Week celebration of the Hoosic River Watershed with the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA)! Participants will meet at Natural Bridge State Park parking area and walk…

  • Birding in October Mountain with Hoffmann Bird Club

    Washington Town Park Washington, MA, United States

    Join Hoffmann Bird Club our annual trip to October Mountain State Forest. This trip involves driving to multiple birding spots with some walking along roadsides. A possible stop to a marsh involves walking on uneven, narrow, grassy paths that may…

  • Guided Birding Walk at Lake Mansfield

    Lake Mansfield Great Barrington

    Grab your binoculars and join Greg Ward and the Great Barrington Land Conservancy at Lake Mansfield for a morning of birding. Lake Mansfield is a birding hot spot—one hundred and fifty bird species have been recorded! Song birds, water fowl,…

  • Kids in Kayaks at the Westside Block Party

    Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MA

    Westside Legends is hosting their annual Summer Block Party at Riverway Park in Pittsfield on Saturday, May 24. There will be food, games, music, and ice cream. BEAT is also offering our Kids in Kayaks program at this event! From…

  • Collaborative Forestry in the Village: Meet a Forester Woods Walk

    Williamsburg, MA

    “Forest resilience” is a big buzzword right now, especially in the face of climate change. But what does a resilient forest – or farm or field – really look like? Join Hilltown Land Trust in this series to connect with…

  • MAPN May presentation: Native Herbivores as Control for Non-Native Plants

    Online/Zoom

    Join the Massachusetts Pollinator Network (MAPN) for their monthly presentation, this month featuring Michael LaScaleia, Putnam Postdoctoral Fellow at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Plant population sizes are generally regulated by herbivores, and much of the diversity of our native…

  • Chesterfield Gorge Ultra & 25k

    Chesterfield Gorge 94V9+8V West Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MA

    Join Hilltown Land Trust and Beast Coast Trail Running for the sixth-annual Chesterfield Gorge Ultra and 25k Race, including the only 100 mile race in Western Mass! This race raises funds for Hilltown Land Trust. Race director Amy Rusiecki has…

  • Lake Mansfield Volunteer Day: Beach Area and Lakeside Trail

    Lake Mansfield Great Barrington

    Join Great Barrington Land Conservancy for a fun work party at Lake Mansfield! Volunteers are needed to collect litter, remove invasive species, and help with the planting of trees, shrubs and perennials. Volunteers should arrive prepared with work gloves, water…

  • Native Plant Giveaway & Exchange at BEAT’s Rain Garden

    Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MA

    Like previous years, BEAT will thin out the rain garden this spring at our Environmental Leadership & Education Center, and we'd love to spread some of these native plants out to other areas in Berkshire County! DATE: Saturday, May 31…

  • RiverFest

    Beaver Mill 189 Beaver St., North Adams, MA

    RiverFest Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association, Hoosic River Revival, and Trout Unlimited Taconic Chapter on Saturday, May 31, 11am-2pm for RiverFest! This year Historic Beaver Mill, right along Route 8 in North Adams, will be hosting RiverFest. Celebrate and…