Week of Events
“Night Owl Night” Self-Guided StoryWalk
The StoryWalk® book Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond will be on display at Housatonic Flats in Great Barrington. Join this self-guided adventure! Learn about capture-and-release research through this mother-daughter story about owl conservation. This book is offered in…
Monday, November 11, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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November 12, 2024 -Birding at the Mount
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November 12, 2024 -Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Birding at the Mount
Explore Edith Wharton's original estate, including its woods, wetlands, and meadows. Learn skills to bird by sight and sound as we look for numerous bird species, including bobolinks, woodpeckers, vireos, and warblers. Walks depart from the main parking lot. For…
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in November to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Each week discover new ground and nature. Hikes will be canceled in bad weather. Preregistration is required…
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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November 13, 2024 -LEARN! Loon Reintroduction in Western Mass
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November 13, 2024 -Online Culvert Conditions Assessment Training
LEARN! Loon Reintroduction in Western Mass
Join this BNRC-hosted online event with Lucas Savoy and Thomas Gregg to learn about Common Loon reintroduction efforts in Western Mass. Lucas Savoy is a Wildlife Research Biologist and Deputy Director with the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), a Maine-based non-profit…
Online Culvert Conditions Assessment Training
Many of our road-stream crossings are either “undersized,” resulting in erosion, flooding, or washouts, or are “perched” and prevent fish passage. The Culvert Conditions Assessment protocol provides a non-technical rapid assessment to help identify which road-stream crossings need repair and…
Thursday, November 14, 2024
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November 14, 2024 -The Implications of Contaminants for Aquatic and Human Communities, MCLA Vadnais Lecture
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November 14, 2024Rescue Raptors Orientation for New Volunteers
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November 14, 2024 -Climate Stories Music Program
The Implications of Contaminants for Aquatic and Human Communities, MCLA Vadnais Lecture
Ari conducts research at the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory. She explores basic to applied questions about the impacts of stressors on aquatic ecosystems and implications for people and management. Specific interests include alpine ecology, using stable isotopes to understand food…
Rescue Raptors Orientation for New Volunteers
Interested in helping your town or city rescue raptors and other wildlife by reducing the use of rat poison? Join Mass Audubon to learn more about the risks of these poisons, the alternative rodent control options, and how Mass Audubon…
Climate Stories Music Program
https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GFDC_Program-Flyer_ClimateStoriesMusic_Nov-14-2024.pdf Find inspiration to address the climate crisis through the power of creativity and storytelling. Musician and director of Climate Stories Project, Jason Davis, discusses his work with climate narrative music, featuring recorded voices of people around the world speaking…
Friday, November 15, 2024
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November 15, 2024 -Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
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November 15, 2024 -LOG LUNCH: The local food system: policy, practice, and plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture
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November 15, 2024“Farming While Black” Film Screening
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
LOG LUNCH: The local food system: policy, practice, and plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture
LOG LUNCH: The Local Food System: Policy, Practice, Plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture. Locally grown wholesome lunch is $4; EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Reservations required due to capacity limit: https://forms.gle/TrDbDBW32SLv9zoQ6 Winton will lead an informal Career Conversation following his lunch talk:…
“Farming While Black” Film Screening
The Berkshire International Film Festival will screen “Farming While Black” at 7 p.m. Friday at the Triplex Cinema as part of BIFF’s seventh annual Environmental Film Focus Series. Directed by Mark Decena, the film examines the historical plight of Black…
Saturday, November 16, 2024
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November 16, 2024 -How Animals Prepare for Winter
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November 16, 2024 -Hike with the Library and BNRC
How Animals Prepare for Winter
Take a short hike exploring the forest for signs of animals preparing for winter. Learn what animals call our forest home and how they prepare to survive the colder months. Preregistration required at 518-658-2055 or dykenpond@gmail.com. All ages. Free. DATE:…
Hike with the Library and BNRC
Join the Berkshire Athenaeum and BNRC for a nature hike at The Boulders and check out the Athenaeum’s new additions to their hiking backpacks from their Library of Things! Meet at The Boulders Trailhead on Dalton Avenue across from Berkshire Crossing.…
Sunday, November 17, 2024
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November 17, 2024 -Family Gratitude Hike
Family Gratitude Hike
Join Taylor of BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes for a morning of exploration and gratitude along the Meadow Trail at Thomas & Palmer Brook. This event will include an interactive gratitude walk as we share our thankfulness for these lands in…