Week of Events
Monday, January 27, 2025
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January 27, 2025 -Deep Dialogue: What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates?
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January 27, 2025 -Loving Our Earth: Climate Crisis Support Group
Deep Dialogue: What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates?
What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates? with Austin Dawson, Deputy Director of Energy Supply and Rates, Policy Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Energy affordability, and in particular the cost of electricity, is essential to incentivize electrification and…
Loving Our Earth: Climate Crisis Support Group
https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Wos-Climate-crisis-support-group-3-1.pdf Loving our Earth: Climate Crisis Support Group This free five-session online (zoom) group is sponsored by Women of Spirit in the Berkshires. The group is intended as a safe place to talk about the difficult feelings that arise when…
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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January 28, 2025 -Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
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January 28, 2025 -Floodlights and Fireflies: Environmental Sustainability Starts in your Front Yard
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January 28, 2025 -Methane Pipelines, Climate Change, & What Comes Next with Bill McKibben and Dr. Sandra Steingraber
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Join Len Tremblay and get that blood flowing with a good trek. Hikes will start at the Center and cover a different area of the park every week. If there is enough snow, use snowshoes (available to rent for $5).…
Floodlights and Fireflies: Environmental Sustainability Starts in your Front Yard
MAPN PRESENTATION: Impacts of Artificial Light on Insects Presenter: Dr. Avalon Owens, Rowland Institute at Harvard Fee: Sign-Up is Free & Open to All Insect populations around the world are declining rapidly. But why? While habitat loss, pesticide use, and…
Methane Pipelines, Climate Change, & What Comes Next with Bill McKibben and Dr. Sandra Steingraber
Join the Stop Project Maple Coalition for a special webinar with Bill McKibben, titled Methane Pipelines, Climate Change, & What Comes Next. Across New England and the United States, the extraction, transportation, and burning of fossil fuels continues to increase even as it…
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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January 29, 2025 -Qi Gong/Tai Chi for Winter Wellness
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January 29, 2025 -Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet
Qi Gong/Tai Chi for Winter Wellness
Mountain Mindfulness Program Series: Qi Gong/Tai Chi for Winter Wellness For ages 12 and older. Experience the ancient Chinese meditative martial arts of Qi Gong/Tai Chi with guest guide Jala. This series of movements helps keep the body in balance…
Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet
Join Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust for an on-line program with Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet. Crossings was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New York Times…
Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Friday, January 31, 2025
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January 31, 2025 -Discover Greylock Hike
Discover Greylock Hike
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. DATE: Fridays…
Saturday, February 1, 2025
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February 1, 2025 -Animal Tracking at the Bioreserve
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February 1, 2025 -Winter Bird Walks with Ben Nickley
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February 1, 2025 -Family Friendly Winter Walk
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February 1, 2025 -Starlight Owl and Wildlife Prowl at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Animal Tracking at the Bioreserve
Come explore this beautiful and unique landscape just ourside of dowtown Albany. Learn how to read the signs that wildlife leave behind and interpret the stories they lie within them. You might be surprised who lives so close to the…
Winter Bird Walks with Ben Nickley
Ben leads a weekly bird walk right in the town of Great Barrington, in collaboration with The Great Barrington Land Conservancy. Learn to find, identify and more fully appreciate our winter resident birds on these community birds walks. Bring binoculars if…
Family Friendly Winter Walk
Mountain Mindfulness Program Series: Family Friendly Winter Walk For all ages. A gentle guided forest walk to invite present moment awareness, reduce stress, and gain inspiration by incorporating elements of meditation and mindful breathing. Suitable for all skill levels. Dress…
Starlight Owl and Wildlife Prowl at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Enjoy a starlit evening listening for owls and other nocturnal wildlife. Explore fields, forests, and wetlands, learning about the adaptations of animals that are active at night. Dress for the weather and enjoy a winter evening outside. This program covers…
Sunday, February 2, 2025
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February 2, 2025 -Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
For children and families. Adventurous self-guided quests invite you to search for natural treasures along park trails and inside the Visitor Center. There are several “seek and find” scavenger hunts for different ages and skill levels. DATES: Sundays TIME: 10:00…