Indoor Storywalk: One Earth by Eileen Spinelli
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls
Outdoor StoryWalk: Spring is Here by Heidi Pross Gay
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners FallsProtect Our Predators: Help Stop Wildlife Poisoning in the Berkshires
Mount Everett Regional High School 491 Berkshire School Rd., Sheffield +1 moreWeek of Events
Indoor Storywalk: One Earth by Eileen Spinelli
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
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…
Monday, April 28, 2025
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April 28, 2025 -Protect Our Predators: Help Stop Wildlife Poisoning in the Berkshires
Protect Our Predators: Help Stop Wildlife Poisoning in the Berkshires
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, April 29, 2025
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April 29, 2025 -Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
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April 29, 2025 -Land Protection & Estate Planning Workshop
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April 29, 2025 -Turning Stones: A Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates
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April 29, 2025 -Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
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
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
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
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…
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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April 30, 2025 -Forest Walk & Yoga
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April 30, 2025 -The Small Sit | Backyard Birds: Trends, Changes, and What You Can Do
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April 30, 2025Dirty Secrets, Clean Soil: A Movement to Ban Toxic Sludge
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April 30, 2025 -Spring Wildflowers
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April 30, 2025Spring Bird Walks With Berkshire Bird Observatory
Forest Walk & Yoga
FOREST WALK & YOGA For all ages. Enjoy a mindful forest walk at 11:00 a.m., followed by a yoga and meditation class starting at 12:00 p.m. Join one, or both sessions! Co-sponsored by Jala Pritchard. Part of the Mountain Mindfulness…
The Small Sit | Backyard Birds: Trends, Changes, and What You Can Do
Join The Small Sit, Manomet’s bite-sized virtual science series, each month as we learn about the wonders of why birds migrate, the importance of river herring in coastal food webs, and so much more! Bird populations are shifting, and some are…
Dirty Secrets, Clean Soil: A Movement to Ban Toxic Sludge
For decades, sewage sludge — a byproduct of wastewater treatment — has been marketed as a sustainable fertilizer. But the reality is far more dangerous. Loaded with PFAS (‘forever chemicals’), microplastics, and other toxic contaminants, sludge is poisoning our farmland,…
Spring Wildflowers
Early spring wildflowers (also known as spring ephemerals) race to bloom before the nearby trees leaf out. Their brief lifespan is part of what makes them so special, and easy to miss! Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a walk…
Spring Bird Walks With Berkshire Bird Observatory
Learn to find, identify and more fully appreciate our migratory and resident birds on these community bird walks. Meet other wonderful people while exploring outside together! Bring binoculars if you have them--if not, we can share. Everyone is welcome! Beginners…
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Friday, May 2, 2025
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May 2, 2025 -Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
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May 2, 2025 -Where Have All The Wildflowers Gone? Restoring Healthy Woodlands
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…
Where Have All The Wildflowers Gone? Restoring Healthy Woodlands
Join the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Services for a talk by Bernd Blossey, Director of the Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program at Cornell University. He will explore the complex relationships between native and non-native species and how we…
Saturday, May 3, 2025
No events on this day.
Sunday, May 4, 2025
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May 4, 2025 -Tree Giveaway – Earth Day Celebration
Tree Giveaway – Earth Day Celebration
Berkshire Botanical Garden is celebrating Earth Day! Join BBG's Horticulture Team on Sunday, May 4 from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. for Spring Fest, as well as Ron Kujawski on Friday, May 9 from noon to 6 p.m. for Plant Sale and receive a…