Week of Events
Monday, August 4, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
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August 5, 2025 -Morning Meditative Walks on the Riverfront Trail
Morning Meditative Walks on the Riverfront Trail
Join Great Barrington Land Conservancy for a silent group stroll along the Housatonic in the fresh air, before the heat of the day. In this early hour, we can hear the birdsong and the sounds of the river and, in…
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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August 6, 2025 -Birding by Canoe for Beginners
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August 6, 2025Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
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August 6, 2025 -Volunteer Opportunity: Rain Garden Work Parties
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August 6, 2025Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
Birding by Canoe for Beginners
Canoeing can offer unique views of the natural world, allowing you to join wetland birds in their natural habitat as they look for food, raise their young, and engage in other fascinating midsummer behaviors. Join Mass Audubon to paddle at…
Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
This webinar will highlight the benefits of Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA, or green Community Choice Electricity, CCE) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. GMA/CCE allows a community to negotiate a bulk purchase of electricity for residents, which saves them money on…
Volunteer Opportunity: Rain Garden Work Parties
Volunteers Needed! Help keep Pittsfield's rain gardens beautiful! Pittsfield has 10 rain gardens on North Street with a few more scattered throughout the city. These rain gardens allow the stormwater from the streets and sidewalks to infiltrate and be cleaned…
Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
This webinar will highlight the benefits of Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA, or green Community Choice Electricity, CCE) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. GMA/CCE allows a community to negotiate a bulk purchase of electricity for residents, which saves them money on…
Thursday, August 7, 2025
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August 7, 2025 -Morning Meditative Walks on the Riverfront Trail
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August 7, 2025 -Summer Evening Birding
Morning Meditative Walks on the Riverfront Trail
Join Great Barrington Land Conservancy for a silent group stroll along the Housatonic in the fresh air, before the heat of the day. In this early hour, we can hear the birdsong and the sounds of the river and, in…
Summer Evening Birding
Take a stroll through forests, fields and wetlands in search of birds as they settle down for the night. Adults and juveniles of many species including colorful wood-warblers, orioles, thrushes, and more are likely to be seen this time of…
Friday, August 8, 2025
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August 8, 2025 -Moonlight Canoe Trip
Moonlight Canoe Trip
Twilight is an amazing time to listen and look for wildlife. Beavers, owls, loons, and other wildlife are all possible to spot at Buckley Dunton Lake in October Mountain State Forest. Join Mass Audubon to quietly explore the coves and…
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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August 9, 2025 -Volunteer Opportunity: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
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August 9, 2025 -Beaver Lodge Loop Hike
Volunteer Opportunity: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Join BEAT at Pittsfield’s Burbank Park to help remove Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia arguta), a rapidly spreading invasive vine that threatens our native ecosystems. DATE: Saturday, August 9 TIME: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM LOCATION: Burbank Park, 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield,…
Beaver Lodge Loop Hike
The evening is a great time to search for wildlife at Pleasant Valley. In this naturalist-guided hike with Mass Audubon, learn about the sanctuary's resident beavers and how other animals benefit from the ponds that they create. The route will…
Sunday, August 10, 2025
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August 10, 2025 -Mount Greylock Summit Tour
Mount Greylock Summit Tour
Park at the summit and join Ted Elliman and Berkshire Botanical Garden for a walk along the high-elevation trails of Mount Greylock on Sunday, Aug. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., to explore the red spruce–balsam fir zone — an…