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SUMMARY:Improving Habitat Through Invasives Management
DESCRIPTION:Learn about our most common invasive plants and how to manage them by prioritizing your goals. Discuss the need to pick your battles and focus on what is achievable. \nThis event is open to the public but is specifically designed for professionals who manage invasives on large properties\, public areas\, conservation lands\, etc. There will be a home gardener version of this presentation on Feb. 24th at 7pm. See here for details. \nKristin O’Brien\, Conservation Restriction Manager\, joined Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) in 2017. She manages ~3\,650 acres of protected lands across 106 conservation restrictions\, creates invasive plant management plans\, and oversees SuAsCo CISMA’s Weed Warrior program. Kristin is also the coordinator for the CISMA\, which works with local partners to increase invasive plant management efforts in the MetroWest area. Kristin has a BS in Biology: Ecology and Evolution from Hofstra University and an MS in Biology: Habitat Management from Eastern Washington University. \nThis will be recorded and available after the event. \n\n\nRegister for this presentation\n\nDATE: Wednesday\, January 21 \nTIME: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM \nLOCATION: Online via Zoom
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CATEGORIES:Invasive Species,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Act on Climate with 350Mass Berkshires
DESCRIPTION:Join members of 350Mass\, the local climate group\, at their monthly zoom meetings (and sometimes in-person) for good conversation and effective action. Learn about their efforts to promote affordable renewable energy and sustainable building practices in our schools\, homes\, and municipalities. \nThe group meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday at 6:00 pm and is always looking for new people to bring ideas\, brainstorm clever actions\, and help implement current initiatives. \nPlease join and you will be made welcome! To contact us and get the Zoom link\, email at: berkshires@350mass.org \nDATES: 3rd Wednesdays \nTIME: 6:00 PM \nLOCATION: Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/event/act-on-climate-with-350mass-berkshires/2026-01-21/
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CATEGORIES:Action,Clean Energy,Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Project Drawdown Video and Group Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Drawdown Roadmap: Using Science to Guide Climate Action \nIn this follow-up to Climate Solutions 101\, Jonathan Foley\, Ph.D.\, presents a science-based guide for strategically organizing currently available technologies and practices to halt climate change. \nBefore joining Project Drawdown\, Dr. Foley led a number of world-leading environmental science and sustainability organizations. From 1993-2008\, Dr. Foley was Founder of the University of Wisconsin Center For Sustainability and The Global Environment. He was also the founding director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of Minnesota\, where he was also McKnight Presidential Chair of Global Environment and Sustainability. And also served as the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences\, the greenest and more forward-thinking science museum. \nDATE: Saturday\, January 24 \nTIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM \nLOCATION: J. Peter Scolforo Gallery/Meeting Room\, Lee Library\, 100 Main Steet\, Lee
URL:https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/event/project-drawdown-video-and-group-discussion/
LOCATION:Lee Library\, 100 Main St\, Lee\, MA\, 01238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Change,Film,Film Screening
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