{"id":11080,"date":"2014-04-13T13:09:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T17:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?page_id=11080"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:08:07","slug":"home-alone-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Environmental Action Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px;letter-spacing:1px\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"fish-page\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fish-page\">\n<div class=\"fish-two-col\">\n<!-- LEFT COLUMN -->\n<div class=\"fish-col\">\n<div class=\"fish-contact-block\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_5847.jpg\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/.fish-col (LEFT COLUMN) --><!-- RIGHT COLUMN -->\n<div class=\"fish-col\">\n<p><strong><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/stewards-of-our-environment\/old-maids\/\">Old Maid\u2019s Park: Community-Centered Climate Planning<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n<p>BEAT is partnering with the Town of Great Barrington to reimagine Old Maid\u2019s Park in Housatonic as a more accessible, climate-resilient riverside space. The project brings residents together to shape improvements related to stewardship, water access, and ecological health, while addressing ongoing challenges like erosion and stormwater impacts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/stewards-of-our-environment\/old-maids\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/.fish-col (RIGHT COLUMN) --><\/div>\n<!-- \/.fish-two-col --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><h2>Read BEAT&#8217;s Latest Newsletter \u2192 <\/h2><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/The-BEAT-News.html?soid=1138323332827&#038;aid=hyZjPDYyqeM\"\n  width=\"100%\"\n  height=\"900\"\n  style=\"border:none;\">\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-fill wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/news\/\">Newsletter Archive<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/v2HSxFN\/SubscribeBEATnews\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-my-0 nfd-p-lg nfd-container nfd-bg-gray-100 wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chels-n-Serg-GBH-shirt-copy.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BEAT-salamander-shirt-photo-for-promoting-2.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5822896281800392\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Serg-and-Chel-modeling-BEAT-moth-shirt-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52590\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4678649237472767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Serg-and-Chel-modeling-BEAT-moth-shirt-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Serg-and-Chel-modeling-BEAT-moth-shirt-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Serg-and-Chel-modeling-BEAT-moth-shirt-1-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<H3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/store\/thebeatnews\/\">Support BEAT&#8217;s Work with a Wildlife T-Shirt <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yellow-Spotted Salamander has been BEAT&#8217;s mascot for many years and is a critical species for both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. 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