{"id":64324,"date":"2026-05-07T12:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=64324"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:05:29","slug":"forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World"},"content":{"rendered":"

The West Stockbridge Historical Society Presents: Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next up in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ryan Shea, The Nature Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butterflies are among nature\u2019s most captivating organisms, dazzling us with their colors, patterns, and the remarkable transformation from caterpillar to winged adult. But what can they teach us about the deeper rhythms of the natural world? In this talk, Ryan Shea invites us to slow down and truly observe butterflies: to notice how their shapes and colors shift and transform, and to help us discover a \u201cliving understanding of nature.\u201d He draws on an approach to nature observation developed by the German writer and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which asks us to follow what we actually see rather than jump to explanation.<\/p>\n

About the Speaker: <\/strong>Ryan Shea is a researcher and educator at The Nature Institute in Ghent, New York, where he explores how people can develop a deeper, more meaningful connection with the natural world \u2014 with a special focus on plants and insects.<\/p>\n

$10 suggested donation for nonmembers.<\/p>\n

DATE: Friday, May 15<\/strong>
\nTIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm<\/strong>
\nLOCATION: Old Town Hall, 9 Main St, West Stockbridge, MA 01266<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The West Stockbridge Historical Society Presents: Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World. Next up in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series: Ryan Shea, The Nature Institute Butterflies are among nature\u2019s most captivating organisms, dazzling us with their colors, patterns, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":64325,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[315,101,165,55,374],"tribe_events_cat":[63,43,41],"class_list":["post-64324","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-butterflies","tag-discussion","tag-education","tag-free","tag-talk","tribe_events_cat-butterflies","tribe_events_cat-community-events","tribe_events_cat-talks","cat_butterflies","cat_community-events","cat_talks","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\nForms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The West Stockbridge Historical Society Presents: Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World. Next up in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series: Ryan Shea, The Nature Institute Butterflies are among nature\u2019s most captivating organisms, dazzling us with their colors, patterns, and…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Berkshire Environmental Action Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/\",\"name\":\"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T16:05:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/\",\"name\":\"Berkshire Environmental Action Team\",\"description\":\"Protecting the environment for wildlife in support of the natural world that sustains us all.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Berkshire Environmental Action Team\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ENTIRE-BEAT-logo-high-res-transparent-copy.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ENTIRE-BEAT-logo-high-res-transparent-copy.png\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1419,\"caption\":\"Berkshire Environmental Action Team\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team","og_description":"The West Stockbridge Historical Society Presents: Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World. Next up in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series: Ryan Shea, The Nature Institute Butterflies are among nature\u2019s most captivating organisms, dazzling us with their colors, patterns, and…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/","og_site_name":"Berkshire Environmental Action Team","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/","name":"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World - Berkshire Environmental Action Team","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-05-07T16:05:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0920-scaled.jpeg","width":1920,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/event\/forms-and-transformations-in-the-butterfly-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Forms and Transformations in the Butterfly World"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/","name":"Berkshire Environmental Action Team","description":"Protecting the environment for wildlife in support of the natural world that sustains us all.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#organization","name":"Berkshire Environmental Action Team","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ENTIRE-BEAT-logo-high-res-transparent-copy.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ENTIRE-BEAT-logo-high-res-transparent-copy.png","width":2000,"height":1419,"caption":"Berkshire Environmental Action Team"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/64324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/64324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64326,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/64324\/revisions\/64326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64324"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=64324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}