Join us online or in person at our November Berkshire Green Drinks event with Tom Ryan, a forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Tom will touch on several areas within forestry, including an overview of the current state of our forested landscape, a summary of state forestry programs and the existing land use designations for DCR state properties, conservation options for private landowners, forest-climate adaptation and carbon management concepts, landscape-scale habitat restoration efforts, MA forest product consumption trends, biochar, and supporting local forest products and how this can help mitigate climate change.

DATE: Thursday, November 9

TIME: in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM; presentation and Zoom start at 6:00 PM.

LOCATION: Big Elm Brewery – Sheffield Taproom*, 65 Silver St, Sheffield, MA 01257

Registration is required to attend virtually and receive the Zoom meeting info. Click here to register for online participation.

Please RSVP if you plan to join us for the in-person gathering.

*Please note: Only chips and salsa are available at this location. However, Roma Pizzeria in Canaan, CT, will deliver to the brewery. You’re also welcome to bring your own food.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tom Ryan has been a forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) since 2003. In 2022, he shifted from the service forestry program – working with private landowners and municipalities – to the management forestry program, helping to manage and steward some 314,000 acres of state forest, park, and reservation lands. Tom and his family live on a small working farm in southern Berkshire County. Tom serves on the Tyringham volunteer fire department, as well as on the board of directors for the Bidwell House Museum located in Monterey, where he focuses on forest stewardship. Tom is also a member of the Berkshire Woodworkers Guild.

What is Berkshire Green Drinks? Berkshire Green Drinks is an informal gathering on the second Wednesday* of the month. A guest speaker talks for about 30 minutes beginning at 6 PM, and the presentation is followed by a discussion and Q&A. These nights are free and open to everyone with any environmental interest. The drinks aren’t green but the conversations are. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join and bring along questions!

What is Green Drinks? Green Drinks is an international forum where people who work in the environmental field and environmental enthusiasts meet for a drink and snacks at informal sessions. There will be a lively mix of people from non-profit organizations, academia, government, business, and the general public. Green Drinks is a great way of catching up with people you know and for making new contacts. These networking events are very simple and unstructured. Come along, and you’ll be made welcome.

*During September, October, and November 2023, our monthly Berkshire Green Drinks gatherings will not take place on Wednesdays as they typically do. We should be back to our normal schedule in December.