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Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
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Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
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Beginner Naturalist Walk at Wild Acres (Housatonic Heritage Walk)
Beginner Naturalist Walk at Wild Acres (Housatonic Heritage Walk)
Join Chelsey Simmons of Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) for a leisurely guided naturalist walk in Wild Acres Park, a Pittsfield Conservation Area that contains an expansive wetland and forested walking trails. Chelsey will lead participants to observe some of…
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2024 Berkshire Biodiversity Day (BioBlitz)
Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity loss, the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka Berkshire BioBlitz) welcomes community members of all ages to join biologists, naturalists, and environmentalists to identify as many plants, animals, fungi, and other…
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
“Lichens: Their Roles in Nature and Their Secrets” with Kay Hurley at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
“Lichens: Their Roles in Nature and Their Secrets” with Kay Hurley at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Discover the fascinating world of lichens with Kay Hurley at the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day. Join us for an engaging exploration of these remarkable underdogs of the fungal world. Kay will reveal the surprising roles lichens play in the lives…
“From Stigma to Significance: Arthropods and Us” with Professor Bugman at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
“From Stigma to Significance: Arthropods and Us” with Professor Bugman at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
At the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day, Bryan "Professor Bugman" Man will talk about why it’s more important than ever to learn about, understand, and embrace the largest and most diverse group of animals our world has ever seen. Arthropods often…
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Mist Netting + Bird Banding Demo with Berkshire Bird Observatory at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Mist Netting + Bird Banding Demo with Berkshire Bird Observatory at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Join Ben Nickley of Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO) for an early morning mist-netting demonstration during the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka Berkshire BioBlitz). This demonstration is an excellent opportunity for people to experience some of the biodiversity surveying methods used…
Early Morning Bird Walk with Hoffmann Bird Club at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Early Morning Bird Walk with Hoffmann Bird Club at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Join two former presidents of the Hoffmann Bird Club, Rene Wendell and Jonathan Pierce, for an early morning bird walk during the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka Berkshire Bioblitz). BCC’s campus spans 180+ acres and boasts a diverse range of…
Snakes, Salamanders, and Small Mammals Walk with Tom Tyning at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Snakes, Salamanders, and Small Mammals Walk with Tom Tyning at Berkshire Biodiversity Day
Join Professor Tom Tyning, an expert on amphibians and reptiles and an authority on New England’s natural history, for a guided walk at the 15th Berkshire Biodiversity Day, and look at the value of cover boards for finding and counting…
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Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
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Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
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Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
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Tree Identification Walk at Lower Bowker’s Woods (Housatonic Heritage Walk)
Tree Identification Walk at Lower Bowker’s Woods (Housatonic Heritage Walk)
Join Chelsey Simmons, BEAT's programs director, for a tree identification walk in Lower Bowker’s Woods to learn key characteristics of common trees in western Massachusetts and get tips to help identify them. The 1-mile trail meanders along the Housatonic River…