BEAT Events
Berkshire Biodiversity Day (aka BioBlitz)
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, September 18 Location: Brattlebrook Park, Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW - The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity…
Berkshire Biodiversity Day: Early Morning Bird Walk with Hoffmann Bird Club
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Sunday, September 18 Time: 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Location: Brattlebrook Park in Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW – The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Greg Ward and Chip Blake of Hoffmann…
Pittsfield Green Drinks: “Berkshire Bird Observatory: tales from the field during BBO’s pilot season” with Ben Nickley
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MADate: Tuesday, September 20 Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM » virtual will begin at 6 PM Location: BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center, 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield MA // or online by Zoom Join us for our first HYBRID…
Tree Identification Walk in Lower Bowker’s Woods, Stockbridge
Lower Bowker's Woods 16 Glendale Middle Rd, Glendale, MA, United StatesJoin us for an autumn tree walk before the leaves fall! BEAT will lead a tree identification walk in Lower Bowker’s Woods at 9:30 AM on Saturday, October 8th. It’s FREE and open to the public. Anybody is welcome to…
NAACC Terrestrial Connectivity Training Webinar
Online/ZoomThe Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) and BEAT are co-sponsoring an upcoming webinar on the NAACC terrestrial protocol led by Scott Jackson, a professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMass Amherst. The NAACC (North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative) tool is a protocol…
Pittsfield Green Drinks: “Reduce, Reuse, and Rethink Your Trash” with Mary Stucklen
Online/ZoomAre you tired of huge, stinky bags of trash? Are the critters that you love to watch also wreaking havoc on your garbage cans? If you feel exhausted about the confusing world of recycling or about the plastic crisis, there…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – “The Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands Linkage: From wildlife tracking to transportation planning, an update on a partnership working to connect habitat” with Laura Marx
Online/ZoomJoin us for our November Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Laura Marx, a Climate Solutions Scientist from The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, talk about The Staying Connected Initiative and the cross-border effort to protect and connect wildlife habitat across the…
Geology Hike with Expert Mark Brandriss at Hoosac Range, North Adams
Hoosac Range North AdamsJoin Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) and BEAT for a hike that will take us through the geologic remnants of a Himalayan-scale mountain range formed in western New England during a massive tectonic collision nearly 500 million years ago. Mark…
Winter Tree I.D. Walk in Springside Park
Springside Park Pittsfield, MAWanna get to know your trees a little better with winter tree ID? It may be surprising, but winter is an excellent time for learning tree and shrub identification. Join us for a free tree identification walk in Springside Park on Saturday, December…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – “Protecting What Sustains Us All: a conversation with Berkshire Environmental Action Team”
Online/ZoomJoin us for our December Pittsfield Green Drinks event to talk with Berkshire Environmental Action Team staff about BEAT's important work of this past year and explore what comes next as the new year approaches! This event will take place…
Berkshire Green Drinks – “Land Stewardship in a Changing Environment” with Robin Sears of Williamstown Rural Lands
Online/ZoomAfter nearly 15 years of hosting our monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks gathering, we are expanding our Green Drinks from Pittsfield to county-wide, making it ‘Berkshire Green Drinks’. Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsfield Green Drinks took place exclusively…
“Tracking Wildlife: Stories from the More-Than-Human World” with Dan Gardoqui
Boland Theater at Berkshire Community College 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MAJoin us for this exciting wildlife event with Dan Gardoqui – a certified wildlife tracker, bird language expert, and educator who has trained hundreds in the science and art of tracking. In his 60-minute presentation, Dan will share stories and…
Wildlife Tracking Workshop(s) with Dan Gardoqui
Moran Wildlife Management AreaJoin certified wildlife tracker, bird language expert, and educator Dan Gardoqui in the field for a winter wildlife tracking workshop! Dan has trained hundreds in the science and art of tracking and will lead two back-to-back workshops on Saturday, January…
Wildlife Tracking Workshop(s) with Dan Gardoqui
Moran Wildlife Management AreaJoin certified wildlife tracker, bird language expert, and educator Dan Gardoqui in the field for a winter wildlife tracking workshop! Dan has trained hundreds in the science and art of tracking and will lead two back-to-back workshops on Saturday, January…
Carla Rhodes: From Comedy to Conservation – Berkshire Green Drinks
Barrington Brewery 420 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, MAWildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes will present at the February Berkshire Green Drinks gathering on Wednesday, February 8, at 6:00 PM in person at Barrington Brewery, 420 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, and online via Zoom. After a life-changing encounter with…
BEAT Tracking Club: Wildlife Tracking at April Hill
April Hill 62 Undermountain Rd., South EgremontElia Del Molino will lead a wildlife tracking walk at April Hill, the Greenager's property in South Egremont, on Thursday, February 16, from 3 PM – 5 PM. The walk will happen with or without snow. This walk will be…
10×10 Festival: Cutting Invasive Hardy Kiwi @ Burbank Park with BEAT
Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United StatesStart your weekend off right and help eradicate destructive invasive hardy kiwi at the same time! Gloves and tools will be provided, but we encourage you to bring extra tools if you have them (loppers, pruning sheers, and pruning saws).…
10×10 Festival: Winter Tree I.D. with BEAT in Springside Park
Springside Park Pittsfield, MALearn how to identify your trees throughout all seasons. It may be surprising, but winter is an excellent time for learning tree and shrub identification. The absence of leaves allows us to take a closer look at features that often…
10×10 Festival: “What’s Wild in Burbank Park?” with BEAT
Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United StatesCome take a walk in Burbank Park with Jane Winn, Executive Director of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT). Assuming there is snow on the ground, we will look for wildlife tracks and see if we can determine what each…
BEAT Tracking Club: Wildlife Tracking Walk at The Bidwell House Museum
The Bidwell House Museum 100 Art School Road, Monterey, MAThe very wonderful Kathy Kessler & Richard Greene will lead a wildlife tracking walk at The Bidwell House Museum in Monterey on Sunday, February 26, from 10 AM – 1 PM. The walk will happen with or without snow. This…