BEAT Events
Housatonic River Cleanups with HVA & BEAT
Housatonic RiverBEAT and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are collaborating once again to continue our efforts of cleaning up the Housatonic River. Last time we pulled out 4 shopping carts, 2 huge inflatable pools, and lots of other interesting stuff. What will…
BEAT Tag Sale
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MASaturday, June 18, from 9 AM to 1 PM We are hosting a tag sale at our Environmental Leadership & Education Center located at 20 Chapel Street in Pittsfield on Saturday, June 18th, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Rain…
Housatonic River Cleanups with HVA & BEAT
Housatonic RiverBEAT and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are collaborating once again to continue our efforts of cleaning up the Housatonic River. Last time we pulled out 4 shopping carts, 2 huge inflatable pools, and lots of other interesting stuff. What will…
Rally for Climate & Environmental Justice in Pittsfield
Park Square Pittsfield, MAMonday, July 11 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Park Square, Pittsfield Join BEAT, 350MA Berkshires, NAACP-Berkshire Branch, and Mass Power Forward, in calling on our legislators to wake up and do more for environmental and climate justice! This…
Tree I.D. Walk
Springside Park Pittsfield, MASaturday, July 16 | 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Learn how to identify the wonderful trees that grow around us in this leisurely 2-mile walk in one of Pittsfield's urban forests — Springside Park! You'll learn key characteristics for some of…
Pittsfield Green Drinks: “North Adams’ Hoosic River: Past, Present, and Future” with Judy Grinnell and Cary Kandel
Online/ZoomTuesday, July 19 6:00 – 7:00 PM Join us for our July Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Judy Grinnell and Cary Kandel of Hoosic River Revival talk about the 70-mile Hoosic River that flows through Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York. Considered by…
Housatonic River Cleanups with HVA & BEAT
Housatonic RiverSaturday, July 23 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM BEAT and Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) are heading back into the west branch of the Housatonic River, with our waders on and our canoes in tow, for another river cleanup! Since beginning annual…
Programs in West Side Parks: Connecting Kids with Nature
Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MASaturday, July 30, from 2 PM – 3 PM Thursday, August 18, from 4 PM – 5 PM BEAT is offering an environmental and outdoor education youth program at Westside Riverway Park, 181 Dewey Ave in Pittsfield, on Saturday, July 30th,…
Tree ID Walk at Bowker’s Woods, Stockbridge
Bowkers Woods 16-18 Glendale Middle Rd, Glendale, MA, United StatesSaturday, August 13 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM BEAT will lead a tree identification walk in Lower Bowker’s Woods at 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 13. This 1-mile trail meanders along the Housatonic River and through a charming upland forest.…
Pittsfield Green Drinks: “Cliff Swallows in Northeastern North America: A Conservation Adventure” with Linda Merry and Mara Silver
Thistle & Mirth 44 West Street, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Tuesday, August 16 Time: 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM » Presentation begins at 6:00 PM Location: Thistle & Mirth, Pittsfield Join us for our August Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear conservation biologists Linda Merry and Mara Silver speak…
Programs in West Side Parks: Connecting Kids with Nature
Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MASaturday, July 30, from 2 PM – 3 PM Thursday, August 18, from 4 PM – 5 PM BEAT is offering an environmental and outdoor education youth program at Westside Riverway Park, 181 Dewey Ave in Pittsfield, on Saturday, July 30th,…
Housatonic Heritage Walks with BEAT – Tree Identification Walk At Mass Audubon’s Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary 309 Holmes Rd., Pittsfield, MASaturday, September 3 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Mass Audubon's Canoe Meadows Sanctuary Join BEAT for a tree identification walk where we will focus on individual tree species and go over some of the attributes that help to identify…
Housatonic Heritage Walks with BEAT – A Walk Through An Old Growth Forest At Ice Glen Ravine
Stockbridge, MADate: Saturday, September 10 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Location: Ice Glen Trail, Stockbridge MA Join BEAT for a walk through one of the oldest forests in Massachusetts, where we will walk through a lush landscape of boulders, thick…
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: Bird Banding Demonstration with Berkshire Bird Observatory
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Saturday, September 17 Time: 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: Brattlebrook Park, Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW – The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Ben Nickley of Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO) will…
Berkshire Biodiversity Day: Owl Prowl with Zach Adams
Brattlebrook Park Longview Terrace, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDate: Saturday, September 17 Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Location: Brattlebrook Park, Pittsfield, MA (SEE DIRECTIONS BELOW – The Google location of Brattlebrook Park will lead you to a random dead end.) Zach Adams, teacher-naturalist to Mass Audubon's Berkshire…
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…