BEAT Events
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Pittsfield Green Drinks — Experiencing Mass Audubon’s Wildlife Sanctuaries: From the Trail and Behind the Scenes
Online/ZoomTuesday, March 15th @ 6:00 — 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Join us for our March Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Zach Adams, full-time Teacher Naturalist for Mass Audubon in the Berkshires, speak about mindfully and respectfully experiencing nature, how to…
Winter Tree I.D. Walk at Springside Park
Springside Park Pittsfield, MASaturday, March 19 @ 10 AM — 12 PM BEAT will lead a winter tree identification walk at Springside Park in Pittsfield, MA, on Saturday, March 19th at 10 AM. It may be surprising, but winter is an excellent time…
Vernal Pool Walk at the Hoosac Range
Hoosac Range North AdamsSunday, April 10 @ 10 AM — 12 PM Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) and BEAT for a walk to learn about vernal pools and why they are valuable and in need of protection. We will mostly be walking…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – Water Quality in Berkshire County on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
Online/ZoomTuesday, April 19 @ 6:00 — 7:00 PM Join us for our monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Elena Traister speak about the Clean Water Act (CWA), a summary of the primary pollutants affecting the Housatonic and Hoosic watersheds…
Making Art & Sowing Seeds: An Earth Day Gathering
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MAFriday, April 22 from Noon to 3 PM Join us at BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center for an Earth Day celebration! We will be holding an open house with some finger foods from noon to 3 PM on April…
Pittsfield Arbor Day Celebration
Kellogg Park Pittsfield, MA, United StatesFriday, April 29 @ Noon The Pittsfield Department of Community Development Parks and Recreation Program will be hosting a community Arbor Day celebration at the new Kellogg Park on the corner of Lincoln and Wellington Streets. Join us as we…
Mountain Streams and Big Salamanders
Online/ZoomThursday, May 5 @ 6:00 — 7:00 PM via Zoom Tom Tyning will give a presentation on the amphibians and other organisms that use small mountain streams — the source of every lake, pond, stream, and brook. Rich in oxygen…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – “Conserving Flowers and Their Pollinators”
Online/ZoomTuesday, May 17 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Zoom Join us for our May Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Joan Edwards, botanist and Professor of Biology at Williams College, talk about the rapidly decreasing biodiversity that is taking…
Celebrate World Fish Migration Day at Berkshire Athanaeum
Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MASaturday, May 21 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Pittsfield Public Library Join Housatonic Valley Association, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Berkshire Environmental Action Team, and the City of Pittsfield for this free and fun-filled day that takes place…
Open House at BEAT’s Environmental Leadership & Education Center
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MASaturday, May 21 @ 1 – 3 PM Join us at BEAT’s Environmental Leadership & Education Center for our 2nd open house of the year! After our World Fish Migration Day event, you can stop by and check out BEAT’s…
Kids in Kayaks at the Westside Block Party
Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MASunday, May 29 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM at Westside Riverway Park (postponed from Saturday due to rain) Join BEAT for a fun afternoon on the Housatonic River! We'll be hosting one of our annual Kids in Kayaks events at…
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…