Community Events
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Sky Dance of the American Woodcock
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Visit Mass Audubon's meadows to listen and watch for the woodcock's performance…
Sky Dance of the American Woodcock
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Visit Mass Audubon's meadows to listen and watch for the woodcock's performance…
Full Moon/Night Hike at Housatonic Flats
Housatonic Flats Great Barrington, MAFriday, March 18 @ 8:00 — 9:30 PM Join Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) for a 1-mile beginner-level full moon hike. If weather permits, we’ll snowshoe! We will have some pairs to loan if you don’t have your own. If…
Berkshire Grown Great Barrington Winter Farmers Market
Housy Dome 1064 Main Street, Housatonic, MassachusettsSaturdays, March 19 & April 16 @ 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM Location: Housy Dome (aka Housatonic Community Center), 1064 Main Street, Housatonic Berkshire Grown’s Winter Famers Markets will feature the abundance of locally grown and produced foods found in the…
Frogs, Salamanders, and Vernal Pools
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesFriday, April 8 @ 6:30 — 8:30 PM Discover the delicate world of vernal pools and the incredible creatures that visit them in the spring. You will take a deep dive into amphibian and invertebrate life that inhabit the vernal…
Sky Dance of the American Woodcock
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Visit Mass Audubon's meadows to listen and watch for the woodcock's performance…
Sky Dance of the American Woodcock
Multiple Locations OutdoorsWhen the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Visit Mass Audubon's meadows to listen and watch for the woodcock's performance…
Working Lands Series: “Get to know your Forester!”
Wendling Farm 753 Oblong Road, Williamstown, MassachusettsSaturday, April 2 @ 12:00 — 1:30 PM A new Williamstown Rural Lands program focuses on Working Lands, hosting site visits to Berkshire area farms and forests to meet the people who work them! Next up in the series is "Get…
Film Screening — “Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek”
Images Cinema 50 Spring St., Williamstown, MATuesday, April 5 @ 7:30 PM From the filmmaker: "Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves…
Talk on the Hill: “Managing the Appalachian Trail: 101 Years in 20 minutes!”
Online/ZoomThursday, April 7 @ 7:00 — 8:30 PM Just what does it take to manage over a 2000-mile trail, and what are lessons learned? Join the Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL) Community Talk on the Hill by WRL Trail Committee Chair…
Earthwork Programs Homeschool Open House
Earthwork Programs Homeschool 1356 Ashfield Road, Conway, MassachusettsFriday, April 15 @ 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM Location: Conway, MA Free and open to everyone! Have you heard the buzz about Earthwork Programs’ Homeschool Programs? Have you ever been to an Open House outdoors? Firemaking, animal tracking, foraging…
Log Lunch – Climate Change & Greenland: Environmental Impacts of the Cold War
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesFriday, April 15 @ 12:00 — 1:00 PM Climate Change & Greenland: The Environmental Impacts of the Cold War, Paul Bierman, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Vermont All are invited to Log Lunch for a locally grown homemade veggie…
Experience Forest Bathing
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYSaturday, April 16 @ 10 AM — 12 PM This outdoor program is a sensory experience that incorporates elements of mindful breathing, centering, connecting with nature and our inner nature, and sit spot meditation culminating with a time for sharing…
Vernal Pool Plunge — Training
Multiple Locations OutdoorsSaturdays, April 16 & 23 @ 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM Hilltown Land Trust is partnering with the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee to offer their annual Vernal Pool Plunge! This two-day, in-person training event is open to anyone…
Berkshire Grown Great Barrington Winter Farmers Market
Housy Dome 1064 Main Street, Housatonic, MassachusettsSaturdays, March 19 & April 16 @ 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM Location: Housy Dome (aka Housatonic Community Center), 1064 Main Street, Housatonic Berkshire Grown’s Winter Famers Markets will feature the abundance of locally grown and produced foods found in the…
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Mount Greylock State ReservationSundays, 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM (Ongoing through April) Adventurous quests invite you to search for natural treasures along park trails at Mount Greylock State Reservation. Several “seek and find” scavenger hunts for different ages and skill levels. The program…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Tour of Old Stone Mill Center for Arts & Creative Engineering
Old Stone Mill Center 2A Grove Street, Adams, MA, United StatesThursday, April 21 @ 1:00 — 2:00 PM Join MassRecycle for a tour of Old Stone Mill Center (OSMC) with co-founder Leni Fried. See how volunteer co-founders Leni Fried and Mike Augsperger and their crew work with OSMC artists and…
EARTHWEEK Keynote: IS IT TOO LATE? Moving into a decisive decade for addressing climate crisis…
Williams College - Paresky Center 39 Chapin Hall Dr., Williamstown, MAThursday, April 21 @ 7:30 — 8:30 PM | Paresky Auditorium at Williams College “IS IT TOO LATE? As we move into this decisive decade for addressing the climate crisis, our ability to ensure a just transition will determine whether…