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Creating Landscapes for Bird Diversity

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Our landscapes have a tremendous impact on bird diversity, and with so many native bird populations in steep decline, understanding their needs is more important than ever. With her urban garden as a case study, Claudia will explore the essential…

Event Series Winter Tree Identification Hike

Winter Tree Identification Hike

Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA

For ages 8 and up. Calling all nature detectives! Learn to identify trees in their winter slumber. DCR Forester, Kevin Podkowka, leads a short, easy walk for families. Dress for winter weather, warm boots. Hiking poles and traction devices (or…

Planting for Climate Resilience Q&A with Wild Seed Project

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Wild Seed Project's 2024 Guide is all about Planting for Climate Resilience, and they want to hear from you, their community, about the questions you have regarding caring for plants and other life in a changing world. Wild Seed Project…

City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals

The Boulders Dalton, MA

Learn how to use the iNaturalist app on your phone and practice on the variety of spring ephemerals found at The Boulders reserve, all while participating in a global bioblitz! Come away from this program as a community scientist ready…

Tree and Shrub Giveaway

Bushnell-Sage Library 48 Main St., Sheffield, MA

The Sheffield Tree Project & the Sheffield Land Trust celebrate Arbor Day & Earth Day with a Tree & Shrub Giveaway & more Tree & Shrub Give-away 10AM-1PM At the side of the library parking lot Arbor Day Proclamation &…

Native Plant Giveaway & Exchange at BEAT’s Rain Garden

Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) 20 Chapel St., Pittsfield, MA

Like last year, we plan on thinning out the rain garden this spring at BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center, and we'd love to spread some of these native plants out to other areas in Berkshire County! DATE: Saturday, June…

Wild Edibles with Russ Cohen

Housatonic River Walk Great Barrington, MA

Hosted by Berkshire Botanical Garden. Join Russ Cohen at River Walk, a project of Great Barrington Land Conservancy, for a walk focusing on edible native plant species, including species that you might like to plant in your yard. Russ will…

Butterfly Walk at Mountain Meadow Preserve

Mountain Meadow Preserve at the end of Mason St., Williamstown, MA

Bee Friendly Williamstown. Naturalists Elena Traister & Pam Weatherbee lead a leisurely walk to identify butterfly species and the plants that sustain them. Children are welcome. Terrain may not be suitable for those with mobility challenges. Rain cancels Meet at…

Learn About Ferns

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center 1515 & 1516 Savoy Hollow Rd., Windsor, MA

“Learn About Ferns” at the Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center in Windsor, MA with Naturalist & Director Aimee Gelinas M.Ed. Learn tips on how to identify over 10 species of woodland ferns on this easy walk. Fern guidebooks will…

Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Flower, Plant, Tree & Wild Edibles Hike

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center 1515 & 1516 Savoy Hollow Rd., Windsor, MA

Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Flower, Plant, Tree & Wild Edibles Hike at the Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center in Windsor, MA with Naturalist & Director Aimee Gelinas M.Ed. Learn about the unique fauna and flora of high elevation forests and…

Gardening Wednesdays at the Spruces

The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MA

Pollinator Garden by the pond at the Spruces Join Bee Friendly Williamstown to learn about the pollinator plantings at The Spruces, and pick up a few tips for your home garden, too. There is always work to do weeding, tidying…

Beginner Naturalist Walk at Wild Acres (Housatonic Heritage Walk)

Wild Acres S Mountain Rd., Pittsfield, MA

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…

Asters and Goldenrods at Berkshire Botanical Garden

Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA

The many kinds of goldenrods and asters are a visually striking and ubiquitous feature of our late summer and fall landscapes. However, since many of them look much alike, they can be a challenge to identify. This class, led by Ted…

The Everyday Conservationist: Nurturing Nature at Home with Danae Wolfe

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Climate change and biodiversity loss are creating existential threats to people and nature. But we can help. In this presentation, you’ll learn about how traditional landscape management is contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss and discover small steps we…

Talk with the Indian Doctress: Interpreting 19th Century Native American Medicine

Shea Theater 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

Dr. Marge Bruchac discusses research on Native medicinal plants and practitioners, the approaches she uses to make these histories visible, as part of our Food, Farms, and Factories project, in collaboration with the Nolumbeka Project. In 19th century New England,…

Tree Identification Walk at Lower Bowker’s Woods (Housatonic Heritage Walk)

Lower Bowker's Woods 16 Glendale Middle Rd, Glendale, MA, United States

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…

10th Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium: Rooted in Place

Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA

Rooted in Place will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Theme: Pollutants and Climate: Hopeful Applications in Berkshire County We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and…

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