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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mustelids with Nathan Buckhout – Berkshire Green Drinks (hybrid event)
Shire Breu-Hous 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton, MA, United StatesMassWildlife biologist Nathan Buckhout will present at the March Berkshire Green Drinks gathering on Wednesday, March 8, at 6:00 PM in person at Shire Breu-Hous inside The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton, MA, and online via Zoom. Nathan will…
Berkshire Green Drinks: Massachusetts Wild Trout Fisheries with Adam Kautza of MassWildlife (hybrid event)
The Stationery Factory 63 Flansburg Avenue, Dalton, MAJoin us at our August Berkshire Green Drinks event with Adam Kautza, the Coldwater Fisheries Project Leader for MassWildlife. After giving some background on the wild trout found here in Massachusetts, Adam will discuss the status and distribution of the…
Berkshire Green Drinks: ‘Beyond Recycling’ with Andrew Ferrara from Berkshire Zero Waste Initiative
OnlineJoin us for our September Berkshire Green Drinks event to meet Andrew Ferrara, the program manager of BEAT's Zero Waste Initiative, and learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling!…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Twenty Years of Protecting the Environment for Wildlife” with BEAT staff
OnlineJoin us for our December 2023 Berkshire 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! Be part of the…
Berkshire Green Drinks – “Buds, Twigs, and Bark: How to Identify Trees and Shrubs in Winter” with Chelsey Simmons
OnlineMany find trying to identify a tree during winter to be a daunting endeavor. Why? With the absence of leaves, flowers, and fruit, it can appear as though there are no distinguishable characteristics to help with identification. But this is…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly: What it does, what we can do, and hope for the future” with Elizabeth Barnes of Mass DAR
Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United StatesInvasive insects can have devastating impacts on our ecosystem, economy, and quality of life. But how are they able to be so disruptive, and what can we do about it? Join BEAT and Elizabeth Barnes, the Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Northeastern Cliff Swallows: A Conservation Adventure – Part II” with Linda Merry
The Williams Inn 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesJoin us online or in person for our May 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event, featuring conservation biologist Linda Merry, who will update us on her ongoing cliff swallows research. Some may remember Linda from the August 2022 Pittsfield Green Drinks,…
CANCELED: Berkshire Green Drinks: “Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-Mind” with Daniel Hansche
Dorothy's Estaminet 438 North Street, Pittsfield, United StatesUnfortunately, the June Berkshire Green Drinks event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to postpone Daniel's presentation to another month, so stay tuned! Wildlife tracking has contributed significantly to our awareness of the species cohabitating in…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Darkness at Night: Essential for Life” with James Lowenthal
Online/In PersonJoin us online or in person for our July 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event featuring Smith College Professor of Astronomy James Lowenthal and focusing on the effects of light pollution on wildlife, humans, and the natural environment. James will lead…
Berkshire Green Drinks
Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School St., Pittsfield, MA, United StatesJoin BEAT for the Berkshire Green Drinks’ August gathering as we embrace the essence of Green Drinks International with a laid-back networking event at Hot Plate Brewing Co. in Pittsfield. There won’t be a formal speaker or presentation—just an opportunity…