MAPN (Mass Pollinator Network) Monthly Meeting
Online/ZoomMAPN Monthly Meeting: December 1st @ 7 PM Register here! At our next meeting, we will be joined by Peggy MacLeod and Owen Wormer, who will lead a conversation about building public-private partnerships to expand pollinator habitat. Peggy is on the Steering…
Conservation Law Foundation: A Webinar Discussing the Beverage Industry’s Broken Promises
Online/ZoomDecember 2, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For decades, the beverage industry made promises to improve bottle and can recycling programs. But it broke those promises. Instead, Big Beverage has done everything in its power to keep our failed recycling systems in place and…
Local Insects and Spiders in Winter — Online
Online/ZoomThursday, December 2 @ 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Monarch butterflies may have all flown to Mexico for the winter, but what are all the other insects and spiders up to now? Join Northfield entomologist Charley Eiseman for a virtual tour of…
Inside the Lodge: The Unknown World of Beavers- Online
Sponsored by Mass Audubon Education December 2, 2021 (Thursday) 7:00-8:30pm Location: Online Instructor: Scott Santino - Education Manager and Teacher Naturalist, Ipswich River Few animals can change entire landscapes like beavers can. The American Beaver is an incredible wetland engineer…
Ecological Plant Conference
OnlineFriday, December 3 @ 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. If you haven't yet enjoyed one of ELA's fall conferences, you have one more chance! Join us for the 6th annual Ecological Plant Conference as we delve into five plant-centric topics to educate,…
Volunteer w/ BEAT: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi
Burbank Park Boat Launch 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesEvery Friday from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please consider joining us to help cut invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield. Anyone and everyone is welcome regardless of age or experience. However, you must be able to walk on a…
Log Lunch Lectures: The Trust for Public Land, “Community Centered Land Conservation”
The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United StatesLog Lunch : 12:00pm – 1:00pm This week's Log Lunch will be focused on "Community Centered Land Conservation." Join Betsy McGean, a 1980 graduate of Williams College, to talk about her work with The Trust for Public Land. What is…
HVA’s Annual Meeting: “Henri and Ida: Siblings of Changing Climate”
Online/ZoomDecember 3, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Join Housatonic Valley association for their annual meeting featuring David Vallee, the Hydrologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service’s Northeast River Forecast Center. They will also be celebrating watershed heroes, Bob Valentine and Xinyi Shen. RSVP…
Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule: The Road to Electrifying Trucks in MA
Online/ZoomDecember 7, 2:00 p.m. Organized by: Sierra Club Massachusetts and Union of Concerned Scientists Massachusetts is considering adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule that, if adopted, will increase the percentage of clean, zero-emission trucks sold in Massachusetts leading to…
Pittsfield Peaker Air Quality Permit Hearing
Online/ZoomTuesday, December 7 @ 6:30 p.m. YOUR VOICE MATTERS This is your chance to tell your story of living, working, or going to school near Pittsfield Generating Peaker Plant and to tell our Dept. of Environmental Protection that they need…
Misunderstood Wildlife: Ravens – Online
December 7, 2021 (Tuesday) 7:00-8:00pm Location: Online Instructor: Patti Steinman - Education Coordinator, Arcadia Perhaps it is their watchful eyes or loud calls. Perhaps it is that ravens are scavengers and thus found around dead things. Or perhaps it's because…
Taking on the Big Places: How to Build and Maintain Self-Sufficient Landscapes — Webinar
WebinarWednesday, December 8 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. This event is hosted by Ecological Landscape Alliance and part of their "Focus on Sustainability" Series. There are a variety of strategies for landscape maintenance that gardeners employ, but mulching, weeding, planting, and various…
Healthy Watersheds with the EPA
December 8, 12PT/3ET Register Here: Healthy Watersheds with the EPA The NPS Connected Conservation (C2) initiative is pleased to announce our new webinar mini-series focusing on the importance of conserving corridors for wildlife migration, climate adaptation, and broader resource conservation.…
Housatonic River PCBs Meeting
Online/ZoomDecember 8, 6PM-7:30PM The next Housatonic CCC Meeting will take place on Wednesday December 8, 2021 at 6PM via Zoom. These are meetings with the US Environmental Protection Agency, various town and environmental organizational leaders, and the public. Representatives from the General Electric Company (GE)…
Athol Bird & Nature Club Members’ Night
Millers River Environmental Center or Online 100 Main St, Athol, MAWednesday, December 8 @ 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Come one, come all! No matter where you are you can participate in this year’s Athol Bird & Nature Club virtual members’ night. All members and friends are invited. In the past we’ve…
Landowner Webinar: What’s my land worth financially and ecologically?
WebinarThursday, December 9th @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm Join us for Mass Woods' part two of the "Plan For Your Land" webinar series! This webinar will feature two relevant professionals in the field. Abby Hardy-Moss from Essex County Greenbelt Association will join…
Volunteer w/ BEAT: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi
Burbank Park Boat Launch 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesEvery Friday from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please consider joining us to help cut invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield. Anyone and everyone is welcome regardless of age or experience. However, you must be able to walk on a…
Eco-Friendly Healthy Eating: Nutrition to Support Landscape Professionals and Gardeners — Webinar
WebinarFriday, December 10 @ 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. This event is hosted by Ecological Landscape Alliance and part of their "Focus on Sustainability" Series. Our planet is changing. Now more than ever, it is important to choose sustainable, climate-friendly foods. In this…
Berkshire Community Land Trust Annual Meeting
Online/ZoomAnnual Meeting will take place Saturday, December 11th at 2 PM via Zoom and will feature a conversation on access to farmland, moderated by Molly Comstock, coordinator of the Harry Conklin Fund for Farmsteads. Must be a member to attend.…
Nature Writing Half-Day Workshop – Online
Sponsored by Mass Audubon Education December 12, 2021 (Sunday) 9:00am-12:00pm Location:Online In this online nature writing workshop, we'll start with a short warm-up prompt with the opportunity to share our writing (without feedback). Then we'll have another nature writing prompt…