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Restoring Native Habitat and Ecosystems at the Lee Library

Lee Library 100 Main St, Lee, MA, United States

https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Restoring-Native-Habitat-and-Ecosystems-Learning-Event-4-20-24.pdf Joan Angelo and Katherine Miller, both from the Lee Greener Gateway Committee, and Linda Cysz, from the Lee Land Trust, will share their knowledge and experience about invasive species and how they affect both pollinating animals and plants by…

Spring Fix-It Fair Lenox

Lenox Town Hall 6 Walker St., Lenox, MA

Why throw out still usable things that you can’t fix? Bring clothing items and regular household goods needing to be fixed to the Lenox Town Hall Auditorium (6 Walker St.) From 1 to 4pm community volunteers will lend a hand and…

The Awakening Spring

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than spending a day in the woods, reconnecting to the natural world, finding wonder, awe and gratitude for the many gifts she offers us?  Join skilled naturalist and guide Tes Reed to explore the…

Vernal Pool Exploration

The Boulders Dalton, MA

Vernal pools are unique and vital breeding grounds for amphibians and a host of other fascinating creatures. They also play a critical role in supporting the larger food web. Join BNRC's Earth Day exploration (and celebration!) of a vernal pool,…

Prepare Community Gardens for Spring

350 Williams Street 350 Williams Street, Pittsfield, MA

It's almost garden season. Help lay out community garden plots in preparation for the garden opening in early May. Clean out the accessible raised beds and weed and prepare shared herb garden. Volunteers under 16 need to be accompanied by…

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…

Spring Clean-Up Day

Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United States

Spend your morning helping Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary get ready for the busy spring and summer seasons. Work to trim trails, install bog bridges, straighten fences, clean and organize the Nature Play Area, remove invasive plants from around the property,…

Lee Greener Gateway Cleanup and Workday

https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-LGGC-April-Poster.pdf Lee's 8th Annual Greener Gateway Cleanup and Workday Volunteer opportunities include: roadside cleanup, removing invasives, town garden cleanup, community garden prep, and more Rain date Saturday, May 4th To volunteer, email: valerie4748@gmail.com Meet at the gazebo by the Post…

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 &…

Celebrate Our Watershed with HVA Kickoff Paddle: Pittsfield to Lenox

Fred Garner Park Pomeroy Ave., Pittsfield, MA

Join the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) to paddle from Pittsfield to Lenox on the beautiful Housatonic River to kick off the 2024 Celebrate Our Watershed Event. The group will meet at 10:30 am at Fred Garner Park in Pittsfield, MA,…

Repair Cafe at Sheep Hill

Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

Wobbly table? Lamp that won't light? A hole in that elbow? Mosquitos getting through your screen? Drop by Sheep Hill (671 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown) with your old, tired items for the Spring Repair Café, a bi-annual fix-it event organized…

NAACC Aquatic Connectivity Field Training Day (BEAT Volunteer Opportunity)

Multiple Locations Outdoors

Contribute to wildlife conservation through hands-on volunteer fieldwork! Natural, free-flowing waterways create ideal habitats for numerous wildlife species, particularly cold-water fish. However, culverts—those concrete, metal, or plastic pipes that allow streams and rivers to pass under roads—can hinder the movement…

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