Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Online/ZoomEvery Wednesday @ 5 p.m. Join Sierra Club Massachusetts leaders on Zoom for a campaign update, every Wednesday at 5pm. This is an opportunity to get plugged into our campaigns, learn about timely issues and ongoing projects, and talk directly…
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar: Capitalism & The Environment
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) - CSI 121 375 Church St., North Adams, MAEvery semester the Green Living Seminars center around a different topic that is timely and relevant to current sustainability issues. Green Living Seminar presentations will start promptly at 5:30 PM EST on MCLA's Campus in the Feigenbaum Center for Science…
Protecting Your Legacy webinar series: Moving from Planning to Action
Online/ZoomJoin UMass Amherst for a free six-part webinar series for landowners interested in planning the future of their land. This webinar series will help you decide the future of your land and take steps to formalize a plan to achieve…
Winter Tree Identification Hike
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MACalling all nature detectives! Learn how to identify trees in their winter slumber. DCR Management Forester, Kevin Podkowka, leads an easy walk for families. For ages 8 and up. Dress for winter weather with warm clothing and sturdy snow boots.…
2023 Open Space Conference Webinar Series
Online/ZoomThe annual Massachusetts Open Space Conference aims to provide resources, peer-to-peer learning, and project inspiration for members of Open Space Committees, as well as anyone interested or involved in local conservation and the protection of their community’s open space. The…
Naturalist Club with Greenagers & Railroad Street Youth Project
If you are between 14-25 years old and interested in learning more about the environment and developing land stewardship skills, join Greenagers & Railroad Street Youth Project in this 6-week in-person experience! Transportation can be arranged in South County, so don't let…
Lawns to Meadows – Transforming Our Lawn series
16 Court Square 16 Court Square, Greenfield, MA, United StatesOwen Wormser will share stories from his experience creating meadows throughout New England over the past 20 years, with details on how to establish and maintain a thriving habitat for bees, other pollinators, and birds. DATE: Thursday, February 23 TIME:…
To Understand A Tree Webinar
Online/ZoomIn this webinar, multi-disciplinary collaborators will discuss their year-long study of the dignity of a living red oak, its network of eco-systemic relationships, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life. The project is led…
Winter Survival Vacation Program
Conway, MAExperience the wild of winter in the beautiful forest and fields of Earthwork Programs in Conway, MA! While spending lots of time outdoors, you will: track animals and find the special places where foxes, deer, bobcats, and other animals have…
Nice & Easy Trail Hike
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAJoin other hiking enthusiasts for an easy-paced, one to three-mile guided hike geared toward seniors but open to all ages. Dress appropriately for winter weather; hiking poles and traction devices for boots (or snowshoes) are recommended. Trails may be snow-covered, icy, or muddy.…
Winter Break Snowshoeing
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYSnowshoe along the picturesque shoreline of Dyken Pond, searching the forest for animal sign and other seasonal wonders. For all ages and skill levels. Free snowshoe loans are available for youth. Adult rentals are available for $5 per ½ day. DATE(s): Wednesday,…
An Evening with Ben Cosgrove
Dewey Hall 91 Main St., Sheffield, MADewey Hall is pleased to present an evening of music and conversation with Ben Cosgrove, a traveling composer-performer whose “compelling and beautiful” instrumental music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. DATE: Friday, February 24 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30…
Winter Outdoor Skills Adventure Weekend
Conway, MAPractice your wilderness living skills with various levels, from beginner to experienced! Join Frank Grindrod & Earthwork Programs to learn about specific winter skills: discuss winter shelters (and maybe even build a quinzee), make a fire on layers of snow,…
Williamstown Farmers Market
Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM Location: lower Spring Street parking lot in Williamstown This year, the market will feature favorite returning vendors and a variety of new vendors, including a fishmonger, knife sharpener, baker, chef, and much more.…
Geocaching 101
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MALooking for a fun way to engage your tech-savvy kids with the natural world? This outdoor activity combines hiking with a tech-aided treasure hunt. Join Kathy Gwozdz and members of Berkshire Geobash to learn the basics, then head out on…
Family Friendly Outdoor Adventures
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAJoin DCR at Mount Greylock for an afternoon of winter activities, snow tubing (bring your soft-sided sleds), a snowshoe demonstration by NeviTREK Handmade Snowshoes, and a guided Geocaching Adventure along the Bradley Farm Trail! For all ages. Be prepared for…
Winter Outdoor Skills Adventure Weekend
Conway, MAPractice your wilderness living skills with various levels, from beginner to experienced! Join Frank Grindrod & Earthwork Programs to learn about specific winter skills: discuss winter shelters (and maybe even build a quinzee), make a fire on layers of snow,…
Butterfly Program at Berkshire Athenaeum
Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MAAn educational program on butterflies will be presented by Dawn O’Brien and Diane van Kempen of the Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association at 2 PM on Saturday, February 25, at the Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave. The talk will focus…
Winter Outdoor Skills Adventure Weekend
Conway, MAPractice your wilderness living skills with various levels, from beginner to experienced! Join Frank Grindrod & Earthwork Programs to learn about specific winter skills: discuss winter shelters (and maybe even build a quinzee), make a fire on layers of snow,…
BEAT Tracking Club: Wildlife Tracking Walk at The Bidwell House Museum
The Bidwell House Museum 100 Art School Road, Monterey, MAThe very wonderful Kathy Kessler & Richard Greene will lead a wildlife tracking walk at The Bidwell House Museum in Monterey on Sunday, February 26, from 10 AM – 1 PM. The walk will happen with or without snow. This…