NAACC Aquatic Connectivity Field Training Day (BEAT Volunteer Opportunity)
Multiple Locations OutdoorsContribute 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…
Legislation Rally: Don’t Let Utility Companies Control Our Future!
Park Square Pittsfield, MAJoin No Fracked Gas in Mass, BEAT, the 350 MA Berkshire Node and Mass Power Forward as we call on the legislature to move on climate and environmental justice policy in a timely way! For three sessions in a row,…
State of the Hemlocks
Mt Hope Park Green River Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for an introduction to the Eastern Hemlock. Covering the importance of Eastern Hemlocks to the forest, their historical significance to humans, threats to their populations, their status in Massachusetts, and the importance of community science. The…
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
Beyond Plastics Virtual Grassroots Organizing Training
OnlineJoin Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training that will teach you practical, powerful ways to help end plastic pollution and engage your larger community. This online training is divided into two sessions that will take place…
Bird Walk with David McGowan
The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MABird Walk at The Spruces with David McGowan on Wednesday, May 22 at 8AM David McGowan, former director of Williamstown Rural Lands, leads a leisurely bird-watching walk at The Spruces and Hoosic River. Gather by the picnic tables at the pond near the pollinator garden (60 Main St.…
In the Life of Nocturnal Pollinators
OnlineJoin Xerces pollinator conservation biologist Emily May to learn more about the pollinators that come out to work as others turn in for the evening. Moths, flies, beetles, and other dusk and night-time pollinators can play important roles in pollinating…
Invasive Species Workday: Multiflora Rose Pull
Williamstown, MAFeeling helpless in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss? Want to take a break from the computer and get outside? Roll up your sleeves and join Williamstown Rural Lands in their effort to restore the local landscape! Come…
Bird Walks with Ben Nickley
New birds arrive daily and anything is possible during migration. Green spaces fill with birds sporting their nuptial plumages, belting songs from the treetops--urging us to take a look. Join GBLC and Ben Nickley, President and Executive Director of Berkshire…
Pesticides and Children’s Health
OnlinePesticides and Children's Health: How can we protect our community? Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will share the latest science on how pesticides impact health, children’s…
Beyond Plastics Virtual Grassroots Organizing Training
OnlineJoin Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training that will teach you practical, powerful ways to help end plastic pollution and engage your larger community. This online training is divided into two sessions that will take place…
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Burbank Park Boat Launch 309 Lakeway Drive, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesConsider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
Three Hills Guided Hike
Taconic Trail State Park Rt. 2, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for a moderately strenuous, 4.5-mile hike across the Three Hills in Williamstown. Hike leader Dusty Griffin will guide participants up and over Tenney Hill, Bee Hill, and Foxcroft Hill in the Taconic Trail State Park which…
Field & Forest Tai Chi
Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands and certified Tai Chi instructor Mary Hannah Parkman to learn the art of mindful movement through Tai Chi. Mary Hannah will guide participants in slow-paced movements that encourage mindfulness and thereby deepen capacity for connection with…
Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration
TOURISTS 915 State Rd, North Adams, MA, United Stateshttps://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Haiku-On-the-Hoosic-May-Event-Flyer.pdf Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association for Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration on May 25, 10am-12noon at TOURISTS in North Adams, MA. Enjoy music and readings. The event is part of this year’s Haiku on the Hoosic project. HooRWA…
Westside Summer Block Party
Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MAWestside Legends annual summer block party DATE: Saturday, May 25 TIME: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM LOCATION: Riverway Park, 185 Dewey Ave, Pittsfield
Parkitecture – Building Into The Landscape at Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock State ReservationPARKITECTURE – BUILDING INTO THE LANDSCAPE, 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. All ages. Discover the planned “Parkitecture” of historic Bascom Lodge. This rustic structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, was designed to fit into the landscape…
Kids in Kayaks at the Westside Block Party
Westside Riverway Park 181 Dewey Ave., Pittsfield, MAWestside Legends is hosting their annual Summer Block Party at Riverway Park in Pittsfield on Saturday, May 25. There will be food, games, music, and ice cream. BEAT is also offering our Kids in Kayaks program at this event! From…
A Tower of Remembrance
Mount Greylock State ReservationA TOWER OF REMEMBRANCE 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Free for all ages. This Memorial Day Weekend explore and honor the story of Mount Greylock’s historic Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower. This 93-foot tall monument, crowned with a beacon light,…
A Tower of Remembrance
Mount Greylock State ReservationA TOWER OF REMEMBRANCE 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Free for all ages. This Memorial Day Weekend explore and honor the story of Mount Greylock’s historic Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower. This 93-foot tall monument, crowned with a beacon light,…