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U.S. Paint EPR: Insights from a Decade of PaintCare Programs

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Over the past decade, U.S. paint EPR programs have performed extremely well – collecting more than 70 million gallons of leftover paint with over 2,400 year-round locations currently (two-thirds of which are paint and hardware stores that have volunteered to…

Event Series Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NY

Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in June to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week discover new ground…

Solstice Evening Guided Hike

Join Williamstown Rural Lands committee member Jeff Strait for this moderate 1.5-mile hike to view the sunset just before the summer solstice. Follow along the Taconic Crest Trail and down the Shepard’s Well Trail through beautiful woods and see spectacular open…

Fantastic Fireflies Family Hike

Thomas & Palmer Brook Reserve Rt. 23, Great Barrington, MA

What’s all that flashing about? Bring the kids out to join BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes to learn the how and why of firefly’s light display and search for these amazing critters in the meadows and woods of Thomas &…

Mass Audubon 2024 Wild Thing 5k/10k Race and Walk

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

Ready, set, GO! Grab your running sneakers and get wild at one of the most scenic trail runs in the area. Wild Thing racers will start and end at Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley, traversing trails and carriage roads of varying…

Early Summer Butterflies of Sheep Hill

Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

Join Williamstown Rural Lands and local butterfly enthusiast Doug Lister for a leisurely butterflying experience in search of our early summer Lepidopteran neighbors. The group will walk a slow-paced, ~1.5 mile loop around Sheep Hill to look for hairstreaks, whites,…

Birds of the Berkshires – Community Program and Annual Meeting

Saint James Place 352 Main St., Great Barrington, MA

GBLC Presents Birds of the Berkshires: Great Barrington Land Conservancy invites you to learn more about our avian friends from two local experts, Chip Blake and Ben Nickley.  Each year our fields, forests, lakes and rivers provide the habitat needed…

Event Series Birding at the Mount

Birding at the Mount

The Mount 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA, United States

Explore Edith Wharton's original estate, including its woods, wetlands, and meadows. Learn skills to bird by sight and sound as we look for numerous bird species, including bobolinks, woodpeckers, vireos, and warblers. Walks depart from the main parking lot. For…

Event Series Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NY

Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in June to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week discover new ground…

Lightning Bug Light Show at the Mount

The Mount 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA, United States

Experience a magical summer light show and learn how best to view or gently catch and release fireflies! After a short presentation, take an evening walk in the meadows for firefly viewing while keeping our eyes open for the stars,…

Invasive Species Workday: Fitch Woodlands Clean-up

Fitch Woodlands Bee Hill Road, Williamstown

Feeling 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! Help…

Workday at Many Forks Farm

Many Forks Farm 1360 River Rd., Clarksburg, MA

During this BNRC volunteer workday, we will put our hands together to do all kinds of projects, from planting to weeding, moving mulch and tarps, and more! BNRC recently placed Many Forks into legal conservation status, so that it will…

Evening Firefly Watch at Berkshire Botanical Garden

Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA

Experience a magical summer firefly light show on Friday, June 28 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Learn about the lives and habitat needs of fireflies, and view their ephemeral glowing light. After a brief indoor introduction, take a twilight stroll…

Volunteer: West Branch Housatonic River Cleanup

Wahconah Park

We're heading into the west branch of the Housatonic River, with our waders on and our canoes in tow, for our annual river cleanups! Cleanups make a considerable difference in the health of the Housatonic River. Over the years, BEAT…

Guided Hike: Money Brook Falls

Williamstown, MA

Join Williamstown Rural Lands board vice president Barbara Carr for a hike to this iconic Berkshires waterfall on the west side of Mt. Greylock while spring runoff is still flowing. This hike is approximately 6.0 miles and considered moderate to…

Firefly Night

Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

Enjoy the magic of the fireflies at Sheep Hill (671 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown)! Join Williamstown Rural Lands and local naturalist Doug Lister for a fun filled evening of storytelling culminating in an evening walk around the meadow amongst the…

Williamstown Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up & Training

West Branch Green River Preserve Old Mill Road, Williamstown

Help monitor the health of our Eastern Hemlocks! Eastern Hemlocks are a vital part of our landscape but are under threat from pests like Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Join Williamstown Rural Lands to survey Eastern Hemlock health at the West Branch…

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