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2024 Housatonic Heritage Walks

Multiple Locations

Explore with knowledgeable & local historians, naturalists, and environmentalists at sites within the Housatonic River Valley: tours of historic buildings and town centers, hikes on the Appalachian Trail and other trails, walks through industrial heritage sites, a canoe paddling trip…

Tree Identification Walk at Lower Bowker’s Woods (Housatonic Heritage Walk)

Lower Bowker's Woods 16 Glendale Middle Rd, Glendale, MA, United States

Join Chelsey Simmons, BEAT's programs director, for a tree identification walk in Lower Bowker’s Woods to learn key characteristics of common trees in western Massachusetts and get tips to help identify them. The 1-mile trail meanders along the Housatonic River…

Fall Fest at Hopkins Memorial Forest

Hopkins Memorial Forest Williamstown, MA

This event celebrates the changing of the seasons and the bounty of our wooded environments, and features traditional wood-working demonstrations, hikes, music, apple butter and cider production, music, refreshments, childrens’ activities, hands-on activities, such as a cross-cut saw competition, and…

Rediscovering the Lost Mill Villages of West Pittsfield: Stearnsville, Barkerville, and the Tillotson Osceola Mill

BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center 20 Chapel St, Pittsfield, MA, United States

https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mill-Village-Tour-Color.pdf Learn the rich history of the Mill Villages of West Pittsfield and the Southwest Branch of the Housatonic River. Mills date back to 1768 and provided virtually all of the social and economic growth of the area in the…

Letterboxing/Geocaching 101

Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA

All ages. Discover this treasure-hunting hobby. Guided hike to learn how to use clues and a GPS device, navigate trails and find "treasures boxes". Bring your own GPS devices; supplies are limited. Dress appropriately for weather. Bring bug spray, water,…

2024 Housatonic Heritage Walks

Multiple Locations

Explore with knowledgeable & local historians, naturalists, and environmentalists at sites within the Housatonic River Valley: tours of historic buildings and town centers, hikes on the Appalachian Trail and other trails, walks through industrial heritage sites, a canoe paddling trip…

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…

Community First Partnerships: Savings through Energy Efficiency

Online

MCAN Monthly Zoom: Community First Partnerships: Savings Through Energy Efficiency with Mamadou Balde and John Massie Mamadou Balde serves as a program manager at All In Energy where he oversees the implementation of the Community First Partnership in 7 municipalities. John…

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…

Fire Making Workshop

Everyone loves a campfire. We are who we are as modern man because we discovered fire. Join Tes in this workshop where you will learn to make a one-match fire using only material from the earth. Experience and try your…

A Forum for Safe Rodent Control in New England

Online

In recent years, shocking numbers of raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators have been sickened or killed after preying on rodents poisoned with rodenticides. We need all public and private property owners and managers to take a non-poison integrated pest management…

IPM Plan Toolkit Webinar

Online

To protect pollinators, Bee Cities and Campuses are reducing pesticide use and embracing integrated pest management practices. To help, Xerces Society is launching a new IPM Plan Toolkit to guide affiliates as they create or improve their IPM plans. Join…

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