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10 x 10 Festival: Winter Tree Identification Walk

Springside Park Pittsfield, MA

Many find trying to identify a tree during winter to be a daunting endeavor. With the absence of leaves, flowers, and fruit, it can appear as though there are no distinguishable characteristics to help with identification. But this is far…

Who’s Been Here? A Tracking Adventure

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

Join DCR staff for a tracking adventure. Find out who has been outside in the snow. Investigate the mysterious signs that wildlife leave behind. Bundle up! For ages 3–8 with a parent or guardian. Siblings and friends are welcome. Meet…

Composting Workshop: Making Healthy Soil for Healthy Food

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

Mary Stucklen, owner of TOMMY’s Composting Service, and Linda Cysz from the Lee Land Trust will share their knowledge and experience about recycling food waste to generate nutrient dense soil and keeping food waste out of the trash. Free and…

Family Friendly Outdoor Activities

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

For all ages. Free. Come out and join the Mount Greylock State Reservation for an afternoon of winter activities, including snow tubing for the little ones (bring a soft-sided sled if you have one), a snowshoe demo by NeviTREK Handmade…

Hemlock Monitoring Group Meet-up & Training

Margaret Lindley Park 1201 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown, MA, United States

Join Williamstown Rural Lands to survey Eastern Hemlock health and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid populations on local public properties in Williamstown. Survey will be along the Harmon Pond Trail. The whole walk will be slow paced and ~1.5 miles. No experience…

Full Moon Owl Prowl

Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MA

Celebrate your local nocturnal feathered friends during Williamstown Rural Lands’ Owl Prowl! Meet live owls and learn about the adaptations that make them such superb hunters of the night with Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, enjoy owl themed crafts and…

Tracking at the Bioreserve – Tamakoce Wilderness Programs

The Bioreserve 38 Old Route 9W, Glenmont, NY

Tracking at the Bioreserve: come to the diverse and magical forest just outside of downtown Albany The Bioreserve is home to deer, raccoons, porcupines, fishers, bobcats, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, and many more four legged critters. Plus it is an important…

Waterfall & Boreal Forest Snowshoe at Tamarack Hollow

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center 1515 & 1516 Savoy Hollow Rd., Windsor, MA

Windsor, MA Sunday February 25th 2024 10am-12:30pm Snowshoe (or hike) in the Boreal forests of Windsor at the Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center! Join Director and Naturalist Aimee Gelinas M.Ed on a trek featuring newly conserved land, a brand…

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 February to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week you'll discover new…

Lenox Funds for Home Repairs Information Session

Lenox Community Center 65 Walker St., Lenox, MA

Lenox Funds for Home Repairs ­- Evening Information Session Scheduled Homeowners interested in applying for funding available from the Lenox and Lee regional housing rehabilitation program grant for home repairs can get further details at an evening session on Tuesday,…

Nature by the Yard – Conserving Nature Close to Home Series

Online

How can you make the world a better place for people and wildlife? This free online series by Mass Audubon will explore what you can do in your community to address climate change by supporting nature. Learn how climate change…

Anaerobic Digestion and Other Solutions for Wasted Food

Online

Dive into the different solutions for eliminating wasted food from landfills while learning about EPA’s Wasted Food Scale and the different methods for sustainable food management during our webinar. Speakers: Staphanie Frish, Project Manager, NEWMOA; John Fay, Project Manager, NEWMOA;…

Homegrown National Park

Online

Tufts University Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lectures Speaker: Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware Online Viewer Livestream Registration – Feb 29 Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands – no matter how grand in scale – are too small and separated from one…

National Forest in New England: Management for Climate Resilience That Incorporates Sociopolitical and Economic Pressures

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) - CSI 121 375 Church St., North Adams, MA

District Ranger Martina C. Barnes US Forest Service, Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, Manchester Ranger District This event is part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar series Spring 2024 "Greening New England" Event recordings will be available after the…

Living With Black Bears in Massachusetts

Cummington Community House 33 Main St, Cumminton, MA, United States

https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Black-Bear-Poster-Feb-29-2024.pdf Mass Wildlife Biologist Nathan Buckhout giving a presentation on living with black bears in Massachusetts. Nathan Buckhout is a Wildlife Biologist with the Massachusetts Western Wildlife District. He will talk about the life history and status of black bears…

Reading the Winter Woods

Reading the Winter Woods: Animal Tracking, Winter Tree ID, Fire Making, Wild Tea Join skilled naturalist and guide Tes Reed in the woods to explore the winter landscape and reveal the hidden stories of the wild.  Identify animal tracks and signs;…

Log Lunch: Prosecuting Environmental Crimes, David Joyce US Attorney’s Office

The Log 78 Spring St, Williamstown, MA, United States

PROSECUTING ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES IN FEDERAL COURT, David Joyce ’00, Assistant US Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office. David Joyce joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2005 through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. He served three years in the Environmental Crimes Section…

Event Series Nice & Easy Walk

Nice & Easy Walk at Great Falls Discovery Center

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the way. Dress for winter weather, sturdy footwear, and bring water.…

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