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Outdoor Adventure & Wilderness Skills Weekend Getaway

Families & Adults: Join Earthwork Programs + a community of beginners and experienced alike for the Outdoor Adventure & Wilderness Skills Weekend Getaway Workshops! Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, in Conway, MA. Registration is required (www.earthworkprograms.com). 5 Workshops:…

Lake Mansfield Forest and Trail Volunteer Day

Lake Mansfield Great Barrington

Volunteers will collect litter, remove invasive species, and refresh trail blazes as well as trim and tidy the Christian Hill Trail entrance. Plan to Park on Welcome Street and Meet at the Christian Hill Trail Entrance. A guided forest walk…

“Kiss the Ground” Documentary Screening & Film Discussion

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

https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kiss-the-Ground-Film-Learning-Event-Lee-Library-May-2024.pdf Sponsored by the Lee Greener Gateway Committee and held at the Lee Library in the J. Peter Scolforo Gallery/Meeting Room. Explore the subject of regenerating the world's soils to stabilize earth's climate, restore lost ecosystems, & create abundant food…

Spring Wildflower Walk

Mount Berlin Trailhead Berlin Road, Williamstown, MA, United States

Enjoy a spring stroll through the northern hardwood forest at Berlin Mountain with botanist Robin Sears and naturalist Dana Williams of Williamstown Rural Lands to see what spring ephemerals are out and learn about these hardy early flowers. This will…

“Kiss the Ground” Screening & Panel Discussion

The Triplex Cinema 70 Railroad St., Great Barrington, MA

Berkshire Community Land Trust’s Farmsteads for Farmers will present a short educational version of Kiss the Ground, a compelling film about regenerative farming and climate impact. Considered by many to be the “Most Important Film You’ll Ever Watch,” Kiss the…

NAACC Aquatic Connectivity Field Training Day (BEAT Volunteer Opportunity)

Multiple Locations Outdoors

Contribute 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…

State of the Hemlocks

Mt Hope Park Green River Rd, Williamstown, MA

Join 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…

Bird Walk with David McGowan

The Spruces 60 Main St., Williamstown, MA

Bird 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

Online

Join 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, MA

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! Come…

Pesticides and Children’s Health

Online

Pesticides 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…

Three Hills Guided Hike

Taconic Trail State Park Rt. 2, Williamstown, MA

Join 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…

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