Online Class: Climate Change and Native Plants
Online/ZoomTuesday, February 15th @ 6:00 — 8:30 p.m. Climate change is a multifaceted challenge with numerous — and sometimes unexpected — contributing factors. To create solutions on a personal and manageable scale, we need to turn to the science. This…
Peabody Peaker Teach-In and Action Party
Online/ZoomTuesday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom Click here to register. As you've probably heard, activists have been hard at work for almost a year to stop a proposed gas peaking power plant in Peabody. This facility would be…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Athol Public LibraryJoin Athol Bird and Nature Club for this series of presentations on our local wildlife and tips on attracting them to our yards. ABNC president Dave Small will be speaking for this series at the Athol Public Library located at…
Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty
Online/ZoomTuesday, February 15 @ 7:00 — 8:45 p.m. via Zoom The Soul Fire Farm Keynote address with Leah Penniman Join HERE Directly Climate Action Now presents: Food Sovereignty Speakers Series Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed…
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Book Launch: Our Warming Planet (vol 2): Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Published by World Scientific, this is a unique set of authoritative lectures on climate change impacts and adaptation by world-recognized leading scientists. There is nothing like it available elsewhere. Speakers at the launch include…
Getting More for Your Milk: Partnering with processors to venture into value-added sales
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ 10 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is launching a new initiative to connect dairy farmers with small-scale dairy processors. Ever think about starting your own brand of cheese, yogurt or…
Forest Carbon and Multi-Use Forest Management — Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ noon and/or 7:00 p.m. The influence of active forest management on forest carbon is little known for mature oak forests. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts related to forest carbon sequestration and storage in…
An Energy Storage Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16 @ 12:00 — 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Massachusetts Climate Action Network, Prince Lobel, and the Berkshire Environmental Action Team invite you to an energy storage webinar on February 16, 2022. MCAN and BEAT are advocacy organizations currently…
Ecology-Based Landscape Design: An Intensive 4-Session Course
OnlineJoin New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) for a deep dive into the fine points and subtle nuances of ecology-based landscape design, and the role culture and art can play in its evolution. Presenters will include Thomas Woltz, W.…
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and Its Impacts on Alaska Native Communities – Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16 @ 2:00 — 3:00 p.m. In all of Native American affairs in the United States, the relationship between Alaska Native communities and the federal government is one of the least understood by the mainstream. The passage of…
Watching and Counting Birds is Fun: Tips for the Great Backyard Bird Count
EverywhereWednesday, February 16th @ 2:00 — 3:00 p.m. Join Cornell Lab of Ornithology for a free webinar to help you make birdwatching easier and more fun — right in time for the 25th Great Backyard Bird Count. Join experts as…
Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Online/ZoomEvery Wednesday @ 5 p.m. Join Sierra Club Massachusetts leaders on Zoom for a campaign update, every Wednesday at 5pm. This is an opportunity to get plugged into our campaigns, learn about timely issues and ongoing projects, and talk directly…
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) - CSI 121 375 Church St., North Adams, MAEvery Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m. from January 26th to April 20th MCLA’s annual Green Living Seminar Series begins on Wednesday, Jan. 26 and continues through April, presenting a series of in-person lectures on the theme of “Greening the City.” Every…
Oh Deer! How Deer Shape Forests in the Catskills & Beyond
OnlineWednesday, February 16th @ 7:00 — 8:00 p.m. This webinar will explore the history of deer in the Catskills, how deer influence the composition and health of our regional forests, and strategies to mitigate deer impacts. Presenters include: forest ecologist…
Forest Carbon and Multi-Use Forest Management — Webinar
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ noon and/or 7:00 p.m. The influence of active forest management on forest carbon is little known for mature oak forests. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts related to forest carbon sequestration and storage in…
Ocean Encounters: Seaweed Solutions
Online/ZoomWednesday, February 16th @ 7:30 p.m. This talk will be about how scientists, ocean farmers, and policy makers are looking to kelp as a sustainable solution to some of the toughest issues facing our world today. As our climate continues…
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk | Caminata Familiar Autoguiada
The Boulders Dalton, MAOwl Moon by Jane Yolen will be on display for a self-guided adventure from Saturday, February 12 – Sunday, February 27 (dawn to dusk) at The Boulders reserve in Pittsfield. As you walk enjoy a story about a father that…
Food Emissions 50: Progress by Food Companies in Disclosing Emissions and Setting Targets
Online/ZoomThursday, February 17 @ 11:00 a.m. In July 2021, Ceres launched the Food Emissions 50, an investor-led initiative to accelerate progress toward a 1.5-degree future in the food and agriculture sector. Seven months into the initiative, 13 top food companies are making progress…
The Best Climate Science You’ve Never Heard Of
OnlineThursday, February 17th @ noon Most journalists have long echoed what we thought was the scientific consensus: Even if greenhouse gas emissions stop, global temperatures will keep rising for 30 to 40 more years, mainly because of carbon dioxide’s long…