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South Berkshire Bird Count
Saturday, January 1st Join a team and welcome the new year with some winter birding! Contact Rene Wendell to sign up or for more information about time and place. Contact info: (413) 429-5025; renewendell@hotmail.com
2 events,
Wilderness Survival — B
Wilderness Survival — B
Sunday, January 2nd @ 9AM—1PM The wilderness is a place where nature is in charge. Weather, injuries, unexpected problems and situations can put even experienced people at risk. This program is all about learning how to prepare for anything and…
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
January 2nd, 9th, 23rd, or 30th @ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. David Brown's Wildlife Services is offering a slate of early-winter, single-day tracking programs in the North Quabbin area of Massachusetts. These programs meet at the country store in Petersham, are…
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Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Every 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…
1 event,
More Than a Land Acknowledgement
More Than a Land Acknowledgement
Thursday, January 6th @ 10 a.m — 11:30 a.m. Do you know the history of the land you are on? Have you ever wondered? And do you want to create a more inclusive space? If you have ever been intimated…
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2 events,
Winter Wildlife Tracking
Winter Wildlife Tracking
January 8th or February 19th @ 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Can you tell the tracks of an otter from a fisher? Would you recognize a bobcat hunting bed? Join Certified Wildlife Tracker and Maine Guide, Dan Gardoqui, for a day seeking…
Tracking Workshop: Cats and Canines – Mass Audubon
Tracking Workshop: Cats and Canines – Mass Audubon
Saturday, January 8th @ 10AM-12PM Search for tracks, scat, and other signs of our elusive wild cats and dogs that roam the fields and forests at Canoe Meadows. Focusing on long-legged creatures, we will dig deep into how they stealthily…
2 events,
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
January 2nd, 9th, 23rd, or 30th @ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. David Brown's Wildlife Services is offering a slate of early-winter, single-day tracking programs in the North Quabbin area of Massachusetts. These programs meet at the country store in Petersham, are…
Great Hall Exhibit Reception: The Northfield Chateau – Remembered, Revisited
Great Hall Exhibit Reception: The Northfield Chateau – Remembered, Revisited
Sunday, January 9th @ 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. —> (Sunday, January 16th, snow date) Get an introduction to the Northfield Chateau and meet the artist Jack Nelson. Light refreshments may be provided, depending on current Covid guidance. Jack Nelson presents an architecturally…
2 events,
EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions
EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions
Monday, January 10th @ 4 p.m. World leaders and diplomats from nearly 200 countries attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to set new targets for cutting global greenhouse gas emissions. Penn State attendee Michael…
2022 Legislation and Lobbying Training (MA Sierra Club)
2022 Legislation and Lobbying Training (MA Sierra Club)
Monday, January 10 @ 6:30 p.m. Learn about how we'll pass meaningful climate legislation this session as well as how to effectively use your power as a constituent! We'll give you the tools and resources you need to successfully lobby…
3 events,
Invasive Earthworms and their Effect on Forest Soils and Vegetation
Invasive Earthworms and their Effect on Forest Soils and Vegetation
Tuesday, January 11th @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. Invasive earthworms have probably been in Vermont for a few centuries. The early earthworm invaders were from Europe, but now new Asian species form a second wave of invasions. This webinar by Professor Josef…
On Trees: A Conversation with Peter Wohlleben, Jessica J. Lee, and Sumana Roy
On Trees: A Conversation with Peter Wohlleben, Jessica J. Lee, and Sumana Roy
Tuesday, January 11th @ 1:00 p.m. The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment and OrionMagazine are pleased to announce that we are continuing the conversation we began with "Celebrating Old Growth." We present a second event in this series called…
Misunderstood Wildlife: Wasps – Online
Misunderstood Wildlife: Wasps – Online
Sponsored by Mass Audubon Education January 11, 2022 (Tuesday) 7:00-8:00pm Location: Online Instructor: Martha Gach - Education Manager and Conservation Coordinator, Broad Meadow Brook The powerful defenses of some wasp species have made us respect, but fear, the entire group.…
4 events,
Seed Sowing 101
Seed Sowing 101
Wednesday, January 12 @ 12:30-1:00 p.m. Whether you're an avid gardener or thinking about starting your first garden this year you, you might be looking for step-by-step guidance on sowing your seeds. Well, you're in luck! This online tutorial hosted…
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Series 1: Mondays - Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, and 28: 10 AM to 12:30 PM Series 2: Wednesdays – Jan 12, 19, 26, and Feb 9: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and…
Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Advocacy Hour: Campaign Updates (MA Sierra Club)
Every 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…
2 events,
Winter Birds
Winter Birds
Thursday, January 13th @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. Join Audubon VT Conservation Fellow Cassie Wolfanger for a webinar on our winter birds in Vermont. During the coldest months, our woodlands can be refuges, waterfowl concentrate on ice-free water, many backyard residents flock…
Wonder-full Winter Outings with BNRC
Wonder-full Winter Outings with BNRC
Thursday, January 13th @ 4:00 — 5:00 p.m. via Zoom Join BNRC staff and other enthusiasts to discuss great places, and great ways, to get outside in winter. They'll mention a few classic spots for Berkshire winter outings, and suggest a…
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6 events,
Glasgow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26
Glasgow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26
Saturday, January 15th @ 10 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) and the First Congregational Church, Williamstown, are co-sponsoring “Glasgow on the Hoosic: The Climate Crisis after COP26″. This will be a virtual event hosted on…
Family Snowshoe Romp-Around
Family Snowshoe Romp-Around
Saturday, January 15th @ 10:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Join Berkshire Family Hikes, Great Barrington Land Conservancy, and BNRC on a beginner snowshoe outing at Thomas & Palmer Brook in Great Barrington. If you don’t have your own snowshoes, there…
Diversify Your Lawn
Diversify Your Lawn
Saturday, January 15th @ 1:00 — 2:00 p.m. Who says lawns need to be monocultures or only made of grasses? Enrich the traditional lawn with other complementary plants that bloom at different times and add intrigue. Learn how to identify…
2 events,
Wildlife Tracking Through the Seasons
Wildlife Tracking Through the Seasons
Sunday, January 16th @ 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. This course is for more experienced trackers to improve skills in wildlife tracking. You will learn sign identification and interpretation in a small class environment. Students will strengthen their own knowledge of, and…
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
January 15, 16, 22, & 23 @ 1–3PM Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the more common trees in the eastern United States. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was used for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it…
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5 events,
Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire
Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire
Tuesday, January 18th, 25th & February 1st @ 10:00 —11:00 a.m. Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in New Hampshire. You'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these…
Status of HWA and EHS in VT and how populations are predicted to change with climate change
Status of HWA and EHS in VT and how populations are predicted to change with climate change
Tuesday, January 18th @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. The invasive pests, hemlock woolly adelgid and elongate hemlock scale are increasing their range in the Northeast, stressing this keystone species. Forest health specialists with Vermont's Departments of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Jim Esden…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – Wandering and Wondering in the Winter Woods: Wildlife Tracking with Richard Greene
Pittsfield Green Drinks – Wandering and Wondering in the Winter Woods: Wildlife Tracking with Richard Greene
Tuesday, January 18th @ 6-7PM Richard Greene will speak at the Pittsfield Green Drinks January meeting on Tuesday, January 18th at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Richard will talk about his experience with wildlife tracking and the many places this…
10 events,
Termination: The Attempt to Destroy and the Rebuilding of the Siletz Tribes — Webinar
Termination: The Attempt to Destroy and the Rebuilding of the Siletz Tribes — Webinar
Wednesday, January 19th @ 11 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Join Ecotrust for a discussion about one of the most destructive policies ever initiated by the United States Congress: Termination. Passed in 1953 and signed by President Harry Truman, Termination was…
Webinar: Forest Ecosystems and the Winds of Change – Forests as a Cog in the Earth’s Climate System
Webinar: Forest Ecosystems and the Winds of Change – Forests as a Cog in the Earth’s Climate System
Wednesday, January 19th @ 12:00 — 1:00 p.m. This presentation will explore the fascinating role of forests as a key part of the climate system, and how researchers are still unraveling their mysteries using tools ranging from state-of-the-art satellite sensors…
Mapping and Monitoring Forest Biomass and Carbon Benefits
Mapping and Monitoring Forest Biomass and Carbon Benefits
Wednesday, January 19th @ 12:00 — 1:00 p.m. & again @ 7:00 — 8:00 p.m. Dr. Colin Beier of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will be presenting on the mapping and monitoring of biomass and carbon benefits. Among…
3 events,
Webinar Series: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund & Highlands Grant Programs
Webinar Series: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund & Highlands Grant Programs
Thursday, January 20th @ 12:00 p.m. Join Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partner organizations to learn key ins and outs from projects to programs. On the heels of the one year…
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Thursday & Friday, January 20, 21, 27 & 28 @ 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Landscape designers who successfully employ an ecology-based approach typically draw from a variety of sources. The inextricable link between people and ecology only increases the need to…
ASK A NATURALIST: WINTER EDITION
ASK A NATURALIST: WINTER EDITION
Thursday, January 20th @ 5:30 — 6:30 p.m. Closed captioning will be available. Join the Harris Center for a fun, informal, nature-focused happy hour — via Zoom! Come prepared with questions about nearby nature, or just sit back and listen…
3 events,
Volunteer w/ BEAT: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi
Volunteer w/ BEAT: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi
Every Friday from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please consider joining us to help cut invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield. Anyone and everyone is welcome regardless of age or experience. However, you must be able to walk on a…
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Thursday & Friday, January 20, 21, 27 & 28 @ 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Landscape designers who successfully employ an ecology-based approach typically draw from a variety of sources. The inextricable link between people and ecology only increases the need to…
Mountain Mindfulness: Winter Walk with Micah Mortali
Mountain Mindfulness: Winter Walk with Micah Mortali
Fridays, JAN 21, at 1:00 pm Fridays, FEB 4 and FEB 18, at 1:00 pm Fridays, MAR 4 and MAR 18, at 1:00 pm Join Micah Mortali M.A., Author of “Rewilding” and Founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor…
4 events,
Cyber Tracker Track & Sign Certification
Saturday / Sunday, January 22 & 23rd Come test your skills while receiving many hours of expert instruction on interpreting animal track and sign. Nate Harvey will be leading the process. As he circles a specific set of prints or…
Beginner Snowshoe/Winter Hike
Beginner Snowshoe/Winter Hike
Saturday, January 22 @ 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Join GBLC and BNRC for a 1-mile beginner winter hike. We hope to snowshoe! If you don’t have your own, we will have some adult and kids pairs to loan. If there’s…
Birding Workshop: Winter Bird Feeding and Birding Basics – Mass Audubon
Birding Workshop: Winter Bird Feeding and Birding Basics – Mass Audubon
Saturday, January 22nd @ 10:00-11:30 a.m. Winter is a perfect time to start birdwatching. Birds often come close to our feeders and hardy winter birds can become familiar friends. We'll explore how to use shape, size, color, and sounds to…
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
January 15, 16, 22, & 23 @ 1–3PM Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the more common trees in the eastern United States. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was used for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it…
3 events,
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
January 2nd, 9th, 23rd, or 30th @ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. David Brown's Wildlife Services is offering a slate of early-winter, single-day tracking programs in the North Quabbin area of Massachusetts. These programs meet at the country store in Petersham, are…
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
The American Chestnut: An Environmental History
January 15, 16, 22, & 23 @ 1–3PM Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the more common trees in the eastern United States. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was used for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it…
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3 events,
Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire
Environmental Studies Institute: The Natural History of Deer and Moose in New Hampshire
Tuesday, January 18th, 25th & February 1st @ 10:00 —11:00 a.m. Join wildlife biologist Mark Ellingwood for a four-week course on deer and moose ecology in New Hampshire. You'll learn about seasonal behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics of these…
Ecological, silviculture, and cultural consideration for ash preservation in northern forests
Ecological, silviculture, and cultural consideration for ash preservation in northern forests
Tuesday, January 25th @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. Professor Tony D'Amato will discuss potential strategies for prioritizing ash preservation to meet ecological, silvicultural, and cultural objectives. The introduced emerald ash borer threatens to functionally eliminate ash from forests in the northeastern United…
Vernal Pools
Vernal Pools
Tuesday, January 25, 5:00-6:30pm This webinar will provide an in-depth look at vernal pools and their importance for a special group of amphibians that live in the forest. How do these small, seemingly insignificant wetlands play such an important role…
6 events,
Jumping Worm Conference
Jumping Worm Conference
The two-day conference, being held 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Jan. 26 and 27, 2022, will offer live presentations with scientists who specialize in jumping/snake work research. Presenters will discuss the latest understanding of these earthworms, how to identify jumping…
Webinar: Engaging Landowners in Sustainable Stewardship
Webinar: Engaging Landowners in Sustainable Stewardship
Wednesday, January 26th @ 12:00 — 1:00 p.m. This presentation will share experiences and lessons from a multi-year landowner outreach project in the MassConn Woods, a rural, largely forested region on the border of central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, as…
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Series 1: Mondays - Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, and 28: 10 AM to 12:30 PM Series 2: Wednesdays – Jan 12, 19, 26, and Feb 9: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and…
4 events,
Jumping Worm Conference
Jumping Worm Conference
The two-day conference, being held 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Jan. 26 and 27, 2022, will offer live presentations with scientists who specialize in jumping/snake work research. Presenters will discuss the latest understanding of these earthworms, how to identify jumping…
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Thursday & Friday, January 20, 21, 27 & 28 @ 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Landscape designers who successfully employ an ecology-based approach typically draw from a variety of sources. The inextricable link between people and ecology only increases the need to…
Building Equity into US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning
Building Equity into US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning
Thursday, January 27th @ 1:00 — 2:00 p.m. Join experts from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and The New School's Urban Systems Lab to learn how cities can build equity into green infrastructure planning and practice. In this hour long…
2 events,
Tending Nature: Native Plants and Every Gardener’s Role in Fostering Biodiversity
Tending Nature: Native Plants and Every Gardener’s Role in Fostering Biodiversity
Fridays, January 27, February 4 & 11 @ 10:00 — 11:00 a.m. A webinar speaker series focused on the ecological roles of native plants and some of the creatures that depend on them. All sessions are at 10AM EASTERN and…
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Expanding the Scope of Landscape Design: Ecology, People, and Time
Thursday & Friday, January 20, 21, 27 & 28 @ 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Landscape designers who successfully employ an ecology-based approach typically draw from a variety of sources. The inextricable link between people and ecology only increases the need to…
3 events,
Winter Wildlife Tracking at Mount Greylock State Reservation
Winter Wildlife Tracking at Mount Greylock State Reservation
Saturdays, January 29th, February 19th, & March 5th » 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. « Join Jim Pelletier of Mass Appalachian Trail Management Committee, for a FREE 3-hour guided WINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING exploration! Enjoy a mid-winter’s day exploring nearby woodlands,…
Beavers in Winter – Mass Audubon
Beavers in Winter – Mass Audubon
Saturday, January 29th @ 10:00-11:30AM Discover what the winter lives of the ever-busy beavers at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary consist of. We will take a short walk over sloping and sometimes wet or rocky trails to explore the beaver ponds…
Online Class: Plant Nutrients
Online Class: Plant Nutrients
Three Saturday session: January 29th, February 5th & 12th @ 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. What are mineral nutrients, and how do plants use them? What are the signs of deficiencies and toxicities? In this course, you will learn some…
2 events,
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
Early-Winter Tracking Programs
January 2nd, 9th, 23rd, or 30th @ 10 a.m.-3 p.m. David Brown's Wildlife Services is offering a slate of early-winter, single-day tracking programs in the North Quabbin area of Massachusetts. These programs meet at the country store in Petersham, are…
Introduction to Tardigrade Study and Identification
Introduction to Tardigrade Study and Identification
January 30, February 6, 13, 20, & 27 @ 1PM–3PM Using her ongoing work in Maine to give examples, Emma Perry will introduce you to tardigrades and their diversity. Beginning with an overview of their biology and their relationships within the…
1 event,
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Responding to Change, Pivoting for Profitability — Training Series
Series 1: Mondays - Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, and 28: 10 AM to 12:30 PM Series 2: Wednesdays – Jan 12, 19, 26, and Feb 9: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and…