forests
Mapping and Monitoring Forest Biomass and Carbon Benefits
Online/ZoomWednesday, 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…
Mapping and Monitoring Forest Biomass and Carbon Benefits
Online/ZoomWednesday, 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…
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…
Experience Forest Bathing
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYSaturday, April 16 @ 10 AM — 12 PM This outdoor program is a sensory experience that incorporates elements of mindful breathing, centering, connecting with nature and our inner nature, and sit spot meditation culminating with a time for sharing…
Bats, Understory Treatment, and Green Tree Retention: Biodiversity and Forest Management
Online/ZoomDate: Wednesday, September 21 Times: Presentation at 12 PM – 1 PM and again at 7 PM – 8 PM (presentation may run long with questions) Location: Online Insectivorous bats play important roles in forest ecosystems and their protection is…
Bats, Understory Treatment, and Green Tree Retention: Biodiversity and Forest Management
Online/ZoomDate: Wednesday, September 21 Times: Presentation at 12 PM – 1 PM and again at 7 PM – 8 PM (presentation may run long with questions) Location: Online Insectivorous bats play important roles in forest ecosystems and their protection is…
Eversource Headquarters Standout (ACTION CALL)
Eversource Energy Headquarters 55 Russell St, Hadley, MA, United StatesEversource plans to expand its transmission corridor in Hampshire & Franklin Counties. They want to double the width of the corridor to 200 feet by clearcutting an additional 370 acres of forest! We insist that the Mass. Executive Office of…
Knowing Your Landscape: Family Forest Carbon Program
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for their second conversation with the Family Forest Carbon Program on Tuesday evening, January 10th at Sheep Hill or remotely. 6:00 PM – Viewing of Pre-recorded Talk (Talk also available to watch ahead of time: Here) 7:00 PM –…
Climate Change and Forest Management 101
OnlineThe Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is hosting two mid-winter webinars focused on stewarding our forests and the services they provide amid a changing climate. Alexandra Kosiba, PhD, will present “Climate Change and Forest Management 101,” which will address how…
Waste or Resource?: A Panel Discussion on Wood Residue
The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is hosting two mid-winter webinars focused on stewarding our forests and the services they provide amid a changing climate. On February 2 at noon, the Woodlands Partnership will host the webinar “Waste or Resource?:…
To Understand A Tree Webinar
Online/ZoomIn this webinar, multi-disciplinary collaborators will discuss their year-long study of the dignity of a living red oak, its network of eco-systemic relationships, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life. The project is led…
The Forest Climate Resilience Program Focus Group – “Developing a Northwestern Massachusetts Virtual Forest Center”
Online/ZoomThe Forest Climate Resilience Program is working in partnership with organizations across Northwestern Massachusetts to develop a Virtual Forest Center (VFC) to support communities to better understand threats to their forests, including climate change, and how forest stewardship can help…
How Will Climate Change Impact Our Forests?
OnlineThe forests of Vermont are one of our most important and beloved assets but today a changing climate is causing these forests to change as well. Join the National Parks Service for two half-hour presentations on this topic from researchers…
Tom Wessels Reading the Forested Landscape
OnlineImprinted into the landscape is the history of how we and other species have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes. Few people can “read” that imprint better than…
Berkshire Green Drinks – “Follow the Forest: Protecting and connecting a forested wildlife corridor from the Bear Mountain Bridge to Canada” with Julia Rogers
Barrington Brewery 420 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, MAJulia Rogers, the Senior Land Protection Manager at the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA), will present at the April Berkshire Green Drinks gathering on Wednesday, April 12, at 6:00 PM in person at Barrington Brewery, 420 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, and…
Forest Ecology Walk
Mount Greylock State ReservationCelebrate Arbor Day, and explore a historic farm-to-forest landscape. Discover evidence of former 1800s agricultural activity that fostered a natural reforestation. Moderate-difficult 2-mile hike on Bradley Farm Trail. For ages 8 and older. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy…
How Do Deer Populations Impact Our Forests?
OnlineForest regrowth requires an abundance of healthy saplings from desirable, native trees to replace the older generations of trees. This regeneration is often stunted by the overabundance of white-tailed deer who browse on these trees often so much that it…
Where are the Wildlands? The Case for New National Parks
Bascom Lodge 3 Summit Rd., Adams, MAMichael Kellett, RESTORE: The North Woods, and Susan Masino, Trinity College will discuss where our wildlands are, and review two new publications: “Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs” “Wildlands in New England: Past, Present, and Future” Come…
Laurel Hill Day
Laurel Hill ParkFor the past 170 years, local Stockbridge residents and other friends have gathered in front of a rock outcropping in Laurel Hill Park, located behind the Stockbridge Town Offices. This year the keynote address will be delivered by Starling (Star)…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Forest Conservation and Management Strategies for Climate Mitigation” with DCR Forester Tom Ryan
Big Elm Brewery - Sheffield Taproom 65 Silver St, Sheffield, MA, United StatesJoin us online or in person at our November Berkshire Green Drinks event with Tom Ryan, a forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Tom will touch on several areas within forestry, including an overview of the…