Week of 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…
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…
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…
The Science of Saw-Whet Owls
The Science of Saw-Whet Owls
Wednesday, January 26th @ 5:30 — 6:30 p.m. Closed captioning will be available. The Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) is one of the most common, and most elusive, predators in our backyards. These diminutive birds of prey migrate by the…
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar
Every 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…
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…
Standing Trees Film Night: “Understory: A Journey Into the Tongass”
Standing Trees Film Night: “Understory: A Journey Into the Tongass”
Thursday, January 7th @ 7 p.m. With special guest Natalie Dawson, Alaska conservation leader and star of the documentary. Alaska's Tongass National Forest is ground zero in the fight over how to manage our last remaining old growth and roadless…
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…
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…
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…