Events

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…

Tuesday, February 15th @ 5:00-6:30 p.m. Our final webinar in the AM&RC series will consider conservation approaches needed to protect the critical habitat needed by pool-breeding amphibians. First, we’ll learn about a recent study that investigated vernal pools across New…

Tuesday, 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…

Tuesday, February 15th at 6 p.m. via Zoom Join us for our February Pittsfield Green Drinks event where Elizabeth Saunders, the Massachusetts director of Clean Water Action, will speak about how our two ways of disposing of trash, incinerators (“Community…

Join 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…

Tuesday, 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…

Tuesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Join 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.…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

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…

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…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Wednesday, 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…

Thursday, 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…

Thursday, February 3, 10, 17, 24 Webinar:  12:00 — 1:30 p.m. Networking:  1:35 — 2:20 p.m. Join Open Space Network for their 7th Annual Massachusetts Open Space Conference! This year’s conference will be held on Thursdays in February (3rd, 10th,…

Thursday, 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…

iNaturalist for Beginners course starts on February 10th! This course will meet on Thursdays, February 10, 17 & 24 and March 3, from 3 to 4 p.m. via Zoom and at local field sites. Join conservation biologist Steven Lamonde for…

Thursday, February 17th @ 4:15 — 5:30 p.m. This will be a hybrid event. The campus community is welcome to attend in person (Bronfman Auditorium in the Wachenheim Science Center) or remotely. Open to the public remotely. Please CLICK HERE…

Thursday, February 17 @ 6:00 — 8:00 p.m. At 6 pm, CR Wildlife Cam’s wildlife camera expert and Conservation Restriction Program Manager for The Trustees, Sally Naser, will share some of her wonderful images from cameras across the state. In addition,…

Friday, February 18th @ noon — 1:00 p.m. Jake Zieminski, founder and president of CAVU Hemp and Wellness, a Berkshire-based hemp farm and business, will speak at Log lunch on February 18th. Log Lunch is a vegetarian homemade lunch and…

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…

February 19, 26 & March 6, 12 @ 8:30 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Join Dan Yacobellis with special guest instructor Josh Wood as they co lead this four week series in the Northeast woods. Taken to a variety of habitats…

Saturday, February 19th @ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Every February, people around the world count birds in their neighborhoods as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count — observations that ultimately help scientists better understand global bird populations. Join…

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,…

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…

Saturday, February 19th @ 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Bad Weather Date is Sunday, February 20th Join the Berkshire Environmental Action Team and the Berkshire Natural Resources Council on an outing to look for signs of wildlife at The Boulders…

Saturday, February 19th @ 10:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.  Housy Dome 1064 Main Street Housatonic, MA Berkshire Grown makes shopping at its Winter Farmers Market safe, easy and convenient. We will continue to offer a "hybrid" shopping model - you…

Saturdays, February 19 & 26, March 5, 12, & 19 @ 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. Instructor: Juan Carlos Villarreal Aguilar Tuition Cost: $175 Hornworts represent the smallest phylum among land plants, with only 220 species. Despite the reduced species number,…

Sunday, February 20 @ 9:30 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Come wander the fields and ravines of the Bioreserve, located just on the edge of downtown Albany. This secret garden of wildness provides habitat for diverse species of birds, mammals and reptiles.…

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…