Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, LenoxWeek of Events
Great Hall Art Exhibit: Watershed Moments
Ongoing: April 2 — April 29 Joanne Belair’s work focuses on our local watershed near the Great Fall Discovery Center in Turner Falls, MA. Paintings include studies of the Connecticut River and tributaries as well as sights along the river walkways.…
Coverts 2022 Cooperator Trainings
April 22-24 at Common Ground in Starksboro (or) September 9-11 at Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton If you love your woodlands, enjoy seeing wildlife, and want to learn how a healthy forest can enhance wildlife habitat and provide recreational and…
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm) Mass Audubon's Vacation Weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Spring is a great…
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm) Mass Audubon's Vacation Weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Spring is a great…
Tuesday Treks
Tuesday Treks
Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3-mile hike every Tuesday in March to explore the wilds of Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week we'll discover new ground and nature. Hikes…
Pittsfield Green Drinks – Water Quality in Berkshire County on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
Pittsfield Green Drinks – Water Quality in Berkshire County on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
Tuesday, April 19 @ 6:00 — 7:00 PM Join us for our monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks event to hear Elena Traister speak about the Clean Water Act (CWA), a summary of the primary pollutants affecting the Housatonic and Hoosic watersheds…
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
Presentations with Athol Bird & Nature Club President Dave Small
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…
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm) Mass Audubon's Vacation Weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Spring is a great…
Environmental Impacts of the Invasion of Ukraine
Environmental Impacts of the Invasion of Ukraine
Wednesday, April 20 @ 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM The environment is fundamentally linked to conflict, so it is important to analyze the environmental dimensions of war. The consequences of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation will be…
Vernal Pool & Sunset Walk at the Hoosac Range, North Adams
Vernal Pool & Sunset Walk at the Hoosac Range, North Adams
Wednesday, April 20 @ 5:00 — 7:30 PM Join BNRC and BEAT for a walk to learn about vernal pools and why they are valuable and in need of protection. We will mostly be walking on-trail with some off-trail venturing.…
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…
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…
Community Outreach Meeting for the Town of Sheffield
Community Outreach Meeting for the Town of Sheffield
Wednesday, April 20 @ 7 PM The Town of Sheffield invites you to a Community Outreach Meeting to discuss a Housing Production Plan. Join in and share your thoughts about Sheffield's housing needs as they build a plan for housing…
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm) Mass Audubon's Vacation Weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Spring is a great…
Setting a Standard for Cleaner Buildings — Webinar
Setting a Standard for Cleaner Buildings — Webinar
Thursday, April 21 @ Noon — 1:00 PM After transportation, buildings are the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We need policy solutions that can help us decarbonize them—and fast. In this webinar, we’ll talk…
Amending NEPA to Enhance Environmental Justice and Climate Change Assessments
Amending NEPA to Enhance Environmental Justice and Climate Change Assessments
Thursday, April 21 @ 12:00 — 1:20 PM The Biden administration has proposed reversing a number of Trump administration changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations by requiring federal agencies to evaluate the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental…
Tour of Old Stone Mill Center for Arts & Creative Engineering
Tour of Old Stone Mill Center for Arts & Creative Engineering
Thursday, April 21 @ 1:00 — 2:00 PM Join MassRecycle for a tour of Old Stone Mill Center (OSMC) with co-founder Leni Fried. See how volunteer co-founders Leni Fried and Mike Augsperger and their crew work with OSMC artists and…
Sounds of Spring Night Hike
Sounds of Spring Night Hike
Thursday, April 21 @ 7:00 — 8:30 PM Take a twilight hike to listen for the musical sounds of spring as nature reawakens. We'll listen for spring peepers, wood frogs, and barred owls. For all ages. Preregistration required. Free. To…
EARTHWEEK Keynote: IS IT TOO LATE? Moving into a decisive decade for addressing climate crisis…
EARTHWEEK Keynote: IS IT TOO LATE? Moving into a decisive decade for addressing climate crisis…
Thursday, April 21 @ 7:30 — 8:30 PM | Paresky Auditorium at Williams College “IS IT TOO LATE? As we move into this decisive decade for addressing the climate crisis, our ability to ensure a just transition will determine whether…
Early Bird Birding with Jeff Johnstone
Early Bird Birding with Jeff Johnstone
Friday(s) April, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20 @ 7:00 AM Join Athol Bird and Nature Club along with Jeff Johnstone at 100 Main Street, Athol MA before heading out to explore the North Quabbin area for spring migrant birds.…
Homeschool Wilderness Skills Programs
Homeschool Wilderness Skills Programs
Spring Sessions start March 25th — every Friday for ten weeks @ 9 am-3 pm Location: Conway, MA 2 Groups: HERON — ages 7+ SWIFT EAGLE — teens & mature preteens With Earthwork Programs, hundreds of children have learned and practiced not…
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
Spring Explorers Vacation Camp
April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm) Mass Audubon's Vacation Weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Spring is a great…
Making Art & Sowing Seeds: An Earth Day Gathering
Making Art & Sowing Seeds: An Earth Day Gathering
Friday, April 22 from Noon to 3 PM Join us at BEAT's Environmental Leadership & Education Center for an Earth Day celebration! We will be holding an open house with some finger foods from noon to 3 PM on April…
Celebrating Earth Day Through Community Environmental Work
Celebrating Earth Day Through Community Environmental Work
Friday, April 22 @ 1:00 — 2: 00 PM This Earth Day, join the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) for a webinar focusing on community environmental work. Environmental issues across the globe are rising, so the need is higher than ever…
Earth Day Guided Family StoryWalk: “We Are Water Protectors”
Earth Day Guided Family StoryWalk: “We Are Water Protectors”
Friday, April 22 @ 1:00 — 2:30 PM Join BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes for an Earth Day hike that includes a StoryWalk® featuring Carole Lindstrom’s powerful book, “We Are Water Protectors”, a story-based activity, and ways we can make…
Volunteer for Earth Day
Volunteer for Earth Day
Saturday, April 23 @ 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM Give back to the Earth by taking care of a place we all love and enjoy. Volunteer to clear trails, plant gardens, pull invasive plants, and get the Center ready for…
Vernal Pool Plunge — Training
Vernal Pool Plunge — Training
Saturdays, April 16 & 23 @ 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM Hilltown Land Trust is partnering with the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee to offer their annual Vernal Pool Plunge! This two-day, in-person training event is open to anyone…
Spring Fit-It Fair in Lenox
Spring Fit-It Fair in Lenox
Saturday, April 23 from 1:00 — 4:00 PM | Lenox Community Center (65 Walker St.) Tired of throwing out still usable things that you can’t fix? Join community members at this spring's Fix-It Fair, where volunteers lend a hand to repair clothing…
Film Screening: “Chasing Coral”
Film Screening: “Chasing Coral”
Saturday, April 23 @ 2:00 — 4:00 PM Shot with images from more than 30 countries, Chasing Coral is an ocean adventure film. The film team crisscrossed the globe and engaged diverse specialists to capture visual proof of what is…
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
Sundays, 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM (Ongoing through April) Adventurous quests invite you to search for natural treasures along park trails at Mount Greylock State Reservation. Several “seek and find” scavenger hunts for different ages and skill levels. The program…
Hope For Some Herps: The Twisting Saga Of Conservation For Un-Loved Species
Hope For Some Herps: The Twisting Saga Of Conservation For Un-Loved Species
Sunday, April 24 from Noon to 5:00 PM Tom Tyning will be speaking at Ware River Nature Club's annual meeting on Saturday, April 24th at 2:15 PM. You can attend the presentation in person or by Zoom. (Contact warerivernatureclub@yahoo.com for Zoom…