Week of Events
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
Understanding the Massachusetts MOR-EV Rebate for Electric Cars
Understanding the Massachusetts MOR-EV Rebate for Electric Cars
Massachusetts has had a rebate for electric cars since 2014, called MOR-EV. This year, the rebate underwent some big changes, thanks to last year’s climate law. During this webinar, Green Energy Consumers Alliance will go over the rebate in depth.…
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Northeastern Cliff Swallows: A Conservation Adventure – Part II” with Linda Merry
Berkshire Green Drinks: “Northeastern Cliff Swallows: A Conservation Adventure – Part II” with Linda Merry
Join us online or in person for our May 2024 Berkshire Green Drinks event, featuring conservation biologist Linda Merry, who will update us on her ongoing cliff swallows research. Some may remember Linda from the August 2022 Pittsfield Green Drinks,…
Gardening Among Hungry Mammals
Gardening Among Hungry Mammals
Part of Grow Native Massachusetts' Evenings With Experts series It’s hard to imagine, but white-tailed deer were once nearly extinct in dozens of states. Their abundance now puts them at odds with most gardeners, who become frustrated by the ineffectiveness of…
Bird Walks with Ben Nickley
Bird Walks with Ben Nickley
New birds arrive daily and anything is possible during migration. Green spaces fill with birds sporting their nuptial plumages, belting songs from the treetops--urging us to take a look. Join GBLC and Ben Nickley, President and Executive Director of Berkshire…
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Pittsfield Community Meetings – Trash & Recycling
Mayor Peter Marchetti will be hosting three community meetings on the future of trash and recycling in Pittsfield. Mayor Marchetti will be joined by city officials to provide an overview of the proposed changes to trash and recycling collection…
Understanding the Massachusetts MOR-EV Rebate for Electric Cars
Understanding the Massachusetts MOR-EV Rebate for Electric Cars
Massachusetts has had a rebate for electric cars since 2014, called MOR-EV. This year, the rebate underwent some big changes, thanks to last year’s climate law. During this webinar, Green Energy Consumers Alliance will go over the rebate in depth.…
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Volunteer with BEAT: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Consider joining BEAT to help eradicate invasive hardy kiwi vines at Burbank Park in Pittsfield! We go out into the woods every Friday* at 10:00 AM to cut and pull invasive hardy kiwi vines that are overtaking the trees and…
Fire Making Workshop
Fire Making Workshop
Everyone loves a campfire. We are who we are as modern man because we discovered fire. Join Tes in this workshop where you will learn to make a one-match fire using only material from the earth. Experience and try your…
Birding at Sheep Hill: Spring Migration
Birding at Sheep Hill: Spring Migration
Join Williamstown Rural Land for a leisurely birding experience at Sheep Hill (671 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown) with former Audubon chapter president and Williamstown local Tommy Richey. Walk will start at the farmhouse - looking for birds in the willows…
Wild Acres Fishing Derby
Wild Acres Fishing Derby
xr:d:DAGBSR7v7nY:30,j:329187320798688263,t:24041115 The City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission has announced that they and Lyon Aviation will sponsor a FREE Fishing Derby for youth 14 and under Saturday, May 11 at the Wild Acres Conservation Area (rain or shine). Volunteer support will…
Bird Watching with Greg Ward and Chip Blake
Bird Watching with Greg Ward and Chip Blake
Birds are delightful to look at in any season, but never more so than mid-May when many species from the subtropics are moving through the Berkshires, on their way to their breeding grounds farther north. Meet at the Steepletop parking…
Garlic Mustard Pull
Garlic Mustard Pull
It’s that time of year, when the invasive garlic mustard plants are showing off their little white flowers, and are easy to spot! Join the Monterey Native Plants Working Group in a Garlic Mustard Pull at the recently planted Bidwell Park,…
Kestrels, Owls and Migratory Birds in the Berkshires with Ben Nickley
Kestrels, Owls and Migratory Birds in the Berkshires with Ben Nickley
https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bird-poster-3.25.24.pdf The Hop Brook Community Club Presents: Kestrals, Owls, and Migratory Birds in the Berkshires Ben Nickley, Executive Director of the Berkshire Bird Observatory will discuss BBO's bird conservation and monitoring efforts in South County. Free Admission. Freewill offering to…