Week of Events
“Night Owl Night” Self-Guided StoryWalk
The StoryWalk® book Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond will be on display at Housatonic Flats in Great Barrington. Join this self-guided adventure! Learn about capture-and-release research through this mother-daughter story about owl conservation. This book is offered in…
Birding at the Mount
Birding at the Mount
Explore Edith Wharton's original estate, including its woods, wetlands, and meadows. Learn skills to bird by sight and sound as we look for numerous bird species, including bobolinks, woodpeckers, vireos, and warblers. Walks depart from the main parking lot. For…
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in November to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Each week discover new ground and nature. Hikes will be canceled in bad weather. Preregistration is required…
LEARN! Loon Reintroduction in Western Mass
LEARN! Loon Reintroduction in Western Mass
Join this BNRC-hosted online event with Lucas Savoy and Thomas Gregg to learn about Common Loon reintroduction efforts in Western Mass. Lucas Savoy is a Wildlife Research Biologist and Deputy Director with the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI), a Maine-based non-profit…
Online Culvert Conditions Assessment Training
Online Culvert Conditions Assessment Training
Many of our road-stream crossings are either “undersized,” resulting in erosion, flooding, or washouts, or are “perched” and prevent fish passage. The Culvert Conditions Assessment protocol provides a non-technical rapid assessment to help identify which road-stream crossings need repair and…
The Implications of Contaminants for Aquatic and Human Communities, MCLA Vadnais Lecture
The Implications of Contaminants for Aquatic and Human Communities, MCLA Vadnais Lecture
Ari conducts research at the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory. She explores basic to applied questions about the impacts of stressors on aquatic ecosystems and implications for people and management. Specific interests include alpine ecology, using stable isotopes to understand food…
Climate Stories Music Program
Climate Stories Music Program
https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GFDC_Program-Flyer_ClimateStoriesMusic_Nov-14-2024.pdf Find inspiration to address the climate crisis through the power of creativity and storytelling. Musician and director of Climate Stories Project, Jason Davis, discusses his work with climate narrative music, featuring recorded voices of people around the world speaking…
Rescue Raptors Orientation for New Volunteers
Rescue Raptors Orientation for New Volunteers
Interested in helping your town or city rescue raptors and other wildlife by reducing the use of rat poison? Join Mass Audubon to learn more about the risks of these poisons, the alternative rodent control options, and how Mass Audubon…
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…
LOG LUNCH: The local food system: policy, practice, and plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture
LOG LUNCH: The local food system: policy, practice, and plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture
LOG LUNCH: The Local Food System: Policy, Practice, Plates, Winton Pitcoff, Dept of Agriculture. Locally grown wholesome lunch is $4; EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Reservations required due to capacity limit: https://forms.gle/TrDbDBW32SLv9zoQ6 Winton will lead an informal Career Conversation following his lunch talk:…
“Farming While Black” Film Screening
“Farming While Black” Film Screening
The Berkshire International Film Festival will screen “Farming While Black” at 7 p.m. Friday at the Triplex Cinema as part of BIFF’s seventh annual Environmental Film Focus Series. Directed by Mark Decena, the film examines the historical plight of Black…
How Animals Prepare for Winter
How Animals Prepare for Winter
Take a short hike exploring the forest for signs of animals preparing for winter. Learn what animals call our forest home and how they prepare to survive the colder months. Preregistration required at 518-658-2055 or dykenpond@gmail.com. All ages. Free. DATE:…
Hike with the Library and BNRC
Hike with the Library and BNRC
Join the Berkshire Athenaeum and BNRC for a nature hike at The Boulders and check out the Athenaeum’s new additions to their hiking backpacks from their Library of Things! Meet at The Boulders Trailhead on Dalton Avenue across from Berkshire Crossing.…
Family Gratitude Hike
Family Gratitude Hike
Join Taylor of BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes for a morning of exploration and gratitude along the Meadow Trail at Thomas & Palmer Brook. This event will include an interactive gratitude walk as we share our thankfulness for these lands in…