 Berkshire Green Drinks: Pittsfield Power PossibilitiesThis free virtual event will take place online via Zoom and start at 6:00 PM.  One-Day Track and Sign Certification with BEAT and a TCNA EvaluatorLearn how to recognize tracks of mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates on your landscape and interpret animal movement and behavior.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-MindLearn about local wildlife and how to be more aware of them at October Berkshire Green Drinks  BEAT Awarded Funding for a Community Commercial DishwasherThe award will be used to purchase and install a commercial dishwasher at BEAT's Environmental Leadership and Education Center, located in Pittsfield, as well as to purchase supplies for a stock of at least 100 reusable place settings. Annual Berkshire Biodiversity DayThe 24-hour event to be held on Sept. 13–14 at Berkshire Community College campus in Pittsfield  Berkshire Green Drinks: All About BatsSeptember Berkshire Green Drinks will focus on bat conservation with MassWildlife guest speaker Volunteers Needed To help Clean Housatonic RiverVolunteer to help clean up the Housatonic River with BEAT and HVA on Saturday, August 10  Two Berkshire Peaker Plants Have Been Put in the PastTwo peaker plants in Berkshire County have been out of service for two years and are in the process of demolition. Local environmentalists are rejoicing. Volunteers Clean Up the Housatonic RiverWith the help of over a dozen volunteers, they cleaned out trash and other dumped items from six locations along the River in Pittsfield. Volunteers Needed to Clean Up the West Branch Housatonic RiverAfter the cleanup, volunteers will be provided a free lunch from a local restaurant. Volunteers must RSVP in advance to reserve a free lunch.  Volunteer to Clean Up the West Branch Housatonic RiverAfter the cleanup, volunteers will be provided a free lunch from a local restaurant. Volunteers must RSVP in advance to reserve a free lunch. BEAT: Volunteer FieldworkThis spring, BEAT is offering training to anyone interested in conducting volunteer fieldwork by surveying culverts and road-stream crossings. The first field day training is Tuesday, April 30.  BEAT: Bringing Pollinators HomeThis free and open-to-the-public event will be held on Wednesday, April 17, from 6 PM to 8 PM, on the lower floor of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, 1 Wendell Ave.  BEAT: The Invasive Spotted LanternflyElizabeth Barnes is the Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and previously worked as the Exotic Forest Pest Educator at Purdue University.  Online Public Input Session With BEATOnline Public Info Session with BEAT and UMass Extension Professor Scott Jackson on Tuesday, March 19 at 6 PM  Berkshire Green Drinks: Pollinator Paradise LawnsThis free hybrid event is taking place online via Zoom and in person at Barrington Brewery, 420 Stockbridge Rd, in Great Barrington. The in-person social gathering begins around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting start at 6:00 PM.  Buds, Twigs, and Bark: How to Identify Trees and Shrubs in WinterFebruary Berkshire Green Drinks will discuss tree and shrub identification in winter  Composting Company Talks Bettering Municipal Waste at BEAT's Green DrinksSecond Chance Composting picks up food scraps and other organic matter and processes it into compost, covering the Berkshires and parts of Southern Vermont.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Second Chance Composting in The BerkshiresJanuary Berkshire Green Drinks will feature John Pitroff, owner of Second Chance Composting  Berkshire Green Drinks: Twenty Years of Protecting the Environment for WildlifeThe virtual gathering will take place by Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 6:00 to 7:15 PM.  BEAT Invites Community To Celebrate 20th AnniversaryBEAT was established in 2003 when a vernal pool at Berkshire Community College (BCC) was being threatened by the development of soccer fields on the campus.  Forest Conservation and Management Strategies for Climate MitigationThe in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM at Big Elm Brewery Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver Street. The presentation and Zoom meeting start at 6:00 PM.  Berkshire Green Drinks: 'Snakes Are More Interesting Than You Can Imagine'The in-person gathering begins at 5:00 PM at The Barn at Williams Inn, 103 Spring St, Williamstown.  Mayor Tyer Recognizes BEAT for International AwardBEAT was one of more than 235 presentations at the conference from 18 countries and 34 U.S. states.  14th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity DayThe event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to noon on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Greenagers' April Hill Education and Conservation Center, 62 N Undermountain Rd, South Egremont. |
