BEAT Hosting Tree Identification Walk

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Environmental Action Team is hosting a tree identification walk that will focus on individual tree species and the characteristics that help to identify them from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sept. 3. 

This walk will take place at Mass Audubon’s Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary. The walk will be between 1 to 2 miles on flat trails. 

Space is limited. To register, email chelsey@thebeatnews.org.

This walk is part of the annual Housatonic Heritage Walks, which are free, guided interpretive walks to historical, cultural, industrial, natural, and scenic sites in Berkshire County, MA and Litchfield County, CT. All ages & all people are invited to explore with knowledgeable & local historians, naturalists, and environmentalists at sites within the Housatonic River Valley. 

Find more Housatonic Heritage Walks here.


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Five People Displaced by Pittsfield Fire

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Five people were displaced and one taken to the hospital from a fire on Alcove Street on Friday. 
 
A report by Deputy Chief Ron Clement said three engines, Truck 2 and Car 2 responded to the report a structure fire at 18 Alcove, and found smoke coming from a second-story window. 
 
Crews from Engine 5 entering the residence found heavy fire on the second floor that was brought under control within 30 minutes. All companies participated in search, ventilation and overhaul efforts. 
 
One man was home at the time and taken to Berkshire Medical Center for possible smoke inhalation. No firefighter injuries were reported. 
 
The four others occupants of the single-family home were not there at the time of the fire. They were not able to return to the house but did have alternative housing, wrote Clement.
 
The fire is being investigated by the Fire Department's Investigation Unit.
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