Award Winning singer and songwriter Jeff Pitchell and his band Texas Flood will be performing at 7:30 p.m.
Admission ranges from $45 to $55. More information here.
Father-Daughter Dance
191 Church St., Cheshire
The Cheshire Recreation Committee hosts a Father-Daughter Dance at Cheshire School at 6:30 p.m.
This semi-formal will feature music by MusiChris DJ, refreshments, and a raffle.
All father figures are welcome. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the library, Police Department, and through Corey McGrath and Tim Garner.
The Pittsfield Recreation Program and the Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires have once again teamed up to provide a free public skating opportunity to the community.
The first 100 people through the door will receive free admission and skate rentals from 3 until 4:30 p.m.
Winter Wildlife Tracking at Mount Greylock State Reservation
30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough
Explore woodlands and wildlife of Mount Greylock during this three-hour guided hike led by Mass Appalachian Trail Management Committee member Jim Pelletier starting at 12:30.
Participants are advised to be prepared for cold weather.
Register here. For more information, or in case of inclement weather, call the Visitor Center at 413-499-426
The Regulators at Methuselah!
391 North St., Pittsfield
Litchfield County, Conn.-based band The Regulators will perform their original music starting at 7 p.m.
The band is known for their roots-rock, country, Americana and blues music. More information here.
WinterFest
Various Venues, North Adams
Celebrate the winter season with a festival from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Participants have a range of activities to choose from including winter games, horse-carriage rides, a children's carnival, ice sculpting, and more.
Berkshire Grown holds a farmers' market this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Housy Dome, 1064 Main St.
The location is included on the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority's Route 21. The market features locally grown and produced foods, including fruits and vegetables, cheeses, and more.
Massachusetts Healthy Incentives and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance programs are accepted with a SNAP match of up to $25.
There will be a festival from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. featuring walking tours, ice sculpting, scavenger hunt, live music, farm animals, and more.
All activities are included in special $15 admission and free to members. More information here.
Sunday
Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Ecology, Trees and Tracking Snowshoe Program
Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center, Windsor
Explore the high elevation ecology of the boreal forest at Tamarack Hollow during a 2-mile guided hike starting at 10 a.m. led by the Director Aimee Gelinas.
Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday, Feb. 26, residents have the opportunity to choose from more than 50 events to celebrate the winter season.
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North Adams Residents Seek Answers on Forest Management Plan
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
Andre Strongbearheart speaks at Thursday's meeting about conservation and land stewardship.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Officials say the forest management plan for the Notch Reservoir watershed will improve the forest's resiliency.
But residents continue to be concerned about erosion, water quality and logging, and the effects on wildlife and the popular Bellows Pipe Trail.
The plan includes selective and salvage harvests because of infestations of the emerald ash borer, patch cuts on the red pine plantations, and enrichment plantings of resilient species. The project aims to reinvest income into the forest and watershed, with a focus on best management practices in collaboration with Mass Audubon and the state and federal forestry services.
The initiative is part of Mass Audubon's Forest Climate Resilience Program in conjunction with the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts, of which the city is a member. Two demonstration forests in the partnership are eligible for three-year U.S. Forestry Service grants.
It will focus on 70 acres of the more than 1,000-acre woodland to the west and north of the reservoir off Pattison Road. The management plan has been approved by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation but further permitting will be required from the Conservation Commission, for the cutting operation and for endangered species clearance.
"It's an opportunity to harvest trees, open up the understory and replace them with resilient species, part of the climate change initiative here," said Gary Gouldrup, vice president of New England Forestry Consultants.
"So the whole purpose is to go above and beyond the typical forest management practices that have been done in the past."
Supporters and beneficiaries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the organization's work as an economic catalyst for the region at a dinner at Studio 9 at Porches Inn on Thursday.
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But residents continue to be concerned about erosion, water quality and logging, and the effects on wildlife and the popular Bellows Pipe Trail.
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