August Berkshire Green Drinks: Wild Trout in Massachusetts

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DALTON, Mass. — Adam Kautza, the Coldwater Fisheries Project Leader for MassWildlife, will present at the August Berkshire Green Drinks event on Wednesday, Aug 9, in person and online via Zoom. 
 
The in-person gathering begins at 5:00 PM at Shire Breu-Hous inside The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave in Dalton. The presentation starts at 6:00 PM.
 
After giving some background on the wild trout found here in Massachusetts, Adam will discuss the status and distribution of the state's wild trout fisheries, how MassWildlife manages these resources, and talk about some of the work the agency has been doing with wild trout over the last few years.
 
Pre-registration is required to attend this event. Learn more and RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/Aug2023-Berks-Green-Drinks
 
Adam Kautza is the Coldwater Fisheries Project Leader for MassWildlife and has held this position since 2017. His role with the agency includes developing applied research projects to answer wild trout management questions and monitoring their coldwater fishery resources statewide.
 
Berkshire Green Drinks (formerly Pittsfield Green Drinks) is an informal gathering on the second Wednesday of the month. A guest speaker talks for about 30 minutes beginning at 6 PM, and the presentation is followed by a discussion and Q&A. These nights are free and open to everyone with any environmental interest. The drinks aren't green but the conversations are. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join and bring along questions!
 
Berkshire Green Drinks is sponsored and organized by the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT). For more information regarding Berkshire Green Drinks, contact Chelsey Simmons, chelsey@thebeatnews.org, (413) 464-9402

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Annual Crane Paper Sale This Week

DALTON, Mass. The Community Recreation Association (CRA) will conduct its annual Crane Paper Sale on Friday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the CRA gym. 
 
The event will offer stationery, holiday cards, invitations and announcements at 75 percent below suggested retail for both days of the sale.
 
A separate warehouse event will be held at Ashuelot Park on South Street in Dalton for those interested in large paper, card stock, specialty paper, bulk stock and envelopes. The warehouse sale will be conducted on Friday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
 
Customers are encouraged to bring their own reusable shopping bags to carry their purchases while shopping and through checkout. Cash, credit card and Venmo payments will be accepted. All proceeds from the sale support CRA programs. 
 
The nonprofit CRA's mission is to build a sense of community by offering social, educational, recreational, cultural and wellness programs to the Central Berkshire community in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment.
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