Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT)
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Monday June 17 9:30am - 11:30am EDT
Muddy Boots Trail Crew
Join the Dyken Pond trail crew to clear trails, enjoy the outdoors and help out with light trail work to keep Dyken Pond’s 11 miles of trails in good shape through the year. Option to bring your lunch and have a cup of coffee, tea or hot cocoa when finished. DATE: Monda......More
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Tuesday June 18 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
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 the saf......More
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Tuesday June 18 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
U.S. Paint EPR: Insights from a Decade of PaintCare Programs
Over the past decade, U.S. paint EPR programs have performed extremely well – collecting more than 70 million gallons of leftover paint with over 2,400 year-round locations currently (two-thirds of which are paint and hardware stores that have volunteered to serve as dr......More
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Tuesday June 18 12:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Join Len Tremblay on a moderately paced 3 mile hike every Tuesday in June to explore the wilds of the Dyken Pond Center. Learn the trail system one at a time with a knowledgeable guide. Each week discover new ground and nature. Hikes will be canceled in bad weather. Fre......More
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Tuesday June 18 7:15pm EDT
"We're All Plastic People Now" Film Screening and Discussion
DATE: Tuesday, June 18 TIME: 7:15 PM LOCATION: The Triplex Cinema, 70 Railroad St, Great Barrington
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Wednesday June 19 7:00pm - 8:45pm EDT
Solstice Evening Guided Hike
Join Williamstown Rural Lands committee member Jeff Strait for this moderate 1.5-mile hike to view the sunset just before the summer solstice. Follow along the Taconic Crest Trail and down the Shepard’s Well Trail through beautiful woods and see spectacular open views e......More
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Friday June 21 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
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 dominating parts of the landscape in Burbank Pa......More
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Friday June 21 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Fantastic Fireflies Family Hike
What’s all that flashing about? Bring the kids out to join BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes to learn the how and why of firefly’s light display and search for these amazing critters in the meadows and woods of Thomas & Palmer Brook reserve with Taylor Staubach of Berkshi......More
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Saturday June 22 9:30am - 11:00am EDT
Early Summer Butterflies of Sheep Hill
Join Williamstown Rural Lands and local butterfly enthusiast Doug Lister for a leisurely butterflying experience in search of our early summer Lepidopteran neighbors. The group will walk a slow-paced, ~1.5 mile loop around Sheep Hill to look for hairstreaks, whites, swa......More
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Saturday June 22 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Birds of the Berkshires - Community Program and Annual Meeting
GBLC Presents Birds of the Berkshires:Great Barrington Land Conservancy invites you to learn more about our avian friends from two local experts, Chip Blake and Ben Nickley. Each year our fields, forests, lakes and rivers provide the habitat needed for an amazing array......More
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Tuesday June 25 8:00am - 10:00am EDT
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 the saf......More