image description — BEAT Staying Connected Initiative Coordinator Mikael Cejtin, left, and Executive Director Jane Winn show off their locally-made stewardship awards, presented by Patricia Cramer, director of the Wildlife Connectivity Institute.

BEAT Receives International Stewardship Award

05:17PM / Monday, July 10, 2023Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Environmental Action Team received a stewardship award for its work protecting and re-connecting wildlife habitats in the Berkshire Wildlife Linkage area.

The award was presented June at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation.

The local environmental organization's habitat effort is part of a larger Staying Connected Initiative: a partnership of many conservation organizations that work together to maintain landscape connectivity across the Northern Appalachians in the Acadian Region of the United States and Canada.

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Dalton Water Warns Protect Your Pipes

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:26PM / Friday, January 23, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — With the expected snow and frigid weather this weekend the Water Department wants to remind people to take precautions to prevent frozen or broken water pipes.

A clipper system will bring Arctic temperatures to the Northeast with lows in the teens and single digits over the weekend.

Temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus-6 degrees on Friday and remain extremely cold into next week, the department said.

During the freezing weather water inside the pipe freezes and expands, which can cause the pipes to crack or split. At first the damage is not obvious but once the ice thaws, the water flows out causing sudden leaks or, in some cases major flooding, Water Superintendent Robert Benlien said.

To prevent damage to the pipes, Benlien recommended residents follow the following to protect the pipes.

• Keep your heat set at a consistent temperature (even overnight)

• Let faucets drip slightly, especially those on exterior walls

• Open cabinet doors under sinks to allow warm air to circulate

• Disconnect outdoor hoses and close inside shutoff valves

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