BRIDGE Hosts Earth Day 2026 Activities

Multicultural BRIDGE will host its Earth Day 2026 celebration on Wednesday, April 22, at Solidarity House, marking both the opening of the growing season and the next phase of its Solidarity Farm & Garden at April Hill.

Wahconah High Club, Green Committee Host Earth...

Wahconah Regional High School students are cultivating an environmentally friendly atmosphere in its school, across the district, and now, thanks to a partnership with the Green Dalton Committee, into their communities.

Yale Researcher to Speak at MCLA

King will present "The Call of the Ecozoic: Religions Enter Their Planetary Phase."

BEAT Presents: 'Making Way for Wildlife'

The event will be held on April 11 from 9:30 am to noon at Berkshire Community College

MCLA Green Living Seminar: How Bird-Friendly Laws...

The presentation is free and open to the public

McKay's Family Farm Market Expands in Williamstown

350Mass Berkshire Climate Action: Bringing Climate...

Doors open at 5:30 to provide time for attendees to meet with and learn more about participating community organizations. Speakers begin at 6:00. This event is free and open to the public.

350Mass Berkshires to Host Climate Action Program...

The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for a community organization showcase followed by guest speakers at 6:00 p.m.

BRPC Awarded Stormwater Pollution Grant

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) was awarded $63,225 to work with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) and Waterstone Engineering to improve stormwater planning tools for local communities.

Grow Your Garden With the Berkshire Athenaeum

The seed library is funded by the volunteer organization Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, which raises funds for the library programming and needs.

Governor Awards $8.7 Million to Support Energy...

The funding is going to municipal water facilities, agricultural and food-producing non-profits and small businesses, working to modernize operations and save energy.

Dalton Green Seeks Earth Week Sponsors,...

The celebration, scheduled for the week of April 19–25, will feature a variety of environmental themed activities and contests, some of which will feature prizes.

Williamstown Residents Question Plan to Use...

At issue is a 4.3-acre riverfront parcel owned by the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation off Woodlawn Drive near the site of the town's new fire station.

MassDEP Talks Pollution Plans for Pontoosuc Lake

The state Department of Environmental Protection has some options for restore a polluted Pontoosuc Lake back to health.

Beat: Making Way for Wildlife

The event will feature presentations from two nationally recognized experts in the field: Dr. Patricia Cramer, Founder & Director of the Wildlife Connectivity Institute, and Ben Goldfarb, award-winning environmental journalist and author.

Williamstown Town Meeting Facing Bylaw to Ban...

Last year, concern over PFAS, which has been linked to cancer in humans, drove a large public outcry over a Hoosac Water Quality District's plan to increase its composting operation by taking in biosolids, or sludge, from other wastewater treatment plants and create a new revenue stream for the local facility.

Ben Downing to Lead Massachusetts Clean Energy...

Downing is the current Chief Growth Officer at MIT’s The Engine, previously served as Senate chair of energy committee

Sweetest Season: Maple Sap Flowing in...

Surrounded by local maple producers and community members, Agricultural Commissioner Ashley Randle drilled a hole in a maple tree to release a true sign of spring — drops of sap.

BEAT Webinar on Campaign to End Non-Native Fish...

Free Webinar with Berkshire Environmental Action Team Tuesday, March 3, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Williamstown Looks to Start Riverbank...

Town Hall is hoping to make progress on four riverfront infrastructure projects in the fiscal year 2027 budget.