Green
Volunteers Needed to Clean Up the West Branch Housatonic River
After the cleanup, volunteers will be provided a free lunch from a local restaurant. Volunteers must RSVP in advance to reserve a free lunch.
Environmentalists Push for Climate Legislation
Local environmentalists joined statewide rallies for climate legislation on Tuesday, pushing the passage of four bills for cleaner air and energy.
Dalton Green Committee Recommends Consultant for Action Plan
The Green Committee overwhelmingly recommended having Blue Strike Environmental as the town's consultant for its Climate Action Plan during its meeting on Monday.
BRTA Celebrates 50 Years, Electric Buses
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority is celebrating its 50th anniversary with new hybrid buses that tell a story about its history.
Pittsfield Celebrates Robert 'Bob' Presutti on Arbor Day
Officials celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by installing a commemorative plaque next to the American elm sapling. This is a tree that James McGrath, the city's park program manager, said Presutti would have been particularly proud of.
BEAT: Volunteer Fieldwork
This spring, BEAT is offering training to anyone interested in conducting volunteer fieldwork by surveying culverts and road-stream crossings. The first field day training is Tuesday, April 30.
Community Members Assist in Trout Stocking Onota Lake
Fish and buckets flew into Onota Lake on Wednesday afternoon, thanks to MassWildlife's annual spring trout stocking event.
Pittsfield Sets Public Meeting on Mosquito Control
Following clashing viewpoints from the former City Council and Board of Health on mosquito spraying, the city has set a community meeting on April 29 to discuss its management plan.
Images Cinema's Inaugural Earth Week Film Festival
An expansion upon the long-standing Fresh Fest: A Food and Farming Film Festival, which usually ran one weekend, the Earth Week Film Festival will run a full week and engage in a variety of topics that range from regenerative agriculture, the plastic pollution, and metal extraction from the ocean floor.
Dalton Board of Health Approves Green Burial Verbiage
The trustees started exploring this initiative in April when they were thinking about updating fees. Bartels brought the option before the board after noticing that Great Barrington approved green burials in August 2020.
Pittsfield ConCom OKs Zebra Mussel Treatment
On Thursday, the panel approved a notice of intent application for the use of EarthTec QZ within a specified treatment area of the lake.
BNRC Ensures Many Forks Farm Will Continue Under New Farmer
It took some time but, ultimately, with the help of the Berkshire Natural Resource Council, Wyrrick and Comstock were able to work out a plan for Many Forks Farm to continue under Comstock's ownership.
Dalton Green Committee Aims to Obtain Data for Town Solar PV Arrays
The Green Committee is working to obtain information from Eversource to inform the possibility of developing solar polar photovoltaic arrays in town.
EPA Lays Out Draft Plan for PCB Remediation in Pittsfield
U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric have a preliminary plan to remediate polychlorinated biphenyls from the city's Rest of River stretch by 2032.
Dalton Committee Seeks Funding for Invasive Species
The Open Space and Recreation Committee discussed addressing the invasive species at the Pines trailhead during its meeting last week.
Pittsfield Grappling With Possible Zebra Mussell Infection at Onota Lake
Last week, the Conservation Commission saw a notice of intent application for the application of EarthTec QZ pesticide within a specified treatment area of the lake.
Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation Scholarships
The scholarship is open to seniors at Mount Greylock Regional High School and Charles H. McCann Technical School. BWPCC will select two students from the class of 2024 to receive $1,000 scholarships.
EPA Administrative Order Closed in Pittsfield
Over a decade ago, the EPA mandated Pittsfield to address the phosphorus levels found in the city's wastewater discharge and to rigorously evaluate and update its CMOM program.
Dalton Board OKs Talks for EV Stations
The project would install two chargers each at Pine Grove Park and the Senior Center, and one at Greenridge Park, with paving, painting, software, and maintenance being the only costs to the town.
Lee Awarded Technical Grant For Upland Disposal Facility
Lee was awarded a $20,000 grant to engage technical expertise to review and interpret information about the Upland Disposal Facility.
Adams Allocates Additional Funds To Progress Glen Outdoor Center Solar
Although a cost to the town, the geotechnical survey would ensure that the Outdoor Center opens as a net zero energy building.
Dalton Green Committee Seeks Collaboration with Crane Co.
Since the Community Eco municipal solid waste incinerators in Pittsfield ceased operations, Crane & Company has used a temporary boiler.
Williamstown Select Board Gets Update on Climate Action Plan
Wendy Penner and Nancy Nylen told the board that a group of two dozen volunteers plans to have a plan ready to present to attendees at the upcoming annual town meeting May.
Heart & Soil Collective Connects Farmers, Food and Families
Heart and Soil Collective is one of the Berkshire nonprofits formed during that time with the goal to connect people to the farmers and land and increase food security from every angle.
Pittsfield Council OKs Battery Energy Storage Regulations
The City Council approved Tuesday a proposal to add a battery energy storage system overlay, or BESS, district.
Vermont Habitat Stamp Raises $656K for Conservation in 2023
The Vermont Habitat Stamp is designed to allow anyone who cares about wildlife to help improve habitat for diverse species on private lands and the department's more than 130,000 acres of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands.
Buds, Twigs, and Bark: How to Identify Trees and Shrubs in Winter
February Berkshire Green Drinks will discuss tree and shrub identification in winter
MCLA Kicks off 2024 Green Living Seminar
Presentations occur every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121.
Vermonters Asked to Support Threatened Species Recovery with Nongame Tax Checkoff
Thanks to a checkoff option on the Vermont state income tax form, donating to the fund is easy and impactful.
