 BEAT: Bringing Pollinators HomeThis free and open-to-the-public event will be held on Wednesday, April 17, from 6 PM to 8 PM, on the lower floor of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, 1 Wendell Ave.  BEAT: The Invasive Spotted LanternflyElizabeth Barnes is the Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and previously worked as the Exotic Forest Pest Educator at Purdue University.  Online Public Input Session With BEATOnline Public Info Session with BEAT and UMass Extension Professor Scott Jackson on Tuesday, March 19 at 6 PM  Berkshire Green Drinks: Pollinator Paradise LawnsThis free hybrid event is taking place online via Zoom and in person at Barrington Brewery, 420 Stockbridge Rd, in Great Barrington. The in-person social gathering begins around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting start at 6:00 PM.  Buds, Twigs, and Bark: How to Identify Trees and Shrubs in WinterFebruary Berkshire Green Drinks will discuss tree and shrub identification in winter  Composting Company Talks Bettering Municipal Waste at BEAT's Green DrinksSecond Chance Composting picks up food scraps and other organic matter and processes it into compost, covering the Berkshires and parts of Southern Vermont.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Second Chance Composting in The BerkshiresJanuary Berkshire Green Drinks will feature John Pitroff, owner of Second Chance Composting  Berkshire Green Drinks: Twenty Years of Protecting the Environment for WildlifeThe virtual gathering will take place by Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 6:00 to 7:15 PM.  BEAT Invites Community To Celebrate 20th AnniversaryBEAT was established in 2003 when a vernal pool at Berkshire Community College (BCC) was being threatened by the development of soccer fields on the campus.  Forest Conservation and Management Strategies for Climate MitigationThe in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM at Big Elm Brewery Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver Street. The presentation and Zoom meeting start at 6:00 PM.  Berkshire Green Drinks: 'Snakes Are More Interesting Than You Can Imagine'The in-person gathering begins at 5:00 PM at The Barn at Williams Inn, 103 Spring St, Williamstown.  Mayor Tyer Recognizes BEAT for International AwardBEAT was one of more than 235 presentations at the conference from 18 countries and 34 U.S. states.  14th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity DayThe event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to noon on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Greenagers' April Hill Education and Conservation Center, 62 N Undermountain Rd, South Egremont.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond RecyclingLearn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling.  Tree Identification Walk in Lower Bowker's WoodsRegistration is required to join.  POSTPONED: BEAT Celebrates National Moth WeekEvery year, during the last week of July, National Moth Week celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths and helps spread awareness of these essential insects whose global populations are rapidly declining.  August Berkshire Green Drinks: Wild Trout in MassachusettsThe presentation starts at 6:00 PM.  BEAT Receives International Stewardship AwardBerkshire Environmental Action Team received a stewardship award for its work protecting and re-connecting wildlife habitats in the Berkshire Wildlife Linkage area.  BEAT Upcoming Vernal Pool WorkshopIt will be led by Professor Tom Tyning, an expert on amphibians and reptiles and an authority on New England's natural history.  April Berkshire Green Drinks: Follow the ForestJulia will talk about Follow the Forest, a nationally significant conservation initiative led by HVA.  MassWildlife Biologist to Speak at Berkshire Green DrinksBuckhout will talk about Mustelids, otherwise known as the weasel family, and go over some common characteristics of the diverse group.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Land Stewardship in a Changing EnvironmentPre-registration is required to attend the virtual gathering.  BEAT Green Drinks Goes CountywideBefore the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsfield Green Drinks took place exclusively at a restaurant or pub in Pittsfield. Starting in 2023, BEAT will begin changing the location of their in-person gatherings to different towns throughout Berkshire County every month.  Pittsfield Green Drinks: Protecting What Sustains Us AllDiscuss the organization's work of this past year and explore what comes next as the new year approaches.  Pittsfield Green Drinks: The Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands LinkageMarx will be talking about The Staying Connected Initiative and the cross-border effort to protect and connect wildlife habitat across the Canadian Acadian Mountains and the Northern Appalachian Mountains of New England. |
