 BEAT Celebrating Founding Director Jane Winn's RetirementThe event will celebrate Winn's legacy and fundraise to support BEAT. BEAT to Host Sixth Annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day24-hour event to be held on September 13–14 at Greylock Glen Outdoor Center in Adams  Berkshire Green Drinks: Monitoring Air Pollution in Pittsfield"Breathe Easy Berkshires: A Year and a Half of Pittsfield's Air Quality" with Drake Reed and Andrew Ferrara  Free Wild Edible Plant Hike in Great BarringtonRegistration is required. Volunteers Needed to Help Clean West Branch Housatonic River with BEAT and HVAAfter the cleanup, volunteers will be provided with a free lunch from a local restaurant. Volunteers must RSVP in advance to reserve a free lunch.  Berkshire Green Drinks to Discuss Rat Poison Hazards and Proposed LegislationBerkshire Green Drinks will host Peggy White and Richard Clapper to discuss the dangers of anticoagulant rodenticides to wildlife, pets, and humans and to inform the public about proposed legislation in Massachusetts that aims to restrict their use.  BEAT Queries Residents on Future of Pittsfield Peaker PlantEnvironmentalists continue to push for the decarbonization of the last peaker plant in Berkshire County.  BEAT's Kids in Kayaks Program ReturnsKids in Kayaks is sponsored and organized by Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Pittsfield, MA.  Berkshire Green Drinks to Feature Hoffmann Bird ClubThe event, titled "Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club," will be hybrid, taking place online via Zoom and in person at The Barn Kitchen & Bar of the Williams Inn  Berkshire Green Drinks to Discuss Glyphosate and Soil HealthThe event will be a hybrid event, taking place online via Zoom and in person at Race Brook Lodge, located at 864 S Undermountain Rd, in Sheffield.  Berkshire Green Drinks to Feature Presentation on Rare Butterfly SpeciesThe event will be held online via Zoom and in person at Hot Plate Brewing Co. in Pittsfield, MA. The in-person gathering begins at 5:15 PM, with the presentation starting at 6:00 PM.  Berkshire Green Drinks Will Discuss Rare Butterfly SpeciesThe in-person social gathering begins at 5:15 p.m., with the presentation and Zoom meeting starting at 6:00 p.m.  Berkshire Green Drinks: From Pretzel Slime to Carnival CandyFebruary Berkshire Green Drinks will discuss the fascinating world of slime molds  Wildlife Biologist to Speak at January Berkshire Green Drinks EventThe in-person gathering begins at 5:00 PM, with the presentation and Zoom session starting at 6:00 PM.  Berkshire Green Drinks Feature BEAT UpdateBerkshire Green Drinks presents: "Protecting the Environment of the Berkshires: BEAT's Year of Progress" with Berkshire Environmental Action Team staff  Berkshire Green Drinks: Pittsfield Power PossibilitiesThis free virtual event will take place online via Zoom and start at 6:00 PM.  One-Day Track and Sign Certification with BEAT and a TCNA EvaluatorLearn how to recognize tracks of mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates on your landscape and interpret animal movement and behavior.  Berkshire Green Drinks: Tracking: Out-of-Sight, Out-of-MindLearn about local wildlife and how to be more aware of them at October Berkshire Green Drinks BEAT Awarded Funding for a Community Commercial DishwasherThe award will be used to purchase and install a commercial dishwasher at BEAT's Environmental Leadership and Education Center, located in Pittsfield, as well as to purchase supplies for a stock of at least 100 reusable place settings. Annual Berkshire Biodiversity DayThe 24-hour event to be held on Sept. 13–14 at Berkshire Community College campus in Pittsfield  Berkshire Green Drinks: All About BatsSeptember Berkshire Green Drinks will focus on bat conservation with MassWildlife guest speaker Volunteers Needed To help Clean Housatonic RiverVolunteer to help clean up the Housatonic River with BEAT and HVA on Saturday, August 10  Two Berkshire Peaker Plants Have Been Put in the PastTwo peaker plants in Berkshire County have been out of service for two years and are in the process of demolition. Local environmentalists are rejoicing. Volunteers Clean Up the Housatonic RiverWith the help of over a dozen volunteers, they cleaned out trash and other dumped items from six locations along the River in Pittsfield. Volunteers Needed to Clean Up the West Branch Housatonic RiverAfter the cleanup, volunteers will be provided a free lunch from a local restaurant. Volunteers must RSVP in advance to reserve a free lunch. |
