Spend the weekend with Brian Gilbert of Hilltown Anglers learning the basics of Fly Fishing! This day-and-a-half retreat includes: * Friday night accommodations at Blue Vista Motor Lodge with access to firepits, hot tubs and sauna * Friday evening workshop (6pm - 8pm) introducing anglers to equipment and gear, flies and rigging, and casting on […]
Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Learn how to use the iNaturalist app on your phone and practice on the variety of spring ephemerals found at The Boulders reserve, all while participating in a global bioblitz! You’ll come away from this program as a community scientist ready to participate in the next 3 days of the City Nature Challenge. The City Nature […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Join us for the perfect introduction to nature. This one-hour hike will enable your child or children, birth to 5 years old, to gently discover the natural world around them and give you skills to confidently lead explorations of your own. This is an opportunity to explore the changing nature and beauty of Arcadia with […]
Family Friendly, Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
May is mental health awareness month. What do mental health care and the science of awe have in common? Birds. Join us as Dave Edson, an experienced and passionate educator and naturalist, leads an all ages, all experiences easy stroll through the woods of Pittsfield’s Wild Acres Park. Dave will lead the group in a Mindful Birding approach […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Early spring wildflowers (also known as spring ephemerals) race to bloom before the nearby trees leaf out. Their brief lifespan is part of what makes them so special - and easy to miss! Join us for a walk along the Old Mill Trail to catch these beautiful flowering plants before they are gone. This walk will […]
Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Join Berkshire East for the first ever Flow Fest, combining downhill mountain biking and whitewater paddling. See the Event Website for details, links, and times. Free mountain biking clinics 10 am - 12 pm: learn the fundamentals of downhill mountain biking 1 - 3 pm: Intro to Technical Riding Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway - Fox […]
Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
The Clark Art Institute’s popular series of foraging walks returns this April. On the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through September, naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins guides visitors across the Clark’s 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk. Each walkabout begins on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark’s Reflecting Pool. During […]
Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
The inaugural Berkshire Pride Rainbow Run 5K and 1 mile walk will support Berkshire Pride’s year-round LGBTQIA+ programming. This out-and-back 5K run and 1-mile walk is open to all abilities. The race will begin at 9AM at the Crane Ave. entrance of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail in Pittsfield, MA. Please stay and enjoy post race […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Ready, set, GO! Grab your running sneakers and get wild at one of the most scenic trail runs in the area. Wild Thing racers will start and end at Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley, traversing trails and carriage roads of varying elevations through Kennedy Park. Walk or run through hardwood forest in our 5k route or […]
Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
The Clark Art Institute’s popular series of foraging walks returns this April. On the fourth Tuesday of the month from April through September, naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins guides visitors across the Clark’s 140-acre campus in a one-hour talk. Each walkabout begins on the Fernández Terrace by the Clark’s Reflecting Pool. During […]
Health and Wellness, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event