Have an old apple tree at home that is in need of some care? Or looking to plant and care for a home orchard? This is the workshop for you! Join Ken Gooch, retired Director of Forestry Health for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, as he leads the pruning portion of the workshop. […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Outdoor Event
Printmaking by hand is never perfect and that is part of its beauty. We'll carve intricate drawings into reusable blocks to create stamps for printing artwork. Templates will be provided to get the mind moving, as well as linocut tools, ink colors, handheld brayers, and cardstock. Take home finished prints and reuse your stamp to […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Join this BNRC-hosted online event with Kayleigh Filkins to learn about Timberdoodle ecology and fun facts as well as a scientific roundup from the eastern woodcock migration research cooperative. Kayleigh Filkins is a graduate student at SUNY Brockport doing her master’s work on American woodcock habitat selection during the breeding season in New York. The Zoom […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Online Event
NestWatch is a nationwide nest monitoring program led by Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology and supported by community members like yourself. Participating is fun, and anyone can do it – even young ones! This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful research and get an intimate window into Tree Swallow and Eastern Bluebird nesting, from […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Get ready for an enthralling April adventure as we take a Mini Marvels hike, an exploration into the fascinating realm of minibeasts! Join BNRC and Berkshire Family Hikes to help us uncover the hidden wonders of the insect world. We will gain a deeper understanding of minibeast behavior, habitats, and the critical role they play in […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Follow Elisabeth Cary’s journey as she has moved from avid home gardener to micro-flower farmer. In this workshop participants will consider how to maintain a small and manageable garden while maximizing floral production. Elisabeth will share her planting scheme, germination schedules, horticultural sources, pest management, harvesting, and flower conditioning. Some unique give-aways will be shared.
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
In this hands-on workshop on Saturday, taught by Marsha Edell, participants will learn the steps for creating four unique, waterproof, botanical-themed, ceramic tile coasters. The focus will be on creating four-by-four-inch, cork-backed coasters which will be completed and ready to take home at the end of the class. Supplies will be provided but feel free […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Printmaking by hand is never perfect and that is part of its beauty. We'll carve intricate drawings into reusable blocks to create stamps for printing artwork. Templates will be provided to get the mind moving, as well as linocut tools, ink colors, handheld brayers, and cardstock. Take home finished prints and reuse your stamp to […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Taught on Thursdays, April 18 to May 23, by Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky, participants in this class will focus on the free-hand drawing techniques that precede the more precise and highly technical world of hard-line drafting of construction documents. Students will learn and put into practice Conceptual and Schematic style graphics which may appear […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Literacy Network (LitNet) will be holding a special event called KidNet for learners enrolled with its services and their families. KidNet is a one-time event featuring children’s songs by live musicians, multilingual story time with multiple readers, a literacy information session for parents, and a book giveaway. Readers will include Gloria Escobar (of Greylock Federal […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Performing Arts & Entertainment