July 2017 - Berkshire Natural Resources Council

News, Photography

27 Jul 2017

Art and Poetry Contest Winners Announced!

Today Berkshire Natural Resources Council announces the winners of the art and poetry contest, one of the special activities celebrating its 50th anniversary of landkeeping in the Berkshires. We invited the public to create original pieces of art and/or compose poetry with the theme, What landkeeping in the Berkshires means to you? Thanks…

Mariah

High Road, Photography, Properties, Recreation

19 Jul 2017

Cured by Landkeeping

July 19, 2017 Taking kids hiking isn’t enough. They need us to be landkeepers. Kindle their love for forests, hills and streams by saving the Berkshires’ special places We have heard so much about how kids never play outdoors anymore that it’s easy to make assumptions. Kids are addicted to screens ……

Joe Berkshire

Recreation, Summer, Wildlife

13 Jul 2017

Rainbows + Moths + Fireflies = Magic

On the evening of Saturday, July 8th, a couple dozen people gathered at Hollow Fields in Richmond for one of BNRC’s 50th Anniversary special events—a moth and firefly exhibition. Cider donuts and music were enjoyed around a campfire as sunset approached, and a splendid double rainbow appeared in the eastern sky. As darkness…

Mariah

Wildlife

07 Jul 2017

Monarchs in the Berkshires

For most, the sight of a monarch butterfly is an indication of summertime when the meadows really come to life. In the midst of all the busy singing insects, you may be able to find a monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed plant. After hatching from their eggs, the caterpillars will spend…

Mariah