December 2017 - Berkshire Natural Resources Council

Conservation, Properties, Recreation

22 Dec 2017

Reflections: Landkeeping in the Berkshires

As the New Year draws close, we at BNRC reflect on this poignant time. We wish Tad Ames all the very best and are grateful for his contributions to the Berkshire landscape. And we look forward to what lies ahead -- charting the High Road with our county partners, protecting the most…

Joe Berkshire

High Road, News, Recreation

22 Dec 2017

BNRC APPOINTS JENNY HANSELL AS ITS NEXT PRESIDENT

The board of directors of Berkshire Natural Resources Council has appointed Jenny Hansell of Sharon, Connecticut as its next president, succeeding Tad Ames, who will step down from the organization at the end of the calendar year. Hansell has served as the executive director of the North East Community Center in Millerton,…

Mariah

Properties, Volunteers

18 Dec 2017

January Volunteer Highlight: Ken Kelly

How long have you been volunteering for BNRC? Since spring 2013. I retired in summer 2011 from Utica College, after a career in college student affairs, and moved back to the Berkshires (I grew up in Pittsfield). Carol and I spent our first retirement year renovating our fixer-upper in Lenox. I'd been…

Mariah