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For hike and event details/difficulty/directions, click on the name of the hike, visit bnrc.org/upcoming-hikes, or email Mariah at mauman@bnrc.org.
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2019 Berkshire Earth Expo Saturday, April 6, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Boys & Girls Club Of The Berkshires A community fair focused on energy efficiency, climate resilience, and the protection of nature and our health.
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All about seeds! Free Children’s Program. Wednesday, April 17, 11:00 am Join us for a reading of Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move by JoAnne Early Macken to learn about how seeds become dispersed in the landscape. The reading is followed by an activity where each child will create their own seed bombs with wildflower seeds to take home and plant!
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All About Insects! Free Children’s Program. Wednesday, April 17, 2:00 pm Please join us for a reading of Fly Guy Presents: Insects by Ted Arnold accompanied by a lesson about beneficial insects. Each child will make a bug hotel to take home.
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Save the Date – May Hikes and Events
For hike and event details/difficulty/directions, click on the name of the hike, visit bnrc.org/upcoming-hikes, or email Mariah at mauman@bnrc.org.
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Family Spring Walk at Lake Mansfield, Great Barrington Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Old Mill Trail Augmented Reality Hike, Hinsdale/Dalton Saturday, May 11, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Threemile Hill/Fountain Pond Trail Hike, Great Barrington Saturday, May 18, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Community Health Programs Nature Exploration Hike, Great Barrington Tuesday, May 21, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Beginner Birding by Ear at Alford Springs, Alford Monday, May 20, 7:00 am – 9:00 am
Old Mill Trail Augmented Reality Hike, Hinsdale/Dalton Wednesday, May 22, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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Support BNRC Seasonal Staff
Are you upgrading your furniture?The Rice Cottage is need of:
1 arm chair
2 twin size mattresses
1 lamp (either a large desk lamp or free standing)
1 microwave
1 couch
If so, please be in touch with Josh at jhopmans@bnrc.org.
Photos by Gabrielle K. Murphy
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2019 MA Open Space Conference
Saturday, April 27th 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Mount Wachusett Community College (444 Green St. Gardner, MA 01440)
Check out this FREE Open Space state-wide gathering for municipal open space committees, volunteers, and others involved in the development and implementation of community-based conservation planning and projects.
This event is intended to be a casual opportunity for those interested in protecting open space to gain practical skills, share experiences, build partnerships, and return home with an increased capacity to facilitate successful land conservation projects be it through planning, outreach, or stewardship.
BNRC TerraCorps member, James Eager, organized the panel on planning resilient trails!
Click here for more information.
Click here to register.
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30th Annual Earth Day Clean-up at Springside Park
Saturday, April 20, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Bags and gloves will be provided, along with park maps and instructions to all volunteers!
Co-Sponsored by Springside Park Conservancy [representing Springside Greenhouse Group, Tyler Street Business Group, Morningside Neighborhood Initiative, Hebert Arboretum, Berkshire Mountain Bike Training Series, & Nature Treatment].
Click here for more info.
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