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NAPS, Greenagers Launch Program at Many Forks Farm

10:18AM / Wednesday, July 31, 2024

NORTH ADAMS PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GREENAGERS, INC. LAUNCHES PROGRAM AT MANY FORKS FARM, FOSTERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND NAPS, Greenagers Launch Program at Many Forks Farm CLARKSBURG, Mass. This summer, Greenagers, Inc. has teamed up with Many Forks Farm and the North Adams Public Schools 21st Century Program to introduce a new program aimed at engaging students with nature while fostering leadership and environmental stewardship. At Many Forks Farm, 22 North Adams students, in grades 5 and 6, have participated in a variety of hands-on activities. Under the guidance of Sue Wells and her team, with support from Many Forks Farm's farmer Molly Comstock, participants

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:23AM / Sunday, July 28, 2024

Gary Gouldrup of New England Forestry Consultants points out areas for harvesting during a presentation to the Conservation Commission on Tuesday.

the public walk through the woods has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. because of rain.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city is looking at a forest management plan around Notch Reservoir to preserve its watershed, root out invasive species, promote sustainable growth and bring in some revenue.

The initiative is part of Mass Audubon's Forest Climate Resilience Program in conjunction with the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts, of which the city is a member. Two demonstration

By Kim McMann, iBerkshires correspondent
05:32AM / Monday, April 08, 2024

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Molly Comstock and Sharon Wyrrick have traveled in the same circle for years, both farming at opposite ends of Berkshire County. Around the time Wyrrick was looking for a successor after more than a decade at her farm in Clarksburg, Comstock's lease in Alford was suddenly not renewed. The future of Many Forks Farm and Colfax Farm hung in limbo. It took some time but, ultimately, with the help of the Berkshire Natural Resource Council, Wyrrick and Comstock were able to work out a plan for Many Forks Farm to continue under Comstock's ownership. Their stories are not unique; across the nation older

04:22PM / Sunday, February 04, 2024

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—MCLA's annual Green Living Seminar Series returned in January and continues through April presenting a series of lectures on the theme of "Greening in New England." Presentations occur every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121. The series kicked off on Jan. 25 with the presentation "Advancing Sustainability in Urban Residential Neighborhoods of Massachusetts" led by Urban Foresters Samantha Eanes and Sarah Greenleaf from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Urban and Community Forestry Greening the Gateway Cities Program. The program is

By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:50PM / Monday, January 22, 2024

ADAMS, Mass.— Members of the Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District (NBSWMD) were intrigued by a plan by Local Power to work towards community-wide decarbonization through a waste hydrogen facility in Western Massachusetts.

In a presentation on Jan. 11, Local Power President Paul Fenn told the district members that Local Power helps local governments set up community-wide decarbonization with a focus on localization "as a core strategy in an industry defined by centralized energy and capital sources."

He said the community choice aggregation firm helped usher in community choice power supply programs to many towns and cities in Berkshire

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024

ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Audubon Society has been part of the visioning process of the 1,063-acre Greylock Glen development for well more than a decade. Now it will be providing environmental educational opportunities at the glen as the first service provider at the soon to open Outdoor Center in the 50 acres being developed. The Select Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with the nature nonprofit to offer year-round programming. "The Outdoor Center has always been designed to be occupied by two in particular operators, one being the educational programming provider and the restaurant operator," said Town

By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:15AM / Saturday, November 18, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — North County business owners Emilee Yawn and Bonnie Marks brought their community-loving plant shop, Plant Connector, to Central County. The pop-up shop, located at 64 North St., will be open until Dec. 31. The pop-up shop will replicate the much-loved North County store with an assortment of plants, home decor, and events. Yawn said the Plant Connector, which opened on Eagle Street in North Adams in 2020, is all about connecting people with plants and each other. "So, the Plant Connector is just about connecting people to each other and to the world around them," she said. In 2022 the shop outgrew

03:40PM / Friday, October 27, 2023

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Second Chance Composting is offering two free events for community members of all ages to bring their pumpkins after Halloween to smash them. The first event is in Williamstown on Thursday Nov. 2, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Log by Ramunto's, 78 Spring Street. The second event is in North Adams on Friday Nov. 3, from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at Hotel Downstreet, 40 Main Street as part of First Fridays. "This is a fun, family friendly event that we started last year in North Adams and are happy to say we have expanded to include Williamstown this year," Owner John Pitroff said. "It's educational, everyone has a blast, and it's

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