Statewide Local Working Group

Virtual (Zoom)

PurposeLocal Working Groups (LWG) are a key part of NRCS’ locally-led conservation process. They provide essential input to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Conservation Districts (CDs) […]

FREE

High Tunnel Energy Efficiency On-Farm Tour

Dog Days Farm 72 Jaffrey Rd, Fitzwilliam, NH, United States

 This on-farm tour will focus on energy use and conservation in high tunnel and greenhouse production. Energy costs can be substantial in a smaller diversified production system and reducing electric […]

FREE

Welcoming Pollinators Home

Hadley Pulic Library 50 Middle St, Hadley, MA, United States

Presenter: Tom Sullivan of Pollinators Welcome landscape design Thursday, Jan. 25, 10:00 - 11:00 Bernardston Senior Center (Franklin CD) Thursday, Feb. 22, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Northfield Public Library (Franklin […]

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Welcoming Pollinators Home

Storr's Library 693 Longmeadow St, Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Welcoming Pollinators Home Presenter: Tom Sullivan of Pollinators Welcome landscape design Thursday, Jan. 25, 10:00 - 11:00 Bernardston Senior Center (Franklin CD) Thursday, Feb. 22, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Northfield […]

Maintaining Agricultural Ditches: Workshop and Farm Walk

Hadley Senior Center 46 Middle St, Hadley, MA, United States

Register Here Please join us on Wednesday June 26th at 6pm at the Hadley Senior Center for a workshop on ditches and storm water management in agricultural settings. This workshop is […]

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Agroforestry & Climate Adaptation: A Tour of Big River Chestnuts

Big River Chestnuts 195 River Rd, Sunderland, MA, United States

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024. Rain Date: Saturday, July 13Time: Farm Tour from 9:30 to 11:30. Socializing from 11:30 to 12:30.Cost: FreeLocation:195 River Rd, Sunderland, MA With each year that […]

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Tillage Reduction Systems and Equipment: Living Mulch and Strip-Till

Atlas Farm 595A River Rd, Deerfield, MA, United States

Register here! Come check out Atlas Farm’s 3 acre experiment with strip-tilled winter squash in a perennial clover living mulch, and living clover/rye pathways in five acres of tomatoes. We’ll […]

FREE

Let Compost Happen: Setting up an effective at-home system

Jones Library 43 Amity St, Amherst, MA, United States

Date: Saturday, July 27th, 10:30-11:30AM. Location: Jones Library, 43 Amity St, Amherst To register, send an email to : Programs@Joneslibrary.org Just because food is not consumed, doesn’t mean it is […]

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Less is More: Eco-Friendly Fall Garden Cleanup free webinar

Virtual (Zoom)

Less is More: Eco-Friendly Fall Garden Cleanup free webinar with Heidi Dollard of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 PM Re-think your fall cleanup to benefit pollinators, […]

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Transform Your Yard to Support Pollinators:

Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENT

A 12 Step Program Description: Many people now realize the importance of pollinators and other essential wildlife. They want to make their yard pollinator-friendly, but don’t know where to start. […]

Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants

Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, United States

The “little things that run the world” are in big trouble: Insect populations are plummeting, and many species are headed for extinction. This spells disaster for our food supply, our […]

Gardening for Biodiversity with Native Plants

Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENT

In this talk, Amy will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the evolutionary history among native plants, insects, birds and fungi, and how these interdependent relationships among diverse species are […]

Beyond Flowering Plants: Helping Pollinators Thrive Year Round

Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENT

This talk includes a brief introduction to the biodiversity crisis, explaining why providing habitat for pollinators is essential for maintaining a sustainable ecosystem. Amy will show that pollinators not only […]

Environmentally Friendly Lawns and Lawn Alternatives

Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, United States

Lawns are ecological dead zones. 40 million acres are devoted to lawn in this country; the largest irrigated crop. Mowers emit at least 16 million tons of CO2 per year. […]

Environmentally Friendly Lawns and Lawn Alternatives

Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENT

Lawns are ecological dead zones. 40 million acres are devoted to lawn in this country; the largest irrigated crop. Mowers emit at least 16 million tons of CO2 per year. […]

Transform Your Yard to Support Pollinators: A 12 Step Program

Hubbard Library (Ludlow) 24 Center Street, Ludlow, MA, United States

Many people now realize the importance of pollinators and other essential wildlife. They want to make their yard pollinator-friendly, but don’t know where to start. This talk will step you […]

Managing Invasive Plants – the Why and How

Zoom - VIRTUAL EVENT

Invasive plants are one cause of declining pollinator populations, loss of native plants, and are hastening the extinction of many animal species.. Learn which plants are invasive and how to […]

Beyond Flowering Plants: Helping Pollinators Thrive Year Round

Westfield Athenaeum 6 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, United States

This talk includes a brief introduction to the biodiversity crisis, explaining why providing habitat for pollinators is essential for maintaining a sustainable ecosystem. Amy will show that pollinators not only […]