Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

Great Barrington MA / Outdoor Recreation: Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hikes

East Mountain State Forest

Cheshire MA / Bike Rides

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, No. Adams, Mass

Norfolk CT / Perform.Arts-Music-Theatre-Dance

Litchfield County Choral Union & LCCU Festival Orchestra

Falls Village CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Great Mountain Forest – Norfolk & Falls Village, Conn

Norfolk CT / Historic Societies

Norfolk Historical Society & Museum – Norfolk, Conn

Sharon CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Sharon Audubon Center & Miles Wildlife Sanctuary – Sharon, Conn

Kent CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Connecticut Antique Machinery Association – Kent, CT

Norfolk CT / Land Trusts & Protections

Campbell Falls State Park – Norfolk, Conn

Canaan CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument – East Canaan, Conn

Monterey MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Beartown State Forest, MA – Monterey, Mass

Lee MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Goose Pond Reservation – Lee, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Friends of Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Ashley Falls MA / African American Heritage

African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

Sheffield MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Sheffield Historical Society & Dan Raymond House Museum – Sheffield, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Lanesborough MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Mount Greylock State Reservation & Scenic Byway to Summit – Lanesborough,MA

Ashley Falls MA / Outdoor Recreation: Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hikes

LAKES & PONDS – Free Public Boat Launches/Access

Stockbridge MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Stockbridge Land Trust – Stockbridge, Mass

Lenox MA / Gilded Age Mansions

Colonial Carriage and Driving Society – Orleton Farm – Lenox, Mass

Hancock MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, Mass

Becket MA / Historic Houses & Landmarks

Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway — Route 20 in Becket & Lee, Mass

Cornwall Bridge CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Housatonic Valley Association – Cornwall Bridge, CT & So.Lee, MA

Lenox MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum – Lenox, Mass

Pittsfield MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Pittsfield State Forest – Pittsfield, Mass

Stockbridge MA / Formal & Estate Gardens

Naumkeag Museum and Gardens – Stockbridge, Mass

Becket MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival – Becket, Mass

Lenox MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

The Mount – Edith Wharton’s Estate – Lenox, Mass

Stockbridge MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Berkshire Botanical Garden – Stockbridge, Mass

Pittsfield MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Arrowhead, Home of Herman Melville – Pittsfield, Mass

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EVENTS

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Apr

Sat

Sheffield, MA–Spring Wildflower Walks @ Bartholomew's Cobble

Apr 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tickets

The spring ephemerals are blooming at the Cobble! Every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm come to the Cobble for an amazing wildflower walk on our ¼ mile Ledges Trail led by expert wildflower guides. Bring[...]

Apr

Wed

Gt. Barrington, MA–Bird Walk at Housatonic Flats Preserve

Apr 24 @ 7:00 am – 8:30 am

7:00 am

Tickets

Join BNRC and Hoffmann Bird Club members Ed Neumuth and Greg Ward at Housatonic Flats. The variety of habitats in the flats—river, forest, nearby farmland, oxbows, patches of shrub and old pasture—attracts a broad array[...]

Apr

Thu

Stockbridge, MA–Daffodil Festival @ Naumkeag House Museum

Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

10:00 am

Tickets

Come to Naumkeag for this new springtime tradition! The gardens at Naumkeag have been planted with over 60,000 daffodil, tulip and spring bulbs. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring in the[...]

Apr

Fri

Lenox, MA–Spring Salamander & Frog Search @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Apr 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

5:30 pm

Tickets

Audience: All (suitable for children 5 & up) Members: Adult $6.00, Child $3.00 Nonmembers: Adult $8.00, Child $4.00 Spotted salamanders and wood frogs spend their days under logs, stones, and other forest-floor objects, venturing out[...]

Apr

Fri

Pittsfield, MA–Disney’s Aladdin JR. Performance @ Colonial Theatre

Apr 26 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

Tickets

THE COLONIAL THEATRE 111 South Street · PITTSFIELD · MA 01201 7 pm –4/26 11 am-4/27 2pm 4/27-28. 5 pm 4-28 Disney’s Aladdin JR. is based on the 1992 Academy-Award®-winning film and the 2014 hit[...]

Apr

Sat

Norfolk, CT–Vernal Pool & Amphibian Identification & Ecology @ Aton Forest Headquarters

Apr 27 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Led by Mike Aurelia & John Anderson, this workshop will give participants the knowledge to identify our local amphibians as adults, larvae, and eggs in the field and in the classroom. Identification of these animals[...]

Apr

Sat

Pre-Season Artweek Event – Retracing Native Histories: A Walk Through Time @ Bidwell House Museum

Apr 27 @ 10:00 am

10:00 am

Tickets

– Long before the English arrived in what is now Massachusetts, the Mohicans lived on and worked with the land for thousands of years. During this walk through history, join Rob Hoogs to learn how[...]

Apr

Sat

Pittsfield, MA–Disney’s Aladdin JR. Performance @ Colonial Theatre

Apr 27 @ 11:00 am

11:00 am

Tickets

7 pm –4/26 11 am-4/27 2 pm -4/27-28. 5 pm- 4-28 Disney’s Aladdin JR. is based on the 1992 Academy-Award®-winning film and the 2014 hit Broadway show. Aladdin and his three friends, Babkak, Omar and[...]