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August 21, 2019 Dear Friend, This week we said goodbye to one of our stellar program associates from this summer. Weyessa (Ace) is headed back to college to finish his studies on the environment and photography. But don't despair! He will be back at September Pittsfield Green Drinks to talk about his work on water quality in Ethiopia. Coming up in a just a few short weeks we are SO EXCITED to co-host the 10th annual Berkshire Bioblitz. This year we've partnered with the City of Pittsfield to work at Springside Park from Saturday, September 14 - Sunday, September 15. Bring the kids and join us! That's it for now, folks. Thank you for all you do to protect the environment, Jane, Elia, Rose, Jake, Mary, Isabelle, Weyessa (Ace), and Elizabeth
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August21,2019
DearFriend,
Thisweekwesaidgoodbyetooneofourstellarprogramassociatesfromthissummer.Weyessa
(Ace) is headed back to college to finish his studies on the environment and photography. But
don'tdespair!HewillbebackatSeptemberPittsfieldGreenDrinkstotalkabouthisworkonwater
qualityinEthiopia.
Comingupina justafewshortweeksweareSOEXCITEDtoco-hostthe10thannualBerkshire
Bioblitz. This year we've partnered with the City of Pittsfield to work at Springside Park from
Saturday,September14-Sunday,September15.Bringthekidsandjoinus!
That'sitfornow,folks.
Thankyouforallyoudotoprotecttheenvironment,
Jane,Elia,Rose,Jake,Mary,Isabelle,Weyessa(Ace),andElizabeth
Elizabeth Orenstein
Elizabeth Orenstein
August 28, 2019
Pleasehelpsupportthisnewsletter.Thankyou!
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TreeProgramCanvasser|BerkshireEnvironmentalActionTeam|Pittsfield
AdministrativeAssistant|GreatBarringtonLandConservancy|GreatBarrington/Remote
TrailConstructionAssistant|BerkshireNaturalResourcesCouncil|Pittsfield
BerkshiresCampusOrganizer|MassPIRG|BerkshireCounty
RegionalCoordinators|MunicipalVulnerabilityPreparednessProgram|WesternMass
BoardofSupervisors|BerkshireConservationDistrict|BerkshireCounty
DirectorofPolicy|TheTrustees|Boston
Grant&ContractManager|NortheastCommunityCenter|Millerton,NY
WaterQualityMonitoringVolunteers|HousatonicValleyAssociation|Pittsfield&Dalton
TemporarySolarInstaller&TemporarySolarElectrician|PVSquared|Greenfield
NetworkWeaver|Fix|NewEngland
BerkshireWatershedDirector|HousatonicValleyAssociation|Stockbridge
ProgramManager|CollaborativeonHealth&theEnvironment|Remote
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COMMUNITYCALENDARWelisteventsfromavarietyoflocalandregionalorganizationsandindividuals.
WEDNESDAY,AUGUST28
Birds&Trees-Pittsfield
SolarInfoSession-Williamstown
MountainMindfulnessYoga-Lanesborough
EveningattheBeaverPonds-Lenox
PaddleboardSocial-Stockbridge
THURSDAY,AUGUST29
Nice&EasyTrailHike-Lanesborough
FRIDAY,AUGUST30
DiscoverGreylockHike-Lanesborough
CampgroundCritters-Lanesborough
SATURDAY,AUGUST31
ScenicSummitTours-Lanesborough
NightHike-Lanesborough
SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER1
CanoeingUpper&LowerGoosePonds-Lee
Training:NonviolentDirectAction-Troy,NY
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CreaturesoftheAncientSea-NorthAdams
TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER3
BirdingattheMount-Lenox
WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER4
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EveningattheBeaverPonds-Lenox
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THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER5
EndangeredSpeciesActDefenseVirtualTownhall-Webinar
FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER6
FREEBirding-CanoeMeadowsMigrants-Pittsfield
UrbanandCommunityForestryChallengeGrantInfoSession-Pittsfield
KidleidoscopeStoryHour-Butterflies-TurnersFalls
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Plant,TreeandWildEdibleHike-Windsor
PaddleTripontheHousatonicRiver-Lenox
ArtintheBarn-Lenox
New!FantasticFungi-Lenox
FreeHousatonicRiverPaddle/HouseTour-Stockbridge
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SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER8
NaturalandCulturalHistoryofWahconahFalls-Dalton
BorealForestEcologySlideshow&SummitWalk-Windsor
MONDAY,SEPTEMBER9
ConservingGrasslandBirdsinNewEngland-Pittsfield
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BobPresutti’sPruningClass-Pittsfield
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ENVIRONMENTALMONITOR
August21,2019
The Environmental Monitor provides information on projects under review by the Massachusetts
Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office, recent MEPA decisions of the Secretary of Energy &
EnvironmentalAffairs,andpublicnoticesfromenvironmentalagencies.
BerkshireIndex
Egremont–NoticeofApplicationfora401WaterQualityCertificate(pdf)–BankDisturbance
withinanOutstandingResourceWaterandalsowithinanAreaofCriticalEnvironmental
ConcernbyAliceKesslerHarrisandBertramSilvermanof74JugEndRoadrepairstoeroded
streambankalongKarnerBrook–posted8/21/19
Hinsdale–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanEcologicalRestorationProject(pdf)–partialremovalof
WatsonRoadDam–posted8/21/19
Adams–QuarryMineralsManagementArea–ENFCertificate–RequiresMandatory
EnvironmentalImpactReport–issued8/2/19
Adams–NoticeofIssuanceofaDraftOperatingPermitRenewal(pdf)–SpecialtyMineralsair
qualitypermit–commentsdue9/6/19
Becket–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanAquaticPlantManagementPlan(pdf)–BuckleyDunton
Lakeusingmechanicalhydrorakeandharvester–posted8/7/19
Lee–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanEcologicalRestorationProject(pdf)–HopBrookWildlife
ManagementArea–posted8/7/19
Richmond–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanEcologicalRestorationProject(pdf)–FairfieldBrook
WildlifeManagementArea–posted8/7/19
PioneerValleyIndex
Worthington–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanEcologicalRestorationProject(pdf)–Wildlife
HabitatManagementonpropertyownedbyGaryRoyandKathleenAdamczyk,RingRoad–
posted8/21/19
Buckland,Florida,Monroe–NoticeofSubmissionofaYearlyOperationalPlan(pdf)–Great
RiverHydro,LLSvegetationmanagementplan–commentsdue9/20/19at5pm
Orange–NoticeofIntenttoInitiateanEcologicalRestorationProject(pdf)–TullyMountain
WMA&WCEHabitatProject–posted8/7/19
Russell–NoticeofApplicationfora401WaterQualityCertification(pdf)–repairofdouble
culvert(#R13022-BCH-DOT-BRI)underI-90–posted8/7/19
Southampton–NoticeofApplicationfora401WaterQualityCertification(pdf)–Applicationby
Mr.GlennWesttoremovetheLymanPondDamat285CollegeHighwayinSouthamptononthe
ManhanRiver–posted8/7/19
SouthHadley–SouthHadleyFallsUrbanRedevelopment&RenewalPlan(URRP)–comments
due8/27/19
Chicopee–NoticeofIssuanceofaDraftOperatingPermitRenewal(pdf)–ChicopeeElectric
LightCleanAirActpermit–commentsdue8/23/19
Agawam–TennesseeGasPipeline261UpgradeProjects–FEIRCertificate–Adequatelyand
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selectboardstostateandfederalagencies.TheselistingsareforBerkshire,Hampshire,Hampden,
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