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September11,2019
DearFriend,
CominguponSaturdayisthe10thannualBerkshireBioblitz!Tellyourneighbors!Comeonout!
ThisTuesdaywearethrilledtowelcomeourownWeyessa(Ace)totalkabouthisworkonwater
qualitybothhereandinhishomecountryofEthiopiaatPittsfieldGreenDrinks. Joinusforafun
nightofgoodcompanyandconversation.
That'sitfornow,folks.
Thankyouforallyoudotoprotecttheenvironment,
Jane,Elia,Rose,Jake,Mary,Isabelle,Weyessa(Ace),andElizabeth
Pleasehelpsupportthisnewsletter.Thankyou!
InTheNews
BerkshireWoodsandWaters:
LinkingLandscapesagroupforeveryonetojoinGENECHAGUE|THEBERKSHIREEAGLE
Howmanytimeshaveyoubeentravelingalongaroadandhaveseenthedeadcarcassesofanimals
whichhavebeenhitbyvehicles?Andhowmanytimeshaveyouseensuchdeadcrittersinthesame
locationyearafteryear?Youdon'thavetobearocketscientisttofigureoutthattheroadisprobably
crossingtheirancestralmigrationpathsorsomenecessarytransitway.Doyoufeelhelplessandwish
youcoulddosomethingtoreducethesecasualties?FULLARTICLE
Episode1:ThefirstminutesofadisasterSEANCORCORAN|WGBH
Within moments of the first alarms, homes and businesses in the Merrimack Valley are aflame.
Hundredsofpeoplecall9-1-1,as thousandsof residents inLawrence,AndoverandNorthAndover
runfromtheirhomes,seekingsafetyinthestreets.Bythetimethegasisshutoff,131buildingsare
damaged or destroyed, one person is dead, and nearly two dozen are transported to
hospitals.LISTENTOTHEFULLEPISODE
Findmoreclimateandenergyarticlesfeaturedinthisweek'sNoFrackedGasinMass
WeeklyNewsCheck-In.Findthenewsandsubscribehere.
Self-tweetingtreeisHarvard'snewestclimatechangeeducatorALYSSALUKPAT|THEBOSTONGLOBE
Researchers are hoping a self-tweeting tree in the Harvard Forest will educate the world about
climatechange,officialssaid.TheHarvardForestWitnessTreeisacentury-oldredoakprogrammed
since July 17 to tweet updates about the weather and its health and surroundings, said Tim
Rademacher,aco-leadonthe“witnesstree”projectandapostdoctoralresearcheratHarvardand
NorthernArizonauniversities.FULLARTICLE
NorthCarloniagreensitsroadways,
thankstoabird-friendly,bipartisanlawNORTHCAROLINAAUDUBON
BirdsandotherpollinatorswillsoonhavenewhabitatalongNorthCarolina’sroadways,thankstoa
bipartisan bill championed by State Senator Bill Rabon and supported by Audubon advocates
throughout the state. The law–Senate Bill 606–ensures the North Carolina Department of
Transportationwillprioritizenativespeciesof trees,grasses,and legumeswhen theagencyplants
vegetationalonghighways.FULLARTICLE
Treesarekeytofightingurbanheat-butcitieskeeplosingthemMEGANDERSON,NORAECKERT,SEANMCMINN|NPR
AnnieHaiglerstepsoutofherhomeinLouisville,Ky.,pullingahandkerchiefoutofherpockettodab
sweat off her forehead. She enjoys sitting on her porch, especially towatch the sunrise. She has
alwaysbeenamorningperson.Butasthedayprogresses,theheatcanbeunbearableforher.On
summerdayslikethis,whenhighsreachintothe90s,thelackoftreesinherneighborhoodishard
forHaiglertoignore.FULLARTICLE
'It'sreallyclose':howtheAmazonRainforestcouldself-destructMAXFISHER|THENEWYORKTIMES
As fires rage across the Amazon, a growing number of scientists are raising the alarm about a
nightmare scenario that could see much of the world’s largest rainforest erased from the
earth. Climate change, along with the fires and other man-made forces, appear on the verge of
triggeringasignificantchangeintheAmazon’sweathersystem.FULLARTICLE
KeepupwiththefightagainstfossilfuelsattheNoFrackedGasinMassNewsletter
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JOBS
Welistjobsrelatedtotheenvironmentfromavarietyoforganizations.
TreeProgramCanvasser|BerkshireEnvironmentalActionTeam|Pittsfield
TrailConstructionAssistant|BerkshireNaturalResourcesCouncil|Pittsfield
AdministrativeAssistant|GreatBarringtonLandConservancy|GreatBarrington/Remote
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
ExperiencedSolarTechnician|BPVS|NorthAdams,MA
VT&NHCommunityOrganizer|ToxicsActionCenter|Vermont&NewHampshire
COMMUNITYCALENDARWelisteventsfromavarietyoflocalandregionalorganizationsandindividuals.
WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER11
MountainMindfulness-Lanesborough
AshmereIslandCanoeandKayakTrip-Dalton
ConservationofNorthPacificAlbatrosses-Athol
GreenNight:GreenRoofsUpdate-Northampton
HalfDayDiscoveryDay:Self-guidedGameDay-TurnersFalls
TheChickadee’sGuidetoGardening:WhyNativePlantsMattertoSongbirds...-Webinar
THURDAY,SEPTEMBER12
NiceandEasyTrailHike-Lanesborough
PittsfieldTreeWatchMeeting-Pittsfield
EdiblePerennialGardeningandLandscapingwithNaturalistJohnRoot-TurnersFalls
TreeGrowth&DevelopmentinaChangingClimate-Webinar
FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER13
LifeintheQuarry-NorthAdams
LogLunch-Williamstown
FullMoonFrightHike-Lanesborough
KidleidoscopeStoryHour–RiverOtters-TurnersFalls
GreatFallsCoffeehousePresents:BanjoBlue-TurnersFalls
SEPTEMBER14-15
10thAnnualBerkshireBioBlitz-Pittsfield
SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER14
NaturalBridgeHistoryTour-NorthAdams
GuidedHike-Williamstown
MountainMindfulness-Lanesborough
CreaturesoftheNight-Lanesborough
2ndAnnualPollinatorCelebrationDay-Amherst
GrowingUpWILD:ProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop-Amherst
Training:NonviolentDirectAction-Northampton
NorthfieldFamilyEnergyDay-Northfield
AlvahCrocker:FromtheRuggedHandofPovertytoVisionaryLeader-TurnersFalls
SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER15
EarlyBirdBirdingwithJeffJohnstone-Athol
ExploretheNature&CultureofPetticoatHill-Williamsburg
HudsonValleyRambleForestWalk-Millbrook,NY
SacredFireInfoMeeting-EastChatham,NY
TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER17
WorkingforCleanWater:PittsfieldGreenDrinks-Pittsfield
TrailsandTalesHike-Lanesborough
TownEcologyfortheLandofTownsandVillages-Petersham
WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER18
LifeintheQuarry-NorthAdams
Reducingwastethroughoutlife-NorthAdams
350MA-BerkshireNodeMeeting-Pittsfield
THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER19
NiceandEasyTrailHike-Lanesborough
PowerTownHistoryStroll-TurnersFalls
FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER20
LifeintheQuarry-NorthAdams
CampgroundCritters-Lanesborough
ClimateStrikeSolidarityRally-Pittsfield
EarlyBirdBirdingwithJeffJohnstone-Athol
MassachusettsGreenCareersConference-Westborough
SEPTEMBER21-23
WildernessExtravaganza–AWeekendof5WildernessSkillsWorkshops!-Conway
SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER21
NaturalBridgeHistoryTour-NorthAdams
CreaturesoftheNight-Lanesborough
SpringsideParkFallCleanUp-Pittsfield
PittsfieldRepairCafe-Pittsfield
ArtNaturally:DiscoverNatureThroughStoryandArt-TurnersFalls
SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER22
NaturalBridgeHistoryTour-NorthAdams
TheHistoryandNatureofMountGreylock’sSummit-Lanesborough
EarlyBirdBirdingwithJeffJohnstone-Athol
TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER24
TrailsandTalesHike-Lanesborough
StateHouseHearing:AnActRelativetoForestProtection-Boston
CompleteCommunityCalendar
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
ProperlyComplieswithMEPA–issued8/2/19
StatewideIndex
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PUBLICNOTICES
PublicNoticeslistedherearefromavarietyofsources,fromtownconservationcommissionsand
selectboardstostateandfederalagencies.TheselistingsareforBerkshire,Hampshire,Hampden,
andFranklincounties.Listingsareonlypostediftheyareenvironmentalinnature.Youcanfindall
publicnoticesforMassachusettshere.
PublicNotices
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