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Conversation Highlights: The Sunday Evening Edition, August 11, 2019

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Category: Hilltown Families Tags: Astronomy, Autism News, Beach, Biology, Fibonacci Sequence, Food Traditions, Golden Ratio, marine biology, Math, Meteor Showers, mindfulness, Mythology, Nature Based Learning, nature-deficit disorder, Peaches, Perseids Meteor Shower, Physiology, S'mores, Sand Dollars, Teens, thunderstorms

Conversation Highlights: The Sunday Edition, May 5, 2019

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Category: Hilltown Families Tags: Bird Cam, collaborative consumption, Conscious Parenting, entomology, Experiential Learning, Food Security, Growth Mindset, Nature Based Learning, nature-deficit disorder, Ornithology, Picture Books

Parenting Green: Winter Curiosity & Outdoor Play

“I am always amazed at how the kids tend to be the ones to notice the pulse of our natural world through their curiosity,” writes Angie this month in ‘Parenting Green.’ What are some of the ways your family stays connected to nature when the winter wind and snow makes you feel like it’s not worth the fight to get bundled up?

Category: Angie Gregory, Contributing Writer, Sustainability Tags: curiosity, Gift Wrapping, gift wrapping alternative, nature awareness, Nature Based Learning, nature based play, nature-deficit disorder, resiliency, Sustainability, sustainable holidays, Wrapping Paper

Who Dwells in the Pittsfield State Forest?

Bioblitz in the Berkshires Friday & Saturday, June 4th-5th in Pittsfield, MA Celebrating the United Nation’s “Year of Biodiversity,” the Berkshire Museum is holding Berkshire County’s first BioBlitz in Pittsfield State Forest from noon on Friday, June 4th to noon on Saturday, June 5th, 2010. The weekend event will allow scientists and local residents to document the extensive variety of life in their immediate area and see first-hand the diversity and importance… Read More

Category: Berkshire Museum, Ecology, Pittsfield, Science, Suggested Activity Tags: Asian Longhorned Beetle, Berkshire County, Berkshire Museum, BioBlitz, biologists, Citizen Scientists, environmentalists, naturalists, nature-deficit disorder, Outdoor activities in Western Massachusetts, Pittsfield State Forest, Science, Year of Biodiversity

What’s Living in Forest Park?

Bioblitz in the Pioneer Valley Saturday, June 5th in Springfield, MA What is a Bioblitz? A bioblitz is a 24 hour event to find, identify, and record as many species as possible, from microbe to mammal, at a given location. Bioblitzes provide valuable information to park managers and get kids excited about science and the natural world. During the weekend students will head out on various themed nature walks to explore, investigate,… Read More