Hi Team,

Please, don't forget to vote! The Massachusetts primaries are Tuesday, September 6th. Voting is powerful. Politicians pay attention to who votes and how often you vote. So we want everyone who cares about the environment to get to the polls on Tuesday!

I (Jane) & my partner Bruce, are just back from a trip to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in my electric car. Cape Breton could use a lot more charging stations! But waiting to charge did mean that we met a lot of other EV drivers. We learned a lot, had fun, and feel relaxed and ready to get back to work... which is a little overwhelming. If I didn't answer your email, please resend it. I am digging out!

This will be an abbreviated newsletter. Our amazing Chelsey is on vacation, so I am trying to fill in, and our event calendar is not working. We are spending a lot of time trying to resolve the issue, but so far, to no avail! Please bear with us while we get this resolved.

Thanks for all you do to protect the environment!

Jane, Rose, Jake, Noah, and Chelsey

Wow! Thank you to everyone who bought one of our new t-shirts! Enjoy!

Upcoming BEAT Events

Sorry, our calendar is temporarily broken!

Housatonic Heritage Walks with BEAT — Tree Identification Walk at Mass Audubon's Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary

Saturday, September 3 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Housatonic Heritage Walks with BEAT — A Walk Through An Old Growth Forest at Ice Glen Ravine

Saturday, September 10 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Berkshire Biodiversity Day

Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18 | Noon – Noon

Pittsfield Green Drinks: "Berkshire Bird Observatory: tales from the field during BBO's pilot season" with Ben Nickley

Tuesday, September 20 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

⌙ Presentation starts at 6:00 PM

COMMUNITY CALENDAR 

We list events from a variety of local and regional organizations and individuals. 

 Calendar is currently broken - sorry!

Events with BEAT:

FRIDAY, September 2

Volunteer w/ BEAT: Cut & Pull Invasive Hardy Kiwi

Community Calendar: 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31

Learn about pollinators and pollinator gardening with Bee Friendly Williamstown (weekly)

JOBS

We list jobs related to the environment from a variety of organizations. 

IMMEDIATE HIRE: New York State Grassroots Organizer | GreenFaith | Remote, preference for Hudson Valley

Berkshire County Postings

Nature Educator | Williamstown Rural Lands | Williamstown

Advancement Director | Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) | Throughout the Housatonic River Valley

Energy and Environmental Planner | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) | Pittsfield

Western District Wildlife Technician | MA Department of. Fish & Game | Dalton

Pittsfield Energy Advocate (part-time) | Ener-G-Save | Pittsfield 

Head Gardener CSA Manager, Assistant to the Director and Development Office, Membership and Sponsorship Manager, Events Assistant, Farm and Garden Staff, Visitors Services | Hancock Shaker Village | Pittsfield

Postings w/ Deadline

Environmental Litigation Law Firm Attorney | National Environmental Law Center | Boston | deadline 9/2

Environmental Campus Organizer | Student PIRGs | Boston | deadline 9/2

Field Campaign Director | Fund for the Public Interest | Boston | deadline 9/2

Conservation Manager | Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst | deadline 9/2

Land Stewardship | Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst | deadline 9/10

Program Manager | Eagle Eye Institute | Holyoke | deadline 9/15

Landscape Conservation Program Manager | Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife | Westborough, MA | deadline 9/25/22

Recent Postings

Nature Preschool Teacher | Mass Audubon | Boston 

TerraCorps Land Stewardship Coordinator with Dennis Conservation Land Trust | TerraCorps | Dennis

TerraCorps/AmeriCorps Service Positions with Mass Audubon | TerraCorps | several Mass Audubon sanctuaries 

Community Engagement Coordinator with CISA | TerraCorps | South Deerfield 

Environmental Analyst III | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | Boston

Conservation Transaction Specialist | The Nature Conservancy | Boston

Lead Nature Preschool Teacher | Boston Outdoor Preschool Network | Boston

Executive Director | Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) | Remote/Hybrid/Brattleboro, VT

Teacher Naturalist | Mass Audubon South East | Marshfield, Plymouth, Westport, Attleboro

Apprentice Farm Conservation Planner | American Farmland Trust | Remote, CT

Apprentice Farm Conservation Planner | American Farmland Trust | Remote, MA

Regional Education Manager | Mass Audubon Southeast | Southeastern

Watershed Resilience Planner | Neponset River Watershed Association | Canton

TerraCorps Community Engagement Coordinator | Merrimack River Watershed Council | Lawrence

Chapter Coordinator | Sierra Club – MA Chapter | Boston

Campaign Representative – Building Electrification | Sierra Club | Remote, MA or CT

Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities for Fall 2022-Spring 2023 | Columbia Climate School

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Environmental Monitor

August 24, 2022

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 & Environmental Affairs, and public notices from environmental agencies.

Berkshire Index:

• Stockbridge – Notice of Application and Issuance of a Draft Groundwater Discharge Permit (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachments) – Camp Mah-Kee-Nac – posted 8/10/22
• Hancock, Lanesborough, Hinsdale, Cheshire, Dalton –  Eversource – WT-02 Transmission Right-of-Way Reliability Project – EENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – issued 7/15/22

CT River Valley Index:

• Erving, Montague, Wendell, Pelham, Shutesbury, Granby, Leverett, Northfield, Ludlow, Belchertown, Amherst – Eversource WT-11 Transmission Right-of-Way Reliability Project – ENF requesting a Single EIR – comments now due 9/23/22
• Westfield – Westfield Target Supply Chain Facility  – FEIR – comments due 9/23/22
• Chicopee – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Ecological Restoration Project – (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachment) – removal of Lower Bemis Pond Dam – posted 8/24/22
• Westfield – Westfield River Levee Multi-Use Path Project – ENF – site visit 9/1/22 – comments due 9/9/22
• Ware – Notice of Application for a Modification of a Site Assignment – (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachment) – ReSource Waste Services proposes to almost double the tonnage accepted at the transfer station – posted 8/10/22
• Buckland, Florida, Monroe – Notice of Submission of a Yearly Operational Plan – (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachment) – Great River Hydro vegetation management plan – comments due 9/23/22
• Monson – Notice of Intent to Initiate an Aquatic Plant Management Program – (click on the link, then at the top, click on attachment) – 230 Silver St – posted 8/10/22
• Westfield – Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport – ENF Certificate– Requires a Single EIR – issued 8/15/22
• Springfield – Western Massachusetts Gas Reliability Project – ENF Certificate – Requires an Environmental Impact Report – issued 8/8/22 – BEAT is watching this one closely!

Statewide Index:

• Notice of Public Meeting, re: Transit System Improvement Regulations – public meeting 9/29/22 at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm – comments due 10/11/22
• MassDEP – Notice of Grant Opportunity: 2023-2024 Technical Assistance Grant Program – applications due 10/18/22

Public Notices

Public Notices listed here are from a variety of sources, from town conservation commissions and select boards to state and federal agencies. These listings are for Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin counties. Listings are only posted if they are environmental in nature. You can find all public notices for Massachusetts here.