Background Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is a grassroots non-profit organization with a mission to protect the environment for wildlife, to support the natural world that sustains us all. We take on a broad scope of work to achieve our ambitious goals. Examples include: performing stormwater sampling and stream… Continue reading »
Downtown Pittsfield Inc. | 33 Dunham Mall, Suite 101 | Pittsfield, MA 01201 | 413 443-6501 | downtownpittsfield.com 2021 Downtown Ambassador Program New this Year: Tree Ambassadors! Employment type: Part-time, Seasonal, Non-exempt Compensation: $15.00/hour Hours: Up to 20 -30 hours a week, subject to… Continue reading »
Internship Position Description Purpose: More than 40% of American farmland will change hands over the next 10 to 20 years. This massive transfer of farm real estate from one generation to the next presents one of the greatest threats to farmland. It also represents one of the best opportunities to… Continue reading »
Internship Position Description Purpose: More than 40% of American farmland will change hands over the next 10 to 20 years. This massive transfer of farm real estate from one generation to the next presents one of the greatest threats to farmland. It also represents one of the best opportunities to… Continue reading »
Scientific/Research Assistant – Summer HMF/CES Lab 2 positions available 9 weeks; scheduling for part of the summer possible. Stipend: $460/wk includes housing with the purchase of board plan (7-20 meals/wk) Responsibilities: work in the Environmental Analysis Lab on campus and maintenance of weather station and stream gaging equipment in Hopkins… Continue reading »
Hopkins Forest Caretaker Intern Eight to ten weeks (dates to be arranged) to cover the summer months from late-May to mid-August Salary: $13:50/hr, 30-40 hours/wk Housing available (requires purchase of meal plan) Responsibilities: Property and vegetation management Cut, split, haul and stack cord wood; cut brush and… Continue reading »
The Spruces Have you ever wondered about the origins of the large white lions on Route 2? This local monument that marks the entrance to Williamstown from North Adams was the grand entrance to The Spruces Mobile Home Park. Built over several years in the 1950s this mobile… Continue reading »
Agriculture internship empowering teens in Pittsfield MA @ Roots Rising. (Own transportation is necessary for this position) Empower youth. Build community. Be the change. Roots Rising Internships Available Roots Rising is seeking two Williams College interns this summer- an Education Intern and a Media Intern. Overview… Continue reading »
Project Description Last fall I, Ann McCallum, a Williamstown architect, was the “client” for a CES class project looking into the viability of Williamstown residents, restaurants, and schools diverting their food scraps from the waste stream, and into compost bins instead. Incinerating or burying food scraps produces significant levels of… Continue reading »
Williamstown Rural Lands (WRL), a private, non-profit land trust in Williamstown, Massachusetts – in conjunction with the Williams Outing Club – is offering two seasonal Trail Steward positions to individuals interested in exploring careers related to the environment and the outdoors. We are hiring to fill two (2) positions: Trail… Continue reading »
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