- Berkshire Botanical Garden Announces Arborist Day at River Walk in Great Barrington, November 4, 8am to 3pm. The event invites area arborists to take part in this day of pruning, removals and plantings in the peaceful and sensitive stretches of Riverwalk and Riverfront. Arborists will convene near the W.E.B. DuBois rain garden/kiosk off River Street at about 8 a.m.
This annual event is sponsored by the Berkshire Botanical Garden. For over 21 years, arborists from around the Berkshire community come together to provide a day of professional service to care for a host location’s trees. Tree planting, pruning and removal will be conducted for the host site. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Brian Kane, professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, who will talk about tie-in points for climbing and rigging, ropes and the strength of wood species. This presentation is eligible for continuing education credits.
The co-founder of the event, BBG Trustee Tom Ingersoll of Ingersoll Land Care in Sheffield, describes this day as “a great opportunity for different teams of professional arborists to mix it up, collaborate and give back to our community.”
Arborist Day was the brainchild of BBG’s former Director of Horticulture Dorthe Hviid, along with arborists Ron Yaple, Ken Gooch and Tom Ingersoll.
“In recognizing the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s need for professional attention, we reached out to our industry peers and created a tradition,” said Ingersoll. “After the first Arborist Day on the BBG campus, the group then reached out to other area non-profits, schools and museum properties to offer the services of as many as 25 professionals and their equipment.”
Over the years, Arborist Day has visited — and provided free tree service to — The Mount, Construct’s Pine Woods Condominiums, The Bidwell House, Monument Mountain High School, Gould Farm, Brookside Manor, Hebert Arboretum, and Norman Rockwell Museum. stationery
- The Berkshire Natural Resources Council presents upcoming hikes and happenings: November 4, 9:30am – 11:30am, Mahanna Cobbe, Pittsfield Click here for more information
Joint hike with OLLI, Old Mill Trail, Hinsdale, November 18 9:30am – 11:30am Click here for more information
- Norman Rockwell Museum presents Krazy Kat and Calvin & Hobbes: Classic Comics Family Day, November 14, 10am to 3pm.
https://www.nrm.org/events/krazy-kat-and-calvin-hobbes-classic-comics-family-day
Free with Museum admission – Free Admission for Kids on Opening Weekend is offered thanks to funding from the Art Bridges Cohort Program *
Join us for a day of family fun as we celebrate the opening of two special exhibits featuring Krazy Kat and Calvin & Hobbes. Join our team of educators and special guest artist, Leonardo Quiles, for comic strip-themed artmaking & more. All ages are welcome. Drop-in, no reservations required.
This multi-year, multi-institutional art sharing partnership formed by the Delaware Art Museum, in collaboration with the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, is made possible by the Art Bridges Cohort Program.
About Art Bridges
Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Founded in 2017, Art Bridges creates and supports projects that share works of American art with communities across the United States and its territories. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of over 300 museums—impacting 25 million people nationwide—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibitions, collection loans, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local communities. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org
