Meet at Dead Horse Beach
SSCW will provide gloves, tools, and supplies
Bring a reusable water bottle and dress for the weather
Please RSVP susan.marsh@salemsound.org or call 978/741-7900 in case the event needs to be rescheduled

An Evening of Culinary Excellence, Giving Back, and Fun!

Green Beverly is partnering to be this event’s sustainability partner. We will be helping make the event more eco-friendly by providing sustainability tips, and will staff the waste station to ensure proper disposal of trash.

Join Best Chef 2026, the signature fundraiser for Beverly Bootstraps — an unforgettable night of flavor, competition, and community.

Event Highlights:

• Best Chef Competition – Watch three top chefs create innovative dishes inspired by ingredients found in our Food Pantry.

• Taste of the North Shore – Savor a delicious mix of over 15 returning favorites and exciting new restaurant tastings.

• NEW this year: Complimentary beer and wine.

• Live Auction – Bid on unique experiences in support of a vital cause.

• Fund-A-Need Paddle Raise – Lift your paddle to make a direct impact for Beverly Bootstraps, helping provide food security, housing stability, and critical support to neighbors in need.

• Community & Connection – Mingle with fellow food lovers, local leaders, and friends in a lively, inspiring atmosphere.

Learn more here

Green Beverly's Office Hours Series will take place on the 2nd Fridays of each month at Backbeat Brewing Company from 12pm-2pm, as part of Backbeat and Value Creation Labs' free monthly "CoFlo meetups" from 8am-4pm (coworking) and 4pm-8pm (networking).

Schedule a mutually convenient meeting time with a Green Beverly staff person (info@greenbeverly.org), or just find us between 12 and 2. Whether you have a sustainability related question, or seek a friendly and unique working environment... join us at Backbeat! Coffee and snacks available for purchase, or feel free to bring your own.

Optional CoFlo registration: https://tally.so/r/w41zZ5

Let Green Beverly know you're coming: info@greenbeverly.org

Learn about Value Creation Labs: https://www.valuecreationlabs.co/

Learn about Backbeat Brewing Company: https://www.backbeatbrewing.com/

Learn about and how to participate in Salem Sound Coastwatch’s community science programs, including their annual waterbird survey which was featured at our November 2025 Beverly Bird Walks program. That program launched the survey season at David S. Lynch Park with an observation and training in the morning. Rejoin Anna Cortes from Salem Sound Coastwatch to learn the results of the annual waterbird survey and other local community science projects to which you can contribute in and around Beverly

Join us for the kickoff of EarthSpring on April 3 from 4 to 8 PM at Gentile Brewing Company.

Enjoy an engaging evening with trivia, raffles, and interesting sustainability facts about the brewery. There will also be a special appearance from the Trash Fairy.

It is a great opportunity to connect with the community and celebrate climate action in a fun and welcoming setting.

See you there!

The Second Annual North Shore Technology Council Sustainability for Life Science Conference will focus on how private companies and institutions are driving sustainability within their labs. With federal funding and investment capital at an all-time low, we will examine how Massachusetts and local biotech companies are not only maintaining their goals but making strides in operating sustainable labs.

Event Highlights:

• Keynote speaker: Brooke Thomson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)

• Networking and exhibitor expo

• Panel discussion featuring speakers from Boston Children’s Hospital, Moderna, and New England Biolabs, moderated by My Green Lab

• Case study presentations featuring Alnylam, Cell Signaling Technology, and Verve Therapeutics

Visit the webpage here.

This is a North Shore Technology Council event.

Meet at the John George Park Parking Lot
SSCW will provide gloves, tools, and supplies
Bring a reusable water bottle and dress for the weather
Please RSVP susan.marsh@salemsound.org or call 978/741-7900 in case the event needs to be rescheduled

Please join us on Friday, March 27th @6:30 pm at Fibber McGee's for our March volunteer gathering! These monthly gatherings are a way for Green Beverly coaches, staff, volunteers, and friends to connect and meet each other. They’re always a fun time to catch up with old GB friends and to meet new ones- hope to see you there!

Meet inside the entrance to Winter Island Park
Salem Sound Coastwatch will bring tools, gloves, and supplies
Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather
Please RSVP to susan.marsh@salemsound.org or call 978/741-7900
Hopefully, the snow and ice will melt by then!

Drop by for a friendly informal conversation and a free cup of coffee. Anne Sargent, Endicott's Sustainability Director, is this month's guest conversationalist. She will have information about Endicott's May cleanout and the opportunity to volunteer and/or grab some grab thrifted items.

☕ Mark your calendars, coffee lovers and sustainability enthusiasts!

This is part of Green Beverly's Office Hours Series, and here's the best part: everyone is welcome. Got burning sustainability questions? Brilliant green ideas? Just craving good conversation over great coffee? Pull up a chair. We'd love to see you!

What to expect:

• Free drip coffee on us (while it lasts!)

• Your favorite espresso drinks available for purchase

• Cozy indoor seating or breezy back patio vibes (dress for the weather—it's open air!)

• Genuine connections with neighbors who care about our community

Getting here: We'd love it if you could walk or bike over! Every small step counts.

Find us at beantrust coffeebar, and come as you are. Can't wait to share some coffee and conversation with you.

Huge thanks to Erik Modhal @beantrust.community for making this happen!

At this hybrid event, Beverly Harbormaster, Peter Dickman, will explain what Ghost Fishing is and how recent changes in maritime law make it possible for coastal communities to address this issue. He will present plans for the Beverly Harbor Derelict Trap Recovery Project.

Green Beverly's Office Hours Series will take place on the 2nd Fridays of each month at Backbeat Brewing Company from 12pm-2pm, as part of Backbeat and Value Creation Labs' free monthly "CoFlo meetups" from 8am-4pm (coworking) and 4pm-8pm (networking).

Schedule a mutually convenient meeting time with a Green Beverly staff person (info@greenbeverly.org), or just find us between 12 and 2. Whether you have a sustainability related question, or seek a friendly and unique working environment... join us at Backbeat! Coffee and snacks available for purchase, or feel free to bring your own.

Optional CoFlo registration: https://tally.so/r/w41zZ5

Let Green Beverly know you're coming: info@greenbeverly.org

Learn about Value Creation Labs: https://www.valuecreationlabs.co/

Learn about Backbeat Brewing Company: https://www.backbeatbrewing.com/

Meet David Alden St. Pierre, the Chair of Beverly's Open Space and Recreation Committee, who loves all things that are trail related and wants more people to get outside and explore the natural world around us. Learn about Beverly's trails, their role in recreation and conservation, and the ongoing efforts to maintain and improve them. Find out where you can go for hiking, biking, running, or just wandering.

Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day at Appleton Farms! Women have shaped Appleton Farms for centuries: from Indigenous women who were the primary farmers and preservers of food, to Joan Appleton and her ancestors, to our current Trustees staff farmers. Learn about these women and the grit it takes to thrive as a woman in the male-dominated farm world. Get outside and moving on a winter day, exploring the dormant crop fields, forest trails, and sweeping pastures of Appleton.

Event Cost: $25

Join us for our volunteer gathering for February 2026!

An outdoor adventure for the whole family! We’ll take a dune walk, investigating the trail for footprints, scat, burrows, and other signs left behind by travelers that passed through before us, and piece together the evidence that will help us see who lives in this habitat. Bring your sharp senses and your skills of observation!

The Family Explorer hiking series will get you and your young explorers outside and moving at Trustees properties across the Northeast Region. These family-friendly hikes cover less ground to accommodate smaller strides and have more frequent stops to look, listen, and learn from our Outdoor Guides. Some hikes will start with a story, hands-on demonstration, or explorers’ challenge to spark curiosity before hitting the trail.

Sign up for one, or get a discount if you sign up for three or more in the series. Contact Craneoutdoors@thetrustees.org for discount code.

Event Cost: $25

Hike along the shores of beautiful Wenham Lake on a glacial moraine and learn how this ridge formed thousands of years ago, as glaciers melted, scattering about rocks and sand to form the landscape we see today. Learn also about the importance of Wenham Lake as a water source, both today, and in years past when ice from the lake was shipped to England for Queen Victoria! This hike will start with an interactive timeline game, and then head out on the trails to observe how human and natural activities have shaped the landscape over time.

Series Description:

The Family Explorer hiking series will get you and your young explorers outside and moving at Trustees properties across the Northeast Region. These family-friendly hikes cover less ground to accommodate smaller strides and have more frequent stops to look, listen, and learn from our Outdoor Guides. Some hikes will start with a story, hands-on demonstration, or explorers' challenge to spark curiosity before hitting the trail.

Sign up for one, or get a discount if you sign up for three or more in the series. Contact Craneoutdoors@thetrustees.org for discount code.

Event Cost: $25

Join Dr. Dorothy Boorse from Gordon College to learn all about vernal pools. Dr. Boorse will talk about her love of aquatic communities found in vernal pools. In Beverly there are about 25 state certified vernal pools and almost 100 other wet spots that have potential to be certified. She will cover what is a vernal pool, what are the plant and animal indicators of one, and why they are so important ecologically and just so cool. There will also be a demonstration of how to use Mass Mapper to help you find local vernal pools and see them for yourself!

What birds and other wildlife frequent the Appleton Farms fields, woodlands, and wetlands in the winter? This hike will start with some interactive games and demonstrations to get learners familiar with our resident winter birds and wildlife, and to introduce techniques for bird observation and animal tracking. We will then head out on the trails to practice these skills!

The Family Explorer hiking series will get you and your young explorers outside and moving at Trustees properties across the Northeast Region. These family-friendly hikes cover less ground to accommodate smaller strides and have more frequent stops to look, listen, and learn from our Outdoor Guides. Some hikes will start with a story, hands-on demonstration, or explorers' challenge to spark curiosity before hitting the trail.

Event Cost: $25

In the winter, many people hunker down to stay indoors, but at Appleton Farms, we make the most of the cold, quiet season. There is no better place to spend winter farm days than in exploring in the snow and learning to love the outdoors in all seasons! This program is for kids who are looking to make friends, explore the forests and fields of the farm, and learn about life in New England in winter, including learning about a type of winter farming – maple sugaring! Every day will include an outdoor adventure of hiking, snowshoeing, or other farm explorations.

This is a school vacation drop-off program running Monday-Friday 9am-3pm, February 16-20. Campers should be prepared to spend days mostly outdoors and will need appropriate clothes including hats, gloves, and boots. We will have snack and lunch on the farm (families provide their own campers’ food). A parent handbook will be provided to all parents and registration requires submission of child’s health forms, per licensing requirements. This program is licensed by the Ipswich Board of Health.

$555 Member Child/$635 Nonmember Child

Our next BeanTrust Meetup guest conversationalist will be Carl Kooyoomijan from the city's  Beverly Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. This is an informal gathering to build community by sharing a cup of free coffee and chatting  about topics of sustainability. All are welcome!

☕ Mark your calendars, coffee lovers and sustainability enthusiasts!

This is part of Green Beverly's Office Hours Series, and here's the best part: everyone is welcome. Got burning sustainability questions? Brilliant green ideas? Just craving good conversation over great coffee? Pull up a chair. We'd love to see you!

What to expect:

• Free drip coffee on us (while it lasts!)

• Your favorite espresso drinks available for purchase

• Cozy indoor seating or breezy back patio vibes (dress for the weather—it's open air!)

• Genuine connections with neighbors who care about our community

Getting here: We'd love it if you could walk or bike over! Every small step counts.

Find us at beantrust coffeebar, and come as you are. Can't wait to share some coffee and conversation with you.

Huge thanks to Erik Modhal @beantrust.community for making this happen!

A CraneExplorer Family Winter Wildlife Walk will take you on a stroll through the Crane Beach dunes while learning about some of the plants and animals that call this special place home. You may be familiar with Crane Beach, but have you ever visited the dune trails? The dunes of Castle Neck are a much less explored world unto themselves. They offer one of the most accessible dune landscapes in New England and trails that provide a firsthand look into the delicate and ever-changing dune habitat. This includes numerous lookouts offering stunning views of Choate Island and the varied ecosystems of Castle Neck, including Pitch Pine forests and naturally occurring cranberry bogs.

The Family Explorer hiking series will get you and your young explorers outside and moving at Trustees properties across the Northeast Region. These family-friendly hikes cover less ground to accommodate smaller strides and have more frequent stops to look, listen, and learn from our Outdoor Guides. Some hikes will start with a story, hands-on demonstration, or explorers' challenge to spark curiosity before hitting the trail.

Event Cost: $25

Join Salem Sound Coastwatch for our Winter Waterbird Survey to help monitor waterbird populations throughout Salem Sound and the North Shore.

This is an interactive and fun introduction to Green Beverly's history, mission and opportunities to get involved. It is offered six times annually.

The Explore! North Shore hiking series will get you outside and moving at some lesser explored Trustees properties across the Northeast Region, at the right time of year to see these special places shine. These beginner hikes will not be too strenuous, and will offer frequent stops for learning and taking in the beauty of our special places.

Join a guided hike at Moraine Farm to take in the winter wonders of this beautiful lakeside landscape, and learn the rich natural and human history of this special place. This easy/moderate hike will last ~2 hours and cover ~2 miles, over gravel & grass trails with minimal elevation change. While strolling through the woods on the shore of Wenham Lake, you will be transported back in time to when this landscape was formed by glaciers thousands of years ago. Emerge from the woods and stroll the carriage loop of the Phillips family estate, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. Learn how the partnership of several families and organizations has allowed for the preservation and public enjoyment of Moraine Farm as a unique cultural, natural, and agricultural resource.

Event Cost: $25

If you complete the sign ups to be a Green Beverly Volunteer and select Invasives as an item you are interested in you will be put on a mailing list with weekly information and any last minute changes.

Location: JC Philips, 779 Cabot Street Parking at the community garden. We will walk in together from there.

Be on time or you will not know where the group is working.  We will be working deeper in the woods than last year. So you will need to be led to the spot where we are working. 

• Bring a phone to fill out the google form in the parking lot before you head into the woods. Please show your pull leader that you have filled out this form.  This will help us keep track of who is volunteering. 

• You don't need to sign up to come, but you do need to sign in (google form) when you come!

• Fill out the Green Beverly Volunteer In-Take form if you have not already. 

• Check email before coming. If there is a cancellation the pull leaders will hit reply all to this email to inform you of any cancellations or changes. 

• Review safety protocols -  Cheat sheet with safety/protocols and pictures of invasive (originally made for leaders by Cheryl)

• Green Beverly supplies tools and orange vests. 

• Have a great picture from a work session? Send it to pullinginvasives@greenbeverly.org

  Other items: 

  • YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE TRAINED TO ATTEND. Please just come and you will be trained by the Pull Leaders as you work. 

  
  

  Parking and meet up location: 

  Parking at the community garden. We will walk in together from there.  

  779 Cabot Street and go to back of garden to park/meet up 

  
  

Join a guided hike at Moraine Farm to take in the winter wonders of this beautiful lakeside landscape, and learn the rich natural and human history of this special place. This easy/moderate hike will last ~2 hours and cover ~2 miles, over gravel & grass trails with minimal elevation change. While strolling through the woods on the shore of Wenham Lake, you will be transported back in time to when this landscape was formed by glaciers thousands of years ago. Emerge from the woods and stroll the carriage loop of the Phillips family estate, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. Learn how the partnership of several families and organizations has allowed for the preservation and public enjoyment of Moraine Farm as a unique cultural, natural, and agricultural resource.

Event Cost: $15