Will Conklin News Today

"The Eagle’s Eye: Catching Up with Berkshire Visionaries" is a video interview series with host Gene Carr. “The Berkshires are a fascinating place to live — not only the natural beauty and the cultural resources and the restaurants, but the people who live here among us are some of the most interesting in the world," Carr says. The Eagles Eye series continues with Will Conklin, founder of Greenagers.

“The question at the heart of everything we do is: How do we create dynamic experiences for youth and educators to use science and art to problem solve?”

The opening of the new Chipotle on Hubbard Avenue has Pittsfield residents stopping in for fresh food and something new.

Greenagers’ mission statement may sound overly ambitious, but, if anything, it understates the organization’s actual scope and impact.

The musical opened Friday night at the NorShor Theatre and runs through April 3.

EGREMONT, Mass. — The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) has awarded a Wild East Action Fund grant of $50,000 to Greenagers in support of the Bow Wow Woods project.   The ATC...

Oceans cover more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface. For centuries, these bodies of water have supplied us with a bountiful harvest of ocean wildlife and millions of well-paying jobs. Unless something changes, however, the future of fisheries is in serious jeopardy.

PITTSFIELD — Many folks in the Berkshires are interested in providing job and life skills to young people, but Will Conklin has found a unique way of doing that.

Based on the 1975 E.L. Doctorow novel of the same name, the 1996 musical “Ragtime” takes place in and around New York City during the first two decades or so of the 20th century. And yet so many of the issues it explores — women’s rights, racial justice, immigration and labor rights — remain potent, divisive concerns in 2021. Which is why Art 4 decided to produce “Ragtime” now as a virtual work while live performances remain problematic and controversial more ...

Sheffield Land Trusts 23rd Annual Winter Lecture "Growing Food, Eating Fresh... Find out How!" How to start a garden to feed yourself and your neighbors: Tips for everyone, beginners and experts takes place this Sunday, Feb. 28 at 1:30pm, and like so many things during the pandemic, this year’s lecture is virtual via Zoom. As noted in a press release, the hour-long presentation will be given by panel of experts including Will Conklin from Greenagers, local garden columnist Ron Kujawski, Marga...