…the dams was complex and difficult for scientists, the government, and Holyoke Gas and Electric Company, owners of Holyoke Dam. Thankfully, many talented individuals from state and federal agencies, the…
Wildlife Wonders: Be a Citizen Scientist and Enjoy the Fun
…In 2021, for example, an estimated 300,000 people worldwide participated, compared with more than half a million this year. “Historically, the GBBC event was national. Then we expanded to Canada,…
Estuary for Young Readers #12
…of freedom, We will gather from the hillside, We’ll gather from the plain, Shouting the battle cry of Freedom. The words fell into rhythm with the Left-Right-left cadence. Next he…
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
…saving the Common Loon from imminent extirpation in Vermont, for example. VCE’s army of volunteer citizen scientists—people like you— pour their hearts and souls (and collectively, a huge amount of…
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
…Common Loon from imminent extirpation in Vermont, for example. VCE’s army of volunteer citizen scientists—people like you— pour their hearts and souls (and collectively, a huge amount of time and…
The Beaver
…freezes. Shredded wood fibers are used for bedding to make the place comfortable for the family. A beaver family usually consists of a monogamous pair, mated for life, with kits…
The Many Gifts of a Crow
…have garbage pickup on that day,” he said. Bill Hobbs is a nature columnist for The Day in New London, CT. For comments, he can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com. Image…
One Photograph- Great Island
…the mouth of the Connecticut River on its eastern shore—in search of nests of Ammodrami which abound in that locality.” So wrote Judge John N. Clark of Old Saybrook, a…
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Conte Corner: The New England National Scenic Trail
…have partnered with Jay Levy, a tribal consultant indigenous to Colombia, to research and develop an Indigenous Site Survey of the NET. Through this multi-year project, Jay has surfaced research,…
One Photograph- The BIG Camera
…camera back and lensboard. The more modern types are used primarily in commercial studio and architectural photography, but they were also long magnificently employed by Porter, Ansel Adams, and a…
The Garden
…common in far northern wetlands; and the other, much less common still here in Connecticut, is Golden Club. The only other Golden Clubs I’ve seen hereabouts were in a small…
Conte Corner: National Parks
…giant among men. This statue and many others are what await you at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park in Cornish, New Hampshire. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was an American sculptor who completed…
Casting About: The Farmington River
…advice Legends on the Farmington River sports lodge 20 River Road, Barkhamsted, CT 860-485-4604, legendsbnb.com Austin Hawes Campground American Legion State Forest 198 West River Road, Barkhamsted, CT 860-379-0922, reserveamerica.com\n\n…
Peregrine Falcon Recovery
Image Credit: Christopher Zajac Traveling from Le Mans to Paris to visit my daughter some years ago, I was riding in the comfort of the high-speed rail connection between the…
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A Small Bead Called Wampum
…trade, they never really understood its role among Native People. Traders quickly latched onto these shell beads as a commodity for use in a commercial enterprise, and from the very…
A Tenuous Success Story
…private citizens coming forward to urge more stringent menhaden conservation, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission agreed for the first time to consider the needs of predatory fish in setting…
Name Gourmand
…cove where, out with the tide and in, the common mummichog and banded killifish swim. I imagine if I’ve seen a thing— golden club, sweet flag, reed canary grass— its…
The Deadliest War in the Connecticut River Valley
…Metacom) is better known as King Philip, the name the English gave him and which label was assigned to the war that almost nipped their colonization in the bud. Although,…
Last of the Legendary Watermen
…a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” As hard as he could be on riverine wildlife, Oliver LaPlace was kind to his own…
Estuary for Young Readers #15
…a draft. Squire’s niece, Ashley, stood in the open doorway of his cottage, a big red cross stitched onto the front of her white apron. “JJ, Ray, come right in….