What’s For Dinner? Summertime, Summertime!

This article appears in the Summer 2024 issue\n\n Summertime, Summertime!\n\n By Melody Tierney\n\n Nothing screams summer like a bowl full of tomatoes freshly picked from the garden. New England comes…

stories

…because the life and health of the river has come a long way in the past 50 years. You can turn the pages of our first edition from the link…

Underwater Frenzy

…April and typically are over by the end of June, but the fish are not always present. There are pulses or waves of migration. First the alewives come and go,…

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ABOUT OUR BLOG:\n\n In case you missed it, our luscious website (estuarymagazine.com) also features a blog—that strange information beast, a contraction between web and log, intended to add value to…

Cymbella Cistula

…what are commonly called algae. Diatoms are microscopic cells with an outer body shaped in a dramatic and diverse array of wondrous forms. These individual diatoms can exist as individuals,…

People

…Burgess, who was born nine years after the Civil War and died in 1965, was well ahead of his time…. Read More Searching for Sol LeWitt December 1, 2021 The…

Team Drive

…in Northampton, Massachusetts, rowed in dresses and bloomers. The focus tended to be on form, posture, and timing. Now, the team is as competitive as they come. The dresses are…

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW OWNERSHIP, SAME MISSION

…only be done via greater collaboration among non-profits and government entities. A story in the Summer 2022 issue, “Turn and Face the River: Building a Watershed Collaborative for Future Communities,”…

Mabel Osgood Wright

…who laced up her gaiters to get out in the field and do the hands-on research that made her book, Birdcraft, the first practical guide to the birds of New…

One Photograph- Little Bird, Big Song

…the Des Moines River. Again I’d come in search of something else—a bird of the dry meadows, called the Henslow’s Sparrow—and again I’d found it: at least 10 were out…

Gardening for Good: Ask for Them by Name

…oak, for example, is the most productive tree in the country in terms of supporting caterpillars). But in our gardens, it is our local asters, goldenrods, and perennial sunflowers that,…

Fort River

…Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, named for the late Massachusetts congressman and environmentalist who spearheaded its creation. The refuge, comprised of 18 properties, protects nearly 40,000 acres…

Great American Outdoors Act

…Smoky Mountains; national forests; rivers and lakes; coastal areas; community parks; trails; and ball fields. Every year, $900 million in royalties—paid by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on…

My Secret Ledge

…It’s just not talked about. I walk in the woods for the reasons people announce that they do, but mostly for something else. Let’s look at the common reasons first….

Land Trusts in the Watershed

Bascom Hollow Farm in Gill, Massachusetts, has received conservation support from the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust. Photo courtesy of Dick French Land Trusts in the Watershed An Overview Editor’s…

Wildlife

…1, 2024 It’s well known by birdwatchers that green herons (Butorides virescens), who are common in the Connecticut River watershed, use their daggerlike bills to seize prey…. Read More Below…

Wildlife Wonders: Red-breasted Merganser

…writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT. He can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Check out these other articles by Bill Hobbs in Estuary magazine. Wildlife Wonders…

Wildlife Wonders: Are Coyotes Living Near You?

…our Fish and Game Departments. Bill Hobbs is a contributing nature writer and columnist for Estuary magazine. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut, and can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n…