…Family Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The state Bond Commission provided funding for developing public access and the trail connection via the Capital Region Development Authority and…
Below the Surface: Spawning Below the Surface
This article appears in the Summer 2024 issue\n\n \n\n Spawning Below the Surface \n\n By Steve Gephard and Sally Harold \n\n Yellow Perch eggs are encased in long gelatinous strands…
Below the Surface: Giving Tanks for Aquatic Education
…a nonprofit conservation organization that was committed to the restoration of salmon, sought to build public support for the program. It learned of an educational program in Canada that brought…
Dam Removals
…field as an independent consultant. Sally Harold is an independent consultant for various fish passage and habitat restoration projects. Previously she worked as a fish restoration project manager for The…
Estuary for Young Readers #14
…told the room full of citizens of Saybrook that they should wait to ask their questions or make a comment until I had finished my remarks. I cleared my throat…
Invasive Plants – Oriental Bittersweet
…Energy and Environmental Protection had posted on its website the plea to “Consider Alternatives When Decorating this Season,” reminding the public that a 2004 state law now prohibits the “moving,…
Ferries of the River
…as well. Soon, railroads were competing with steamers for passenger and freight business. Just as bridges were more reliable than ferries, trains were more dependable than steamboats. Steamboat lines fought…
Spice up Your Home Landscape
…cultivars, such as “Tom’s Compact,” “16 Candles,” and “Hummingbird” that make this plant suitable for foundation plantings where height is a consideration. Combined with other native landscaping shrubs, Summersweet offers…
Qwannitucket
…Indigenous community made up of Natives from around this region… Maheekanew (aka Mohegan), Podunks, and Wagunks, or River people from the numerous communities up and down the valley within and…
Estuary for Young Readers #17
…Let’s let him put his satchel down and take his hat off before we start pestering him with questions.” Everything I ever knew about what Luke looks like comes from…
Celebrating Microcultures
…River valley, like Manchester Community College, have helped Centerbrook shape the academic architecture of New England. Image Credits: Getty Images/Apostrophes (blue background), Jeff Goldberg/ESTO (Manchester Community College), and Derek Hayn/Centerbrook…
About the Seasonal Ecology Mural
…the water, the movement of the clouds, and the life cycle of the trees. There are more plants and animals that are well-camouflaged and not easily seen until further investigation….
Celebratory Ecology- My Appreciation of the Brant
My Appreciation of the Brant \n\n A Demure but Heroic Little Sea Goose\n\n By Paul Spitzer\n\n Image Credit: Courtesy of Chris Bosak—www.birdsofnewengland.com. I write to share my observations and questions,…
Brattleboro Hinsdale Bridge
…classrooms, apartments, and a cafe. A comprehensive long-term downtown plan, released by the Brattleboro Planning Commission in 2021, prioritizes improving public spaces, greenways, and access for pedestrians and cyclists. Several…
Below the Surface- Ugly is Good
…bad reputation that comes from its invasion of the Great Lakes, enabled in the mid-1800s by diversions from the Hudson and/or Susquehanna rivers associated with the construction of the Erie…
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…
A Beauty and A Beast
…it: attractive flowers, it is associated with a familiar and beloved garden flower, and it is virtually pest free. This plant’s good looks have ensured its export through time from…
A Once and Future Sanctuary
…a non-governmental entity for other public use. A public sale would only happen if all the aforementioned entities do not wish to acquire the property. The National Bio and Agro-Defense…
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…
Conte Corner: Let Our Mission Be Our Guide
…Chris Campany, Executive Director of Windham Regional Planning Commission and Chair of the Executive Committee of the CRWP, recently said, now is the time for networks of public and private…