…were the commercial products mined here, and collectors (with permits) search for a similar array of minerals. A field trip with a group like the Lapidary and Mineral Society of…
The Elusive Bobcat
…us—myself included—have rarely seen in the wild. Maybe this comment explains why: “They have a behavior where if something is coming toward them (like you or me), and they don’t…
Riverbend Project and the Mayor of Middletown
…renderings of what’s to come. The four-year term had just come into being when Florsheim decided to run. He’d come to love Middletown when he was at Wesleyan, got into…
Dams, Fish, & Relicensing Major Power Plants
…in the relicensing process. Len Greene, director of government affairs and communications for FirstLight, which owns Turners Falls, would not comment on the specifics of what the company will include…
Brattleboro Hinsdale Bridge
…emergency services and provides access to businesses, health services, and Interstate 91 for southwestern New Hampshire’s rural communities. Roughly half of Hinsdale’s working residents commute to Vermont, and the nearest…
Searching for Sol LeWitt
…why did this small restaurant have such a collection? We asked the waitress when she took our dinner order. “Oh, Sol LeWitt and his family lived here,” she replied. “In…
Invasive Plants – Oriental Bittersweet
…is human history behind how they arrived, and because New England was colonized early in the country’s history, these plants are now well established. Peter Del Tredici, emeritus Senior Research…
New Community Park Coming to the Riverfront
…point of the property by the railroad tracks will be developed for compatible commercial or residential use. Mortenson Riverfront Plaza during the 2022 Dragon Boat and Asian Festival, one of…
Nature’s Heart
…to the water. “Nature,” Thoreau said, “puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask,” yet she quiets the mind, nourishes the spirit, and makes us feel alive from…
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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Currents of Culture
…west up the Salmon Brook watershed, you could visit the headquarters of the Simsbury Light Opera Company, browse the incredible collection of historical buildings and artifacts at the Salmon Brook…
A Century Ago, Odell Shepard Fell in Love with New England
A Century Ago, Odell Shepard Fell in Love with New England \n\n By Paul Spitzer\n\n Image Credit: Getty Images/Daniel Hanscom. This teacher, scholar, poet, and wayfarer was an editor and…
Making the Grade
…across the whole sound region can enjoy the healthy, clean, and thriving environment they deserve. Learn more at www.savethesound.org. David Seigerman is clean water communications specialist for Save the Sound.\n\n…
Dam Removals
…bombs. Each state has an agency that regulates dams and tries to ensure owners keep them in good shape, but dam failures are common, and when a large one fails,…
Become an Environmental Activist (Part 2)
…species elimination stemming bird population decline organic farming, community gardening environmentally compatible recreation living shorelines wetlands reclamation resiliency to sea level rise environmental education mentoring of the next generation of…
Gardening for Good: The Dark Side of Light
…like leaves and rotting logs. But for fireflies the very thing that makes them so iconic—that glowing bioluminescence—is a courtship signal that allows the flying male to communicate with a…
A Witch Hazel Winter
…times of artificial chemical compounds and gene therapy. The E.E. Dickinson Co. heavily marketed their witch hazel products and commissioned advertising photographs frequently. The “Mad Men” of Madison Avenue’s advertising…
Let’s Go
…search for the elusive birds of the sugarbush. All ages are welcome, and Audubon Vermont’s programs are fun for the whole family! The events are free of charge. Sugar on…
Field Notes from the Osprey’s Garden
…they have come through just fine. Twelve feet below the nest, the marsh was growing a fresh carpet of green salt grasses, ruffled by the breeze. It was warm enough…
Meeting of the Waters
…abiotic (non-living) properties of this complicated interface of water and land. Be it long-term monitoring or more crisis driven research, scientists are attracted to the Connecticut River Estuary to study…