…has grown and prospered over the years, with competitive and recreational components for youths and adults. During the peak of summer, between 150 and 200 people come through Riverfront’s various…
On My Mind…
…the formidable Collins Axe Company until it closed in 1966. In its heyday, this company produced 1,300 different “edge” tools for sale internationally, items such as machetes, picks, swords, bayonets,…
Book Announcement- If Only Houses Could Talk
…largely responsible for the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The book, Historic Houses of the Connecticut River Valley, can be obtained for $23.99 by visiting arcadiapublishing.com.\n\n…
Practical Beauty
…Holyoke a Green Community, and the high-speed fiber optic network, solar panels, and hydroelectric resources drew the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center to Holyoke in 2012. “The City of…
Migrating Under a Microscope
…Service is named. Conte was a powerful committee chairman who lobbied tirelessly to direct federal dollars to his western Massachusetts home district. He was a committed conservationist and ardent supporter…
Is It Too Soon to Talk About Climate Natural Solutions In Vermont?
…to promote community flood resiliency. In the program state biologists train members of the Vermont Agency of Transportation in doing roadwork in a way that is more compatible with functioning…
Helping Those Who Need Help in the Wild
…do,” she said, adding, “We rehabbers couldn’t do it without the support of our caring communities.” There are many other rehabilitators that are equally as committed. Grae O’Toole, for example,…
A Man’s Home is His Castle
…he had starring roles in The Private Secretary and The Professor. While writing and editing the latter, he realized that he could have more freedom, and more money, by doing…
The Most Dangerous Animal in America
…because barberry and ticks come back,” says Williams. That research is proving valuable for homeowners, land trusts, and sanctuaries. Many state resource agencies claiming to be “stewards of the landscape”…
Know Your Crayfish
…They just come in a small size package, and for most of the species, they live in freshwater systems including throughout the Connecticut River watershed. Crayfish are correctly deemed a…
A Magnificent Obsession: Our Fascination with Wildlife (Part 2)
…would add love of beauty. Among the human population in general, there appears to be a common, cross-cultural thread of fear of some wildlife, especially snakes and arachnids, which come…
One Photograph- Last Stand
…phrases—the comedian’s pregnant pause, the setup for the goofy come-what-may: an absurd nasal ank perhaps, or kook—and in part because the phrases are so playfully inventive, and so conversational. Here!…
From the Publisher- On My Mind…
…examples, training, and hands-on research to inspire good stewardship of the watershed’s resources. Federal and state agencies are collaborating with private and nonprofit groups to the advantage of the entire…
The Connecticut River Raft Race
…is creativity. The main object is fun, hijinks, and laughter; the race rules tamp down any temptations to overdo it with common sense safety precautions. The race is real, though,…
The Falls
…it slides over the precipice. David Leff is an award-winning essayist, poet, and former deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. His website: www.davidkleff.com\n\n Image Credit: Getty Images/connerscott1.\n\n…
Deerfield River
…straightening, a common practice throughout the watershed, further impacted hydrology and natural communities by causing unnaturally high flows, habitat degradation, flooding, erosion, and sedimentation. Whitewater rafters. Hydroelectric development began in…
The Connecticut River’s Tranquility
…will not want to miss any of them nor opportunities both to benefit from and to help nature in the Connecticut River Valley. [1] Bromage, Erin S., https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them [2] Adams,…
Wildlife Wonders: Green Herons
…gone forever. Bill Hobbs is a contributing writer for Estuary magazine and welcomes your comments. He can be reached at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Photos courtesy of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.\n\n…
The Secret Bog
…and felt the cold come through. All set: I burrowed in under the focusing cloth, composed and focused, and then recomposed, refocused, and set aperture and shutter speed; then took…
River Heroes
…accepted the commute without complaint, never considering moving away from her beloved river. Industrial Toxicology and Industrial Poisons Image Credit: From the collection of the National Institute of Health In…