…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…
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…
Japanese Barberry
…by the horticultural trade, with over 40 cultivated varieties providing many color and size variations. It was popularized as a compact trouble-free shrub with small yellow clustered flowers and abundant…
The Shad Spirit
…along the old truss railroad bridge. You imagine some of the busy commuters on their way between Boston and New York looking up from their laptops to refresh themselves with…
From Dream to Long Table Farm
…the Hornbakes soon found they had much in common. Not long after, the Hornbakes began the process of transferring their property to Baylee. The purchase was completed in 2019 and…
New Reserve
…their complex of marshes are home to a unique variety of plants, fish, birds, and other wildlife. In addition to their economic and recreational value to coastal communities, estuaries provide…
Connecticut Waters
…& Waterways was published April 9, 2021, by Globe Pequot, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. For a list of places that sell the book, visit www.carynbdavis.com/books-+-writing/where-to-buy-/1\n\n…
Below the Surface- Returning Home
…for many other creatures, both in the fresh waters of the East Coast and in the Atlantic Ocean. For example, the ospreys, which nest along the Connecticut River, rely heavily…
An Island Treasure
…steep rock outcroppings into Selden Creek—which is dangerous and totally illegal, so all the more a compelling right of local passage. David Wordell passed Selden by for decades on his…
A Beauty and A Beast
…and, thrive, with little competition. And, as we have seen before, these plants also have effective survival and dispersal strategies. Yellow iris, for example, have robust spreading roots in the…
Gardening for Good: Rethinking Weeds
…which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” —William Shakespeare Any number of dictionaries refer to the word “weed” using distasteful associations. For example, you…
Green Bullets
…piles. Our research showed how scavengers like condors were vulnerable. I spoke at the California Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, explaining where the lead was coming from—up to four hundred…
On My Mind…
…habitat for important fish and plants and restores healthy oxygen into our waters. There is movement to reduce CSOs. The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) in Connecticut is completing a tunnel…
Resources: How to Propagate Native Seeds
How to Propagate Native Seeds\n\n Links to detailed instructions about how to propagate native seeds. Estuary magazine Winter 2024: How to Find and Grow Native Plants from Seed Milk Jug…
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,…
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…
Become a River Partner
…and promote your organization to a growing, spending, & engaged community. Contact estuary River Partners at riverpartners@estuarymagazine.com or call 860-474-3556 to customize your River Partnership today!\n\n Our River Partners: \n\n…
Snowy Owls
Norman Smith releases a snowy owl, helped by his third-generation owl research assistants—Carmella and Alexa Nihill—at Duxbury Beach, MA. Image Credit: © Raymond MacDonald/ray-macdonald.com.\n\n Snowy Owls\n\n Fierce Predators, Beautiful Birds\n\n…
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,…