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By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Franklin County residents of all ages rolled up their sleeves to rid local waterways of as much debris as possible during the 28th annual Source to Sea Cleanup over the weekend.Dozens of groups and individual volunteers registered to help...

TURNERS FALLS — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) will hold a public information and input session regarding FirstLight Hydro Generating Co.’s application for a water quality certification from MassDEP.The...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ROWE — What started as weekly hikes around Pelham Lake Park has evolved into a school in the forest where Rowe Elementary School students learn English, science and social studies.Principal Bill Knittle said outdoor education has been a fundamental...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Toting buckets and nets, roughly 30 volunteers made the trek down into the muddy pit that is the drained power canal to rescue sea lampreys on Monday. This yearly rescue, conducted when the power canal is drained for yearly...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With a scope of work laid out, the Selectboard has approved a remediation plan for wetlands violations that occurred in the wake of emergency work done in July 2023.Speaking to the Selectboard on Wednesday, Police Chief and Emergency...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Source to Sea Cleanup has provided a valuable service to the Connecticut River Valley since its 1997 inception. And it can provide receipts.Nearly 40,000 volunteers have removed 1,100 tons of trash, almost 14,000 tires and 144,000 beverage...

By BILL DANIELSON

One of the most remarkable things about birding in September is the number of strangers that you see. Having spent so much time observing the birds during the summer months, I have a very clear roster in my head of who the “regulars” are. Not only...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Following a Wetlands Protection Act violation stemming from emergency work done in the aftermath of the July 2023 flooding, Deerfield is working with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to address the...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

LEYDEN — It can take a whole lot of fire to grow some blueberries.The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), alongside the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), set fire to 23 acres of blueberry heathland in the Leyden...

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

ASHFIELD — The town Energy Committee, Citizen’s Climate Lobby and the First Congregational Church of Ashfield are inviting the community to talk about trees, why they are important and what can be done to protect them.“Forests as Climate Solutions:...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The Department of Public Health is moving on multiple fronts to address the elevated risks of mosquito-borne illnesses this year, including spraying pesticides from trucks in southern Worcester County and from planes in Plymouth County...

By DOMENIC POLI

For Shutesbury resident Bert Fernandez, climate change “may be the most important issue of our time.”“We’re seeing all these disasters happening all around the country,” Fernandez said. “Storms are different than they used to be. The ocean waters are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With an emphasis on connection across partner organizations and challenges facing the environment, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game on Friday released a five-year strategic plan to guide the agency’s work through 2030.Titled “Connections:...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — In an effort to mitigate extreme heat in a 25-acre portion of downtown Greenfield that the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has classified as a Climate Hub “hot spot,” the city has applied for more than $100,000...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — On a woody hillside in a 100-plus-acre private parcel, Phoebe Weinberg, her face blocked by a shield attached to her hard helmet, begins dismantling an autumn olive growing over a red oak sapling. The roar of the chainsaw covers the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

More than half a million dollars in Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs grant funding is coming to communities in the Woodlands Partnership Program, with $271,372 coming to western Franklin County.Money from the grants will go toward...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A Lowell-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects has pulled the plug on a controversial facility proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, citing changes in the interconnection process and the state Legislature’s failure to...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

A total of $141,600 in grant funding is coming to two Franklin County organizations as part of more than $1 million awarded statewide by the Healey-Driscoll administration to protect soil health.The Franklin Conservation District received $75,000 and...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — The Conservation Commission has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. in which it could potentially place an enforcement order on Falls Farm in the wake of wetlands violations and erosion that stemmed from tree...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ROWE — A new website geared toward those looking to get involved with forest stewardship was recently unveiled during the annual meeting of the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts.Woodlands Partnership members saw a need for interested...