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By BILL DANIELSON
For a good chunk of the summer I was able to monitor the activity of one particular visitor to the feeding station down by my Thinking Chair a little more closely than most of the others. Simple behavioral observations allowed me to hypothesize the...
By BILL DANIELSON
The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of those mammals that everyone has heard of. A humongous rodent capable of cutting down trees and damming up streams, the furry brown creature has been represented by plush toys and has long been a...
By EVELINE MACDOUGALL
When anyone mentions teaching children about plants, I recall a scenario from when my son, now 20, was very young. I’ll save that for after we’ve had a chance to meet two local women who mentor kids in plant identification, responsible foraging, and...
By BILL DANIELSON
I realize that I wrote a column on the yellow-rumped warbler just last week, but I had an encounter with this species that was as wonderful as it was unexpected. I very rarely feature a particular species in consecutive columns, but this was an...
By SHERYL HUNTER
It promises to be a special night of music when a group of talented local and regional singer-songwriters come together at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. to pay tribute to the great Lucinda Williams. The show is part...
By BILL DANIELSON
The month of September was one of the most beautiful stretches of solid gorgeous weather that I can remember. There was very little rain last month and whatever rain there was seemed to fall on weekdays. As a result, there was ample time to get out...
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 BILL DANIELSON
One of the hazards of working in a school is the annual reunion of large numbers of people in small, confined spaces. The students get antsy and the adults get antsy, but this is just a temporary annoyance. The bigger problem is the confinement of...
By MADISON SCHOFIELD
COLRAIN — Native shrubs and flowers have been planted in the town center, encouraging native insects to make Colrain their home.Elizabeth Erickson, an organizer behind the Colrain Pollinator Garden, said the project has been a work in progress for a...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL — Volunteers with the Athol Bird & Nature Club recently constructed new homes — for the birds.The two nest boxes were installed — one in Orange and one in Winchendon — specifically for the American kestrel (Falco sparverius). Also known as the...
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 BILL DANIELSON
On Sept. 22 we observed the official change in the seasons from summer to autumn. This was the Autumnal Equinox, the day when we technically saw 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. With each passing day we will now see less and less of the sun...
By BILL DANIELSON
Long-time readers of mine will be familiar with my tales of the Photo Gods. These are those supernatural beings that look over me during my photographic endeavors and either smile down on me benevolently, or take issue with something that I have done...
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