A view of the water at Duxbury’s North Hill Marsh. Hooray! Duxbury recently became the one of the first towns on the South Shore to pass the Community Preservation Act. […]
The Natural Treasures of North Weymouth: Webb and Great Esker Parks
Great Esker Park in North Weymouth. Winter puts me in hibernation mode, and as much as I love it, there’s only so much time I can spend curled up on […]
Some Little-Known Facts About the North River
The North River at Union Street, the site of many historic ferries and bridges. I’ve been researching the North and South Rivers for close to ten years now. In this […]
Rediscovering the Familiar
Kayakers at Couch Beach on the North River One day this summer — I don’t recall when it was or what I was doing at the time — I remember […]
Two Rivers Flowing Together
On the last day of September, in the golden light of a beautiful, crisp fall day, I stood hand in hand with my beloved in a grassy hollow at the […]
Conservation In Your Own Back Yard
A former railroad bed, not converted to conservation land in Marshfield. I was delighted to learn a few weeks ago that two parcels of land within walking distance from where […]
Learning to Share Our Open Space Lands
A boardwalk trail along the edge of Second Herring Brook at the Norris Reservation in Norwell. I have been writing this nature column for over five years now. The feedback […]
Solitude/Fourth Cliff
A view of the North River mouth from Fourth Cliff. I once preferred solitude to company. I had plenty of friends and a close-knit family, but most of the time […]
Sharing A Summer Ritual
The South River in the summertime — a great place for a swim! My summer doesn’t really begin until I’ve gone swimming in the river. Not just any day will […]
Corn Hill Woodland
Some of the summer greenery at Cornell Woodland in North Marshfield. One of the things I like best about the transition from spring to summer is watching the world outside […]