Summer trees and a very large nest at Two Mile Farm in North Marshfield. I’ve lived on the South Shore all my life, but my parents are originally from the […]
Visiting The Willow Brook Farm Preserve
Exploring the trails at Willow Brook Farm in Pembroke. Pembroke’s Willow Brook Farm Preserve is one of the South Shore’s newer and more diverse open space areas. Managed by the […]
Visiting Stetson Meadows
A bench with a view of the North River at Stetson Meadows in Norwell. Spring is here. Forsythia in bud and daffodils blooming at the roadside herald the start of […]
Visiting Nelson Memorial Forest
A boardwalk at Nelson Memorial Forest in Marshfield. Toward the middle of last month’s snowstorm, around midnight, I went for a short walk in the woods behind my house. The […]
Visiting Norwell’s Norris Reservation
A view of the North River at the Norris Reservation in Norwell. It’s one of the best-known open space parcels on the South Shore, and still most have never heard […]
Discovering Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary
The main trail at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. One of the best walking places in the area just got better! After years of effort and an extensive permitting […]
The Importance of Open Spaces / North River Sanctuary
A boardwalk along the banks of Hannah Eames Brook at Mass Audubon’s North River Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. The first South Shore conservation area I ever visited was Massachusetts Audubon’s […]
Stalking the Harbor Seal
Harbor seals off the coast of Brant Rock. It’s almost winter, and the harbor seals are back. If you’re lucky, on a mild day at low tide, you may find […]
Building Bridges
The Route 3A Bridge over the North River on the Marshfield/Scituate line. News reports indicate that we will soon have a new North River Bridge at Route 3A. It’s been […]
The Hidden Value of Storms
The pier at Damon’s Point, and the vestiges of the railroad bridge on both sides of the river, illustrate the damage that storms can create. One afternoon a few weeks […]