NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent We are fortunate, here on the South Shore, to have access to an abundance of nature preserves. Chances are, if walking in […]
Introducing the Hoyt-Hall Preserve
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent We’ve been awaiting this moment for more than 15 years. We’ve read about grant applications and land purchases. We’ve observed survey tape […]
Celebrate 125 Years of Land Conservation
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent It’s a big year for anniversaries, at least in the realm of land conservation. Massachusetts Audubon celebrated its 100th birthday this year, […]
The Province Lands
–> Approaching Race Point in Provincetown Imagine peering out from a single vantage point and being able to see the entire coast of Massachusetts Bay! You’ve observed our state’s coastline […]
The Province Lands – NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent
Imagine peering out from a single vantage point and being able to see the entire coast of Massachusetts Bay! You’ve observed our state’s coastline on maps. Those same contours are […]
A Century of National Parks
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This summer the National Park Service of the United States celebrated its 100th birthday. A century ago, on August 25, 1916, President Woodrow […]
Take the Great Outdoors Expert Challenge!
The quarry pond at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport. –>Last summer the White House, in partnership with various Federal Land Management agencies, kicked off an initiative to help children […]
Norwell’s Pathway and More
–> The Pathway at Donovan Farm I mentioned Norwell’s relatively new Pathway in an earlier article this year as something I was planning to investigate for a more […]
Rattlesnakes in the Blue Hills!
A view from the Skyline Trail in Blue Hills Reservation. It was a bright afternoon in May. I was hiking up a steep trail near the crest of Buck Hill […]
Three Audubon Sanctuaries on the South Shore
One hundred years ago, the Massachusetts Audubon Society established its very first wildlife preserve, the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary in Sharon. The organization got started in 1896, when its founders, […]