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One Landscape, Multiple Stories: Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Southeastern Massachusetts

August 7, 2020 pines Leave a comment

Driving west on Herring Pond Road in the Cedarville section of Plymouth, it may seem improbable that the landscape of…

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On Ecological Restoration: We Are Not a Virus

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The Coonamessett River, which is fed by coldwater springs, runs less than three miles through the heart of Falmouth on…

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In a Heath Hen, Everything

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SEMPBA recently published on its website a list of every plant and animal species that has been extirpated from the Massachusetts landscape…

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Horseshoe Crabs and the COVID Vaccine

June 9, 2020 pines Leave a comment

Unfortunately, despite the existence of effective synthetic alternatives, horseshoe crab blood is still the only officially endorsed way of testing…

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Toward the Edges: Reflections on Nature in the Time of COVID-19

May 11, 2020 pines Leave a comment

“You have chased away the spirits with your roads and development projects. They hide in the thick forests, and it…

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Undamming Plymouth

February 26, 2020 pines Leave a comment

By Jack Christensen Earlier this month, Eric Hutchens, a habitat restoration specialist with the NOAA Restoration Center, gave a talk…

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2020 Massachusetts Open Space Conference

February 20, 2020 pines Leave a comment

In April, the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust is hosting its 5th annual Massachusetts Open Space Conference. If you and…

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A Winter Walk

January 22, 2020 pines Leave a comment

Last week, I went on a walk. The general busyness of the holidays; the short daylight of November and December;…

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The Creative Potential of the Human Element

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On the first Sunday of January, Wildlands Trust hosted a screening of the latest James Balog documentary, The Human Element.…

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A Conservation Vision Map for the Massachusetts Pine Barrens

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In November, the Cape Cod Commission (CCC) held two workshops – one in the town of Eastham, the other in…

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