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A common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris. The are more than 6,000 species of earthworms worldwide.

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Earthworms aren’t the soil heroes you imagine

by John Sinton For the GazetteApril 21, 2020

Farm abandonment in New England around 1870, as envisioned in a diorama at Harvard Forest’s Fisher Museum in Petersham.

The Return of the Woodlands: A story of natives and invasives

by John Sinton For the GazetteNovember 23, 2019

A New England landscape at the height of forest clearing and agriculture (1830-1880), as envisioned in a diorama at Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum in Petersham.

Earth Matters: How the English colonists transformed the forests of the Pioneer Valley

by John Sinton For the GazetteJune 14, 2019

A mixed forest prior to European settlement, as envisioned in a diorama at Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum in Petersham.

Earth Matters: Forest history of the Pioneer Valley

by John Sinton For the GazetteMarch 11, 2019

On our walk, we spotted a Jumping spider eating a common ringlet moth.

Earth Matters: Following the footsteps of great naturalists in Northampton

by John Sinton For the GazetteSeptember 21, 2018

A map of Northampton from 1831, courtesy of the Forbes Library.

Earth Matters: Invading the meadowlands of the Connecticut Valley

by John Sinton For the GazetteMay 4, 2018