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The Mount Tom North Trailhead is officially open. The park is Easthampton’s first official trailhead to the Mount Tom State Reservation and the New England Scenic Trail.

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Around the Hamptons: Daly Field playground repairs pegged at $99K; Easthampton dedicates 1st official trailhead; Pascommuck plant sale

by Emily Thurlow Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2022

With the soft, creamy colors of meadow grasses in the background, this first-year juvenile blackpoll warbler posed for a photo next to a cluster of absolutely exquisite silky dogwood berries.

Speaking of Nature: The blackpoll warbler: Yet another gift from the gods

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteSeptember 20, 2022

I photographed this first-year female black-throated green warbler while sitting in my Thinking Chair last weekend. An adult male would have similar markings, but his throat would be covered with dark black feathers.

Speaking of Nature: The Black-throated green warbler: An autumn traveler

by Bill Danielson For the RecorderSeptember 13, 2022

Bonny Light Horseman, a folk trio formed a few years ago by Josh Kaufman, left, Eric D. Johnson and Anaïs Mitchell, headlines the Arcadia Folk Festival.

Music for a troubled time: Arcadia Folk Festival works to be a model for environmentally sustainable music events

by Steve Pfarrer Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2022

Entering Massachusetts hiking south on the AT means smoother trails, town walk-throughs, great hiker magic and memorable trail features.

Welcome ‘trail magic’ through Massachusetts

by Eric Weld For the GazetteSeptember 2, 2022

We have already lost upwards of a third of the topsoil that once blanketed the fertile American Midwest.

EarthTalk: The delicate balance of topsoil

by E - The Environmental Magazine August 30, 2022

The mantis (on the left) is standing its ground against this male northern cardinal. The insect has its arms and wings raised in an attempt to look big and scary, but 0.2 seconds later the cardinal delivered a bite that spelled the beginning of the end for the mantis.

Speaking of Nature: Cardinal vs. mantis

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteAugust 30, 2022

The exposed rocks of the lower Deerfield River in Deerfield. “The drought is certainly impacting downstream water levels on the Deerfield River, since many natural flow tributaries are significantly lower than average,” said Nathan Marr, directing of marketing at Berkshire East, which offers whitewater rafting. “However, due to the dams and reservoirs along the (upper) river, minimum flows have been established — and are released — to sustain flora and fauna.”

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With drought impacting most bodies of water, Deerfield River attracts anglers

by Bella Levavi Staff WriterAugust 27, 2022

This juvenile yellow-bellied flycatcher was identified by its bold eye ring, the bold yellowish bars on its wings and its general yellow appearance. Other flycatchers may have yellow accents, but not over the entire body.

Speaking of Nature: A bird that I had never seen before

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteAugust 23, 2022

Carbon capture and storage technologies that prevent carbon from entering the atmosphere by storing it have been around since the mid-1970s, but only recently have they scaled up to meet the demands of larger industrial settings.

EarthTalk: Can we prevent CO2 emissions right from the source?

by Staff Report E - The Environmental MagazineAugust 23, 2022